Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Danish pharmaceutical titan Novo Nordisk has applied to China’s drug regulator to widen the range of use of its diabetes medicine Ozempic. In the US Ozempic is also used as …
Novo Nordisk’s diet drug may land in China soon Read More
Danish Novo Nordisk reported Thursday, May 4, a 39% increase in first-quarter profits, due to the company’s sales of obesity treatments. From January to March, net profit reached 19.8 billion …
Novo Nordisk experience big profit rise due to obesity treatments Read More
Hong Kong is facing a shortage of the Swedish medicine Tamiflu which is administered to Kids with the flu. The lack of medicine is expected to continue until June. There …
Hong Kong face shortage of Swedish Tamiflu drug for children Read More
Health Sciences Authority (HSA) in Singapore has given the green light to Wegovy. Wegovy is the weight-loss drug by Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, that has gained huge popularity on …
Singapore approves Danish weight-loss drug Read More
Sweden’s AstraZeneca recently signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Vietnamese Ministry of Health to enhance healthcare and expand sustainable development collaborations in Vietnam. “In the next five years …
AstraZeneca joins hand with Vietnamese Ministry of Health for sustainable collaborations Read More
Coloplast is downgrading its expectations for the financial year, despite growth in the ostomy business. The Danish company states that they expect a reported revenue growth of 9-10 percent against …
Coloplast with growth in revenue, but sales in China are challenging Read More
Thai medical firm Siam Bioscience, owned by the King Maha Vajiralongkorn, reported a near 50-fold increase in annual profit in 2021, when it began producing AstraZeneca Plc’s COVID-19 vaccine. According …
Siam Bioscience reports its record profit after vaccine deal with AstraZeneca Read More
The Danish Ambassador, Mr. Jon Thorgaard attended a co-signing ceremony between Thailand’s Department of Medical Services, under the Ministry of Public Health, Department of Medical Services Foundation and Novo Nordisk …
Danish Ambassador attends signing ceremony on healthcare in Thailand Read More
A little-known Danish drugmaker won formal approval in the EU for its vaccine against monkeypox as the World Health Organisation declared the outbreak a global health emergency. Bavarian Nordic’s smallpox …
Danish vaccine first in the world against Monkeypox Read More
Globally, health and wellbeing statistics are very different for men compared to women. For overseas employees, the contrast may be even more stark, with different host countries having different attitudes …
Overseas employers should care more about men’s health Read More