Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Recently local Chinese media, The South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that most of the chemical wood pulp material used in Xinjiang came from Finland, and shortly after that the Finnish Stora …
Finnish Stora Enso to stop pulp production in Xinjiang Read More
Oatly, the Swedish oat milk producer, and Yeo Hiap Seng (Yeo’s) the Asian heritage beverage giant have joined a long-term partnership to manufacture Oatly’s famous plant-based oat milk in Singapore. …
Swedish Oatly partners with Yeo’s for $30M Asia oat milk factory in Singapore Read More
The Swedish furniture giant IKEA opens its 3rd store in Indonesia near Bandung and dedicates a section to local SME products, Coconuts Jakarta reports. IKEA’s new store is located in …
New IKEA store in Indonesia dedicates a section to local SME products Read More
The Swedish beauty tech group Foreo Global Travel Retail has sold 5.8 million products in the last five years, largely thanks to the brand’s popularity in China and now the …
Swedish Foreo expands in China – opening at new CNSC Chongqing store Read More
The Swedish fashion giant H&M has experienced a comprehensive boycott in China that has worsened over the weekend and also spread to other clothing manufacturers. But why does the boycott …
Boycott of H&M has broad support in China Read More
Hoang Dang is a Vietnamese industrial designer who has loved Lego all his life. On an overseas trip to Detroit, US a few years ago he started seriously collecting the …
Vietnamese industrial designer has a special love for Lego Read More
The Swedish fashion group Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) is facing a potential boycott in China after distancing itself from China’s treatment of the Muslim minority Uighurs, BBC reports. According to …
Chinese stores boycott H&M due to statement over human right violations Read More
A global shortage of semiconductor chips halts and adjusts the Swedish carmaker Volvo Cars production in China and the United States for parts of March, Reuters reports. Volvo Cars which …
Shortage of chips halts Volvo Cars production in China and the US Read More
The Chinese company Hikvision supplies surveillance equipment to several public institutes in Denmark but according to US-based think tank Freedom House and the US government, the company’s equipment is involved …
Surveillance equipment from controversial Chinese company is used in Denmark Read More
Danish Viking Life-Saving Equipment A / S with around 3,000 employees employed in maritime security globally has just presented a profit for 2020 of DKK 170 million before tax. However, …
Danish firm laid off hundreds of employees in Thailand factory to make a profit Read More
The Danish Wind Export Association and The Trade Council of Denmark, Taipei 丹麥商務辦事處 have found this Wind Energy Asia a very important event to join. The Wind Energy Asia conference …
Meet Danish companies at Wind Energy Asia 2021 Read More
LEGO, the Danish toymaker has benefited from pandemic-related lockdowns in 2020 and reports a 21 percent increase in consumer sales in 2020, mainly due to a surge in growth in …
LEGO is gaining fans in China and reports increased consumer sales Read More
The Swedish fashion giant H&M has paused placing orders in Myanmar due to the shocking use of deadly force against protesters in the country, Reuters reports. The fashion retailer has …
Swedish fashion retailer H&M pauses placing new orders in Myanmar Read More
Singapore’s Hamworthy Pumps, designer and manufacture of specialized in-line pump solutions for the marine and offshore industries, names Norwegian Per Abrahamsen new Product Director. 48-year-old Per Abrahamsen is no newcomer …
Singapore’s Hamworthy Pumps names new Norwegian Product Director Read More
In the latest newsletter from Kim Scheibel, Chairman of DCCC East, The Danish Chamber of Commerce China East welcomes their new corporate member, Danish Jacob Jensen Design. Kim Scheibel writes, …
DCCC East welcomes new corporate member Jacob Jensen Design Read More
Swedish-Swiss Tetra Pak, the world-leading processing and packaging solutions company, joined the 2nd Circular Economy Seminar: From Concept to Practice, organized by NXPO or Office of National Higher Education Science …
Tetra Pak joins circular economy seminar from concept to practice organized by NXPO Read More
Singapore, Sweden, and Denmark are amongst the top 10 countries with the most automated production in the world according to new World Robotics statistics by the Frankfurt, Germany-based International Federation …
Singapore, Sweden & Denmark top as most automated manufacturing countries Read More
According to a recent statement from Chinese carmaker Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, the group company plans to boost cooperation with Swedish auto manufacturer Volvo although the two sides apparently failed …
Chinese carmaker to boost cooperation with Swedish Volvo Read More
A Swedish national has just purchased a Bugatti Chiron built entirely by hand using only scrap metals from Scrap Metal Art Thailand. Scrap Metal Art Thailand is located about two …
Swede buys Bugatti Chiron replica made from scrap metal in Thailand Read More
Will IKEA sell Philippine-made products? According to Georg Platzer, IKEA’s Southeast Asia development manager, the products have “potential” to be sold at IKEA stores globally. Georg Platzer said to ABS-CBN …
Swedish IKEA sees potential in Philippine-made products Read More
Thai Swedish Chamber of Commerce invites members to their next webinar on 4 March 2021 on Enabling Business with Positive Impact. The invitation read: Social entrepreneurship has been gaining traction …
TSCC invites to ‘Enabling Business with positive impact’ webinar on 4 March Read More
Swedish Camfil Group, manufacturer of air-filtration has begun the construction of the company’s new state-of-the-art facility in Taicang city, Jiangsu province, China. The facility is Camfil Group’s first integrated factory …
Swedish Camfil Group to construct state-of-the-art facility in China Read More
Danish Nowocoat, high-tech manufacturer of sustainable and environmentally friendly coating for professional and industrial use has embarked on an expansion plan with a big investment to strengthen the company’s position …
Danish Nowocoat invests in Southeast Asia Read More
IKEA’s new collection of LEGO brick sets and storage boxes is set to officially launch in Singapore on 18 February and online on 25 February The new BYGGLEK (Swedish for …
LEGO x IKEA launches BYGGLEK collection in Singapore Read More
Undertun Industri, Norwegian maritime equipment manufacturer has recently signed letters of intent (LOI) with two engineering firms in Malaysia. The Norwegian company has signed Naz Galaxy Group of Kemaman district …
Norwegian Undertun signs letters of intent with Malaysian service agents Read More
On 5 February 2021 the Philippines Ambassador H.E. Leo M. Herrera-Lim congratulates Arla Foods Country Manager Allan Hansen for his posting to the Philippines next week. The Ambassador and Mr. …
Ambassador H.E. Leo M. Herrera-Lim welcomes Arla Foods to the Philipines next week Read More
IKEA, Swedish furniture giant announced last year a collaboration with Asus’s Republic of Games (ROG) to create a new range of affordable gaming furniture and accessories to bring the gaming …
IKEA and Asus ROG launches new gaming furniture in China Read More
On 2 February 2021, Jon Thorgaard, Danish Ambassador to Thailand and Cambodia, together with Nils Robenhagen, Head of Trade, had a meeting with the Danfoss Asia Pacific team including Mr. Krisada …
Ambassador Thorgaard discussed Danish Technology and Green solutions with Danfoss Asia Pacific team Read More
On 31 January 2021 Health Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said that Taiwan could face delays in the delivery of a COVID-19 vaccine from British-Swedish vaccine developer AstraZeneca, after the EU …
Taiwan could face delivery delay on Covid-19 Vaccine after the EU tightened vaccine export rules Read More
Vietnam and Thailand replaced Denmark as top buyers of China’s rare earth permanent magnets (HS code 85051110) in 2020. According to new reports, higher demand in Vietnam and Thailand increased …
Denmark is replaced by Vietnam and Thailand as top buyers of China’s rare earth permanent magnets Read More
Finnish Huhtamaki, a global food packaging specialist is investing EUR 10 million in a new state-of-the-art manufacturing site in Malaysia, the company sates in a press release. The new site …
Finnish Huhtamaki invests in new manufacturing unit in Malaysia Read More
The Danish Working Environment Authority (Arbejdstilsynet) has held an online session with inspectors on machinery safety and noise control at the workplace in Myanmar and how to prevent accidents, according …
Danish work safety authority in online training session with inspectors in Myanmar Read More
Camfil Malaysia, a subsidiary of the Swedish Camfil group, has entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) in Malaysia that …
Camfil Malaysia strengthens collaboration in molecular testing at UTAR Read More
According to Danfoss China, the Danish manufacturer is to build a new global refrigeration R&D and testing center in China. The new 7,000m2 center will be dedicated to research and …
Danfoss to build $7.7m refrigeration R&D center in China Read More
The Shanghai Higher People’s Court has rejected the appeal from a group of six people and upheld the verdict of prison for counterfeiting Lego building blocks and selling them under …
Chinese counterfeit Lego makers jailed after appeal fails Read More
The Danish company Mountain Top, which produces equipment for pickup trucks, is expanding into a new market in Thailand and has opened a factory in Chonburi Province, Thailand. The family …
Danish company Mountain Top opens factory in Chonburi, Thailand Read More
Norwegians love sausages. So much in fact that each Norwegian consumes an average of about 100 sausages a year, which is amongst the highest in the world. But local sausage …
Norway exports intestine but sausage casing on Norweigan sausages comes from China Read More
The Guangzhou-based company Xpeng Motors will directly deliver 100 G3 SUVs to individual buyers in Norway. It’s the first time the company delivers the Chinese-made smart EVs directly to individual …
China’s Xpeng delivers first batch of smart electric cars to Norway Read More
On 16 December 2020 The Trade Council and the Public Diplomacy section of the Royal Danish Embassy announce: “We would like to thank Marianne Weinreich from the Cycling Embassy of …
The Future of Mobility – Info Series webinar completed Read More
Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Tina Bru, announced on 11 December 2020 an investment of NOK 120 million (EUR 11.3 million) in a new wind power research center in …
Norway launches major wind power research center NorthWind Read More
The Department of Energy Technology (IFE) at the Norwegian town of Kjeller have been producing and exporting approximately 400,000 doses of the cancer drug Xofigo in the last seven years. …
Norway exports cancer medicine to China Read More
“We are now carbon neutral!” announced the Royal Danish Embassy in Singapore on 3 December 2020. “In what could be seen as an early Christmas gift to the environment, the …
Danish embassy Singapore planted 2040 trees across Asia Read More
The Swedish innovation companies in Malaysia, SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall joined forces to create HYBRIT – an initiative that endeavours to revolutionise steel-making. HYBRIT aims to replace coking coal, traditionally …
Sweden introduces fossil-free steel manufacturing in Malaysia Read More
On 1 December 2020 the Danish Ambassador Jon Thorgaard, together with Deputy Head of Mission, Mrs. Ingrid Dahl-Madsen and Khun Nippon Mukdasatien, Senior Trade Advisor, visited the Minister of Energy …
Ambassador Thorgaard and team visited Thailand’s Minister of Energy and Deputy Prime Minister Read More
Last week, the Ambassador of Denmark to Vietnam, H.E Mr. Kim Højlund Christensen, had a meeting with the Management Board of Ecco Vietnam, headed by the General Director Mr. Alexander …
Ambassador Christensen met Management Board of ECCO Vietnam Read More
Danish Ambassador to Vietnam H.E. Kim Højlund Christensen and the CEO of Lazada Vietnam Mr. James Dong signed on 19 Nov 2020 an MOU to form an exclusive cooperation aimed …
Denmark signed MOU with Lazada Vietnam Read More
On 19 November the Nordic Innovation House-Singapore introduced new member from Finland: Vetrospace and VetroHealth which is part of Vetrospace group to better serve health care industry’s needs. It is …
NIH-SG introduces new Finnish Member: Vetrospace Read More
On 11 November 2020 the Royal Danish embassy in Manila announced the date to their next series of webinar discussion on biking. Here comes another Info Series on cycling that …
Danish Embassy Manila invites to the 4th Series on Green Mobility webinar Read More
Baseco Compound, one of the largest and densest slums in Manila, gained access to clean water supply with two new water treatment systems given by the Danish Grundfos foundation. Grundfos …
Grundfos Foundation gave out a community grant worth P7.1 mil to assist Baseco Compound with clean water Read More
Denmark’s Minister for Food, Fisheries and Equal Opportunities Mogens Jensen said in an interview with Xinhua on 10 November 2020 that he saw the largest-ever representation of Danish food companies …
Denmark’s Minister for Food, Fisheries and Equal Opportunities wishes to strengthen China-Denmark cooperation Read More