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The Ministry of Industry and Trade in Vietnam has not yet completed talks to sell its ownership in the Hà Nội Beer, Alcohol and Beverage Corporation (Habeco) to the Danish …
Habeco Carlsberg deal not yet finalised Read More
Sweden has prosecuted an importer and trader of Myanmar teak under a European Union rule that bans placing illegal or high-risk wood on the EU market, according to information from …
Swedish court rules against importer of Myanmar timber Read More
On 5 November 2016, the first Thai street kitchen opened up in Melhus, Norway, called Thai Familie Mat. Inside the food truck are Rinlaphat Pedersen and Ancharee Taowanri, both …
New Thai street kitchen in Melhus Read More
European meat processor Danish Crown has announced it will establish a processing plant in China, invest app. DKK 300 million, as part of its strategy towards 2021. It is to …
Danish Crown to open own meat plant in China Read More
During Techfest 2016 in Hanoi the Finnish government was awarded by the Vietnamese government for long-term commitment and excellent results in the development of Vietnam’s innovation system. H.E Mr. Chu …
Finland earns medal for Vietnam innovation and start-up support Read More
Niclas Torsell, MD for the company Swedish-Thai Product Co is more known in Thailand’s building construction sector as the representative for Lindab, a Swedish provider of lightweight construction products. With …
Niclas Torsell – first-mover within Thai building construction Read More
Danish-owned PlayLab is a mobile games company based in and focusing on Southeast Asia as future growth market, with a global success landed with their ‘Juice Cubes’. As their third …
Danish game company grows in Southeast Asia Read More
The food processing and packaging firm Tetra Pak has invested USD 110 million in the construction of a manufacturing facility to keep up with the growing needs of the Asia Pacific region. …
Swedish packaging firm invests huge sum in Vietnam plant Read More
On 13 – 16 October 2016 Finpro arranged a match showroom for its ‘Lifestyle Asia Growth Programme’ held in in Mode Shanghai, the official showroom tradeshow (for selected brands) of …
Finnish Lifestyle Asia promotes brands Read More
On 15 November an event arranged by the Royal Danish Embassy took place at ParkRoyal hotel in Singapore.The focus of the meeting was elderly care and welfare initiatives for Singapore …
Elderly Friendly Societies by Design Read More
During 8 – 11 November 2016 representatives of 15 Finnish companies exhibited in a Finnish pavilion and met Vietnamese businessmen at VietWater event held in Ho Chi Minh City’s Saigon …
15 Finnish companies in pavilion at VietWater Read More
Per Bolund, Minister for Financial Markets and Consumer Affairs, will lead a Swedish fintech delegation to Singapore in conjunction to the Fintech Festival during 14 Nov – 18 Nov 2016. …
Swedish Minister with fintech delegation to Singapore Read More
Sweden is to re-open its embassy in Manila in December 2016 and on 7 November Economic Development and Innovation Minister Mikael Damberg, who arrived with the largest business delegation ever …
Swedish delegation in Philippines, embassy re-opened Read More
Since the beginning of September, Mrs. Satu Suikkari-Kleven has been living in Bangkok with her husband and their 8-year-old daughter. At the presidential session on Friday 8 April 2016, the …
New Finnish Ambassador to Thailand Read More
Hennes & Mauritz is known my almost everyone in Europe and the west. Now they want to make their brand known in Vietnam as well, announcing an undisclosed number of stores …
Swedish fashion giant plans debut in Vietnam Read More
Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, has in November 2016 unveiled a new manufacturing strategy for China in which production capacity will be increased and a global manufacturing and export …
Volvo Cars’ new China strategy and expansion Read More
The Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce arranges the Norwegian Christmas Lunch 2016 on Sunday 27 November, from 12.00 – 14.30 hrs. Held at the Residence of H.E. the Norwegian Ambassador, Sukhumvit …
Norwegian’s Christmas lunch in Bangkok Read More
Defence and security company Saab Group exhibited at the Indo Defence 2016 Expo and Forum, in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 2 to 5 November. Indo Defence is a focal point for …
Saab at Indo Defence 2016 Read More
In early November 2016 Ambassador of Sweden to Myanmar, Staffan Herrström, Business Sweden and the Section Office led a Swedish trade delegation to Myanmar. The themes were sustainable urban transport …
Swedish transport, airport solutions Myanmar delegation Read More
While the Swedish Minister for Enterprise and Innovation, Mr Mikael Damberg will officially inaugurate the Swedish Embassy in Manila on 8 November 2016, the mission will tentatively be open to …
New Swedish Manila embassy tentative opening for December Read More
Since the summer of 2016 there is new beverage on the market in Hong Kong that originates in Finland – the legendary Hartwall Original Long Drink. This world’s first long …
Finnish Hartwall Original Long Drink now in Hong Kong Read More
Vestas, the energy industry’s global partner on wind power solutions, has received and order for 50 Vestas V100-2.0 MW wind turbines, The order, with delivery expected to be in the …
Vestas receives wind turbines order in China Read More
IDEON and Sven Tore Holm, the first CEO of Ideon Science Park, has been active in a program that Lund University has organized in cooperation with an Indonesian delegation. The …
Indonesia to create 100 Science Parks based on Swedish Ideon Read More
In 2016 the start-up hype in Southeast Asia (SEA) has reached new heights. But there are different perceptions of what ‘start-up’ really comprises. Join ScandAsia for a lesson by Bangkok-based …
True start-ups, TechGrind, Southeast Asia’s first tech incubator Read More
Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) will be deepening its collaboration with Norway in the areas of renewable energy, electric transportation and smart grids. In addition to research, more NTU students …
NTU Singapore deepens collaboration with Norway Read More
At the start of November 2016 a Danish waste delegation has visited Indonesia. Head of Development Jacob, Senior Development Officer Emil Salim, and Development Intern Kirstine from the Embassy’s Development …
Danish waste delegation in Indonesia Read More
Denmark is legendary for its dairy products and beer brands, but also other beverages such as fruit juices. And from the island of Penang island comes Sunquick. But what most …
Sunquick Malaysia’s manufacturing success Read More
Meet Johan Persson, a Swedish native with a 20-year track record of brand and design management, successfully operating out of Hong Kong since ten years back. Running his own industrial …
Designer Johan Persson on Hong Kong/ Shenzhen as global start-up, design hub Read More
In mid-October 2016 a Danish healthcare business delegation visited Indonesia with the aim of building stronger relations between Danish companies and the Indonesian healthcare sector. The first ever delegation to …
Danish healthcare business delegation in Indonesia Read More
Sunquick of Denmark, the trusted fruit beverage brand, on 11 October 2016 announced a refreshing addition to its product range with the Sunquick Fruit Drink. Specially crafted to be enjoyed …
Sunquick introduces ready-to-drink fruit beverage Read More
Wednesday, 2 November 2016, at 15.00, it was exactly 50 years ago since Jorgen Lundbaek arrived Thailand for the first time. He flew in from Saigon on a vacation from …
Jorgen Lundbaek 50 years in Thailand Read More
A delegation of researchers, public authority representatives, and business representatives from the Building and Construction Authorities (BCA) in Singapore visited DTU, Technical University of Denmark to learn about the Danes’ …
Singapore building delegation visits Denmark Read More
Nokia and Globe Telecom, a leading telecom operator in the Philippines, on 24 October signed two Memoranda of Confirmation frame agreements – one for wireless technologies and the other for …
Nokia to supply Globe Telecom in the Philippines Read More
Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce (TNCC) hosted on 29 September 2016 the event ‘Meet Team Norway’ to introduce the most important Norwegian Stakeholders in Thailand, including key staff of the Embassy, …
Meet Team Norway Thailand event Read More
Logimatic Singapore is the name of a new subsidiary that has been established to expand Logimatic’s fleet management software Sertica in Singapore and the Asian market. The product is the …
Logimatic expands to Singapore Read More
On Saturday 22 October 22 2016, the Danish Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai hosted the 10th Business Person of the Year and Entrepreneur of the Year award ceremony and gala …
Danish Business Person & Entrepreneur of the Year, China 2016 Read More
Join the Swedish embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam on 29 October from 1.00 pm to 10.00 pm at the student fair “Study in Sweden”. It will be a chance to build …
Study in Sweden 2016 Read More
You are invited to join DABS for a visit to Danfoss‘ facilities in Singapore. Søren Kvorning, Vice President, head of Asia, Pacific and India Region for Danfoss Drives will share …
Visit Danfoss with DABS Read More
Atria is a growing Finnish food company with an international presence. Its success is built on three pillars: food, people and traditions. Atria Finland Ltd on 12 October 2016 received …
Atria Finland starts pork export to China Read More
On 1 October the annual ‘Study in Europe Fair’ was held at the Peninsula Excelsior Hotel in Singapore, where the Swedish Embassy participated and informed about opportunities to study at …
Sweden attends Study in Europe Singapore fair Read More
Thailand (Bangkok) and Vietnam Business Sweden will in 2016 again return with a manufacturing delegation to Vietnam (Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh City), and continuing to Thailand in connection to …
Swedish manufacturing to Thailand, Vietnam Read More
The Danish shipping conglomerate wants to invest USD 3 billion on its logistics business in Indonesia but the country’s shipping laws are standing in the way of it. An Indonesian …
Maersk teases Indonesia shipping cap with $3 billion expansion plan Read More
DABS invites you to meet former Prime Minister of Denmark and current CEO of Save The Children, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, who visiting Singapore for a breakfast dialogue about Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in Asia. The …
Breakfast Dialogue with Helle Thorning-Schmidt in Singapore Read More
The Embassy of Denmark in Hanoi has announced a series of cultural activities to take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in connection to the 45th Anniversary of …
Denmark announces Vietnam events: 45 years bilateral relations Read More
On 3 November, 2016, beginning at 6 pm the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce hosts a business seminar and networking with three invited speakers. The three sessions for the evening, during …
Swecham Bangkok business seminar Read More
The Nordic Chambers in Hong Kong jointly invites to an evening about the Future of Innovation and Digitalization. Four different speakers (one selected from each chamber) will attend, coming from …
Hong Kong event: Future of Innovation and Digitalization Read More
Leadership is an elusive concept and sometimes it seems that some people “just have it”. Finnish Business Council in Shanghai invites to a panel discussion on ‘Leadership – Differences between …
Shanghai event: Leadership Differences between the West and China Read More
Coinciding with the inaugural Sweden-Southeast Asia Business Summit, held during 21-22 September 2016 in Singapore, the Swedish Government’s highly relevant new industrialisation strategy was also highlighted by no other than …
Minister highlights Sweden’s Smart industry strategy Read More
Norway’s ambassadors in Jakarta and Yangon, as well as the Chairman of Indonesia’s Investment Coordinating Board will share their assessments of the developments in these fast growing economies. The event is …
Singapore Policy Brief 2016 – Indonesia and Myanmar Read More
As the International Biomass Conference Malaysia, IBCM 2016, was held in Kuala Lumpur on 11 October, Business Sweden’s Trade Commissioner Carl Malmqvist attended a panel discussion on ‘Policy Direction Nurturing …
Business Sweden speaks at Biomass Conference Malaysia Read More