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Scania will deliver 360 city buses in Malaysia, to Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad company. Scania will deliver to Malaysia 360 city buses which will operate in the Kuala Lumpur, which …
Swedish Scania to deliver 360 city buses to Malaysia Read More
The Confederation of Danish Industry and the Royal Danish Embassy in Kuala Lumpur invite Danish companies to join a business delegation to the Philippines on 4-7 November 2013. The Philippines …
Danish Business Delegation to the Philippines Read More
To meet the demand of Chinese customers for more efficient product distribution, Swedish high-tech industrial group Sandvik opened its first Chinese distribution center in Shanghai on 22 May 2013. The distribution center, the fourth of its kind for the company, will focus on local Chinese customers by reducing average order delivery times at least 24 hours and managing to deliver …
Sandvik opens its first distribution center in Shanghai Read MoreFinland’s Secretary of State Mr. Pertti Torstila will speak on the topic “Europe and the Global Quest” at the FCCT (Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand) on Tuesday 4 June 2013 …
Finland’s Secretary of State Pertti Torstila to speak at FCCT Read More
The Norwegian shipping classification society Det Norsk Veritas announced it has set up a panel of marine engineering experts in China as a way to tap into the country’s boom in marine equipment design and manufacturing. The current leading members on the panel are marine engineering experts from Dubai, Hustonand Singapore, DNV said. This move represents the company’s effort to support China in becoming the main base of global marine engineering equipment manufacturing, it added. Source
Norwegian marine experts look to China Read MoreThome Group, Singapore’s first independent ship manager, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year & continues to expand its global footprint. As part of this expansion, Thome is opening a new …
Singaporean ship manager expands to Copenhagen Read MoreTelenor, the major shareholder in Thailand’s Total Access Communication (DTAC), plans to ramp up its presence in Asia with heavy investment in Myanmar, which it terms “the last opportunity …
Norwegian Telenor keen on Myanmar Read MoreAs a result of the joint-venture of SAS and Singapore Airlines, the code share agreement is now increasing from 5 routes to 29. As of yesterday there are now Singapore …
SAS and Singapore Airlines expand partnership Read MoreFrom January to April this year, 511,000 passengers opted for the quickest route from Scandinavia to Asia via Helsinki with Finnair. That is an increase of 6 percent compared …
Over half a million with Finnair to Asia this year Read MoreA shelter collapsed injuring 23 workers on Monday at a Cambodian factory producing garments for H&M, police said, the latest incident to raise concerns about regional industrial safety. The concrete …
Accident at H&M garment factory in Cambodia injures 23 Read MoreNokia plans to put the factory in Vietnam – Singapore Industrial Zone in Bac Ninh province into operation in June 2013, when it would churn out 30 million products. …
Nokia fighting with Samsung for Vietnam market Read MoreThree Foxconn workers have committed suicide at a factory in China in the past three weeks, state media and a labour rights group said on Saturday. All three jumped …
Nokia supplier, Foxconn plagued by suicides in China Read MoreDanish Danfoss, which specializes in energy-efficient and climate-friendly solutions, has just signed a record deal with the Chinese city of Anshan, which aims to make Anshan world leaders in district …
Danish company in charge of China’s biggest district heating project Read MoreThe Danish fashion company IC Companys is working on a large plan to bring some of the company’s more exclusive brands worldwide. As part of the plan, a brand new …
Danish Peak Performance aims for China Read MoreOn 10 May 2013, the Danish ambassador to Thailand H.E. Mikael Hemniti Winther mediated a meeting between the Danish design company Jacob Jensen and King Mongkut’s University of Technology …
Ambassador mediated meeting with Thai university to set up Danish design studio Read MoreThe Myanmar government is prepared to relax limits on foreign ownership of breweries on a case-by-case basis, as it seeks to improve the appeal of the country to foreign investors, …
Myanmar ready to relax limits on foreign ownership of breweries Read MoreBiohit Oyj (BIOBV), the Finnish health-care company whose shares have gained 71 percent this year, sees China as a promising market for the Acetium product to prevent stomach cancer, Chief …
Finnish healthcare company aiming for China with new medication Read MoreSunborn Marine (M) Sdn Bhd, the Malaysian affiliate of Finland’s Sunborn Group, and Boustead Heavy Industries Corp Bhd (BHIC), have completed the construction of the first luxury floating hotel …
Finnish company behind first luxury floating hotel built in Southeast Asia Read MoreThe Danish sale of mink to the Asian market continues to impress. The export of mink is going great and especially the Chinese are big buyers. In the first quarter …
China can’t get enough of Danish mink Read MoreVolvo Car Corp. said its April sales in China rose 30% over a year earlier, making the country for the first time its biggest single market and helping offset declines …
China is now Volvo’s biggest single market Read MoreChina Mobile and Ericsson have joined forces to trial the City Site, a four meter tall panel that includes a base station and an antenna customized for hotspot coverage. As …
Ericsson tests giant panels to improve coverage in China Read MoreThe Singapore-based non-profit company IPI and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Friday 26 April, making NTNU IPI’s first Network Partner …
Norwegian university strengthens ties with Singapore Read More
Organised by Myanmar-Nordic Liaison Ltd., Viking Life-Saving Equipment on Thursday 25 April held two seminars for the government and private sectors at the Chatrium Hotel in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), to …
VIKING Life-Saving Equipment holds seminar in Yangon Read MoreMyanmar targeted the number of tourist arrival to 3 million by 2015, a near triple of the 2012 figure, official media reported Wednesday. In meeting with Norwegian Ambassador to …
Norway assists in Myanmar’s Tourism Master Plan Read MoreNorway’s sovereign wealth fund, one of the world’s largest investors, urged China to open its domestic markets to foreign investors, saying it was keen to pour billions of dollars into …
Norway’s oil fund wants open Chinese markets Read MoreThe Swedish government and the Batam Free Trade Zone Management Agency (BP FTZ) will form a team to study a proposal from Swedish aircraft, defense and security company Saab …
Indonesia and Sweden to set up eco-airport team Read MoreKids whose parents set up a saving plan to help pay for their education have a higher tendency to graduate from university than kids without this incentive. You can argue …
Invest in your child Read MoreThrough several decades, Norway has been heavily integrated in the Singaporean business community through our maritime industry. However, though renowned for its capacities as a trading nation, Singapore is also …
Norwegian embassy to aid Norwegian start-ups in Singapore Read MoreSaab cars designed for the Chinese market will be built in the Chinese city of Qingdao. Speaking to radio Sweden press officer, Mikael Östlund said “within a time horizon …
Saab factory in China ready in three to five years Read MoreNorway-based Telenor Group announced on Friday that it hopes to win the government’s telecommunications tender after submitting its bid in June, based on the company’s record success of securing the …
Norway’s Telenor is prepared to invest in Myanmar’s telecommunication sector Read MoreSwedish State Secretary to the Minister of Enterprise, Håkan Ekengren, made a visit to China, 19 – 25 April. The State Secretary and his delegation began their visit at …
Swedish State delegation visits China Read MoreMulticonsult is one of Norway’s leading consulting companies with more than 25 offices in Norway and abroad. The company offers consulting and engineering services to public and private clients nationwide …
Norwegian Multiconsult ventures into Southeast Asia Read More
Swedish H&M is expanding in Singapore, with three new stores slated to open within the next few months. The Swedish fashion chain already has two stores in the Orchard Road area. …
H&M to open 3 new stores in Singapore Read More
Carlsberg has moved its Managing Director Soren Ravn in Malaysia to head its Greater China Unit. From 1 July, Soren Ravn will take on the new role, Carlsberg said on …
Carlsberg moves its Malaysia head to China Read More
Controlled by Norway’s Telenor, Thailand’s second largest mobile operator DTAC (Total Access Communication Pcl) reported a 1 percent rise in quarterly net profit on 24 April 2013, in line …
Norwegian-controlled DTAC reports rise in profit Read More
The Royal Norwegian Embassy, Innovation Norway, Norwegian Business Association of Singapore and DNV have recently held a conference concerning offshore trends, issues and opportunities in the Asia Pacific at Raffles Town …
Asia Offshore Technology Conference in Singapore Read More
On 22 April 2013, Norwegian fertilizer giant Yara International stated that it sees tougher nitrogen fertilizer market conditions on the horizon because of a combination of increased competition from China …
Norwegian fertilizer giant sees tough year due to China and energy costs Read More
According to the World Economic Forum, Finland is the first in the 2013 Network Readiness Index (NRI), followed by Singapore, Sweden, the Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland. The NRI measures the …
Finland tops Networked Readiness Index – Singapore comes second Read More
Danish-owned A/S Dan-Bunkering Ltd, a global supplier of bunker fuels, lubricants and related products and services for vessels, has expanded its operations in China with the opening of a new office …
Dan-Bunkering opens new office in Beijing Read More
Iceland’s imports from China are considerably higher than the country’s exports to China. After the Iceland-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was signed last week, Icelandic companies hope for increased opportunities …
Iceland hopes to increase exports to China after FTA signed Read More
CO-RO Food, a 70-year-old Danish juice company, has built its new plant in Guangdong province of China. Nils Ronnow, president of CO-RO Food China, said that China has become the …
Danish CO-RO Food built new plant in China Read More
To accelerate growth and catch up with leading German premium brands, Swedish luxury carmaker Volvo Car Corp plans to start local production in China in the last half of the …
Volvo to start local production in China Read More
Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad (Hibiscus Petroleum), Malaysia’s first listed independent oil and gas exploration and production company, on 18 April 2013 announced that Lime Petroleum Norway AS (Lime Norway) has agreed …
Lime Norway to acquire equity positions in six concessions for USD 4.9 million Read MoreSwedish car-maker Volvo is set to report a big operating loss in China for 2012 as thin sales and a costly new factory weighed on results, Swedish daily Svenska Dagbladet reported on …
Volvo reports big losses for 2012 Read MoreSky on 57, situated on top of Tower 1 of Marina Bay Sands, is one of Singapore’s best restaurants and the kitchen is run by chef Justin Quek who this …
Celebrity chef Eyvind Hellstrøm to promote Norwegian seafood in Singapore Read MoreA few days ago ScandAsia brought an article about Swedish music streaming service Spotify launching in Singapore. However there are a few more countries in Southeast Asia that will now …
Swedish music streaming service also launched in Hong Kong and Malaysia Read MoreThe Queensland mining magnate Clive Palmer is building a replica of the original Titanic cruise ship that sank on its maiden voyage in 1912 from Southampton to New York. Clive …
Finnish company to oversee Chinese Titanic II project Read MoreMarimekko continues its expansion in Asia by opening three new stores in China. The design houses first shops in mainland China will open this summer in Beijing and Shanghai. Marimekko …
Marimekko expansion in China continues to Beijing and Shanghai Read More
Danish toy company Lego has donated 80 kilos of toy bricks to poor school children in Thailand. The many boxes of Lego bricks were received last week by the 140 …
Danish Lego donates bricks to Thai children Read More
Swedish telecommunications equipment maker Ericsson AB said on Tuesday it will acquire Microsoft Corp’s Internet protocol television unit Mediaroom. Analysts said the move will help Ericsson further explore the Chinese …
Swedish Ericsson expands in China Read More