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Finnish company Wartsila, which builds maritime equipment, is specifically mentioned in an article about Singapore’s newly completed giant pool for simulating ocean conditions. The pool is Singapore’s first artificial ocean …
Wartsila to test ships in new ocean pool in Singapore Read More
Finland ranks first in the European Union’s (EU) digital performance comparison, according to a press release issued by the Finnish government on Thursday. Finland finished ahead of Denmark, the Netherlands …
Finland first in digital performance in EU 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
MASBA – the Malaysia Swedish Business Association – offers its members a unique insight into the Geopolitics of Energy Transition in Asia which is accelerated by the war in Ukraine. …
MASBA insight into the future of energy in Asia 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
Expat stress world wide has reached an all-time high. Almost all expats are having symptoms of burnout. These are some of the findings of a Global Well-Being Survey of 11.922 …
Most expats are ‘burnt out’ Read More
Janthana Kaenprakhamroy came from Thailand to Sweden when she was 13 and finished her school education there. Later, she moved to London to study. Here, in 2016, she co-founded a …
Gig economy CEO is a Thai-Swede Read More
HEI Schools, the Finnish award winning pre-school system that opened in Bangkok in September 2021, recently arranged an activity that shows very well, how the concept works. The students participated …
HEI School went to the moon the Finnish way Read More
Caroline Moreau has been promoted to the position as General Manager for Carlsberg Singapore. Caroline has for the past three and a half year been Marketing Director for Carlsberg in …
Carlsberg Malaysia’s Marketing Director promoted to head of Carlsberg Singapore Read More
Are you a small business owner? If so, then you understand the need to have a professional website for e-commerce and to provide other types of resources for your customers. …
How to Craft Scroll-Stopping Blog Titles Read More
The third edition ‘EU at Your School’ has rolled out in Singapore and last week Swedish Ambassador, Kent Härstedt visited the independent Anglo-Chinese School in Singapore, according to the Facebook …
Swedish Ambassador to Singapore gives presentation at Anglo-Chinese School Read More
The Swedish retail giant, Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M) became the biggest target in the Xinjiang-related boycott wave last year, an opinion piece in the Straits Times said. While many …
Swedish retail giant may have been targeted in China boycotts Read More
The Swedish-Swiss multinational food packaging and processing company, Tetra Pak, has announced a partnership with Eco Friendly Thai, in which they will work together to recycle used beverage cartons. Please …
Tetra Pak and Eco Friendly Thai in recycling drive Read More
Xpeng, the Chinese EV maker has already got 18 dealerships in Norway, and another three in Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands. The EV maker wants to be one of the …
Chinese Xpeng EVs show Scandinavian buyers vehicle of the future Read More
On 27 June, the Embassy of Denmark in Myanmar outlined its help thus far in supporting small and medium businesses in the country. The Embassy of Denmark in Myanmar’s …
Denmark’s support in Myanmar garment industry Read More
Last week, Ambassador Grete Løchen attended a Workshop on Offshore Wind Development co-organized by Norwegian Equinor and the Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority (EREA) under the Ministry of Industry and …
Workshop held for Norwegian and Vietnamese players in wind energy sector Read More
The Covid-29 lockdowns in China have continued to affect the delivery of Volvo’s electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles during the third quarter, it was reported. “The Swedish carmaker pointed to …
Lockdowns in China affecting Volvo sales Read More
Norwegian ferry company Norled has recently accepted delivery of its second newly built zero-emission battery powered Ropax ferry from Singapore, said various news reports. Said Port News on 5 July …
Singapore hands over battery-operated “Ropax” ferries to Norwegian operator Read More
It’s been five months since Finnair has been able to wing its way with passengers to Hong Kong, Travel Weekly said in a news report yesterday. “Finnair is poised to …
Airline to fly from Finland to Hong Kong again Read More
The Royal Norwegian Embassy’s website in Malaysia today said that they had visited the offices of Digi, the third-largest mobile operator in Malaysia which is partially owned by Telenor, the …
Royal Norwegian Embassy visits Digi in Kuala Lumpur Read More
In their efforts to promote green solutions in the building industry in Vietnam, the Finnish Embassy in Hanoi and Business Finland joined hands to support the signing of the agreement …
Vietnam to start building with Finnish approved low-carbon cement Read More
The communications regulator in Malaysia approved a merger between mobile operations of Axiata Group Bhd (AXIA.KL) and Norway’s Telenor ASA (TEL.OL), forming the biggest business of this sector for Southeast …
Celcom-Digi to move forward with merger in Malaysia Read More
Running a business is a lot of work. There are many challenges to overcome, from developing a clever idea to building a loyal customer base. Managing finances is one of …
5 Tips to Not Use a Credit Card for Your Business Read More
Singapore appears set to become the first Asian country to impose a ban on the sale of new fossil fuel vehicles, said a statistical report by an Indonesian news outlet …
Scandinavian and Asian countries final fossil fuel vehicles dates Read More
There is a drastic increase in consumer intention to travel. Overall, 69% of Thais intend to travel from June to September, which represents a 25 points increase compared to 2021 …
Thailand hit by travel fever Read More
In its efforts to support the development of strong, strategic platforms for research and innovation, a partnership was formed between Nordic and Chinese universities where the Nordic Centre launched planning …
Sino-Nordic research and seed funding to improve research and innovation Read More
After dropping its 2022/23 Asia season, Norwegian Cruise Line plans to return to the region in 2023/24 with the Norwegian Jewel, although it will be docking in Thailand in the …
Popular Norwegian ship to return to Asian waters in the 2023/24 season Read More
It is a long way from Asia to Denmark, but once the Asian tourists arrive, they spend a lot of money in the country. The biggest spenders are the tourists …
Thai tourists spend the most money in Denmark Read More
Skål International Bangkok members packed the house with future Thailand PM hopeful Korn Chatikavanich speaking candidly on a wide range of tourism related topics. The event took place on 14th …
Former Finance Minister speaks at Skal Bangkok Business Lunch Read More
IKEA, a Swedish home furnishing brand, is scheduled to open its first Southeast Asian urban store in Bangkok by the end of next year. Leonie Hoskin, retail manager of IKEA …
Swedish IKEA to open first city store in Bangkok Read More
After a 12-year stint at Dan-Bunkering’s Copenhagen office, Christian Finnerup has moved to join the company’s Singapore team as Commercial Director. Since 2017, Dan-Bunkering’s Singapore office has catered to the …
Dan-Bunkering new Singapore Commercial Director Read More
Following the announcement this week by Phoenix Aviation that it will launch direct flights between Hua Hin and Phuket later this summer, tourism organizations such as SKAL International Hua Hin …
SKAL International supports new direct Thailand flights Read More
The West Philippine Sea is consistent with long-term plans to develop the area as the country’s energy hub, said Makati City Rep. Luis Campos Jr. in a statement recently. Campos …
Norway urged to focus on West Philippine Sea as energy hub Read More
Carlsberg Malaysia is the first brewery built outside of Copenhagen, Denmark and has earmarked a capital expenditure of RM110mil to upgrade its brewery in Shah Alam, its largest investment in …
Carlsberg Malaysia set to modernize production facilities Read More
Ahead of the 618 Grand Promotion, JD.com invited ambassadors and senior diplomats from the EU Delegation to China and seven European countries, Denmark, France, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, and …
Danish diplomat delivers EU goods ahead of 618 Grand Promotion in China Read More
KIS International School is now officially approved by both the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) and the Thailand Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA) as the only school …
KIS International School is the only Bangkok school offering all four IB programmes Read More
Vietnamese automaker VinFast announced plans to open more than 50 stores in Europe at the 35th International Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exhibition in Norway last Tuesday. VinFast plans to open …
Vietnam’s VinFast to open over 50 car showrooms in Europe Read More
Arctic Blue Beverages’ novelty premium gin, Arctic Blue Gin Rose continues to ride the wave of success by winning another double gold award in a row, and best of class …
Finnish gin wins several awards in Singapore Read More
Investors can bring in some “50,000 good-paying jobs” to the Philippines if the country allows foreigners to have a majority stake in renewable energy companies, Norway’s ambassador to the Philippines …
Norway says 50k jobs possible in renewables sector Philippines Read More
Danish COBOD 3D printers have a strong Asia Pacific footprint with an office in Kuala Lumpur, a news report said recently. COBOD is headquartered in Denmark and count world leading …
Danish 3D printing company COBOD and its Asia Pacific footprint Read More
Offshore CCUS (carbon capture, utilisation and storage) has already been deployed in Norway and the United States, with captured CO2 supplied to developers to inject into oil fields to help …
Carbon capture, utilisation and storage in China and Norway Read More
New offshore wind power capacity tripled worldwide in 2021, according to industry data, driven by China in a buildup that is transforming the industry. Last year, 21.1 gigawatts of offshore …
Asia and Europe neck-in-neck in offshore wind power race Read More
The Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi, in partnership with the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), held a conference titled “Pioneer …
Vietnam and Sweden step up sustainable development partnership Read More
June 2nd marked the inauguration of Hong Kong’s first Nordic Education Hub in Happy Valley. The Nordics are renowned for their top ranking in the global indexes, such as Innovation, …
Nordic education hub in Hong Kong inaugurated Read More
The Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) has recently announced that the shipment of goods to Denmark has increased significantly. According to recent data, there was over 146 percent increase in …
Philippines potential EU exports Read More
As a partner of Norway Connect, Norway connects partner in Indonesia helps them in supporting Norwegian business in Indonesia and Southeast Asia through its representatives and facilitate the provision of …
Norway Connect’s Partner in Indonesia Launches Investment Company Read More
Atom has taken over Norway-based Telenor Myanmar, and the telecommunications company announced on June 8 that it had changed its name and launched its telecommunications network. Atom said it would …
Atom takeover of Norwegian Telenor Myanmar in the spotlight again Read More
A statement by Finland was delivered at the 49th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, 31st March 2022, according to news reports and spoke about the educational situation in …
Finland on school closures in Philippines during Covid-19 Read More
Swedish company, Polarium, took the next step in their growth journey in April by setting up a new factory within the Industrial Park of DEEP C Industrial Zones, in Haiphong, …
Vietnam production plant for Swedish battery specialist Read More
As any successful investor knows, diversity is the key to success when building wealth. Exploring a range of options with your assets and securities will allow you to withstand even …
Exploring the Opportunities of the Gold Market Read More