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Norfund is joining Norsk Solar and Nordic Impact Cooperation (NIC) as investors in the 11 MW solar plant portfolio recently constructed by Norsk Solar in Vietnam. NIC is a …
Norfund partners with Norsk Solar to meet growing demand for renewable power in Vietnam Read More
People decide to wipe the hard drives on their PCs for all sorts of reasons these days, and you can easily find out how to wipe a PC by going …
3 Reasons to Use Cloud Backup Before Wiping Your System Read More
During a recent meeting, chairman of the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Thailand (JFCCT) Stanley Kang urged Thailand’s Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha to push for digital transformation and …
JFCCT urged Thailand’s PM to take steps to keep the country competitive in the global market Read More
I was very happy when I received an invitation from the Thai-Italian Chamber to attend “The Education Forum 2022” that took place at newly renovated Montien Hotel Surawong Bangkok. I …
Thai-Italian Chamber hosting “The Education Forum 2022” on Thursday the 24th of February. Read More
Finnair announced on 27 February that the airline will join many other European airlines and suspend its flights in Russian airspace for one week. With this action, Finnair prepares for the possible …
Finnair anticipates airspace closure and partly cancels flights to Asia and Russia for one week Read More
Last week, the military junta in Myanmar gave Telenor regulatory approval to the sale of its Myanmar business to Lebanese M1 Group, a company spokesperson has said to Myanmar Now. The …
Telenor one step closer to approval of sales of Myanmar business Read More
A Norwegian Telenor leader is denied departure by the military junta in Myanmar. The family is in Norway, and the Norwegian has not been outside Myanmar for over a year. …
Norwegian Telenor leader is denied departure from Myanmar: – It is very demanding Read More
Singapore-based Global Center for Maritime Decarbonization (GCMD) and Denmark’s Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping have formalized their collaboration by signing a Knowledge Partnership Agreement, committing to …
Singaporean and Danish firms partners for Zero Carbon Shipping as Knowledge Partner Read More
The Danish company Tide Bus A / S, which owns 31 new Chinese-made electric buses that run on the Danish city of Esbjerg’s city bus network, has had difficulties after …
Chinese electric buses in Denmark run out of power and have to drop off passengers Read More
An IKEA Philippine ad, which was posted the day after Valentine’s day, has gone viral and reached tens of thousands of Filipinos and received pure laughing reactions, Philstar reports. The Swedish furniture …
IKEA Philippine’s post-Valentine’s ad goes viral Read More
Just before Christmas, a Malaysian court dropped the charges against a local manager of Norwegian oil service provider Aker Solutions, but the case is now back in the court system …
Malaysia brings fresh charge against Aker Solution manager Read More
It is now possible to travel in Europe and to the United States, but to many countries in Asia, travel is still very limited. Finnair however still expects the Asian …
Finnair expects the Asian market to open towards the summer Read More
Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine has completed its work on the newbuild production vessel the Equinor-operated Johan Castberg project in the Barents Sea and the vessel has now departed Singapore on route …
Johan Castberg FPSO departed Singapore for Norway Read More
Telenor’s sale of its Myanmar business has received a lot of criticism from all over the world and critics are mostly concerned about the military junta getting hold of Telenor …
Telenor: We share the concerns about the extraordinary situation in Myanmar Read More
The Chinese company Nuctech has strong ties to both the Chinese Communist Party and the country’s military. Although the company’s equipment has been banned in the US over security concerns, …
Company linked to the Chinese military has won deal with Swedavia Read More
Companies in the Philippines are urged to register to trade and export with EFTA countries Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland to take advantage of the benefits of the free trade …
Philippine firms urged to register to trade and export with EFTA countries Read More
Telenor’s sale of its Myanmar business to M1 Group has been largely criticized in many parts of the world. The Lebanese investment company has been very tight-lipped about the process …
M1 Group responds to criticism about Telenor Myanmar sale Read More
Chinese electric car maker Xpeng and Sweden’s auto dealer Bilia have announced a partnership for the Swedish market. Media Elbil writes that the collaboration means that Xpeng’s models will be available in …
Xpeng and Bilia enter into partnerships in the Swedish market Read More
Volvo Cars, the Swedish automobile maker owned by China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding, has announced plans to invest SEK 10 billion in its Torslanda manufacturing plant in Sweden in coming years, …
Volvo Cars to invest SEK 10 billion in Swedish plant for switch to EVs Read More
The Finnish shipping company Viking Line recently welcomed its climate-smart flagship Viking Glory in the Port of Turku following the ship’s five-week journey from China to Finland. Viking Glory was …
Climate-smart Viking Glory completes the journey from China to Finland Read More
A customer of Telenor’s Myanmar telecommunications business has filed a complaint to the Norwegian Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet) against the company’s plan to sell Telenor Myanmar, ABC Nyheter writes. The complainant states …
Data complaint filed against plan to sell Telenor Myanmar Read More
Swedish-Swiss Tetra Pak, a world-leading processing and packaging solutions company, and New Concept Product Co., Ltd. (NCP), has announced the launch of the new HOTTA brand products — ready-to-drink (RTD) ginger beverages …
Tetra Pak and NCP launch new HOTTA brand products in UHT carton packages Read More
Danfoss’ Editron division has successfully begun the mass production of its EM-PMI240-T180 motor at its Nanjing factory, located in the eastern Jiangsu province. Danfoss says in this press release that, established in …
Danfoss’ Editron division begins mass production of its electric motor in China Read More
The Finnish company Valmet has signed a contract to deliver a waste-to-energy (WtE) boiler fired with refuse-derived fuel (RDF) to Thang Long Energy Environment’s greenfield waste-to-energy plant in Bac Ninh …
Finland’s Valmet to supply a waste-to-energy boiler to Vietnamese plant Read More
Norway exported seafood worth NOK 10.3 billion in January which is an increase of NOK 2.1 billion, or 26 percent, compared with January last year. In this press release, the …
A record start for Norwegian seafood exports in 2022 Read More
Sarawak Shell Berhad/Sabah Shell Petroleum Corporation (SSB/SSPC) has executed two options on the previously announced contract that will employ the 7th generation drillship Maersk Viking offshore Malaysia, Maersk Drillings has …
Maersk Drilling secures contract extensions for Maersk Viking in Malaysia Read More
A few weeks ago, Chinese EV maker NIO announced that NIO users in Norway can now receive the new system update, Aspen 3.0.5 NO, which is the company’s first over-the-air …
Chinese EV maker NIO announces FOTA availability in Norway Read More
Last year, a Danish flagged Maersk ship lost 750 containers at sea when it sailed into a storm on its way from China to the US and now the customers …
Customers demand compensation after Maersk lost 750 containers on route from China Read More
The Swedish telecom giant Ericsson, together with PLDT, the Philippines’ largest fully integrated telecommunications company, and its wireless arm Smart Communications strengthen their partnership for nature conservation in the Philippines, …
Ericsson partners to protect Philippines mangrove wetlands Read More
The Swedish private equity firm EQT has appointed three high-caliber business executives with strong impact expertise to its EQT Future’s Mission Board. The Swedish private equity firm said in a …
Singaporean and Norwegian experts to advise Swedish firm EQT’s longer-hold investment fund Read More
The Swedish furniture giant IKEA’s branch in the Philippines has asked its customers to have patience as it struggles to keep up with demands and restock inventory amid the COVID-19 …
IKEA Philippines asks for patience as the furniture giant restocks inventory amid pandemic Read More
The Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson has reported a rise in net profit in 2021, with a better-than-expected performance in the fourth quarter despite significant market share loss in Mainland China. …
Ericsson profits soar despite significant market share loss in Mainland China Read More
The Norwegian-based global provider of energy data and intelligence, TGS announced earlier this month that the company has commenced a broadband 2D regional seismic data reprocessing project covering the offshore …
TGS starts new project in Indonesia Read More
A director at the Norwegian engineering company Aker Solutions’ office in Malaysia is accused of forging documents. While Aker Solutions confirms the news to media E24, the company states that the …
An employee of Aker Solutions charged with document forgery in Malaysia Read More
Denmark-based SKIOLD has, in cooperation with Tan Long Group, launched Hanh Phuc Rice Mill which is the largest paddy rice handling and storage facility in Southeast Asia. In a press release, …
SKIOLD and Tan Long Group launched paddy rice handling and storage facility in Vietnam Read More
Small microchips form the cornerstone of much of the electronics we use daily. But in recent years, microchips have been in short supply, and it has created long waiting times …
Shutdowns in China extends computer chip shortage – Danish companies worried Read More
The modern Nordic restaurant Frantzén’s Kitchen Hong Kong is closing its door after five years in the city. The award-winning restaurant is part of the international Frantzén’s Group of restaurants …
Frantzén’s Kitchen Hong Kong is closing Read More
Telenor decided to sell its Myanmar businesses due to the situation in the country. Myanmar’s military junta has now approved the sale, E24 writes quoting anonymous Reuters sources. M1 Group will join …
Myanmar military junta approves Telenor sale Read More
Is there a healthier place to live than where you are currently living? If you knew where it is, would you move there? Yes, of course, – if it wasn’t …
Best city for healthy living in the world Read More
Stockholm takes gold place in the Oliver Wyman Forum’s ranking of the world’s big cities based on mobility. The forum highlights in particular Stockholm’s public transport and infrastructure. “Stockholm has …
Stockholm best traffic city world-wide Read More
H&M’s storytelling brand Monki is set to launch in Singapore in partnership with e-commerce platform Zalora, Insider Retail Asia writes. Monki offers Scandi-cool fashion at a competitive price, aiming to be kind …
H&M’s Monki to launch in Singapore through Zalora Read More
On 17 January, Vice President of LEGO Group Preben Elnef said that the Danish toy manufacturer will speed up their $1 billion factory project in Binh Duong as committed. Preben …
LEGO to accelerate the construction of Binh Duong factory Read More
The Swedish ladder company Telesteps will move the company’s production from China to a newly built factory in Sweden. Telesteps says in a recent press release that from now on, the company’s …
Telesteps moves production from China to Sweden Read More
Rumors have been circulating for a few weeks but Telenor Group has now officially confirmed that the Norwegian telecom giant has agreed to sell its 51 percent share in Wake …
Telenor confirms sale of share in Wave Money Myanmar to Yoma Strategic Read More
Here we go again. A few thoughts about my last trip to Sweden, the return to Thailand and the quarantine. After having spent 3 weeks during Christmas and New Year …
Another Bangkok quarantine on the 10th floor at Fraser Suites! Read More
In the last half of January, two large cargo aircraft will be landing and taking off several times from Billund Airport as they will be transporting 35 million covid-19 self-test …
Two planes to deliver 35 million self-tests from China to Denmark Read More
The Danish ad-tech company Adnami has this week announced that it is entering the Vietnamese market. As one of the world’s leading providers of high-impact advertising, Adnami helps brands and …
Danish ad-tech company Adnami enters Vietnam to help brands make a better impression Read More
Chinese carmaker Geely’s premium electric car manufacturer Zeekr begins a partnership with Alphabet’s Waymo to integrate Waymo Driver into a version of the new mobility-focused, all-electric Zeekr vehicle, designed in …
Geely and Waymo start collaboration on cars produced in Gothenburg Read More
Finland’s flag carrier Finnair will reduce its traffic program for February by around 20% and offer other flight options to its customers, the airline said in a statement. The reduced traffic …
Finnair to reduce flights to Singapore and Hong Kong in February Read More
The Swedish telecom giant Ericsson, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), and Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) recently announced their collaboration for an education initiative on 5G in Malaysia that will help educate …
Ericsson and Malaysia’s UTM and DNB collaborate to prepare students for the 5G era Read More