Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok thanks Anna Palmqvist, Jonah Wigerhall and Lars-Åke Bergqvist from H&M for an interesting and learning presentation at Friday September 26 Brown Bag Lunch. H&M …
H&M outlines campaign for ‘fair living wage’ Read More
[wzslider] With Kvik – Smart Danish Kitchens as one of the Co-Sponsors and the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce (TSCC) as Supporting Association the 2014 edition of the Thailand Property Awards …
Scandinavians at Thailand Property Awards 2014 Read More
Finland is a pure and unpretentious country with an abundance of know-how and creativity. Such was the picture portrayed of Finland as the representatives of Iittala, Reima, Suunto and Marja …
Finnish brands target China’s competitive consumer markets Read More
Nyhavn, the colourful houses in Copenhagen which attract thousands of tourists every summer, was surprisingly on exhibit at the TFIC Furniture Outlet Fair in Bangkok, Thailand held by the end of …
Nyhavn as a cupboard Read More
Finnish manufacturer of composters and dry toilets Biolan has transferred some of its production from its China factory back to Finland, as a result of rising freight costs and an …
Dry toilet maker shifts production back to Finland Read More
Eight major clothing brands, including Swedish H&M and Spanish Inditex, which owns Zara, British New Look, and Irish Primark, have sent a letter to the Cambodian deputy prime minister saying …
H&M, other brands support Cambodian workers’ wage hike Read More
Swedish auto maker Saab, which is trying to resolve serious financial difficulties by attracting new investors, said September 24 it was cutting 200 jobs, more than one third of its …
Financially-ailing NEVS cuts 1/3 of Saab Cars workforce Read More
Danish brewer Carlsberg will begin production at its Myanmar factory next month as the company looks to become the first foreign producer approved by President U Thein Sein’s government to …
Carlsberg ready to hit the shelves in Myanmar by December Read More
A new Christmas-themed attraction is being developed in the Chinese city of Chengdu. SantaPark Ltd, which operates what is marketed as the “official home of Santa Claus” in Lapland, has …
Lapland-style Santa theme park to open in China Read More
Shares of the Danish shipping company Maersk have reached the highest value ever. Yesterday, the 16th of September, the Maersk B share ended witha value of DKK 15.200 that is …
Maersk share breaks 7-year record Read More