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According to New Straits Times, Danish tourists are amongst a group of 70 very wealthy foreign tourists traveling in a “bubble” arrangement to Thailand this coming Sunday. The group will, …
Rich Danish tourists to visit Thailand under bubble arrangement Read More
The Swedish telecom Ericsson and Shunfu Food Center will in collaboration bring hawker food online, closer to the people in times of Covid-19. This is one of several …
Ericsson and Shunfu Food Center collaborate to bring hawker food online Read More
The Danish trading company, RareWine has recently through a wine broker in Hong Kong, sold the world’s currently most expensive bottle of wine. The French Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, vintage …
Danish RareWine sells the world’s most expensive bottle of wine to Asian wine collector Read More
The development of Parkinson’s disease can be prevented or delayed with a drug usually applied for prostate cancer according to findings by a team of researchers from Denmark, China and …
American, Danish, and Chinese researchers link prostate drug to prevention of Parkinson’s disease Read More
Sweden is supporting Cambodia in the process of updating the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) under the Paris Agreement. In the recent launch at the Ministry of Environment of the updated …
Ambassador Häggmark spoke at the launch of Cambodian climate report Read More
On 17 February 2021, the Swedish Institute announced programme opening in Asia. The statement read: “Are you one of the most ambitious and innovative leaders in Vietnam? Do you want …
Swedish Institute Management Programme (SIMP) Asia 2021 focus on sustainability Read More
This week the Danish Ambassador H.E. Jon Thorgaard, together with the Danish company Grundfos, visited Koh Samui to meet with some of the key stakeholders in this green and sustainable …
Ambassador Thorgaard and Grundfos team visited Koh Samui Read More
Representatives from the Embassy of Sweden together with UNICEF and MoEYS participated recently in a training course for teachers in positive discipline in Svay Antor district and a follow up …
Sweden helps teachers in Svay Antor and Kand Chreach districts use “positive discipline” Read More
On 16 February 2021 the Swedish knitwear Wolfgang Scout launched a preview of their newest products – Edition 5.0 knitwear and silk collection – last week at the NIH-HK in …
Wolfgang Scount launched Edition 5.0 knitwear and silk collection in Hong Kong Read More
According to the Financial Times, Norway’s Telenor has publicly denounced a cyber security bill that the country’s junta is attempting to introduce after seizing power in a coup. Sigve Brekke, …
Norway’s Telenor chief denounces cyber security bill in Myanmar Read More
According to an IKEA official, the construction of the Swedish furniture-makers outlet in the Philippines is going according to plan despite the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The IKEA …
World’s largest IKEA on track to open in the Philippines later this year Read More
Swedish Camfil Group, manufacturer of air-filtration has begun the construction of the company’s new state-of-the-art facility in Taicang city, Jiangsu province, China. The facility is Camfil Group’s first integrated factory …
Swedish Camfil Group to construct state-of-the-art facility in China Read More
Swedish Greencarrier AB recently announced that the company has ensured future voyages to Asia and China and created further opportunities for trade with Asia by overtaking ownership and all future …
Swedish Greencarrier ensures that ‘Götheborg’ continues on route to Asia Read More
DNV GL establishes regional Centre of Excellence in Singapore for South East Asia with motive for decarbonization and autonomy in shipping. Supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), the …
DNV GL establishes regional Centre of Excellence in Singapore Read More
Volvo Cars Thailand has extended the hybrid battery warranty from 5 years or 100,000 km to 8 years or 150,000 km (whichever comes first), covering all Volvo plug-in hybrid models …
Volvo Thailand extend hybrid battery warranty to 8 years Read More
Scania Siam, the premium Swedish bus and truck provider, announced on 10 February 2021 its goal that 2021 should be the year of recovery and improvement in order to be …
Scania Siam going steady in its 35 years anniversary Read More
On 11 February 2021 the Malaysian Cabinet has agreed that the Covid-19 vaccination programme to begin at the end of this month will be given freely to non-citizens residing in …
Malaysia government granted Covid -19 vaccine to all non-citizen residents Read More
Danish Nowocoat, high-tech manufacturer of sustainable and environmentally friendly coating for professional and industrial use has embarked on an expansion plan with a big investment to strengthen the company’s position …
Danish Nowocoat invests in Southeast Asia Read More
Tetra Pak, the world-leading Swedish-Swiss processing and packaging solutions company, celebrates this year the 40-year anniversary of operations in Thailand. Since 1981 Tetra Pak has been supporting the development of …
Tetra Pak to celebrate 40 years in Thailand with ‘Go Nature. Go Carton.’ campaign Read More
IKEA’s new collection of LEGO brick sets and storage boxes is set to officially launch in Singapore on 18 February and online on 25 February The new BYGGLEK (Swedish for …
LEGO x IKEA launches BYGGLEK collection in Singapore Read More
On 11 February 2021 the Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok announced: Trade relations between Denmark and Thailand have deep roots. The last 400 years have seen numerous establishments of Danish …
Novo Nordisk team visited Danish embassy to discuss current healthcare challenges and collaborations Read More
The delivery of a special wind turbine installation jack-up vessel to OHT ASA, a Norwegian heavy transport and installation contractor, to be built by the Chinese shipbuilder China Merchants Heavy …
Norwegian offshore wind installation vessel to be built in China moves forward Read More
On 7 February 2021 Sweden’s data protection authority, IMY, fined Swedish police €250,000 ($300,000+) for unlawful use of the controversial facial recognition software Clearview AI, in breach of the country’s …
Swedish police fined $300.000 for unlawful use of facial recognition AI Read More
On 11 February 2021 Global appliance company Electrolux has appointed Hashtag Interactive as its social media content hub agency for its APAC and MEA regions. Hashtag Interactive will be responsible …
Singapore Hashtag Interactive appointed Social Content representative for Electrolux APAC Read More
New Year, New Markets, New Opportunities? Are you Nordic companies looking to venture into Asia? join the 3rd Nordic Innovation House (NIH) Info Joint Webinar hosted by NIH HongKong, Singapore …
Nordic Innovation Houses invite to Asia-wide webinar on 24 Feb Read More
PolyTech, Danish wind industry service provider, is expanding to meet market demands and to bring services closer to its customer base, by establishing a lightning test center in China. The …
Danish PolyTech to build lightning test center in China Read More
On 11 February 2021 the President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö visited the Finnish Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong’s Corporate Member Lifa Air plant in Espoo on Thursday, …
Finnish President Niinistö visited Lifa Air plant in Espoo Read More
On 10 February 2021 the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Manila released an activity update: With the support from the Norwegian Embassy in Manila, IOM conducted PPE production training for BIWAB …
Norway supports PPEs production training in Mindanoa Read More
Thailand has come a very long way in regards to online shopping options available. Over the past few years, Thailand has seen a rise in online shopping options with major …
Thailand online shopping guide Read More
According to the annual report from Swedish AP2, the Public Pension Fund recorded a 3.5% return in 2020 despite the pandemic. The return was strengthened by exposure to Swedish and …
Swedish AP2 achieves 3.5% return driven by Swedish and Chinese equities Read More
Urban initiatives from Denmark, China, and Indonesia have been shortlisted to be in the top 15 of the prestigious 2020 Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation. The award aims to …
Danish, Chinese, and Indonesian projects make the Guangzhou Award shortlist Read More
According to a statement from Sigve Brekke, Chief Executive of Norway’s Telenor, the telecommunication company expects its large Asian operations to gradually recover from the COVID-19 pandemic in the second …
Norway’s Telenor expects Asia recovery in the second half of 2021 Read More
The Finnish Business Council (FBC) Singapore announced upcoming events for February, as follow: On February 24, The members are invited to a workshop on Executive Loneliness! Executive Loneliness – …
Finnish Business Council Singapore released events update for February Read More
Finnish Sunborn Group has taken over the management of Sunborn London, as part of an expansion plan in the capital as it looks to grow its footprint of superyacht hotels. …
Finnish Sunborn Group looks to grow in Superyatch hotel Read More
International businesses are starting to reassess their investments in Myanmar after last week’s military coup where the Myanmar military seized power and arrested civilian leaders and other political figures. Swedish …
H&M will not rush into withdrawal from Myanmar Read More
The youth wings of Norway’s main political parties recently signed a letter calling Norway to rescind its normalization agreement with China and halt free trade negotiations due to China’s human …
Norway’s youth parties call for end of free trade talks with China Read More
Vietnam’s export turnover to six Northern European countries in 2020 was equal to figures reported in the previous year despite difficulties posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Vietnamese Commercial …
Vietnamese exports to northen Europe unaffected by the pandemic Read More
On 8 February 2021 the Danish Chamber of Commerce in China released an invitation to their next webinar on 16 February, the invitation read: Did you get a chance to …
DCCC webinar on “how climate change adaptation can create business opportunities in Denmark” Read More
On 10 February 2021, the Finnish Chamber of Commerce released an invitation, as follow: We would like to invite all the Members to join Business Community Budget Speech Webinar with …
FinnCham Hong Kong invites members to join Webinar on Business Community Budget Speech Read More
Singapore maintains its top spot for digital inclusiveness among 82 countries around the world, in global consultancy Roland Berger’s Digital Inclusion Index 2020. But around 150 million adults in South-east …
Singapore stay on top in digital inclusiveness global survey Read More
Waste heat and geothermal heat make up one of the World’s largest energy sources and it is highly underutilized today. The Climeon Heat Power System uses this energy source to …
Swedish Climeon AB landed in Taiwan Read More
Executives from nearly 30 leading European companies, including Swedish furniture maker IKEA, recently attended a live-streamed Forum on New Investment Opportunities between China and the EU. The high-level virtual dialogue …
IKEA and EU companies optimistic about China after teleconference with Chinese Premier Read More
Undertun Industri, Norwegian maritime equipment manufacturer has recently signed letters of intent (LOI) with two engineering firms in Malaysia. The Norwegian company has signed Naz Galaxy Group of Kemaman district …
Norwegian Undertun signs letters of intent with Malaysian service agents Read More
Funding Societies, Southeast Asia’s largest SME digital financing platform, is now live in Thailand. On Feb 2nd, 2021, it was awarded the SEC debt crowdfunding license, enabling it to support …
Funding Societies, SEA’s leading digital financing platform, launches in Thailand to support SMEs Read More
Sweden is a good place to grow, according to the European ScaleUp Monitor 2020 European ScaleUp Monitor 2020 says Sweden is the country with the 4th highest number of scaleups …
Sweden ranks 4th best country for fast growing innovative companies Read More
According to JydskeVestkysten, Nordic companies are experiencing a high increase in freight prices for exported goods from China and Asia because of the pandemic. The Danish interior company IB Laursen …
Rising freight prices for Nordic companies ends up on the customers side Read More
It may well take a long time before the world gets a definitive answer as to where the coronavirus came from. And it is not at all certain that an …
Danish WHO-researcher in Wuhan predicts a long process ahead Read More
Thoni Suwansri’s local Thai restaurant was only open to guests for less than two months before a new corona shutdown meant the restaurant was limited to only offering takeaway. Now …
Corona crushed Thoni’s dream of an authentic village Thai food restaurant in Denmark Read More
Volvo Cars, the Swedish auto maker owned by China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, says electric vehicles make up more than a third of the company’s new car sales in …
Volvo EV sales in Europe made up more than 3rd of company’s car sales Read More
The latest Business Climate Index (BCI) unveiled by the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) in Vietnam on 3 February indicates that EU companies in Vietnam ended 2020 with overall optimistic …
EU Business Climate Index predicts Vietnam’s economy likely to improve in the first quarter Read More