Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The European Commission approved on 27 November Microsoft’s nearly 5.5-billion-euro (S$ 9.3 billion) takeover of the mobile phone business of Finland’s Nokia which once dominated the global industry. The acquisition …
EU clears Microsoft-Nokia mobile phone deal Read More
Long established as a major Pattaya property developer catering mostly to Scandinavians and other Europeans, the New Nordic Group is looking to expand its customer base by targeting more Thai …
New Nordic Group eyes Thai buyers to expand customer base Read More
The 17 Group of Norway, an association of maritime suppliers, expects a 40 percent rise in combined sales in China next year with more high-end ship types being built here. …
Norway’s marine suppliers bullish on China market Read More
Swedish company Midroc Automation has been requested to deliver a fully automated system to manage the World’s largest gold mine in Papua, Indonesia. The client is the American mining company …
Swedish Midroc gets 800 Mil. SEK order in Indonesia Read More
Maersk Line and the intra-Asia container shipping specialist, MCC Transport, celebrated their 20 years of business co-operation in Cambodia with a major celebration in Phnom Penh attended by Public Works …
Maersk Celebrates 20 years in Cambodia Read MoreCargotec has established Sinotruk (Shandong) Hiab Equipment Company a joint venture with the China National Heavy Duty Truck Company (CNHTC). The Finnish manufacturer’s stake in the JV is 50 percent …
Finland’s Cargotec in Chinese truck crane joint venture Read More
A new collaboration which may be a sign of things to come sees a project incorporating innovative European design skills alongside the physical and mechanical attributes of Chinese ship building …
Danish-designed, Chinese-built ships in the offing Read MoreThe Consulate General of Denmark in Guangzhou organised an exquisite Hi-Fi event for a very select group of people at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Guangzhou the 30th of November. …
Consul General in Guangzhou hosts Hi-Fi event Read MoreNorway’s OBX index could be hampered in the near term by developments hitting the fish production and processing sector, according to comments from politicians and market analysts. The problem is …
Norwegian salmon’s China market share dwindles Read MoreForeign businesses, including those from Finland, will enjoy a number of preferential treatments when they invest in the Mekong delta city of Can Tho. Profitable investors in the field of …
Finnish firms urged to invest in Vietnam Read More