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The Embassy of Denmark in Jakarta invites all Danish residents in Indonesia to an online meeting with the embassy and the Danish Ambassador Lars Bo Larsen regarding the current Covid-19 …
Danish Embassy Jakarta invites Danes to online Covid dialog Read More
Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh, member of the European Chamber of Commerce has finally stepped into the Cambodian market with the opening of its state-of-the-art modern and luxurious five-star hotel. At …
EuroCham member Hyatt Regency opens in Phnom Penh Read More
Henley & Partners has released the latest results of the 2021 Henley Passport Index which shows how powerful the Asian and Nordic passports are in terms of travel freedom. The …
Asia’s & Scandinavia’s best and worst visa-free passports revealed Read More
The arrival of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine in Sweden and the ongoing vaccinations of Swedish people have boosted travel bookings for summer 2021 and winter 2022 trips to especially the …
Vaccine in Sweden sparks a boost in travel booking to Thailand for winter 2022 Read More
On 5 January 2021 the European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia invited to a Breakfast Talk on “How can European Brands Meet RE100 and Other Global Goals in Cambodia?” EuroCham …
EuroCham Cambodia invites to breakfast talk with European brands on 14 Jan Read More
Husqvarna Motorcycles’ new importer Eurotech Wheel Distribution Sdn. Bhd just launched a fleet of bikes for the Malaysian market on 6 January 2021. The models that get the most attention …
Premium Swedish motorcycle brand, Husqvarna Motorcycles is now officially back in Malaysia Read More
Danish support to Pann Thazin, a paper mill in Yangon has demonstrated the value of ‘Dissolved Air Flotation Technology (DAF)’, reducing water usage up to 80 per cent through recirculation …
Danish technology reduces water usage for paper in Myanmar Read More
The Nordic Council Environment Prize is awarded each year to a Nordic company, organization, or individual in the Philippines to recognize “exemplary efforts to integrate respect for the environment into …
Deadline for Nordic Sustainability Award in Philippines nominations ends 15 January Read More
Maersk invites interested participants to a webinar with experts on January 21st for tips on how to bind your fashion supply chains together, seamlessly. With the theme “Threads That Bind”, our …
Maersk invites to “Threads That Bind” webinar on 21 January Read More
The European Chamber of Commerce invites to the first event of the year – Vietnam Economic Outlook 2021 – with honoured speakers from the World Bank and BIDV | Hanoi …
EuroCham Vietnam invites to the first business briefing of the year on 8 January Read More
Danish Tican Fresh Meat A/S, pork producer and exporter of fresh and frozen pork, are weekly testing its employees for Covid-19 in an attempt to secure a regular export to …
Danish Tican Fresh Meat A/S tests employees weekly to avoid halt in export to China Read More
IKEA Thailand released on 7 January 2021 an update statement regarding Covid-19, as follow: Dear IKEA clients and fans According to the latest confirmation from Ministry of Health, of patient …
IKEA Bangyai found Covid-19 infected person visited on 27 December 2020 Read More
The year of 2020 will be remembered as a milestone in Vietnam’s ICT history as three of the country’s largest mobile operators, Viettel, VNPT, and MobiFone gave consumers the first …
Vietnam launched 5G network through its relationship with Ericsson Read More
Swedish fashion brand H&M has in collaboration with Danone AQUA, Indonesia’s number one water bottled brand turned PET plastic into colorful and comfortable kids wear. The project ‘bottle2fashion’ initiated in …
H&M and Danone AQUA turns PET plastic into comfy kids wear Read More
Swedish telecom giant Ericsson has according to a report in China Daily been seeking the government of Sweden in an attempt to revoke the appeals court’s October ban that prohibits …
China Daily: Ericsson wants Swedish government to repeal Huawei 5G ban Read More
Study in Finland announced on 2 January 2020 that the joint application period to studies starting in autumn (September) 2021 will be open 7-20 January 2021 at Studyinfo.fi. See instructions …
Study in Finland Autumn programmes 2021 open for applications on 7 January Read More
Vietnam has signed an agreement to secure the purchase of 30 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine produced by AstraZeneca Plc, British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company, the government said …
Vietnam secures 30 million doses of Swedish-British AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines Read More
Finnish Antti Toivonen, who has been living in Singapore for the past 10 years, has co-written and produced the 2020 Singaporean black comedy art film ‘Tiong Bahru Social Club‘. Antti …
Finnish Antti Toivonen co-write feature film in Singapore Read More
Effective from 2 January 2021, the Norwegian government has imposed mandatory Covid-19 testing for all travelers entering Norway. The test must be done as soon as possible and within 24 …
Norway introduces mandatory Covid-19 testing and digital registration for all travelers Read More
A jump in Thailand’s household debt level has meant that the country is now close to being amongst the top 10 countries worldwide with the highest ratio of household debt …
Thailand’s household debt jumps to resemble that of the Nordic nations Read More
ScandAsia was quite popular last year! We had 461,118 visitors! Our best month was June with 57,328 visitors! In terms of demographics, ScandAsia’s 461,118 visitors came from 228 different countries. Our Top 5 Countries were 1. Thailand 57,530 – 2. United States 56,001 – 3. Singapore 31,568 – 4. Sweden 26,097 – 5. Denmark 26,006. In terms of gender, 56% were…
ScandAsia had 461,118 visitors in 2020 Read More
On 30 December 2020 the Philippines Authorities introduced new travel restrictions as followed: Effective from 30 December 2010 until 15 January 2021, as a precaution to the possible entry of …
No entry to Philippines until 15 January 2021 Read More
The Embassy of Denmark has since 2017 provided MMK 14.6 billion worth of grants to over 450 Myanmar SMEs to implement responsible business projects through the Responsible Business Fund (RBF). …
Denmark offers more money to ‘responsible businesses’ in Myanmar Read More
The Finnish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong has introduced the latest work – “Meet the Member” – series with John Barclay, Founder & Managing Director at Primasia which is …
FinnCham HK introduces new member: Primasia Read More
According to BT, World champion Danish badminton player Viktor Axelsen has just opened a company in China together with his father. The new company will develop a supplement in relation …
Danish badminton player Viktor Axelsen opens company in China Read More
Scientists at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) have figured out a way to turn pig’s blood into a potent, neutral-tasting protein powder for the food industry. Head researcher Rene Lametsch, …
Danish researcher suspects China’s interest in new protein powder made from pigs blood Read More
MK International Investment and Development Co., Ltd. of Norway (MKI Norway) is investing $1.8 million for 3-year educational-entertainment programmes exclusively developed for Cambodia. Educational entertainment or edutainment is media designed …
New Cambodia-MKI Norway partnership for edutainment content development Read More
Finland has been given almost EUR 3 million by the European Union to help finance a project aimed at promoting the export of pork and poultry meat to the Chinese …
EU grants Finland EUR 3 million to promote export of meat to the Chinese market Read More
Norwegian controlled DTAC has selected Finish Nokia as its first 5G RAN partner in a three-year deal covering the North and North Eastern regions of Thailand. Nokia will play a …
Nokia selected as DTAC’s first 5G RAN partner in Thailand Read More
The Swedish government has provided funding for a pilot project for a solar energy micro grid launched by The Ministry of Mines and Energy and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) …
Swedish government funds solar energy project in Cambodia Read More
Helsinki Times will from now on be published in Chinese language in addition to English. The new edition launched 1 January 2021 has been in the planning for more than …
Helsinki Times launches new Chinese language edition Read More
A new regional report from China Blocktrain&Bitcon news (8tbc) and statements from the head of operations at Genesis Mining, the largest cloud mining company on the market indicate that Chinese …
Report indicates Chinese Bitcoin miners migrate to Nordic Regions Read More
Due to the H5N8 avian influenza (bird flu) detection in Denmark in recent months, some countries, including Singapore, Japan, Russia, the United and Arab Emirates have temporarily stopped importing eggs …
Singapore temporarily halts import of egg and poultry from Denmark due to Bird flu Read More
The Danish company Nordic Gin House has aligned with new global partners in China, Singapore, Vietnam and Myanmar in the midst of the pandemic, to secure export opportunities and save …
Export to Asia saved Nordic Gin House during the pandemic Read More
The Swedish company Alfa Laval, global provider of specialized products and solutions for heavy industry, heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, has secured an order with a value of …
Swedish Alfa Laval secures SEK 75 million wastewater treatment order in Singapore Read More
Women workers at clothing factories in Asia are particularly hard hit during the corona pandemic. Finnish Finnwatch is now looking for a corporate team both at home and at EU …
Finnwatch wants to ensure human rights for women textile workers in Asia Read More
Finland has achieved a prominent role in a new Chinese romantic drama ‘I remember’ which was shot last year in Lapland and Helsinki. The story of the movie is about …
Chinese movie promotes Finland in new romantic drama Read More
Just before the November election The Danish Embassy’s TechPlomacy (technological-diplomacy) initiative provided six Myanmar based groups with pilot funding for fact checking. The country faces challenges around disinformation, misinformation, hate …
Danish Embassy in Myanmar funds fact-checking groups as fake news mutates Read More
Norwegians love sausages. So much in fact that each Norwegian consumes an average of about 100 sausages a year, which is amongst the highest in the world. But local sausage …
Norway exports intestine but sausage casing on Norweigan sausages comes from China Read More
According to The Guardian, Pig farming in China has taken another step to streamline operations in order to save costs, shorten breeding times and even improve pig welfare. The new …
Danish expert questions value of new Chinese face recognition tool for pigs Read More
H&M Group, Swedish intercontinental clothing-retail company, introduces new sustainable packaging solutions. At the company’s distribution centers in China, Russia, The Netherlands and Australia millions of packages have already been sent …
H&M reduces plastic waste with new sustainable packaging solutions Read More
Nordic Aqua Partners A/S is about to establish China’s first land based salmon farm. The Nordic countries had land based salmon and trout farms long before it became an option to …
Nordic Aqua Partners to establish China’s first salmon farming facility Read More
The Embassy of Denmark in Indonesia announced on 24 December 2020 that Indonesia has introduced tougher entry restrictions for all entry from the European Union and Australia as well as …
Indonesia restricts entry from the Scandinavia, EU, Australia and the UK Read More
On 24 December 2020, Norwegian controlled DTAC helped migrant communities around the central shrimp market in Samut Sakon that were locked down when Covid-19 infections were found earlier this week. …
DTAC handed out essential kits to locked down shrimp industry communities in Samut Sakon Read More
New studies from the University of Copenhagen (KU) suggests that Chinese people experience the bitter flavor more strongly than Danish people and bitter flavors such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts and …
Broccoli reportedly tastes differently, all depending on whether you are Chinese or Danish Read More
Commercial Counsellor, Director of Innovation Norway, Arne-Kjetil Lian shared some insights with Lao Dong as Vietnam is planning to develop the country’s marine aquaculture on an industrial scale. From experience …
Innovation Norway shares Norway marine aquaculture experience with Vietnam Read More
Sweden will go ahead building its 5G network without the Chinese company Huawei despite protests from the company and the Chinese Government. The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) said …
Sweden upholds 5G ban on Chinese firms Read More
The Finnish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong welcomes a new Startup & Entrepreneur member ‘Gothenburg Consulting’. The announcement on 14 December through FinnCham HK Facebook page also introduced Swedish …
FinnCham HK introduces new members Read More
On 22 December 2020 the Norwegian Government introduced a registration requirement for all people entering Norway. As of noon Monday 21 December, all people entering Norway will have to register …
Norwegian Government introduce registration forms for all people entering Norway Read More
Finnair announced on 22 December 2020 that is is now possible to fly to Santa’s Finnish home from your own sofa! Santa’s official airline, Finnair, will offer eight ‘flights’ using …
Fly virtual flight to Santa’s hometown and support UNICEF’s work with Finnair Read More