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The Nordcham Philippines has announced the winners and finalists at Nordic Awards Night 2019. And the winners are Corporate Sustainability Company of the Year co-presented by Trends And Concepts …
Winners of Nordcham awards night Read More
Developing. That would be the best word to describe the largest city and former capital of Myanmar, Yangon, previously known as Rangoon. Before arriving in Yangon, I didn’t have many …
Unique Yangon: “Blood” splatters and men in skirts Read More
The Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce is preparing warm welcome all at ‘Swedish Education and Career Days 2019’. The free entry programme includes: 1. Swedish Pavilion at the OCSC (Office of …
Swedish education and career day 2019 Read More
The West Nusa Tenggara provincial government is exploring cooperation opportunities with the Government of Denmark for adopting the application of renewable energy and waste management from the country, according to …
Lombok and Sumbawa seek energy cooperation with Denmark Read More
NordCham Philippines have announced the names of the companies, that are the finalists for this year’s Nordic Awards Night 2019 taking place at the Fairmont Makati Ballroom on Wednesday, October …
Finalists revealed for tomorrows Nordic Awards Night Read More
Team Nordic Innovation House Singapore attended on 15 October 2019 the ’Viral Access on Micro-Influencers’ breakfast talk hosted by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Singapore. A rare opportunity to …
Folke Engholm at Nordic Innovation House Singapore Read More
The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration has quickly initiated a series of inspections at dairies in Denmark with exports to China, following a case where one dairy, Mille Food, could …
Danish Food Authority moves fast after export irregularities to China Read More
Volvo recently released its three brand new models in the Philippines with environmentally friendly engines. The official launch was at the ‘Future of Electric Forum’ organized by Volvo Philippines on …
Volvo releases hybrid engine in Philippines Read More
Cultural bonding through delicacies was the motive of the event, “Chinese Food Night in Finland”, that took place at the Main Post Office Restaurant in Helsinki, Finland, on Monday 14 …
Chinese Food Night in Finland a delicious friendship celebration Read More
Tran and Son Chu are friends and entrepreneurs that are about to launch something unique in November 2019. They met at a coffee shop in Helsinki, Finland during their study …
Shoes from coffee grounds to be launched in November Read More
Entering the Sule Shangri-La Hotel in downtown Yangon, Myanmar, is overwhelming. The high-ceilinged lobby is adorned with intimidating columns and large armchairs. An excessive chandelier lights up the huge room. …
Astri is in love with Myanmar: Hoping the tourists will return Read More
Lotte Dietrich from Denmark is a familiar face for Scandinavian regulars seeking medical care or being medical tourism patients at one of Phuket’s private hospitals – especially so given that …
A Scandinavian at the heart of Phuket’s popular medical services Read More
[This image has been removed due to infringement.] Wondering where to spend your next holiday? If you’re looking to relax by the beach or explore stunning sceneries, CNN’s list of …
Scandinavian and Asian islands make it to top 10 list Read More
Bottled ground water from the Finnish city of Lahti will be transported on the China-bound trains next year, as a ground-breaking ceremony took place on Friday for a bottling facility. …
Clean Finnish water to be bottled and shipped to China Read More
A Norwegian project is being launched to promote the usage of plastic waste as a source of energy for energy intensive industries, reducing ocean waste and improving energy efficiency. The …
Norwegian project to make ocean waste valuable Read More
Imagine being ambassador for a day. For 20-year-old Phuong Anh, Vietnamese student at Hanoi National University of Education, imagination became reality when she got to be the Swedish Ambassador to …
Vietnamese student Swedish Ambassador for a day Read More
Danish Carlsberg’s beer brand Tuborg has invited Laotians to participate in competition for a trip to five countries including Denmark according to The Drum. The competition is part of the …
Tuborg gives Laotians chance to win trip to Denmark Read More
The Stockholm metro is due to expand with a new line, and the state-owned Chinese company China Railway Tunnel Group (CRTG) has won the bid to a procurement contract. CRTG …
CEO unhappy Chinese company to expand Swedish metro Read More
Thiking of the Nordics one might picture girls in floral dresses with baskets and men with hats who ride around on their bicycles while laughing and cheeringly ringing their bells to …
Finland improving integration through cycling Read More
The respective ambassadors from Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark in Indonesia have taken it upon them to show the South-East Asian nation that renewable energy is within reach without costing …
Nordic ambassadors call for green energy in Indonesia Read More
Siemens and Grundfos have signed a digital partnership framework for strategic cooperation between the two companies. The focus is on developing water and wastewater applications, industrial automation and building technology. …
Siemens and Grundfos sign digital environment pact Read More
Whether you like it hot or cold, with milk, sugar, egg, whipped cream or just plain black, most adults know the feeling of waking up in the morning but not …
Are you paying too much for your coffee? Check here Read More
The Danes are not known for their punctuality so it came as no surprise to most people, when the new metro was delayed again. And again. Eventually, the delay has …
Danish metro built using Chinese granite opens Read More
Norwegian’s loyalty programme, Norwegian Reward, has reached 10 million members – expanding at three new members every minute. The Norwegian low cost airline is flying to Bangkok and Krabi airports …
10 million loyal to Norwegian Read More
Santa Fe Group, the last remnant of the EAC conglomerate founded by H.N. Andersen back in 1884, has sold its relocation business, including the moving company’s debt to Proventus Capital …
Santa Fe Relocation sold Read More
Daniela L-V Cassmer is since August 2019 at the helm of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China. Based in Beijing, she has already been in China for over 2.5 …
SwedCham China’s new General Manager Read More
IKEA has seen better times in Singapore, which just presented the results for fiscal 2019 ended 31 August. With a turnover of S$341 it is S$1 million lower than this …
IKEA has seen better days in Singapore Read More
Shoes, phone chargers and jewellery are just a few of the things which can be ordered from China and shipped to Denmark at a discounted price. But if the Danish …
Danish minister hoping to end Chinese postal discount Read More
While most of the world have praised Swedish activist 16-year-old Greta Thunberg for her speech at the UN’s Climate Action Summit in New York earlier this week, it appears to …
Chinese unimpressed by Swedish activist Read More
The world’s oldest travel firm, Thomas Cook Group, has entered compulsory liquidation according to a press release. The liquidation follows failure to reach a sufficient financial agreement between the company’s …
Travel firm bankrupt: Nordic subsidiaries survive Read More
Upon entering the big, pink building, several small heads turn to look at me. Some of the children giggle and some put their hands together in front of their chest …
Helping abused and migrant children in Pattaya: Hoping for Danish support Read More
Scania in Malaysia and Singapore closed its operations for one hour on 20 September in support of a call for a Climate Day. Starting from 11am until 12pm on 20 …
Scania took a break for the climate Read More
Scandinavian investment taps into Vietnam’s booming solar power market Thomas Jakobsen, based in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) since 2005, is Managing Director of Indochina Energy Partners (IEP), an entity …
Rooftop PV solar sector example of Nordic-Vietnam business success Read More
Allan Ottesen was six years old when he and his mother swapped Pad Thai and beaches for Danish meatballs and rain, while his father stayed in Thailand. “My mum is …
Allan Ottesen: My dad planned my future in Thailand Read More
Bjarne Nielsen also known as Bjarne Kronborg gets the best of Denmark in his bar and restaurant Cafe Kronborg in Pattaya. It is all he needs from his home country, …
Bjarne “Kronborg”: A piece of Denmark in Pattaya Read More
Saturday the 7th of September, restaurant Cajutan presented an evening with seafood. Many SWEOR and partners gathered together for an evening with those delicious small creatures, accompanied by Swedish Aquavit, …
A seafood evening at Cajutan, Sukhumvit soi 18 Read More
When he was in his early 20s Mr Antti Vänskä, on route to a summer job in Australia, sent a postcard to his parents back in Finland from Singapore, describing …
Antti Vänskä – the new Finnish Ambassador at the helm in Singapore Read More
Soft Touch AB is a leading brand and producer particularly of work gloves for the international market. STIL Services Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (STIL) is the group’s Kuala Lumpur-based entity, where …
Swedish protective gloves business in Kuala Lumpur Read More
The Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Thailand issued on 29 August a press release calling for what it diplomatically calls a “structured rationalization, with significant changes, to the TM.30 …
Foreign Chambers says TM30 creates negative views about Thailand Read More
On Saturday 24th of August 2019, some Bangkok ladies decided to take a break from the daily routine and visit AMBRE JOLIE’s showroom on Sukhumvit Soi 26. The new collection …
TAKE A BREAK…..with Ambre Jolie & Anna Frummerin from Ana-A New Approach Read More
The Swedish carmaker Volvo launches project in Philippines called Safe Roads for road safety. According to Carmudi Philippines, the program is part of Volvo’s vision of having no casualties or injured …
Volvo to promote safer roads in Philippines Read More
Swedish IKEA is planning an investment of 1.41 billion USD in the Chinese market, the company announced at a press briefing in Beijing on 22 August 2019 according to Yicai …
Swedish company to invest millions in Chinese market Read More
On Saturday 7 September 2019 from 5 PM to late, Singapore will have its first ever crayfish party hosted by Pro Hospitality Pte Ltd according to the Embassy of Sweden …
New Crayfish Party in Singapore Read More
Chinese tourists are happy to visit Norway and enjoy what the country has to offer except when it means paying for Norwegian services. According to Norwegian Aftenposten, when numerous Chinese …
Chinese tour firms unwilling to pay Norwegian driver salaries Read More
Instead of just chucking textile, cardboard and agricultural waste in the bin, Finnish start-up Infinited Fiber Company (IFC) turns this otherwise unusable material into new fibres. And now Singapore-based Royal …
Singapore invests in sustainable Finnish fiber firm Read More
The Indonesian Navy has signed a contract with BAE Systems Sweden Weapon Systems for a naval gun system. More specifically, the navy has initially ordered four Bofors 57 Mk3 naval …
Sweden to deliver gun system for Indonesian Navy Read More
I’d like to take you with me to four hidden, beautiful boutique hotels in the heart of Bangkok. Are you in the mood to disappear for a night with your …
Agneta’s World: Escape the noise and traffic of Bangkok Read More
For the 20th time the Nordic Business Community in Ho Chi Minh are hosting an annual Crayfish Party on Saturday 28 September 2019 from 18:00 – 22:00. Crayfish has been …
All set for Nordic Crayfish Party in Vietnam Read More
Malaysia’s vibrant nature with its tropical climate and lush green forests is the main attraction for Swedish travellers, Dag Juhlin Dannfelt, Sweden’s Ambassador to Malaysia, told Sabah’s Chief Minister Datuk …
Nature attracts Swedish tourists to Sabah Read More
For some Singaporeans living abroad, the thing they miss most isn’t family or friends. It’s food. To show how this could be turned into a good business, ChannelNewsAsia interviewed Jasni …
Selling Singaporean food in Finland Read More