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While raspberries, cranberries and blueberries ripen in Finland, the firms can’t keep up, after Thailand decreased the number of berry picking visas. Where 3,500 Thai were granted a seasonal visa …
Lack of hands for Finnish berry picking after Thai trafficking case Read More
If you’re planning on flying from Stockholm to Phuket or vice versa with Thai Airways during your Christmas or Winter vacation you’ll have to find an alternative route. The airline …
Thai Airways cancels flights between Stockholm and Phuket Read More
While Danish people send ladybirds to heaven so they can ask God for good weather, a Chinese PhD student at University of Copenhagen is now asking them to eat all …
Student wants ladybirds to turn China organic Read More
Danish beer is a popular drink in Malaysian and Singaporean bars and households by the looks of it. By the end of June 2019 the Danish beer company Carlsberg Malaysia …
Singaporeans and Malaysians chug more Danish beer Read More
The Danish labour union 3F blames Amazon for the abuse of Chinese school kids who intern at Hengyang Foxconn manufacturing goods to be sold on Amazon. Hengyang Foxconn recruited 1581 …
Danish union blames Amazon for abuse of Chinese students Read More
Since Swedish Greta Thunberg called for more ambitious climate action in Sweden by skipping school last year, many have felt inspired by the teen. Among them, a group of about …
Singapore Climate Rally inspired by Swedish activist Read More
About 185 Norwegians and Danes got a bit more than the trip they booked, when their Thai Airways flight TG 952 performed an emergency landing in Moscow on 11 August …
Scandinavians stuck after Thai aircraft emergency landing Read More
93 million. That’s how many straws Indonesians sucks their way through each day. And of the 9,8 billion plastic bags they use every year, almost 95 percent end up as …
Swedish investors to support island in sustainability project Read More
The Finnish company KONE has won a large order at The Central Boulevard Towers in Singapore. The company is to equip the towers with no less than 43 elevators and …
Finnish technology in high-tech Singapore towers Read More
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has set up a project called “Bringing New Shades of Thailand to Nordic Travellers” which is targeting tourists from the Nordic countries, writes The …
Thai tourism to focus on Nordic visitors Read More
Norwegian telecommunication giant Telenor Group is trying to enter the Indonesian market by merging with the Indonesian company Axiata. Axiata holds 66.4 percent of the shares in PT XL Axiata …
EU ban on palm oil could keep Telenor out of Indonesia Read More
Chinese students looking to Finland for education has declined by 24 percent since 2011. Meanwhile, the share of Asians of all foreign students has risen by 30 percent during the …
Finland struggles to attract Chinese students Read More
Kipinä, the fastest growing international preschool brand featuring an “Enhanced Finland” curriculum will join forces with ILA Vietnam to launch 10 new Kipinä preschools throughout Vietnam in the the next 3 years. …
First Finnish pre-school franchise in Vietnam Read More
An exhibition of pumps and pumping solutions of Danish manufacturer Grundfos was opened in Hanoi on August 2. The event, first of its kind in Hanoi according to VNA, is …
Grundfos at first pump-tech exhibition in Hanoi Read More
A shipment of Norwegian salmon was early Wednesday recalled by the Singaporean importer, Yu Fish, after Singapore Food Agency (SFA) confirmed the presence of listeria bacteria in a sample. SFA …
Small batch of Norwegian salmon recalled in Singapore Read More
A group of 33 young students from China has taken part in the first summer camp organised by Educamp Finland, a new Finnish education export company. The 12-day camp was …
EduCamp Finland off to a good start in China Read More
Finnish Arkki School of Architecture for Children and Youth has expanded to Thailand, where it on 27 July 2019 celebrated the grand opening of Arkki Thailand in the centre of …
Creative education from Finland in Bangkok Read More
Finnish energy giant Neste laid the foundation stone for the expantion of its existing facility in Tuas on July 31, 2019. The ceremony officially marks the start of the 1.4 …
Neste starts building huge expansion in Singapore Read More
Finnish company Efore has sold its telecommunications business to Shenzhen Kexin Communication Technologies Co. Ltd. The deal covers the entire Efore Telecommunications business including current product portfolio and Efore brand …
Finnish telecom business sold to Shenzhen firm Read More
Scania Malaysia nurtures future leaders in sustainability with support to Penang school’s “No-Single-Use-Plastic” Programme Scania Malaysia distributed on Wednesday 31 July 2019 reusable lunch boxes and water bottles to students, …
Scania supports sustainability program at Penang school Read More
Fans of American rapper A$AP Rocky, who is awaiting trial for alegedly being part of a violent beating of a person in a street fight in Stockholm, try to retaliate …
Rocky fans call for boycot of IKEA, threatens embassy Read More
Marcus Wallenberg — a fifth-generation member of the Swedish Wallenberg dynasty — said the Sino-U.S. trade war was “extremely unfortunate.” Speaking at the Salzburg Summit in Austria, and in an interview …
Wallenberg not sure which side Europe will be on in a Sino-US High-Tech Cold War Read More
Norwegian technology founder and investor William Klippgen, who lives in Singapore, and British angel investor Michael Blakey has set up a Singapore-based fund of $ 22 million – equivalent to …
Norwegian William Klippgen heads a new fund of NOK 190 million in Singapore. Read More
Do you have a Volvo model S60, S80, S90, V40, V60, V70, V90, XC60 or XC90 with a 2-litre or 4-cylinder diesel engine produced between 2014 and 2019? Then you …
Volvo identifies faulty engine part Read More
Cambodia has seen a 23 percent decrease in tree cover since 2000 according to Global Forest Watch. As part of this, the country lost almost half of its dense old-growth forests: 3 million …
Danish App helps fight illegal logging in Cambodia Read More
Norwegian shipping and tank terminal company Odfjell SE has finalized the sale of its indirect 55% equity stake in Odfjell Terminals Jiangyin (OTJ), China, to Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd. for …
Odfjell sells share in Jiangyin terminal in China Read More
Norwegian canned fish firm King Oscar added in 2018 16.4 mill. NOK to the profit of its owner, Thai Union Group. The good news was reported by the seafood business …
King Oscar profitable for Thai Union Group Read More
Tetra Pak, the leading Swedish packaging solutions company, signed on 4 July 2019 a Memorandum of Understanding with the key partners of the Bangkok School Milk Carton Recycling Project. The …
Tetra Pak Signs MOU to Promote School Milk Carton Recycling Read More
Norwegian solar integrator Scatec Solar and partners have grid connected its third solar power plant in Malaysia, the 66 MW (DC) Merchang plant. The company now has a total of …
Norwegian Scatec Solar delivers third solar power plant in Malaysia Read More
Myanmar-Norway Business Council together with four other business organisations have urged Myanmar authorities to restore internet access in Rakhine and Chin states. The statement warns of the “possible reputational impact …
Norwegian Business group calls on Myanmar to restore Internet access in Rakhine and Chin states Read More
Singapore’s Public Utilities Board (PUB), has contracted Norwegian technical consultancy DNV GL to help with its 50 MW floating solar PV project at the Tengeh Reservoir in the island nation’s …
Norwegian DNV GL to help Singapore with floating solar power project Read More
Russia’s has removed restrictions on transportation of perishable products via train through Russia to third countries, e.g. China, which may bring big savings to the way for instance salmon from …
Nordic perishable goods by train to China now possible: Saving up to 80 percent Read More
Finland has won the race to get an important China-Europe technology centre. The Chinese and European centre for innovation has been officially launched in a former hospital building in Helsinki. …
Finland wins race to get China centre Read More
Finnair continues to grow its Asian operations and adds Busan in South Korea as a new destination in summer 2020. Finnair will be the first and only airline connecting Busan …
Finnair continues to grow its Asian traffic: Busan in Korea as a new destination in summer 2020 Read More
Denmark’s BioMar, fish feed manufacturing company, signed an agreement with Minze Long Yang Xi, China’s largest trout farmer to supply high performance fish feed with almost half the environmental footprint …
Denmark’s BioMar worked with Chinese firm to supply sustainable fish feed Read More
On July 7, Embassy of Sweden in Jakarta organized “Smart Mobility Workshop” at the Swedish Residence in Jakarta. The guests attending included Ambassador of Sweden to Indonesia Marina Berg and …
Swedish Embassy hosted “Smart Mobility Workshop” in Jakarta Read More
Ambassador of Sweden to Thailand Staffan Herrström attended the “Erasmus Pre-departure Orientation and Networking event” hosted by European Union in Thailand. Taking place at Westin Hotel on July 6, the …
Swedish Ambassador congratulated Erasmus awardees from Thailand Read More
Elite Partners Capital (EPC), Singapore-based asset management firm announced on July 8 that it has invested S$3 million (€1.95 million) in Norwegian cold chain management specialist TAG Sensors. The signing …
Singapore’s Firm invested S$3.0 Million in Norway’s TAG Sensors Read More
Swedish trucks and buses manufacturer Scania AB picked Xin Kang Hua Auto Parts & Motor Services Limited as its maintenance and repair dealership in Macau. The signing ceremony was held …
Scania signed a deal with Macau’s motor service provider Read More
Vestas, a Danish manufacturer, seller, installer, and servicer of wind turbines, posted on June 28 that it has awarded an 11-MW turbine supply contract in China making its first 4 …
Vestas to distribute wind energy for China’s distributed wind segment Read More
On July 1, Ambassador of Sweden to Cambodia Maria Sargren visited the official launching ceremony of the White Book 2019 organized by EuroCham Cambodia. The ceremony was presented under the …
Swedish Ambassador attended EuroCham White book launching ceremony Read More
Ambassador of Sweden to Thailand Staffan Herrström attended the conference titled “Women, Development and Higher Education” taking place on July 2 at Srinakharinwirot University (SWU) in Bangkok, Thailand. Co-hosted by …
Swedish Envoy to Thailand joined conference on gender equality Read More
18 tonnes of Norwegian salmon transported by a cargo plane from Luxembourg, Boeing 747, arrived at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport on June 25, 2019. According to Xinhua, this was the …
Norwegian salmon brought to Wuhan for the first time by cargo plane Read More
Nokia has announced on June 26 that its new AirScale mMIMO Adaptive Antenna (MAA), will be adopted by China Mobile Communications Corporation (CMCC), a Chinese government-owned telecommunication corporation to …
Nokia’s new technology will be deployed first by China Mobile Read More
While the World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) was taking place in Helsinki the Embassy of Finland Bangkok co-organised ‘Finland towards the circular economy’ seminar, held at the Asean Sustainable Energy …
Finland’s circular economy initiative presented to ASEAN Read More
In May Iceland’s fourth ambassador to Singapore, H.E. Sigríður Ásdís Snævarr, handed over her credentials. This was also the fourth trip ever to the Southeast Asian hub by this very …
Sigríður Ásdís Snævarr: Iceland’s new ambassador to Singapore Read More
SN Aboitiz Power Group (SNAP), the joint venture between SN Power (Norwegian hydropower developer and investor) and Aboitiz Power Corp. (Filipino power investor) switched on its first 200-kilowatt (kw) floating …
Norway and Philippines activated 1st floating solar project Read More
The number of Nordic businesspeople in Thailand and the number of Nordic people on retirement visa or visa linked to their Thai family have been declining during the first five …
Nordic people moving out of Thailand Read More
On June 26, 2019, Finnair announced its plan to grow its operations in China by adding three weekly flights to new Beijing Daxing International Airport set to be the world’s …
Finnair will add three more flights to China’s new airport Read More
On June 25, the Council of Ministers authorized the EU-Vietnam trade and investment agreements which are set to be signed by Swedish born EU Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström and …
Green light for EU-Vietnam trade and investment agreements Read More