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Finnish-educated Thai scholar-turned-politician Kunthida Rungruengkiat sets her eyes on the horizon to benefit Thai teachers and students It has been almost 20 years since Kunthida Rungruengkiat, deputy leader of Future …
Shaping the future in Thailand’s education Read More
EABC’s new executive director, Finnish Karri Kivelä, talks about his transition from assisting the Finnish trade community to advocating companies from all over Europe, and what life is like in …
The Glue of European Trade Read More
Sweden co-funded Myanmar’s project, “SRHR STRONG+” together with the United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland by donating thier budget through the Access to Health Fund, an organization pooling fund from …
Sweden co-funded Myanmar’s health project Read More
The “Finnish Experience”, a two-day programme for Malaysian teachers was held in Taiping, Malaysia from April 24-25, 2019. Attended by 278 teachers from public and private education sectors, with a …
The “Finnish Experience” for Malaysian teachers Read More
Carlsberg affirmed it has completed construction of a 130 million yuan (US$19.1 million) production and warehouse facility in Jiangsu Province, according to the report from Shine, China news agency, on …
Carlsberg’s $19.1 million plant in Jiangsu is finished Read More
Monitor ERP System Sdn Bhd recently celebrated the opening of their new ASEAN headquarters in Penang, Malaysia. On that same day, the Monitor ASEAN team held a launch event for …
Monitor ERP System Levels Up in Asia Read More
Valio is the most sustainable brand in Finland for the sixth consecutive year, if you ask consumers. The 2019 Sustainable Brand Index survey measured the sustainability of European and Finnish …
Finns rank Valio as the most sustainable brand for the 6th time Read More
Peter Vesterbacka, a Finnish Angry Bird game’s developer will take a part as a mentor of Bali Business Foundation Program, co-organized by Asia Exchange (AE), Finnish study exchange provider in …
Angry Bird’s developer to teach in Indonesia’s Business Program Read More
Pöyry, Finland’s international consulting and engineering firm, has revealed it was awared by B. Grimm Power Company, Thailand’s power producers, to work in B. Grimm Power’s latest renewable energy project, …
Thai power firm chose Pöyry for wind farm project Read More
Finnair, Finland’s largest airlines, announced it is extending seasonal Guangzhou route to year-round operations as stated in the press release on April 17, 2019. The new route will operate between …
Finnair to fly to Guangzhou, China year-round during winter 2019 Read More
The team of university students from Singapore won one of the top awards at Sweden’s largest Hackathon event taking place in Stockholm from 4 to 6 April, 2019. 5 members …
Singaporean students secured top award at Hackathon in Sweden Read More
The Vietnamese government held the inauguration ceremony of Vietnam’s first Internet of things (IoT) Innovation Hub at Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park in Hanoi on April 10, 2019 in collaboration with …
Vietnam joined Ericsson to embark the first IoT innovation Hub Read More
The first direct flights from Beijing to Oslo recently had its launching ceremony and press conference on April 12, 2019 at the Norwegian Embassy in China. At the event, there …
The first direct flights from Beijing to Oslo officially opened Read More
10 April was an auspicious Swedish day in Penang, Malaysia as Monitor ERP System both inaugurated their new, expanded Asean headquarters and launched their enterprise resource planning (EPR) system’s fifth …
Monitor ERP System Malaysia levels up to conquer Southeast Asia Read More
European Union supported education in Myanmar with EUR 221 million to provide equal acesses to better quality education for all Myanmar students. The donation ceremony was officially held on 21 …
EU donated EUR 221 million to education in Myanmar Read More
The Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok received a visit from FORSK, the section in charge of research at Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) on 12 March 2019. The reason …
FORSK visited Swedish Embassy in Bangkok Read More
4 Nordic Chambers of Commerce in Thailand co-hosted the seminar on anti-corruption titled “The next Big Thing in the Fight Against Corruption: CAC Certification and the Thai Anti-Corruption Initiative”, on …
Fight Against Corruption in Thailand by Nordic Chambers Read More
Nordcham Philippines teamed up with the Philippines Norway Business Council (PNBC) and 4 Nordic Embassies: Denmark, Finland in Kuala Lumpur, Norway, and Sweden in Malila to launch the first Nordic …
The first Nordic Innovation Forum in Philippines Read More
Gunn Jorid, Ambassador of Norway to Malaysia, paid a visit to Terengganu, Malaysia where she met Dr. Ahmad Samsuri Mokhta, the head of government in the Malaysian state of Terengganu, …
Norway’s Ambassador visited Terengganu, Malaysia Read More
Telenor Myanmar, a subsidiary of the Norwegian Telenor Group, expanded its non-stop international data roaming service to Malaysia and Singapore, the countries that Telenor Myanmar’s customers travel commonly, according to …
Telenor Myanmar expanded its service in Malaysia and Singapore Read More
Grundfos won the award for Company of the Year in the global water and wastewater pumps market at the annual awards show of consultancy company Frost & Sullivan held in …
Grundfos awarded Global Company of the Year Read More
Finnish Business Council (FBC) in Singapore and Singaporen Suomalaiset (SiSu) held their annual general meeting on the 18th of March 2019 where new members of both associations were elected to …
New boards elected at FBC Singapore and SiSu’s annual meeting Read More
Travel, explore, make friends and even find a date – Swedish-made travel application Gayze makes navigating Southeast Asian cities like Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta safe and fun for LGBTQ …
SE Asia soon safer for LGBTQ-people with Swedish travel app Read More
European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) held a Membership Luncheon Meeting on creating an enabling business environment for trade and investments with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Taking place …
ECCP’s Luncheon Meeting with Philippines’ Secretary of Trade Read More
H.E. Mrs. Satu Suikkari-Kleven, the Ambassador of Finland to Thailand together with her delegation attended the launching ceremony of Thailand Digital Startup Institute hosted by the Digital Economy Promotion Agency …
Finland’s Ambassador attended the opening of Thailand Digital Startup Institute Read More
SINET, Cambodia’s leading internet service provider, has chosen Nokia to provide faster speed per user as well as cut down 50% of operating costs. With Nokia’s high-speed broadband services that …
Cambodia’s internet service provider teams up with Nokia Read More
Indranee Rajah, the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister for Finance and Education, attended the 9th International Summit on the Teaching Profession (ISTP) in Helsinki, Finland. Held …
Singapore’s politician visited Finland on educational summit Read More
Innovation House Finland joined up with Mercatus Capital to launce its third co-working space in Singapore. Located in Blk 71 Launchpad at One-North, Queenstown, this new co-working space provides 200 …
Innovation House Finland opened working space in Singapore Read More
Ted Akiskalos, currently managing director of Carlsberg Sweden, will replace Lars Lehmann as managing director of Carlsberg Malaysia effective May 1, 2019. According to Carlsberg’s press release on 12 March …
Carlsberg Malaysia appoints new managing director Read More
Maria Sargren, the Ambassador of Sweden to Cambodia signed an agreement on sustainable development with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Cambodia’s government on 11 March 2019. This agreement …
Sweden funds Cambodia’s sustainable development project Read More
AAK, a Swedish-Danish company well-known as a leading provider of value-adding vegetable oils & fats, announced to inject £24.4m to expand its facility in China. After opened the first plant …
AAK to invest about £25m into its facility in China Read More
Maersk officially hosted the opening ceremony of its new central city office in Yangon on Thursday, 7 March 2019. The ribbon was cut as a mark of the commencement by …
Maersk’s new office launched in Yangon, Myanmar Read More
Touchstone Capital Group, a Chinese leading company in financial solution provider, has agreed to fund billions of US dollar to a railway tunnel project connecting Finland and Estonia on the …
Chinese company to invest in Finland’s longest tunnel Read More
Temasek Holdings, an investment company owned by Singapore’s Government, has negotiated to buy about 30 percent of Haldor Topsøe, a Danish world’s leading company specialized in heterogeneous catalysis. Haldor Topsøe …
Temasek to buy 30% of Danish company, Haldor Topsøe, Read More
Since the mid-90s, Malaysia and France consolidated defence relations, and today French aerospace giants like Safran and Airbus have made Greater KL their regional homes, both for commercial and defence …
Tech investments add value to extensive French presence in Greater KL Read More
Nokia has been chosen by Indosat, Indonesia’s telecommunications provider, to reach the demand and requirements of Indosat’s customers. According to Nokia’s press release on 5 March 2019, Indosat chose Nokia’s …
Indosat, Indonesia’s network provider, chooses Nokia Read More
Torbjørn Røe Isaksen, Minister of Trade and Industry of Norway, paid a two-days visit to Malaysia on 25-26 February 2019. The purpose of the visit was to meet Teresa Kok, …
Norway’s Minister and Ambassador meets Teresa Kok in Malaysia Read More
Scania, a leading Swedish heavy trucks and buses manufacturer, established a new factory in Thailand to serve as a new hub for strengthening its market in Thailand and Asia. With …
Scania makes Thailand its new hub in Asia Read More
After its unofficial launch in September 2018, Nordic Innovation House (NIH-SG) celebrated its official opening in Singapore on 22 February 2019. NIH-SG is a joint effort between the Ministry for Foreign Affairs …
Nordic Innovation House celebrates its official opening in Singapore Read More
Thai Airways cancelled all its flights for Europe on 27-28 February 2019 to avoid Pakistan and northern India. Thai Airways has 13 routes to Europe and it was forced to …
Thai Airways cancels flights to Stockholm, Copenhagen and Oslo due to the Kashmir conflict Read More
Wonderful Copenhagen, an official tourism organization for the Capital Region of Denmark, cooperated with Copenhagen Airport and Aalborg Airport to launch a project that will make the transportation easier for …
Copenhagen plans to share Chinese tourists with Aalborg in 2019 Read More
The Embassies of Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland in Vietnam together with the National Ho Chi Minh Academy of Politics co-hosted a week-long seminar on “Continuity and Change in the …
“Digital transformation”, a major seminar by four Nordic countries in Vietnam Read More
KLM Thailand offers 4,000 THB account off the trip from Bangkok to Copenhagen, Stockholm and more than 7 countries in Europe including Amsterdam, London, Barcelona, Rome, Dublin, Warsaw, Zurich and Prague. The customers can …
Discount Flight tickets from Bangkok to Copenhagen, Stockholm and more Read More
The Embassies of Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway together hosted the yearly celebration of Nordic Day in Myanmar on Friday, 15 February 2019. This year, Nordic Day was more successful …
Better and Bigger than ever: Nordic Day in Yangon Read More
Since the Swedish Chamber of Commerce (SwedCham) was formed in Singapore its professional business activities have exceeded anything seen under the previous organisational format, known as SBAS. “We have increased …
High grade of activity,‘ Business Blueprint’ concept: SwedCham Singapore Read More
Where to start? Lifestyle in Singapore these days is exciting, vibrant, history-rich, multi-facetted, impressive, opulent – and transformed! The city state has been undergoing a sea change in its upgrade …
Lifestyle galore! Singapore! Read More
The European Parliament has approved three keys of the EU-Singapore agreement which are EU-Singapore Free trade Agreement (EUFSTA), EU-Singapore Investment Protection Agreement (EUSIPA) and EU-Singapore Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (ESPCA). …
European Parliament says yes to the EU-Singapore agreement Read More
Staffan Herrström, the Ambassador of Sweden to Thailand met with United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) Executive Secretary, Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana and her colleagues at …
Ambassador of Sweden to Thailand meets UN ESCAP Read More
Greencarrier Freight Services, the large global logistics company in the Nordic region, expands their market in China by opening up a new office in Mainland China, according to their press …
Greencarrier opens its new office in Tianjin, China. Read More
Myanmar National Education Policy Commission invited John Nielsen, Ambassador of Denmark to Myanmar to the meeting taking place around 4-8 February 2019. During the meeting, the Ambassador and representatives from …
Ambassador of Denmark attends educational meeting in Myanmar Read More