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On 20th November, European Chamber President Mats Harborn led a small delegation to meet with Wang Zhaoxing, Vice Chairman of the newly formed China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC), …
EU Chamber China President Mats Harborn met China Banking Commission Read More
34th Joint Business Council Between Taiwan and Sweden was held in Taipei on 20 November – this year focusing on Smart Cities and Sustainable Societies. Over 200 participants and a …
34th Joint Business Council Taiwan-Sweden Read More
Together with their Nordic Chamber friends Norwegian Business Association (Singapore), DABS – Danish Business Association of Singapore and FBC Singapore, a Nordic Ambassadors’ Sustainability Luncheon was organized on 11 December, …
Nordics held Sustainability Luncheon in Singapore Read More
The ‘Nordic Initiative’ has launched training in Thailand to help educate migrant workers on human rights. This digital training will be available in Khmer, Burmese and Thai languages and is …
Human rights training for migrant workers Thailand launched Read More
Norway’s second largest bridge, Hålogaland Bridge, opened on 9 december. Chinese company Sichuan Road and Bridge Group delivered the steel constructions and was responsible for the mounting of the bridge, …
Chinese built bridge in Norway opened for traffic Read More
Slush Academy was announced during the opening ceremony of the Finnish startup and investor event Slush in Helsinki on 4 December. Slush Academy will start out as a summer program …
Slush Academy announced Read More
Swedish IKEA has announced a new partnership with Chinese Xiaomi. IKEA has teamed up with the Chinese home technology brand Xiaomi in order to make IKEA Smart Lighting available in …
IKEA teams up with Chinese company Read More
The Finnish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong is organizing the first ever Finland-themed week in Hong Kong during 10 to 16 December. The idea of the week is to …
First ever Finnish week under way in Hong Kong Read More
ISS Group from Denmark, one of the world’s leading facility services companies, has announced that it will divest operations in 13 countries, including Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, and Brunei. ISS announced …
ISS to sell operations in Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand Read More
In respect for environmental sustainability luxury boutique hotel group 137 Pillars Hotels & Resorts has taken a significant step by eliminating single-use plastic in its hotel rooms and restaurant outlets. …
137 Pillars Hotels & Resorts increases environmental sustainability efforts Read More
Business Finland has launched the Bio and Circular Finland program which aims to make Finland a forerunner in the circular economy. The circular economy is an opportunity for the industries …
Bio and Circular Finland program launched Read More
Confidential, organised, professional knowledge sharing among Asia’s most talented leaders is facilitated by EGN (Executives’ Global Network) in Singapore. Your personal customised EGN group represents a confidential forum where all …
What Senior Executives get out of a trusted peer group Read More
On 5 December, the Embassy of Denmark in Vietnam invited 15 Vietnamese journalists on a press tour to the Phu Lac Wind Farm, that features Danish wind turbines. During the …
Danish embassy took Vietnamese journalists on Wind Farm press tour Read More
Finnish consulting and engineering company Poyry Plc announced on 3 December, that they have entered a three-year agreement with Indonesian Power. The assignment includes wind power, solar PV, battery storage …
Finnish company to work on renewable energy projects in Indonesia Read More
After 20 years, IKEA and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences have replanted three million rainforest trees in Luasong, Malaysia, to restore 18,000 hectares of severely degraded rainforest. Ulf Johansson, Global …
Ikea has completed replanting of three million trees in Malaysia Read More
He has worked in over 50 different countries, doing transactions, and his career has spanned 40 years in the banking business. Now, after five years as the head of the …
Head of the largest Nordic bank branch in Asia, Jan Stjernström, is retiring after 40 years in the business Read More
Danish Ambassador to Thailand and Cambodia, Uffe Wolffhechel, and his spouse, Susie A. Ruff, walked on Saturday 1 December 2018 down the runway wearing innovative Danish Thai Silk Design at …
Danish design strolled down the runway at this year’s Opening of the Bangkok Thai Silk Fashion Week 2018 Read More
An expert forum focusing on innovation and diagnostics-pathway to improve dengue patient management in Thailand was held on 28 November in Bangkok. The event was a cooperation between BluSense Diagnotics …
Thai-Danish expert forum held in Bangkok Read More
Swedish telecommunication company Ericsson has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Science and Technology in Vietnam on 28 November 2018. The MoU was signed to establish …
Ericsson signed MoU in Vietnam Read More
Coinciding with the Swedish Ambassador for the Ocean Helen Ågren’s visit to Thailand, UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme), the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA) and the …
Sweden joins efforts to fight the ocean plastic pollution in Southeast Asia Read More
Topsoe opens an office in Jakarta, Indonesia. The main reason is the expected growth in areas where Topsoe’s technologies, experience, and capabilities will be beneficial to the customers, which is …
Haldor Topsoe opens office in Jakarta Read More
The Nordic Innovation House in Hong Kong was inaugurated on 28 November 2018. The opening speeches were held by Mrs. Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of Hong Kong SAR, Ms. Anne …
Nordic Innovation House in Hong Kong inaugurated Read More
Danish Ambassador to Myanmar John Nielsen inaugurated Win Agro-Livestock Co., Ltd.’s (Walco) new wastewater treatment plant on 29 November 2018. The plant is co-financed by the Danish Responsible Business Fund …
Danish funding for wastewater treatment in Myanmar Read More
Experts from Finland and Singapore gathered at “Singapore-Finland Research Seminar on Metabolic Diseases” on 28 November in Singapore. The research seminar focused on prevention and treatment of diabetes and cardiometabolic …
Singapore-Finland seminar on metabolic diseases Read More
Based on insights from Swedish companies on the ground Business Sweden has launched the Business Climate Survey Malaysia 2018. The report presents an aggregated picture of the Malaysian market from …
Business Climate Survey Malaysia 2018 Read More
The Danish soft drink company CO-RO has acquired the majority shareholding in Chinese distribution firm Golden Creation Trade (JKD). The acquisition of JKD is expected to generate a 30% growth …
Danish soft drink company bought major stake in Chinese firm Read More
“Danish Week – Sustainable and Liveable Cities” is a week-long event in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City that started on 27 November. The event consists of seminars, masterclasses as …
Danish Week about liveable cities in Vietnam Read More
On 16 November Ambassador Staffan Herrström made an official visit to Krabi Province, meeting with the Governor, H.E. Pol Lt-Colonel ML Kitibodhi Prawit, to discuss issues of mutual interest and …
Sweden’s Thailand Ambassador visited Krabi Read More
SKF of Sweden is investing approximately SEK 200 million in improving its competitiveness and customer service levels for tapered roller bearings (TRB) in China. The investment is being made in …
SKF consolidates, invests in new China manufacturing facility Read More
On 21 November Sino-Swedish Innovaton & Entrepreneurship Center’s 3rd Sino-Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum took place in Beijing. The Forum is an important instrument, for enhancing the Swedish profile as a leading …
3rd Sino-Swedish Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum Read More
Nordcham Vietnam has announced that a new logo, officially implemented by Nordcham Vietnam from now on. “In partnership with Doodle Brands, we have altered our logo to reflect who we …
Nordcham Vietnam launched new logo Read More
Swedish furniture giant IKEA has on 21 November announced they will cut 7500 jobs worldwide in a shift toward smaller stores and more online shopping. Even though 7500 employees will …
IKEA cuts 7500 jobs globally Read More
Swedish furniture company IKEA has announced the opening of the first IKEA store in the Philippines in 2020. The new store in the Philippines will be the biggest IKEA store …
The world’s biggest IKEA to open in the Philippines Read More
On the occasion of the visit to Sweden by China Federation of Industry Economics, Business Sweden and Sweden-China Trade Council invite to a seminar on ‘Innovation for Sustainable Development – …
Sino-Swedish Innovation for Sustainable Development seminar Read More
Creative executives and professors from the Danish Lifestyle & Design Cluster visited Thailand in the second week of November for a study and business matching trip arranged by the Danish …
Danish innovation network visited Thailand Read More
The first FTA concluded between the EU and an ASEAN country has finally been concluded. On 19 October the European Union (EU) and Singapore signed the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement …
Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA) signed Read More
Danske Bank has hosted the second ‘Danske Bank Sino-Nordic Seafood Forum’ in Qingdao China. 17 companies on three panels and full house of guests consisting of leading seafood industrial players …
Danske Bank hosted Sino-Nordic Seafood Forum Read More
At the Danish Chamber of Commerce China’s Gala Ball on 3 November Humphrey Lau, CEO of Grundfos in China was awarded ‘Business Person of the Year’ by the Danish Chamber …
Humphrey Lau, Grundfos China elected Business Person of the Year Read More
On 16 October the Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has opened its Acceleration Centre in Singapore. This purpose-built centre promotes innovation and collaboration with industry, academia, and local partners to strengthen …
Wärtsilä launched Acceleration Centre in Singapore Read More
The Pan-Nordic & DACH Innovation & Investment Roadshow in China 2018 was co-hosted by Invest in Finland, Invest in Denmark, Business Sweden, Helsinki Business Hub, Invest Stockholm, Advantage Austria, and …
Pan-Nordic Innovation & Investment Roadshow held in China Read More
European Higher Education Fair 2018 was held in Banduing on 8 November, Jakarta during 10-11 November and Yogya on 13 November. The Embassy of Finland in Jakarta team was delighted …
Annual European Higher Education Fair held in Indonesia Read More
The first Vietnam – Norway business summit on marine rest raw material processing that can lead to cooperation between the two countries took place in Vietnam on 14 November. The …
Potential Vietnam-Norway cooperation on rest raw material Read More
The Swedish Ambassador to Thailand and Thai Minister of Transport presented the Thai-Swedish roadmap for road safety and smart mobility on 15 November. The new roadmap was presented during an executive …
Thai-Swedish roadmap presented Read More
On 5 November Danish LEGO won a lawsuit against four Chinese companies who infringed multiple copyrights of LEGO and conducted acts of unfair competition by producing and distributing building sets …
LEGO has won intellectual property lawsuit in China Read More
Finnish SuperPark will open in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in the first week of December 2018. The 40,000 square park will offer more than 20 activities for all ages according to …
Finnish activity park to open in Malaysia in December Read More
Finnish children’s science academy ‘Kide Science’ in October signed an agreement with the Singaporean Edufarm Learning Center. Teacher training is to commence in November, with the first students set …
Finnish children’s science academy entered Malaysia and Singapore Read More
The China Denmark Regions and Cities Forum 2018, taking place during 20-21 November, is a conference organized by the City of Aarhus and Central Denmark Region, Chinese Association for Friendship …
China Denmark Regions, Cities Forum 2018 Read More
The Danish embassy in October reported that the Denmark – Vietnam Alumni Network had successfully maximized the green rooftop of Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) with its …
Danish-Vietnamese rooftop composting initiative Read More
LEGO Education is offering a new and more progressive way of learning science and technology, engineering and math for the millions of students in China, in a US$ 500 billion …
Lego Education offers progress learning in Chinese schools Read More
The St. Regis Bar and The Lounge invite throughout the month of November guests to try a Scandinavian inspired Afternoon Tea by Michelin-Starred Chef Sayan Isaksson, who was born in …
Scandinavian inspired Afternoon Tea at The St. Regis in Bangkok Read More