Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Denmark’s second largest city, Aarhus, is testing a new reusable cup system, where you buy your coffee in a reusable cup with a small deposit – once it’s empty you …
Testing deposit on coffee cups in Aarhus Read More
H&M, the Swedish clothing retail giant, has been evolving beyond fast fashion towards a more sustainable model. In their store in central Stockholm, H&M is pioneering a revolutionary new service …
H&M’s offers “Pre-Loved Clothes” Read More
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has reportedly decided to buy the Gripen-E fighter jet from Swedish Saab. On 14 July a spokesperson from the Thai Air Force announced that …
Thai Air Force likely to buy Swedish Gripen fighter jets Read More
The renowned Danish furniture and home decor brand HAY opened its very first flagship store in Thailand and Southeast Asia on 16 July 2024. The store is in Warehouse 30, …
Danish furniture store HAY opens in Bangkok Read More
Vietnam has approved import of Finnish pork and poultry. According to the Finnish media Yle, this is a new direction as there up until now has been relatively few Finnish …
Finnish meat approved in Vietnam Read More
After yet another annual report with large losses in the millions, the Danish design brand Jacob Jensen Design has chosen to close down in Asia, where the company has had …
Jacob Jensen Design shuts down in Bangkok and Shanghai Read More
The Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk has signes a deal with a Indonesian state-owned drug company called Bio Farma. Their goal is to produce insulin to fight diabetes within Indonesia. …
Novo Nordisk will help combat diabetes in Indonesia Read More
The drug Leqembi has been approved for consumers in Hong Kong. This was announced by Bioarctic Today, 11 July 2024. The drug is a result of a long-standing colaboration between …
Swedish alzheimer medicine approved in Hong Kong Read More
The Vietnamese automobile distributor Tasco has bought out Sweden Auto, which is the sole distributor of Volvo cars in Vietnam on 8 July 2024. This strengthens Tasco Auto’s position as …
Tasco buys Sweden Auto to sell Volvo in Vietnam Read More
Game development studios from the Philippines generated US $9.2 million in revenue at the game developer conference “Nordic Game 2024” in Sweden. The good news was announced by the Philippine’s …
PH game developers earn $9.20M in Sweden Read More