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On 16 November InvestKL and The Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) invited chambers and embassies to a dialogue with the Mayor of Kuala Lumpur; YBhg. Tan Sri. Hj. Mhd Amin …
Denmark attended Kuala Lumpur dialogue Read More
On 21-22 November the Embassy of Sweden and Business Sweden arranged the “Philippines-Sweden Airport Collaboration” delegation to Manila, headed by State Secretary Oscar Stenström. This activity is the start of …
Philippines-Sweden Airport Collaboration started Read More
The Norwegian Business Association Singapore has announced the seventh edition of the Norway-Asia Business Summit to take place in Singapore 16-18 April 2018. The Norway-Asia Business Summit has, since its …
Norway-Asia Business Summit 2018 in Singapore Read More
Tianjin Foreign Studies University has opened its Finnish language and culture institute. In early November the Speaker of the Finnish Parliament, Maria Lohela visited the Tianjin-based university. Maria Lohela also …
Finland parliament speaker Lohela visited Tianjin University Read More
On 30 November, held at the Westin hotel in Beijing, Finnish Business Council Beijing (FBCB) together with other Nordic chambers had an interesting event on infrastructure project financing in Belt …
Belt & Road initiative Nordic Beijing event held Read More
On 22 November, Norwegian Ambassador to Singapore H.E. Anita Nergaard had a full house at the residence for the “IT in shipping” – seminar by Seagull Maritime, NAVTOR and Palantir; …
Norway held Singapore IT in shipping seminar Read More
Finnish Christmas Wonders are available in Hong Kong! The 2017 Christmas Market in shopping centre Stanley Plaza has an amazing Finland theme! The market takes place in two consecutive weekends …
Finland at Hong Kong Christmas Market Read More
Swedish expat in Thailand, Mr Håkan Alm has refocused and returned to the academic world. From IT service provider for the international businesses community and beyond, primarily in Bangkok, for …
Håkan Alm spearheads the economic-IT academic combo Read More
Lisa Myrnäs, Max Kellert and Oscar Ågren are in the final year of their Borås University studies and among those who has come to Bangkok’s Panyapiwat Institute of Management, PIM, …
Bangkok exchange students from Borås University, Sweden Read More
A Nordic chamber joint event took place in Beijing on 15 November that focused on what foreign companies need to know after 19th Communist Party Congress. More than 35 people …
Nordic event: outcomes from the 19th Communist Party Congress Read More
World Energy Council ranks all the Nordic countries among the top countries in the word – even Iceland is on the list as number 14. For Denmark, it is remarkable …
All Nordic countries top world energy index Read More
To drive success, you need to listen to your market, your people – and our people here in Singapore prefer our Mini MBA course with workshops on Saturdays! So it …
IME Mini MBA Workshops now on weekends Read More
Once a year the ‘Clean Up the World Weekend’ takes place, including in Bangkok. The 2017 edition, enjoying strong Nordic participation and engagement, gathered many representatives from businesses, foreign missions, …
Cleaning up the Oceans – the Thailand case Read More
KIS International School is inviting ambitious students to apply for the coveted IB Diploma academic scholarship, also known as the “One Million Baht Scholarship”, for the academic year 2018-2019 onwards. …
One million baht scholarship accepting applications Read More
In the for Finland pivotal 2017 which is a time for celebration of 100 years as an independent nation, it has been all about promoting Finnish culture, education, know-how, ‘Finnish …
Finnish Embassy dinner showcased Finnish food and drinks Read More
Business Sweden and the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok arranged a high level event on the topic Smart Cities in Thailand (held on 14-15 November). Workshops and roundtable discussions were …
‘Smart Cities’ event arranged in Thailand by Sweden Read More
Singapore FinTech Festival returned for its second year during 13-17 November 2017, with strong Nordic participation, including Danish and Swedish fintech delegations. Singapore is a financial hub and ranks as …
Danish start-up Ernit, Nordic participation at Singapore FinTech Festival 2017 Read More
On 14 November Thammasat University gathered the media as well as various university representatives to announce the official delivery of Husqvarna’s (Sweden) Robotic Automovers to be used for the upkeep …
Thammasat first university to use Swedish Husqvarna grass mowers Read More
Denmark attended Singapore FinTech Festival with a big delegation as a continuation of intentions to establish fintech (financial technology) collaborations and expand business opportunities further, following two MoUs signed between …
Denmark and Singapore strengthen promising fintech collaboration Read More
In the morning of 15 November it was clear that no less than three Nordic national football teams had qualified for the Fifa World Cup finals in Football in Russia, …
Fifa World Cup 2018: calls for celebration with ScandAsia Read More
International cooperation between higher education institutions and world-class teacher training programmes were in focus when Swedish Minister for Higher Education and Research Helene Hellmark Knutsson visited Indonesia and Singapore on …
Sweden’s education minister visited Indonesia, Singapore Read More
NordCham Philippines organized its annual the Nordic Ambassadors’ Luncheon at the Shangri-la at the Fort on October 26, 2017, gathering four Nordic Ambassadors and more than 100 executives from the …
Nordic Ambassadors’ Luncheon Philippines with Sustainable Development Read More
A ‘Finnish School Day’ was arranged during 28 – 29 October 2017 at Ton Duc Thang University in Hanoi to commemorate the 100th Independence anniversary of Finland (1917-2017), the 45th …
Vietnam-Finland International School being developed Read More
Jotun, the Norwegian paint conglomerate, is set to conquer the Philippines market after having opened its brand new manufacturing facility on 6 November in bustling Batangas Province. Situated in the …
Jotun opened Philippines paint manufacturing Read More
During 23-28 October Embassy of Finland in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Ministry of Science and Technology and Vietnam-Finland Innovation Partnership Programme – IPP organised the ‘HCMC Innovation Startup and …
Innovative Finnish solutions at Saigon Innovation Week Read More
Shareholders of Saxo Bank Group (Saxo), a leading multi-asset trading and financial-technology firm with presence in key financial centres such as Hong Hong, Shanghai and Singapore, have received an offer …
Geely to become Saxo Bank’s majority owner Read More
The Danish Prime Minster Lars Løkke Rasmussen and the Danish Minister for Employment Troels Lund Poulsen is coming to Singapore towards the end of November. The Prime Minister will be …
Denmark’s PM Lars Løkke Rasmussen to Singapore Read More
The Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation (Tekes) and the Smart City Consortium (SCC) of Hong Kong on 14 November 2017 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The purpose is to …
Finland and Hong Kong enter Smart City co-operation Read More
Friends of Finland, Finnish and Vietnamese Companies, Embassy of Finland Vietnam and Team Finland staff, Alumni and distinguished guests of the Ho Chi Minh City Innovation, Startups and Entrepreneurship 2017 …
We Love Finland party in Hoh Chi Minh City Read More
Vietnam’s Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh visited Finland on 16–19 October on Prime Minister Juha Sipilä’s invitation. During her visit, Vice President Thinh also meet Speaker of Parliament Maria …
Vietnam’s Vice President visited Finland Read More
The Norwegian Ambassadors to Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Singapore and ASEAN will team up for a ‘Meet the Norwegian Ambassadors’ evening event in Singapore on 4 December. The five ambassadors will …
Singapore: Event with Norwegian Ambassadors Read More
Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore), one of the world’s leading research-intensive institutions, and top Swedish defence and security technology leader Saab, will set up a joint research centre as part …
NTU and Saab enter high-end digital technology partnership Read More
‘Indonesia – Think Big, Grow Smart. How to Win in the Indonesian market’ is the title for a seminar by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong on Tuesday 14 …
Indonesian Market business seminar in Hong Kong Read More
As the annual Singapore FinTech Festival (organised by Monetary Authority of Singapore) returns on 13-17 November 2017 it comes with strong elements of Nordic participation, including a Swedish business delegation. …
Swedish delegation, Nordic participation in Singapore FinTech Festival 2017 Read More
Logos is a vertically integrated property logistics specialist with expertise spanning all aspects of the risk return spectrum that has per 30 October closed its third china logistics venture, , …
Danish PFA Pension fund invests in Logos Read More
The Swedish-Swiss technology corporation ABB on 3 November opened a new facility in Thailand, ABB Robotics Machine-Tending Limited (RMT). The new facility to produce machine-tending robotics, in Rayong Province, Thailand …
ABB inaugurates robotics plant in Thailand Read More
DigitalRoute, the leading Swedish provider of Data Integration and management solutions globally, has announced that its MediationZone product is being deployed by Real Move, the mobile subsidiary of Thailand’s leading …
DigitalRoute lands new Thailand deal: True Corp Read More
On 23 October Danfoss Drives, a world leader in variable speed control of electric motors, launched the inaugural ‘Danfoss Drives Southeast Asia Energy Efficiency Tour’ to Support Malaysia’s Industry 4.0 …
Danfoss’ Southeast Asia energy efficiency bus tour Read More
During 14 – 22 October the new solo exhibition ‘Digidream’ by Finnish artist Soile Yli-Mäyry took place at Goshen Art Gallery, Millennia Walk, Singapore. A crowd of art enthusiasts came …
Finnish art exhibition with Soile Yli-Mäyry Read More
On 19 October HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, announced Nokia 7, a compact, design-led smartphone wrapped in 7000 series aluminium chassis with diamond cut bevelled edges. The pocketable …
Nokia 7 launched in Shanghai Read More
Södra, Sweden’s largest forest-owner association, reports that demand for products from the Swedish forest is on the increase in China. In 2017, Södra increased sales of paper pulp by more …
Södra increases exports to China Read More
Volvo Cars, the premium car maker of Sweden, and its Chinese owner Geely Holding has announce they will jointly invest RMB 5 billion (EUR 640 million) in a new standalone …
Volvo Cars, Geely launch new car brand: Polestar Read More
On 26 – 29 October the 12th annual Eco Expo Asia fair took place in Hong Kong at the AsiaWorld-Expo, featuring a number of Finnish leading experts and business solutions. …
Finnish attendance at Eco Expo Asia, Hong Kong Read More
On 19 October Vaisala announced a new project for a collaborative research and demonstration environment concerning air quality in China. The company is building a dense air quality observation network …
New ground-breaking concept from Vaisala: air quality measuring in China Read More
On 1 January 2018 Business Finland will commence its operations, intended to improve service to businesses. The Finnish Government has submitted a bill for an Act on Business Finland. Business …
Business Finland to start in 2018 with Pekka Soini as Director General Read More
On 9 November the Norwegian Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong is hosting a ‘low-key’ seminar with Mr Jørgen Sevild who will share an insight in how to set up a …
Norwegian ‘Start-up in Hong Kong’ seminar Read More
Team Finland is arranging a road show for Finnish Cleantech and Clean Energy Companies who are seriously aiming to the Chinese market. The road show, during 12 – 16 November …
China Cleantech Roadshow 2017 Read More
Within a four-year innovative partnership the non-profit H&M Foundation and The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) has announced ground-breaking solutions to recycle blend textiles into new …
H&M and Hong Kong textile institute in textile recycling breakthrough Read More
On 5 October the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce arranged what seemed to be a slightly new networking concept: ‘TSCC Business Talks’. The attending members and other guests of TSCC were …
Thai-Swedish ‘Business Talks’ with Business Sweden, Nordea Read More
As Norway attend the travel convention ITB Asia is held in Singapore. On this occasion, H.E. Ambassador Anita Nergaard held a reception at the residence – in cooperation with Innovation …
Norway at ITB Asia Read More