Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Norwegian restaurant chain Pink Fish is opening its second outlet in Singapore today 9 September at One Raffles Place in Singapore’s central business district. Pink Fish is a Norwegian …
Norwegian restaurant chain Pink Fish opens second outlet in Singapore Read More
Thailand-based Modern Energy Management (MEM), a specialist in developing, constructing, and operating investment-grade renewable energy projects in emerging markets, recently announced that it is engaged to provide operation asset management …
MEM to provide Scatec operational support for the Dam Nai wind farm in Vietnam Read More
The Finnish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong’s intern Wallace Loo recently visited their corporate member, The Big Things’ sustainable Hong Kong playground made of Finnish wood. In a recent …
The Big Things’ sustainable Hong Kong playground is made of Finnish wood Read More
On 27 August, the Danish fashion giant Bestseller announced that the company is not placing new orders in Myanmar until it has conducted an impact assessment and engaged in dialogue …
Bestseller is not placing new orders in Myanmar Read More
From now on, vegetarians in Indonesia do not have to forego trying IKEA’s variety of Swedish dishes while furniture shopping because IKEA Indonesia launched on 24 August a plant-based menu. …
IKEA Indonesia to introduce a veggie spin on the famous Swedish meatballs Read More
Finnish Valmet, developer, and supplier of technologies, automation systems, and services for the pulp, paper, and energy industries, will supply a paper machine grade conversion rebuild to one of its …
Valmet to supply paper machine grade conversion rebuild to one of its major customers in Indonesia Read More
The popular Chinese singer and actor Zhang Zhehan faces a major boycott in his home country, including being expelled by Danish jewelry maker Pandora from their upcoming projects, after pictures …
Danish jewelry maker Pandora expel Chinese actor from their upcoming projects Read More
The Finnish shipbuilding company Deltamarin has signed an agreement with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard Weihain for the basic and manufacturing design of three RoPax Stena E-Flexer vessels, media YLE reports. The Stena …
Deltamarin signs agreement with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard for three RoPax vessels Read More
SwedCham China recently announced that General Manager of Greater China Anders Wahlström, who is also a member of the Swedcham Beijing Board, has been appointed as SAS’s General Manager of Asia. …
SAS appoints Anders Wahlström as General Manager of Asia Read More
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has appointed Braydon Holland as Senior Director Sales for Asia as the company is positioning for continued success in the region, Hotelier India reports. The company’s history began …
Norwegian Cruise Line appoints new Senior Director Sales of Asia Read More
The online food order and delivery service platform Just Eat was founded in Kolding, Denmark in 2001 among others by the well-known entrepreneur Jesper Buch. After two major corporate deals, …
Danish founded Just Eat is the world’s largest takeaway platform outside of China Read More
The Swedish furniture giant IKEA has started selling 500 apartments in Changsha in southern China, as the company invests in a combination of shopping centers and housing, Expressen writes. IKEA’s shopping malls …
IKEA is expanding with housing adjacent to its shopping centers in China Read More
Although Eurocontrol (European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation) reported that airlines in central Europe last week operated about 70 percent of their pre-pandemic flights, it does look like …
Air Traffic between the Nordic Regions and Asia is not currently expected to recover Read More
PES-Architects has won the invited international architecture competition for the Shanghai Submarine Museum on the Huangpu riverfront in Shanghai, China, according to this company announcement. PES-Architects was founded in Finland and …
Finnish PES-Architects wins design competition for Shanghai Submarine Museum Read More
According to president and CEO of the Norwegian Cruise Line brand Harry Sommer, the cruise line is hoping to be back sailing around Asia at the beginning of next …
Norwegian Cruise Line targets beginning of 2022 for Asia Cruises Read More
In February last year when China first went into lockdown it had consequences for the container sector as carriers responded with a wave of blank sailings. China is the world’s …
Danish consultancy on consequences for the shipping industry if China goes into lockdown Read More
Nokia Mobile has partnered with ExpressVPN to offer a virtual private network service allowing users to encrypt the traffic between their Nokia phones and online sites. The service will be …
Nokia Mobile team up with ExpressVPN for service in selected Nordic and Asian countries Read More
The Danish towage operator and Maersk subsidiary Svitzer AMEA has signed a 10-year time charter contract with the Philippines’ FGEN LNG Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Gen Corporation to …
Svitzer AMEA to provide towage service to Philippines LNG terminal Read More
Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company, founded in 1923 and headquartered in Denmark. Novo Nordisk specializes in diabetes care medication and the long-established Danish company has been providing …
Novo Nordisk to raise the amount of clinical trial investment in Thailand Read More
It might seem paradoxical that the well-known Danish doctor and corona critic Vibeke Manniche has done so much to talk the covid-19 pandemic down in the last many months while …
Corona critical Danish doctor makes money on selling test kits from China Read More
Finland’s flag carrier Finnair will this winter be offering direct flights from Arlanda, Stockholm to Bangkok, and Phuket in Thailand. According to Breaking travel News, starting from 22 October, Finnair …
Finnair to offer long-haul routes from Sweden to Bangkok and Phuket Read More
The Chinese pharmaceutical company Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. has acquired 100% of the share capital of the Finnish dental equipment manufacturer Fimet Oy along with its operations in Finland and …
Shanghai Pharmaceuticals acquires Fimet Oy and its operations in Finland and China Read More
The Danish company ScanTech Marine, which specialized in the repairs of advanced ship technology in China, has gone bankrupt due to the pandemic. In an interview with Danish media BT, …
ScanTech Marine goes bankrupt, CEO starts over Read More
Spotify – the Swedish music company with global fans – announced on 17 June 2021 that the company has acquired Podz, a small, talented team of entrepreneurs, engineers, and designers, …
Spotify Accelerates Podcast Discovery With Acquisition of Podz Read More
The Swedish furniture maker IKEA’s first store in the Philippines can finally begin stocking up products, as the first batch of products has arrived at the country’s store at the …
IKEA Philippines finally getting ready Read More
The Swedish furniture giant IKEA is catering to post-pandemic workspaces in Singapore and the company has reinvented its headquarters in the city-island state to meet social distancing rules and attract …
IKEA offers post-pandemic workspaces in Singapore Read More
The Annual General Meeting of FinnCham HK was held on 3 June 2021. FinnCham HK would like to welcome – apart from 4 re-elected board members – the new board …
FinnCham HK welcomed new Board of Directors Read More
The Danish pension fund P+ has put 11 of its portfolio stocks under close investigation regarding their business links to the Myanmar military regime, the fund reveals in a recent …
Danish pension fund investigates stocks linked to Myanmar military Read More
The Swedish furniture company IKEA is expected to open five new stores in Indonesia that used to house the major supermarket chain Giant Supermarket, Coconuts Jakarta reports. Both IKEA and …
IKEA to take over five of Giant Supermarket’s locations in Indonesia Read More
The Norwegian IT consultancy firm Crayon has officially launched its AI practice in the Asia Pacific with the opening of the company’s new AI Centre of Excellence in Singapore, Channel …
Norwegian Crayon officially launch AI practice in the Asia Pacific Read More
HD Homelift Solutions Corporation, partner of the Sweden-based company Aritco is offering home lift solutions to maintain comfort and mobility for older family members in the Philippines, Manila Bulletin writes …
Swedish home elevator solutions now in the Philippines Read More
The Danish EMS-partner (Electronics manufacturing services) GPV, is expanding its capacity and investing in new production lines for the company’s facilities in Thailand as well as in Slovakia and Sri …
Danish GPV expands its activities in Asia Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce in China welcomes two new corporate members Swedish Boxon and Chinese NBH. Boxon is a packaging company with headquarters in Sweden and branches in the …
DCCC east welcomes new corporate members Swedish Boxon and Chinese NBH Read More
Farzana Shubarna, now a director at a fast-moving-consumer-goods company, recalls the humiliating experience of being presented to her regional teams by one male mentor. “In the first country, he introduced …
Fix the system, not the women in it Read More
On 12 April 2021 the Finnish Ambassador H.E. Jyri Järviaho was honored to pay a courtesy call to Professor Pornpetch Wichitcholchai, President of the Senate of Thailand. Deputy Head of …
Ambassador Järviaho met President of the Senate of Thailand Read More
On 16 April 2021 the Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok announced Phnom Penh consulate temporarily closed for in-person attendance until 28 April 2021 due to lockdown in Cambodia. The consulate …
Consulate of Denmark in Phnom Penh temporary close until 28 April Read More
With Covid restrictions constantly changing and evolving worldwide, many employees taking business trips to other countries, or already working abroad, have found that they are suddenly either banned from returning …
Covid: how to support employees stranded abroad Read More
A new clinic offering certified Thai massage has opened its doors in the Danish city of Fredericia. The owner is Navarat Thomsen who is originally from Thailand but has lived …
Navarat has taken Thailand’s massage techniques with her to Denmark Read More
On 6 April 2021 the Norwegian Embassy supported the UNDP and Action to the Community Development Centre (ACDC) to organize a “Workshop on monitoring the implementation of Article 27 of …
Norway supports workshop on equal opportunities for persons with disabilities in Vietnam Read More
A new legislation by the Finnish Government aims to improve the legal status of foreign berry pickers coming to pick berries in the high season. It includes an absolute ban …
Finnish government writes new law for foreign berry pickers Read More
Founded in Iceland, Meniga has closed a €10m strategic investment round led by institutional investors Velocity Capital and Frumtak Ventures, along with Industrifonden, the UK Government’s Future Fund, and existing …
Maniga recieved €10m strategic investment fund for R&D development Read More
The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok is looking for a Consular Assistant. The announcement read: “Do you want to work on exciting and responsible tasks at our embassy? Are you …
Consular Assistant at the Norwegian embassy in Bangkok open for applications Read More
The International Committee of the Red Cross Malaysia had the opportunity to brief the Nordic and Switzerland embassies on the work that the organization is doing alongside the efforts of …
Nordic Ambassadors meets with Red Cross in Malaysia Read More
23 March 2021 – Are you the new DCC Office Manager? The Danish Chamber of Commerce & Young Professionals in Hong Kong is seeking a part-time office manager. For more …
DCC in Hong Kong seeking part-time office manager Read More
To secure the shipment of COVID-19 vaccines, an optimal logistics setup with a continuous cold chain from the manufacturing plant to hospitals worldwide is important. Diab’s engineers worked closely with …
Swedish Envirotainer RAP e2 contributing to safe transportation of Covid-19 vaccine Read More
Timothy Jacob Jensen has been described as a contemporary design icon. He creates products that not only become an integral part of our everyday lives, but also win one international …
Danish Design studio digitalizes 100 years of tradition and craftmanship Read More
On 25 March 2021 the Norwegian embassy in Vietnam announced the Winner of the competition to become “Ambassador for a Day” in a statement, that read: First, we would like …
Winners of ‘Ambassador for a day’ in Vietnam announced Read More
On Friday 19 March 2021 the TSCC team visited Jin Wellbeing County and received a warm welcome from Khun Bjorn Richardson, General Manager, and his team. Jin Wellbeing County is …
Thai Swedish Chamber of Commerce visited Jin Wellbeing County Read More
On 17 March 2021 the Nordic Innovation House Singapore announced the latest opportunity in Medtech, as follow: Are you a Nordic HealthTech or MedTech company looking for new market opportunities …
Medtech innovators invited to Nordic Health Virtual Market Entry Programme Read More
The Danish Wind Export Association and The Trade Council of Denmark, Taipei 丹麥商務辦事處 have found this Wind Energy Asia a very important event to join. The Wind Energy Asia conference …
Meet Danish companies at Wind Energy Asia 2021 Read More