Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Several roundtables have been organized by the Thai-EFTA Business Circle to address important topics in the context of modern trade and investment relations in the framework of Thai-EFTA free trade …
Thai-Norwegian talks with the Swiss-Thai Chamber of Commerce to discuss investing in sustainability Read More
Singapore is about to receive ‘reverse’ vending machines that accept used bottles and cans according to a news report from the country. RVM Systems, a Swedish vending machine company will …
Swedish RVM Systems to install ‘reverse’ vending machines in Singapore Read More
Finnlines, the Finnish shipping company took delivery of Finneco l, their new roll-on/roll-off hybrid vessel from China on 28 April 2022 with the ship being touted as the largest and …
Finnish shipping company welcomes first hybrid RoRo newbuild from China to its fleet Read More
Scatec, the Norwegian renewable energy solutions provider, netted 6 million US dollars when it refinanced the 37 million non-recourse project debt for the Vietnamese 39 MW wind power plant Dam …
Norwegian renewable energy firm in Vietnam nets 6 million USD Read More
RSA Finland will start importing the Chinese electric car brand BYD with a small van, the BYD T3, first while other commercial vehicles and passenger car models are coming later, …
Finnish car importer RSA brings Chinese BYD electric vans to the domestic market Read More
Volvo Car Malaysia (VCM) delivered its first batch of Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric, or XC40 EV for short, to its Malaysian buyers last weekend. According to news reports, sixty-five …
Swedish auto group, Volvo, delivers first batch of XC40 electric SUV’s in Malaysia Read MoreDanish-owned Lego Group hopes to open its first carbon neutral factory in Vietnam. This would be its second manufacturing site in Asia. The Group was granted their investment registration certificate …
Danish Lego Group’s high hopes for Vietnam carbon neutral project Read MoreIKEA Singapore has announced a range of new sustainability offerings and initiatives from food to furniture. They have expanded to more products made of waste materials, natural fibres like bamboo …
IKEA Singapore announces a range of new sustainability offerings Read More
Singapore’s Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment Dr. Amy Khor and Norway’s Ambassador to Singapore H.E Eivind S. Homme jointly opened the TOMRA Resource Transformation Centre last …
TOMRA Resource Transformation Centre opens in Singapore Read More
The Chinese company Geely started test runs of green e-methanol vehicles earlier this week at the port of Aalborg in Denmark, media Xinhua writes. E-methanol is a sustainable, carbon-neutral, and renewable fuel …
Geely starts test runs of e-methanol vehicles in Denmark Read More
On March 10, VOYAH, the high-end electric vehicle brand from Dongfeng Group, officially landed in Norway on the “cloud” side, with representatives from China Dongfeng Motor Industry Imp. & Exp. …
Chinese High-end EV brand VOYAH officially landed in Norway Read More
Last week, the Chinese EV maker Xpeng launched its website in Denmark which makes it possible for Danish customers to reserve the Xpeng P5 online, and in April, the company …
Xpeng’s P5 electric car now available in Denmark Read More
As part of NISS Campus (Nordic Innovation and Sustainability Shanghai)’s project of building a new landmark zero-carbon campus in the new development area in Minhang district, the NISS team has …
NISS Campus partners with South Hangqiao government and DI-Asia Base Read More
After selling to its local market for years, the Chinese EV manufacturer selected Norway as the company’s first foreign market most likely due to the Nordic country being a testbed …
NIO to sell EVs in Denmark and Sweden in 2022 Read More
Norfund is joining Norsk Solar and Nordic Impact Cooperation (NIC) as investors in the 11 MW solar plant portfolio recently constructed by Norsk Solar in Vietnam. NIC is a …
Norfund partners with Norsk Solar to meet growing demand for renewable power in Vietnam Read More
The Danish company Tide Bus A / S, which owns 31 new Chinese-made electric buses that run on the Danish city of Esbjerg’s city bus network, has had difficulties after …
Chinese electric buses in Denmark run out of power and have to drop off passengers Read More
Volvo Cars, the Swedish automobile maker owned by China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding, has announced plans to invest SEK 10 billion in its Torslanda manufacturing plant in Sweden in coming years, …
Volvo Cars to invest SEK 10 billion in Swedish plant for switch to EVs Read More
Swedish-Swiss Tetra Pak, a world-leading processing and packaging solutions company, and New Concept Product Co., Ltd. (NCP), has announced the launch of the new HOTTA brand products — ready-to-drink (RTD) ginger beverages …
Tetra Pak and NCP launch new HOTTA brand products in UHT carton packages Read More
The Swedish telecom giant Ericsson, together with PLDT, the Philippines’ largest fully integrated telecommunications company, and its wireless arm Smart Communications strengthen their partnership for nature conservation in the Philippines, …
Ericsson partners to protect Philippines mangrove wetlands Read More
The Swedish ladder company Telesteps will move the company’s production from China to a newly built factory in Sweden. Telesteps says in a recent press release that from now on, the company’s …
Telesteps moves production from China to Sweden Read More
H&M has once again teamed up with Danone AQUA for the bottle2fashion project, which transforms plastic bottle waste from across the islands of Indonesia into recycled polyester. The Swedish fashion …
H&M is again turning plastic waste from Indonesian beaches into everyday fashion Read More
IKEA Philippines has teamed up with the Filipino technology-logistics company Mober for its last-mile electric vehicle delivery to reduce carbon emissions, PhilStar reports. The Swedish furniture giant is selling more and more …
IKEA Philippines partners with Mober for e-vehicle delivery service Read More
The Swedish-Swiss processing and packaging solutions company Tetra Pak, along with 50 other leading companies and NGOs, signed an MOU to further drive the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) initiative in …
Tetra Pak teams up with Government and Industrial partners to drive EPR in Thailand Read More
A new project between TotalEnergies and Vanco Industries to install 750kWp of rooftop solar in the province of Kandal in Cambodia will help garment manufacturers such as the Swedish retailer …
A new project in Cambodia offers solar solutions to garment manufacturers such as H&M Read More
From Sunday 12 December, there will be no more engine noise and diesel fumes from the city buses in the Danish city of Esbjerg because 29 Chinese Electric buses will …
Chinese Electric buses hit the streets of Denmark Read More
Swedish-Swiss Tetra Pak, the world-leading processing and packaging solutions company has appointed Ratanasiri Tilokskulchai as the new Managing Director, according to this company statement. With over 10 years of experience at …
Tetra Pak Thailand appoints new Managing Director Read More
Director Bo Mønsted has welcomed the Danish brand UMAGE to Taiwan. Established in 2008, UMAGE is a manufacturer of lighting and furniture solutions with a focus on Scandinavian design that …
Director Bo Mønsted welcomes the Danish brand UMAGE to Taiwan Read More
As part of the Swedish furniture giant IKEA’s global effort to become a more sustainable business, IKEA Bang Yai in Thailand has been turned into a circular store. According to Greenqueen, …
Thailand’s IKEA Bang Yai transforms into a circular shop Read More
Hong Kong Textile Apparel Institute (HKRITA) and the Swedish H&M Foundation recently announced an ambitious project to address textile waste in Cambodia. According to a press release by the H&M Foundation, the …
HKRITA and H&M launch project to treat textile waste in Cambodia Read More
The Indian company Reliance New Energy Solar Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries (RIL), has announced the acquisition of 100 percent of the shareholding of Norwegian REC Solar Holdings …
Reliance New Energy Solar buys Norway’s REC Solar Holdings from China’s Bluestar Read More
At an event at China Classification Society in Beijing on 27 September, A.P. Moller-Maersk signed three separate cooperation framework agreements with China Classification Society (CCS) to join hands with CCS …
Maersk partners with China Classification Society on carbon-neutral technologies and standards Read More
China Steel Corp (CSC) recently announced that its board of directors approved a US$198.69 million investment in a wind energy venture to embrace global carbon-neutral trends. CSC is the country’s …
China Steel to invest in wind energy venture with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners Read More
Swiss-Swedish Tetra Pak, a world-leading processing and packaging solutions company, has released the 2021 sustainability report, according to a recent press release. The report documents the company’s journey to accelerate …
Tetra Pak reveals 2021 Sustainable Report ‘Food. People. Planet’ Read More
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
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
Many Norwegians have been putting their savings into so-called “green” funds which invest in renewable energy sources. One of the most hyped funds is the Storebrand company’s Fornybar Energi-fund. A …
Norwegian renewable energy fund invests millions in Chinese companies suspected of forced labor Read More
In the first quarter of 2024, A.P. Moller – Maersk will introduce the first in a groundbreaking series of 8 large ocean-going container vessels capable of being operated on carbon-neutral …
Maersk accelerates fleet decarbonization with 8 large ocean-going vessels to operate on carbon-neutral methanol Read More
The Swedish Steel company SSAB, has produced and delivered the world’s first fossil-free steel to its first customer, the Volvo Group, according to this press release. The trial delivery is an …
SSAB delivers the world’s first fossil-free steel to Volvo Group Read More
Founded and driven by Swedish tea merchant Kenneth Rimdahl, the Chiang Mai-based forest-friendly tea, Monsoon Tea, is introducing Monsoon Tea to Sweden. Monsoon’s forest-friendly Monsoon Tea is grown and harvested …
Chiang Mai-based Monsoon Tea opens branch in Sweden Read More
Vietnamese Tran Bao Khanh and Chu Hoang SonIn both have a great interest in fashion and environmental protection and in 2017 the pair established the company Rens Original while studying …
Vietnamese students in Finland produces sneakers from used coffee grounds and plastic waste Read More
Jesper Hansen, Chief Commercial Officer at YesHealth Group in Taiwan, has played an instrumental role in establishing a business partnership with Danish start-up Nordic Harvest and setting up their first …
Nordic Harvest: Danish-Taiwanese indoor farming collaboration Read More
Bangkok, 20 July 2021 — Tetra Pak has been recognized as one of the world’s 50 Sustainability and Climate Leaders. The Swedish-Swiss food processing and packaging solutions company has been acknowledged …
Tetra Pak named as one of the Top 50 Sustainability and Climate leaders Read More
In the last six months, several Chinese car manufacturers have launched electric cars (EVs) in Denmark, and they have already begun to challenge the established EV car industry including Volkswagen …
Chinese EV manufacturers challenge the established car industry in Denmark Read More
Volvo Cars owned by Geely Holding of China is partnering up with Swedish battery maker Northvolt in the development of batteries for both Volvo and Polestar. To find out the …
Volvo Car partners with Northvolt to develop and manufacture batteries Read More
The Swedish brand Gaston Luga, producer of quality backpacks and accessories inspired by Scandinavian design and living, is now available in Thailand. According to an introduction by the Embassy of Sweden in …
Swedish Gaston Luga now available in Thailand Read More
As an unusual arrival procedure Finland’s new Ambassador to Thailand, Mr Jyri Järviaho, along with his wife Elina Multanen, began their new life as ambassador couple with a two weeks’ …
Jyri Järviaho debuts as Finland’s Ambassador to Cambodia and Thailand Read More
The Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce welcomes its new member, Chow Steel Industries Public Company. CHOW company launched Chow Energy PCL. (CEPL) to operate as a holding company with a policy …
SweCham welcomes new member Chow Steel Industries Public Company Read More
On 18 June 2021 His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway together with Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden led a conversation about marine litter with the …
Swedish Crown Princess Victoria and Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon discuss plastic pollution Read More
Tetra Pak Thailand, and partner networks are opening a ‘Recycle Collection Center’ or the point of receiving clean packaging materials that are not being used to develop into a value-added …
TetraPak and partners launch drive-thru ‘Recycle Collection Center’ Read More
The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) recently awarded Swedish fashion giant H&M with the Circular Economy Award during the ECCP 2021 Europa Awards hosted in the Philippines. …
EuroCham Philippines grants H&M Circular Economy Award Read More