Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Sweden’s international fashion giant H&M meets huge criticism from a new report. The Stockholm-based organization Fair Action claims H&M to break the rules in Cambodia by systematically employ people using …
Fair Action accuses H&M for breaking the law in Cambodia Read More
H&M have announced that they are positive to the uniform minimum wage that has been set by the Government in Myanmar. “A uniform minimum wage across all industries is essential …
H&M welcomes uniform minimum wage in Myanmar Read More
H&M’s unique fair living wage strategy, launched in 2013, is showing progress on many fronts, H&M has reported in an update for the first half of 2015, describing their goals …
H&M’s steps towards fair living wages Read More
The Danish government, together with the governments of Vietnam and the Netherlands and several development agencies and companies, has formed the “Race to the Top” partnership to support and promote …
Vietnamese apparel sector: ‘Race to the Top’ for sustainable growth Read More
As a Swedish innovation for virtual fitting of clothes is being rolled on the market, now reaching customers also in Southeast Asia, online shopping of garments are seeing much improvement …
Swedish virtual fitting solution expands to Singapore and Southeast-Asia Read More
Following on the official visit to Indonesia, the Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg is visiting Vietnam 16-18 April 2015 on invitation from Vietnam’s Prime Minister HE Nguyễn Tấn Dũng. Prime …
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg visits Vietnam Read More
Electrolux, the Swedish company that has grown into a global leader in home appliances, will display its latest models of washing machines with the unique ‘Time Manager’ function at the …
Swedish Innovation Exhibition puts spotlight on Electrolux Read More
Seventeen-year-old blogger Anniken Jørgensen raged against Aftenposten and H & M after she was featured in web series about textile industry in Cambodia. In a post on his blog titled …
Young Norwegian blogger decries Cambodia’s sweatshop conditions Read More
As part of the Innovative Sweden Exhibition, a 3-day SLC Creative Workshop was organised on 12-15 May 2014. The event took place at Indonesia International Institute for Life Sciences’ (i3L) …
“Smart Living Challenge” in Jakarta Read More
Maersk Line and the intra-Asia container shipping specialist, MCC Transport, celebrated their 20 years of business co-operation in Cambodia with a major celebration in Phnom Penh attended by Public Works …
Maersk Celebrates 20 years in Cambodia Read More