Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Increase in meat exports to China was a key part of the overall growth of Finnish food exports in 2020, says Business Finland, a governmental body for promoting trade and …
More Finnish food exported to China in 2020 Read More
China and Norway moved closer to an agreement on the two nations’ Free Trade agreement during a recent video conference between their chief trade negotiators, China Briefing reports. China and …
China and Norway aim to complete free trade agreement negotiations 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
According to the Vietnamese Trade Office in Sweden, Vietnam is greatly benefiting from the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and it has helped promote trade between Vietnam and Sweden. In …
Free trade agreement pushes up Vietnam’s exports to Sweden Read More
On 6 March, the first China-Europe train departed Xi’an, headed for Denmark. The service includes a sea leg, covering the Baltic Sea from the Russian port of Kaliningrad to the …
China-Europe train departed Xi’an on maiden trip to Denmark Read More
Forecasts by the Vietnamese Cong Thuong Industry & Trade newspaper say that Vietnamese businesses exporting fruit and vegetables to the Nordic and Northern Europe are believed to possess opportunities. The …
Newspaper: Fruit & vegetable exporters should tap into the Nordic’s niche market Read More
Norway looks forward to studying China’s new Five-Year Plan which will shape the country’s future social and economic development says Signe Brudeset, Norwegian Ambassador to China in a written interview …
Norway and China to enhance trade and climate cooperation Read More
Bilateral relations between Indonesia and Norway have been developing dynamically for the past 71 years and were recently discussed during a virtual meeting between Puan Maharani, Indonesian House of Representatives …
Indonesia hopes for growing support from Norway Read More
Many companies in the European Union (EU) and China were pleased to see EU-China bilateral trade boom in 2020 — a year that was marred by lockdowns and industrial disruptions …
China-EU trade grew in 2020 Read More
The Danish trading company, RareWine has recently through a wine broker in Hong Kong, sold the world’s currently most expensive bottle of wine. The French Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, vintage …
Danish RareWine sells the world’s most expensive bottle of wine to Asian wine collector Read More
Swedish Greencarrier AB recently announced that the company has ensured future voyages to Asia and China and created further opportunities for trade with Asia by overtaking ownership and all future …
Swedish Greencarrier ensures that ‘Götheborg’ continues on route to Asia Read More
The youth wings of Norway’s main political parties recently signed a letter calling Norway to rescind its normalization agreement with China and halt free trade negotiations due to China’s human …
Norway’s youth parties call for end of free trade talks with China Read More
Vietnam’s export turnover to six Northern European countries in 2020 was equal to figures reported in the previous year despite difficulties posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Vietnamese Commercial …
Vietnamese exports to northen Europe unaffected by the pandemic Read More
Waste heat and geothermal heat make up one of the World’s largest energy sources and it is highly underutilized today. The Climeon Heat Power System uses this energy source to …
Swedish Climeon AB landed in Taiwan Read More
Executives from nearly 30 leading European companies, including Swedish furniture maker IKEA, recently attended a live-streamed Forum on New Investment Opportunities between China and the EU. The high-level virtual dialogue …
IKEA and EU companies optimistic about China after teleconference with Chinese Premier Read More
On 3 February 2021, the Danish embassy in Vietnam updated on Danish Pavillion on Lazada e-commerce platform’s current affairs, as follow: It has been almost three months since the MOU …
Ambassador Christensen updated on the Danish Pavillion on Lazada e-commerce platform Read More
Norway´s seafood exports totaled NOK 8.1 billion in January 2021, according to the latest report from the Norwegian Seafood Council. This is a decrease of NOK 1.6 billion, or 16 …
Norway sees significant fall in seafood export value in 2021 Read More
Wang Yi, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister said during a phone conversation with Jeppe Kofod, Danish Foreign Minister, that China welcomes the expansion of two-way trade and investment with …
China welcomes expansion of two-way trade and investment with Denmark Read More
On 22 January 2021, Nurminen Logistics, a Finnish company providing cargo handling and railway transport services announced the opening of three new train routes from China to Europe. The company’s …
Finnish Nurminen Logistics opens 3 new train routes between China to Finland Read More
Many major investors in Europe propose to pour about $ 1 billion to develop logistics center in Phu My (Ba Ria – Vung Tau). This is the effect from the …
EU investors proposed to invest 1 Billion dollar in logistic Center in Phu My, Vietnam Read More
There is an unpredictable shortage of shipping containers in Asia and it has never been more expensive to transport a container of goods from Asia to other parts of the …
Asia in container crisis as world’s demand for medical equipment increase Read More
The Department of Energy Technology (IFE) at the Norwegian town of Kjeller have been producing and exporting approximately 400,000 doses of the cancer drug Xofigo in the last seven years. …
Norway exports cancer medicine to China Read More
Looking, in year 2020, at Shanghai, and from a Nordic perspective in particular Danish activity seems to be incredibly brisk. Their flow of trade-related undertakings are relentless, paired with the …
Danish Consulate General Shanghai at the heart of Chinese trade, digitalisation Read More
Food from Finland Roadshow stopped in Hangzhou and Shanghai on the 17 to 18 of November 2020. Business Finland’s Food from Finland program focuses on the growth of Finnish food …
Food from Finland Roadshow in Hangzhou and Shanghai has completed Read More
The world is changing at a more rapid pace than ever before. This is the time to join forces and collaborate to help shape the new normal through sustainable innovation. …
Swedish Innovation Pioneers Summit 2020 event was a success Read More
Denmark’s Minister for Food, Fisheries and Equal Opportunities Mogens Jensen said in an interview with Xinhua on 10 November 2020 that he saw the largest-ever representation of Danish food companies …
Denmark’s Minister for Food, Fisheries and Equal Opportunities wishes to strengthen China-Denmark cooperation Read More
The Thai-Finnish Chamber of Commerce (TFCC) together with the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI), the Eastern Economic Corridor Office (EECO), and the Embassy of Finland in Bangkok, will be hosting …
Get to know more of Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) in the next webinar on 26 Nov Read More
On 10 November 2020 the Danish Ambassador H.E. Jon Thorgaard and Head of Commercial and Trade, Nils Robenhagen, had an opportunity to visit the Danish companies and Industrial estate located …
Ambassador Thorgaard and the visited Danish companies on the Eastern Seaboard of Thailand Read More
On 30 October 2020 the EU Ambassador Giorgio Aliberti and Ambassadors of EU Member States met with Chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong on Thursday in HCMC …
EU Ambassadors discussed EVFTA with the Chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee Read More
Did you know the European Union’s Food & Beverage (F&B) market is worth EUR 1,192 billion, and that it employs over 23 million people in its food supply chain? On …
EuroCham Cambodia hosted a 2 days workshop “Get ready for the EU market – the opportunities & requirements” Read More
The Norwegian Business Association Singapore invites to its next webinar, focusing on the Future of the Shipping Industry. Join us on the 28 of October, 3-4 PM (SGT) where we …
NBAS invites to Maritime webinar on 28 October Read More
Team Finland China business delegation’s two-day visit to Hangzhou in Zhejiang province kicked off successfully on 21 October 2020. The delegation consists of 28 companies making it the biggest business …
Team Finland’s Business Deligations visited Hangzhou in Zhejiang province enhances China-Finland relations Read More
The Chinese carrier Juneyao Air celebrated the opening of its second direct flight to Finland at Zhengzhou airport on Sunday 18 October 2020. The opening ceremony was attended by, among …
Ambassador Syrjälä attended the opening ceremony of Juneyao Air’s second route Finland-Zhengzhou Read More
On 1 October 2020, EuroCham Cambodia had the opportunity to meet with His Excellency Dr. PHAN Phalla, Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy and Finance and Secretary-General of the Committee …
EuroCham in meeting with Cambodia’s Ministry of Economy and Finance to discussed strengthen corporation Read More
The Danish Embassy in Bangkok has currently no trainees due to the entry restrictions to Thailand. But the Embassy looks forward to welcoming four trainees again as soon as the …
Danish embassy Bangkok opens for applications for internship all through October. Read More
On 1 October 2020 the Danish Deputy Head of Mission, Ingrid Dahl-Madsen, was invited to the launch event of Thailand NOW application endorsed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at …
Danish Deputy Head of Mission invited to the launch event by Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Read More
According to the report launched on 5 October 2020, the export value of Norwegian seafood remains above last year’s record highs. So far for 2020, seafood exports have totalled NOK …
The Norwegian Seafood exports remain ahead of last year Read More
The EU Delegations in Indonesia published a trade report on 24 September 2020. EU-Indonesia trade in goods amounted to €26.2bio in 2019, with EU exports worth €10.2bio & Indonesia exports …
EU remains top non-Asian investor in Indonesia Read More
EuroCham Vietnam announced they were delighted to meet with the EU Delegation to Vietnam and Ambassador Giorgio Aliberti on 21 September 2020. The Purpose of the meeting was to discuss …
Eurocham Vietnam, EU Delegation met to discuss EVFTA Read More
The Danish Ambassador H.E.Jon Thorgaard together with Head of Trade and Commercial team, Mr. Nils Robenhagen and Senior Trade Officer, Khun Umaporn Mukdasathien, visited Pandora Factory Plant on 11 September …
Ambassador Thorgaard visited Pandora factory plant Read More
China’s aviation regulator said on 2 September 2020, it will resume direct flights to Beijing from eight countries including Thailand, Cambodia, Greece, Denmark, Sweden and Canada from 3 September. Earlier …
Direct flights to Beijing from Denmark, Sweden, Thailand resumed Read More
The European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam will co-host a webminar with HCMC Department of Customs on how to apply to the new rules regarding the Euro-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement …
EuroCham Vietnam co-host a webminar on custom rules and EVFTA Read More
Wärtsilä published an opinion article on how technology may improve efficiency in shipping industry during Covid-19 pandemic recovery Find out more about how the industry is adapting here.
Wärtsilä published experts advice on how Covid-19 may improve shipping industry Read More
The European Union Delegation to Singapore published 6 August 2020 a report on trade industry with positive result of the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA) has proven to be beneficial …
Rising imports from Singapore to the EU proves that EUSFTA is beneficial to both sides Read More
The Finnish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong announced on 11 August 2020 that ELIRON Cargo Tracking has taken important role in the new logistic train route from Hefei to …
ELIRON helps track cargo on China-Finland train link Read More
The shipping container was loaded on a train in the Chinese city of Hefei in in mid-July 2020. Less than two weeks later, it had made it through Kazakhstan and …
Hefei-Narvik train shipment has potential to be alternative route to shipping industry Read More
Sweden has been supporting Cambodia’s Arbitration Council Foundation (AFC) since 2014 in its work to resolve labour disputes as well as promoting social dialogues to contribute to a sound industrial …
Sweden supports Cambodia’s Arbitration Council Read More
Cambodia Post announced on 3 August 2020, on resumption of its overseas parcel services to selected countries after suspending it for several months due to the spread of COVID-19. Since …
Cambodia post resumes its service on express mail delivery to selected destinations Read More
The Swedish embassy in Vietnam sums up a successful event organized with the aim to empower women and connect women entrepreneurs in Vietnam on 27 July 2020. Marie Schram, the …
Swedish Charge d’ Affaires participated in event connecting women entrepreneurs in Vietnam Read More
The Finnish Chamber of Commerce announced on 24 July 2020 a welcome note to their new member: Eliron “Eliron provides a global, real-time tracking and monitoring solution for international trade …
FinnCham in HK welcomes new member … and board member Read More