Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The EU-funded EU Business Avenues in South East Asia is tasked to help SMEs from EU countries with business internationalisation. ScandAsia takes an in-depth look and talks to some Nordic …
EU-funded support programme for SMEs: EU Business Avenues Southeast Asia Read More
The EU-Indonesia Business Network will arrange the European Pavilion at SIAL InterFood 2018. European companies are invited to participate in the pavilion – at an accessible fee – to be …
European Pavilion at Sial InterFood 2018 Indonesia Read More
The European Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong is organizing the European Pavilion at the 23rd Macau Trade and Investment Fair (MIF) 2018, to be held from 18 – 20 …
European companies invited to Macau Trade and Investment Fair 2018 Read More
‘AndersenB2B.com’ is a relatively new platform to which SMEs from the Nordics and other regions are invited to partake in new business generation. This opportunity also represents a new take …
AndersenB2B: business internationalisation game-changer for SMEs Read More
Vietnam Materials Marketplace is among the winners of the Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 competition, that is partly funded by the Danish government. Vietnam Materials Marketplace …
Vietnamese partnership wins funding support at P4G competition Read More
Danish pig producers are facing a record low turnover due to the draught and an increasing production of pigs in China and in the US. The export price for Danish …
Tougher conditions for Danish pig industry Read More
Minister of foreign affairs of Norway, Ine Eriksen Søreide, meets with her Asian colleges at the 51st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Singapore. At the …
Norwegian minister of foreign affairs attends ASEAN meeting in Singapore Read More
China’s CGN has bought the majority of shares in a Swedish windfarm still under construction. When finished, it will be the largest onshore farm in Europe. In the northeast of …
Chinese nuclear company buys majority in Swedish wind farm Read More
The fear of salmon anaemia and other variants of the virus caused China to ban certain imports of Norwegian salmon in 2015. The ban has been lifted, which may cause the …
China removes restrictions: Norwegian salmon export will triple Read More
The biggest banking scandal in the modern history of Denmark continues to add new unexpected shades to the story. The scope of the Danske Bank money laundering scandal is greater …
The company behind illegal North Korean arms trade was a customer of Danske Bank Read More
Found of toxic chemical substances in popular foam toys from China makes The Danish Environmental Protection Agency advise people to throw out all “squishies”. A study on 12 squishies carried …
Chinese popular foam toys “squishies” pose a threat to health Read More
Three different experts from Finnish companies will hold presentations during the Tissue World and Asian Paper Bangkok 2018 (June 6-8, 2018). The two long-standing events have merged to offer “an …
Finnish experts to speak at Asian Paper Bangkok Read More
The head of the subsidiary Dynamic Oil Trading is sentenced to prison for losses of 90 million dollars. The top of the OW Bunker Group was not aware of the …
OW Bunker’s top management was misled by the Singapore boss Read More
On the 8th of May, a Chinese Chamber of Commerce (CCCD) finally opened in Denmark, with 16 founding members to cut the ribbon and promote trade between the two countries. …
Chinese Chamber of Commerce launches in Copenhagen Read More
The Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk will provide free treatment to Myanmar children suffering from type 1 diabetis. The treatment will include medicating the children with Novo Nordisk’s products but …
Novo Nordisk to offer diabetis treatment to Myanmar children Read More
“For anyone with true global business and career ambitions, China is no longer an elective course, it is core curriculum.” As written numerous times before, not only by ScandAsia but …
Dragon Slide: Learn about start-ups in China Read More
The Swedish postal service, Postnord, is forced to return 400.000 letters and parcels to non-EU countries after a loophole in the VAT-charge has been closed, according to the Swedish news …
Sweden to return 400.000 packages to China Read More
Textile Machinery Association of Sweden (TMAS) is now firmly established in Vietnam with the purpoise of assistance in making Vietnam one of the world’s leading textile and garments manufacturer. According …
TMAS established in Vietman – support growing textile industry Read More
The Norwegian Business Association in Singapore presents the seventh edition of the Norway-Asia Business Summit (NABS), taking place 16-18 April in Singapore. The summit will explore how to navigate the …
Norway-Asia Business Summit 2018 details Read More
The Danish dairy company Arla Foods has just signed a contract to attend China International Import Expo 2018 (CIIE), which makes it one amongst the 600 companies to attend the …
Arla to attend China International Import Expo Read More
‘Capture the growth of the frontier SEA markets’ Swedish companies can, and should, despite expected challenges, invest in the ‘frontier Southeast Asia markets’ – Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The business …
New Business Sweden frontier SEA markets report Read More
Year 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Malaysia and Norway. What began as a partnership between two oil and gas (O&G) producing country peers has now been …
Norwegian investors continue to put faith in Greater KL Read More
His Majesty King Harald V of Norway has sent his greetings on the occasion of the re-inauguration of Xi Jinping as the President of China. In an official letter was …
King Harald of Norway congratulates Xi Jinping Read More
A successful Nordic Seminar on the EU – Thailand relationship and its new diplomatic openings was held at the Westin Grande Sukhumvit, Bangkok, as a Luncheon on the 7 March …
Nordic Bangkok seminar: EU-Thailand Trade Relations Read More
The 16th AEM-EU Trade Commissioner Consultation took place on 2 March co-chaired by Sweden’s Cecilia Malmström, the EU Trade Commissioner and and Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng …
EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström in Singapore Read More
“Now is a good time to enter the Philippine market!” states Business Sweden, with a recently established office in Manila since September 2017. “Last year we saw an all-time high …
Business Sweden in Philippines’ market outlook 2018 Read More
When flying in over Penang and after landing at its airport it becomes clear that this island has a lot of industries. When driving towards George Town, passing by the …
Live, play, work – the formula for manufacturing hub Penang Read More
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
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
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
Therese Hermann arrived in late August as the new Head of Trade at the Danish Embassy in Jakarta. “We’d like you to meet our new dynamic and enthusiastic colleague Therese. …
Therese Hermann new Danish Head of Trade, Indonesia Read More
Carsten Lehn, the founder of the Danish furniture company DAFI Tropicdane in Vietnam, has together with his wife Le Nguyen Da Bich sold DAFI Tropicdane to the Danish furniture factory Carl …
Carsten Lehn sells DAFI Tropicdane to Danish furniture company Read More
Denmark and Thailand came together in Bangkok at the opening of the House of Fritz Hansen, Bangkok. At the event, a craftsman of Fritz Hansen hand-stitched the iconic piece of …
Arne Jacobsen’s Egg chair with Thai buffalo leather Read More
Charlotta Schlyter, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Sweden, Bangkok, participated on the 24th of July 2017 in the launch of the company BioGaia probiotics in Thailand. Ms Schlyter made …
Swedish Embassy at BioGaia probiotics launch in Thailand Read More
In October 2017, a Shanghai landmark and one of the world’s tallest buildings, the Shanghai World Financial Centre, is presenting Finland’s unspoilt nature and the powerful story of a Finnish …
Finnish Kuopio anniversary exhibition in Shanghai Read More
A greater number of trade and investment agreements and letters of intent were signed during Prime Minister Juha Sipilä’s visit to China than ever before in connection with a Team …
Record number of agreements signed on Finnish PM visit to China Read More
On Wednesday 28 June 2017, Stefan Löfven, Prime Minister of Sweden, met with Jack Ma, Founder and Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group to explore collaborations between e-commerce giant Alibaba and …
Swedish PM meets Chinese e-commerce giant Read More
On Wednesday 7 June 2017, Nina Hvid Talvela, Minister Counsellor at the Danish Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, joined the Danish Embassy in Bangkok in a meeting with Dr. Wacharapon Chotiyaputta, …
Danish-Thai cooperation on livestock Read More
In 2016 Demark and Vietnam celebrated 45 years of diplomatic relations, where the two countries in recent years have seen the transformation to a closer partnership in trade and investment. …
How the Danish embassy in Vietnam assists businesses and beyond Read More
The 11 ambassadors to Malaysia of the respective EU countries joined a European Union (EU) Delegation to Malaysia on a trade mission to Johor s17-19 May, led by H. E. …
EU Head of Missions visited Johor Read More
Going from working with development policies in the busy and lively EU capital, Brussels, to being an Ambassador in still developing country Cambodia is quite a change of settings. Maria …
Ambassador Maria Sargren on developing Cambodia Read More
You are welcomed to the ‘Doing Business with Finland’ seminar organized together with the Embassy of Finland in Bangkok, Finnpartnership and EEP Mekong. The seminar, taking place on 11 May …
‘Doing Business with Finland’ Bangkok seminar invitation Read More
During the first official Danish prime minister visit to China since 2008, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen met China’s President Xi Jinping. And on 3 May 3, China’s Prime Minister …
Denmark’s Prime Minister Rasmussen visited China Read More
The Commercial Counsellor at the Embassy of Denmark, Bangkok, Mr Peter Sand, was back in Denmark in early April meeting with design companies, discussing wireless speakers, wastewater management and much …
Trade Council Bangkok on Denmark tour Read More
Tekes, the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation and Finpro, a provider of internationalisation advisory services, will be merged into a new operator carrying the working title ‘Business Finland’, Finland’s Ministry …
Tekes and Finpro merger will launch new Finnish agency: ‘Business Finland’ Read More
From March 29th to March 31st 2017 Denmark’s Ambassador to China, H.E. A. Carsten Damsgaard visited Suzhou and Nanjing (in Jiangsu Province) to meet with provincial political leadership and facilitate …
Danish China Ambassador’s Jiangsu Province visit Read More
“The first Maersk shipment to Thailand was railway equipment from Japan. That was in 1948. A year later, Maersk Line set up an office and a regular route from Thailand …
Maersk Celebrates 50 Years in Thailand Read More