Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Mr. Jarae, a Finnish man, was attacked by more than ten Thai neighbors last week during the Songkran Festival in Chaiyaphum province, Thailand. According to The Thaiger, the neighbors claimed …
Finnish man gets attacked by Thai neighbors Read More
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha said on April 19, that the country’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment are making efforts to expand Thailand’s forest area, based on the models …
Thailand applies Sweden’s models to expand forest area Read More
The Swedish government hopes to speed up the permit-process for mining in Sweden. In the spring budget, Sweden’s geological survey receives SEK 34 million. A part of that goes to …
The Swedish government wants to speed up mining process to compete with China Read More
The European Parliament has approved a law that makes it illegal to import products into Europe that can be linked to the destruction of the world’s rainforests. The law was …
EU forbids the import of products linked to deforestation Read More
The Chinese-Icelandic artist, Laufey, announced the sold out of her concert tickets in Asia and Australia tour. She will start her tour in May 2023 in the Philippines and Taiwan …
Asia & Australia concert tickets of Chinese-Icelandic artist “Laufey” sold out Read More
Swedish Radio announced its decision to quit Twitter on Tuesday, 18 April 2023, saying that the application had lost relevance for Swedish audiences. “The audience has simply chosen other places …
Swedish Radio announces to quit Twitter Read More
Swedish newspapers report that Fredrik Strelvik is among several people missing in Thailand. Fredrik Strelvik and his wife Marie were in Thailand to celebrate her 50th birthday. The couple traveled …
Flamingokvintettens keyboard player is missing in Thailand Read More
The Swedish telecom company, Ericsson AB, revealed that its chief financial officer (CFO), Carl Mellander, will step down at the end of the first quarter of 2024. “We have come …
Ericsson CFO to step down in early 2024 Read More
The fairy tale “The Wild Swans” written by Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen will be performed in a musical version in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in May 2023. The …
Danish fairy tale “Wild Swans” to be performed in Vietnam Read More
Around 25,000 private-sector workers in Norway will go on strike from Monday morning, April 17. This is after negotiations with employers broke down. The strike is set to escalate in …
Almost 25,000 Norwegian industry workers to go on strike Read More
H&M and three other companies have committed $100 million to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The move is a part of an effort started by several major tech companies …
H&M commit millions towards carbon removal Read More
In cooperation with UNHCR, IKEA has during the last several months provided over 850,000 home furnishing products to support people affected by the war in Ukraine. The donation includes more …
IKEA delivers products worth 9 million EUR to Ukraine Read More
A preclinical study using stem cells seems to result in significant vision recovery. This finding, by Singapore-Sweden scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School, the Singapore Eye Research Institute and the Karolinska …
Singapore-Sweden scientists makes progress within eye degeneration-related blindness Read More
Cities across Thailand are bustling with Thais and foreign tourists coming out to celebrate the world’s largest water fight, Songkran Festival, after the event was not organized for three years …
Thailand bustling with people celebrating Songkran Festival Read More
The Smart City Asia International Expo and Forum 2023 was launched at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Thursday, 13 April 2023 and …
Vietnam holds Smart City Asia International Expo in HCM City Read More
The Danish Energy Ministry shared on Thursday that Denmark is working toward the existing Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). In recent years, many countries in the European Union (EU) including France, …
Denmark plans to exit Energy Charter Treaty Read More
Norway announced that it expelled fifteen intelligence officers working at the Russian Embassy in Oslo on Thursday, 13 April 2023, and they all would have to “shortly” leave the country. …
Norway expels 15 intelligence officers at Russian Embassy Read More
Norges Bank Investment Management’s employee, Elisabeth Bull Daae, is suing the bank for gender discrimination in a workplace. The case was brought to a court in Oslo on Wednesday, 12 …
Norway Wealth Fund employee sues the bank for workplace gender discrimination Read More
Myanmar’s military junta has confirmed a deadly air strike on a village in the country’s Sagaing region on Tuesday, April 12, reported malaymail. More than 100 people were killed, including …
Myanmar’s military confirms deadly air strike; over 100 dead Read More
Local media reported that at least fifty people were killed in Myanmar on Tuesday, 11 April 2023, as the military attacked its opponent group. Citing residents in the Sagaing region, …
At least 50 people killed in Myanmar after its military attacks rebel group Read More
Large parts of Thailand are suffering from an unusually severe heat wave. Thai authorities are issuing health warnings as meteorologists estimate temperatures of up to 50 degrees. Temperatures of up …
Thailand suffers from extreme heat wave Read More
SAS share prices dropped by over 30 percent on Wednesday, April 12. “Investors in SAS have been blindfolded for a while,” said Jacob Pedersen, Sydbank’s head of equity analysis and …
SAS shares crashing Read More
Human rights groups and opposition politicians in Thailand are criticizing the government for forcibly deporting three men. The men are allegedly members of an anti-government resistance movement in military-ruled Myanmar. …
Thailand criticized for returning Myanmar resistance members Read More
Hans Arne Ingemar Petersson, a 71-year-old Swedish national was arrested at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport. The Swedish citizen was found in possession of 3kg of heroin valued at $3,4 …
Swedish national arrested trying to smuggle heroin to Myanmar Read More
Dangerous levels of PM2.5 pollution in Chiang Mai, Thailand are affecting people’s health, economy, and tourism. For several weeks, the city was at the top of air quality information platform …
Pollution in Chiang Mai alarmingly affect people health and tourism Read More
Kintra Fibers, backed by H&M and Bestseller, has raised $8 million in funding. Unlike traditional polyester, Kintra sources 100-percent bio-based inputs derived from corn glucose to create its patented resin. …
Backed by H&M and Bestseller, Kintra Fibers raises $8 million Read More
A record number of super-rich Norwegians are abandoning Norway for low-tax countries. This is after the centre-left government increased wealth taxes by 1.1%. More than 30 Norwegian billionaires and multimillionaires …
Billionaires are abandoning Norway as wealth tax rises Read More
Front figures from “civic movement” jailed for a decade for criticizing the Communist Party’s handling of the pandemic. This is stated by their support group. Ding Jiaxi and Xu Zhiyong …
Chinese activists jailed for a decade for criticizing Xi Jinping Read More
H&M’s new kids collection Re-Enchantment, is a line of clothing targeting girls 8-14 years. The collection is trimmed with pearl and rhinestone embellishments made from fully recycled components. The trimmings …
H&M kids collection with fully recycled embellishments Read More
The Thai Songkran Festival was organized in Hong Kong’s Kowloon City district during the past weekend in order to cherish the vibrant cultures of Thailand in the region. According to …
Hong Kong early organizes Thai Songkran Festival Read More
Three men of Tai Yai ethnicity (an ethnic group from Shan state in Myanmar) were arrested on Sunday, 9 April 2023, in Chiang Mai for attacking a Swedish tourist last …
A group of men arrested in Chiang Mai for attacking Swedish tourist Read More
The social media TikTok is developed in China, but the Chinese themselves are not allowed to use TikTok. Instead, the Chinese use an app called Douyin. Danish Television broadcaster, TV …
TV 2 had Two girls test TikTok’s algorithm in Denmark and China Read More
Danish life expectancy has during the last two decades ascended to 81.5 years for men. High drinking and smoking rates have historically taken their toll, particularly among men, but the …
Danish men live five years longer compared to two decades ago Read More
China’s military simulated strikes near Taiwan on Sunday, the second day of a large-scale exercise. It came to a tense situation as nearly 20 warships, about ten from China and …
China continues military exercises around Taiwan after US visit Read More
Eight Filipino journalists recently joined a two-week program on media self-regulation in Stockholm, Sweden, reported Phil Star. The program was funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency aiming to …
Filipino journalists join media self-regulation program in Sweden Read More
Thailand’s prime minister Gen. Prayut Chan-ocha recently hosted an online meeting to discuss the collaboration to solve PM2.5 pollution with Sonexay Siphandone, Prime Minister of the Lao PDR, and Senior …
Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar discuss solutions for PM 2.5 pollution Read More
The upcoming series “The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning” will introduce you to a way of life in which you clean out all your things before death arrives so …
New series “The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning” talks about life in death Read More
The Swedish fashion brand, H&M Move has partnered with the carbon capture company LanzaTech to create garments partly from captured emissions and infusing them with the brand’s own DryMove technology …
H&M Move partners with carbon capture company LanzaTech Read More
The Embassy of Sweden and the other thirteen EU member states embassies and cultural institutions in Thailand will organize the first edition of “European Languages Cafe 2023” on Wednesday, 26 …
Save your space for European Languages Cafe 2023 Read More
Thailand’s Department of Medical Services (DMS) recently published guidelines for providing first aid to those who are suffering from heat stroke. As the country has officially entered Summer in March, …
Thailand publishes guidelines for heat stroke treatment Read More
Many travelers to China are now able to skip taking a PCR test for COVID-19 prior to departure. This is according to China’s embassies and consulates in the respective countries. …
PCR test is no longer required for travelers to China from 34 countries Read More
At least 5,428 civilians, including more than 800 children, crossed the border from Myanmar to seek refuge in Thailand on April 5, according to Thai PBS. They fled as ethnic …
Fighting in Myanmar sends thousands fleeing to Thailand Read More
Prices of Norwegian superior salmon have dropped an average of NOK 7.16 (USD 0.69, EUR 0.63) or about 7 percent since last week, according to the Nasdaq Salmon Index. This …
Norwegian salmon prices suddenly drop Read More
The Swedish start-up, Modvion, has partnered with RWE Renewables Sweden, a subsidiary of German energy giant RWE to develop wooden wind turbine towers for onshore wind farms. Instead of using …
Wooden wind turbines by Swedish firm “Modvion” helps reduce carbon emissions Read More
Pattaya expats have raised concerns about traffic issues during the upcoming Songkran Festival as there are still many road construction projects going on across Pattaya. According to The Pattaya News, …
Pattaya expats concern about traffic during Songkran Festival Read More
Human rights groups applaud Malaysia’s move to scrap the mandatory death penalty. They see it as a major step forward towards eliminating capital punishment in Southeast Asia. Instead of the …
Human rights groups welcome Malaysia’s move on death penalty Read More
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Monday, April 3, that Malaysia is prepared to negotiate the South China Sea dispute with Beijing. China claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China …
Malaysia ready to negotiate with China Read More
Norled’s new hydrogen ferry has started operations in Norway. According to Norled’s statement on their website, the MF Hydra ferry running on liquid hydrogen is officially in operation. The vessel …
Hydrogen-powered ferry starts operating in Norway Read More
The Smart City Index 2023 has Oslo and Copenhagen in top 5 over smartest cities in the world. The index is published by The Smart City Observatory, which is a …
Two Scandinavian cities in top 5 over worlds smartest cities 2023 Read More
Thailand’s government official said that the five-year investment 2.2 trillion baht ($64.31 billion) in its industrial east, Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), should not be affected by a change in government …
Thailand to continue investment in Eastern Economic Corridor as election approaches Read More