Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Svalbard Act came into force on 14 August 1925, formally incorporating the Arctic archipelago into the Kingdom of Norway. This year’s 99th anniversary was marked on Svalbard with HRH …
Svalbard anniversary marked in Bangkok with seed vault exhibition Read More
A 35-year-old Thai–Swedish man has been arrested in central Pattaya on 14 August 2025 following a late-night anti-drugs operation that ended in a foot chase. The operation, led by Bang …
Thai–Swedish man arrested in Pattaya on drug charges Read More
The Danish shipping company, Maersk, has confirmed a fire incident on board the Marie Maersk, a Danish-flagged container ship en route to Malaysia’s Port of Tanjung Pelepas. The vessel was …
Fire breaks out on Malaysia bound Maersk vessel Read More
The Royal Thai Embassy in Copenhagen has marked Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother’s 93rd birthday with a reforestation volunteering activity in Karlslunde, Denmark. Held on Tuesday 5 August …
Thai Embassy in Copenhagen plants trees Read More
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) published on 13 August a report from the first Lao PDR international meeting focused on the conservation of endangered species, which took …
Lao PDR hosts first national dialogue on inclusive conservation, co-funded by Norway Read More
For many years, Indonesia has partnered with Norway under a results-based contribution (RBC) funding arrangement. The arrangements have been that Indonesia receives payments for reducing CO2 emissions from the Norwegian …
Indonesia and Norway advance forest conservation partnership Read More
The Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) has upheld a worldwide freeze on USD 730 million in assets owned by Singapore-based KBP Biosciences in a dispute raised by Danish pharmaceutical giant …
Singapore court upholds 730 million USD freezing order in favour of Novo Nordisk Read More
The Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok has welcomed John Alexandersen as its new Commercial Counsellor and Head of Trade, effective 1 August 2025. In his new role, Alexandersen will lead …
New Commercial Counsellor joins the Danish Embassy in Bangkok Read More
Ronni K. Gothard Christiansen, Danish tech entrepreneur and AesirX founder, will take the stage at ETH Vietnam 2025, one of Southeast Asia’s key blockchain conferences, set to be held on …
Danish tech entrepreneur to speak at data conference in Vietnam Read More
At the Public Sector Financial Transformation Conference (PSFTC) 2025 in Kuching on Tuesday 6 August 2025, Sarawak Premier Abang Johari Tun Openg said governments should not rely solely on GDP …
Sarawak Premier highlights Nordic model as example of fair wealth distribution Read More