Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Chinese pandas only have one chance a year to reproduce whether they live in the wild or in a zoo and now the pandas in Copenhagen zoo meet again to …
Pandas in Copenhagen zoo meet again to mate – future cubs belong to China Read More
Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has approved the lifting of the RT-PCR testing requirement for international arrivals beginning 1 May 2022 and introduced two new entry schemes specifically …
Thailand lifts RT-PCR testing requirement for international arrivals from 1 May 2022 Read More
Norway is a frontrunning amongst the countries lifting the requirement for testing for fully vaccinated visitors to the country. Now, Singapore is following suit and moving towards normalcy as most …
Norway a frontrunner as Singapore decides to remove tests for fully vaccinated Read More
Danish Andreas’ covid nightmare in Shanghai came to an end when he found a ticket out of the country, but before that, he had to beg for food from the …
Dane broke out of apartment in Shanghai and walked 20 km to the airport after 17 days of hunger Read More
Finnish police are still investigating the suspected exploitation of Vietnamese greenhouse workers in Närpes. But it can be difficult to get to the bottom of everything as the victims do …
Finnish police struggle to investigate mass exploitation when the Vietnamese victims stay silent Read More
A Norwegian citizen has died in Laos, writes the Norwegian daily Dagbladet with reference to a confirmation by the Norwegian Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Dagbladet quotes Ragnhild Simenstad of the …
Norwegian in Laos has died Read More
If you watch the movie “Fantastic Creatures 3: Dumbledore’s Secrets” at the cinema in China, you will miss a very special scene between Danish Mads Mikkelsen and American actor Jude …
Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen censored in China: Gay scenes removed Read More
It’s been over ten days since a resident of Danish Cathrine Mosegaard Hansen’s apartment complex tested positive for covid-19. That is why she is now locked up inside her apartment …
Danish woman in lockdown in Shanghai – The front gate is locked Read More
A voter from the Philippines who is registered in Sweden recently received two ballots for the overseas election from the Embassy of the Philippines in Stockholm. Reporting on the case, …
Embassy admits ‘human error’ after Filipino voters in Sweden receive 2 ballots Read More
The Norwegian woman who went missing on 6 April while diving off the tiny Malaysian island Pulau Tokong Sanggol has been found. The three other Europeans part of her group …
Norwegian woman rescued off Malaysian island, other three Europeans still missing Read More
Remote working is no longer a trend – it’s a common lifestyle. During the COVID-19 pandemic, 70% of full-time employees worked from home. Millions of workers adapted to the idea of …
The Ultimate Digital Nomad Guide to Southeast Asia Read More
The latest episode in YLE’s documentary podcast “This happened” (Det här hände) is about Anh Nguyen Nhu who moved from a big city in Vietnam, to the small town of Närpes when …
Anh Nguyen Nhu came to Finland at 17 – now he works as an interpreter in Närpes Read More
While large parts of the world are adapting to everyday life without covid-19, the hope was that the flow in the supply chains would improve. But an infection boom in …
Norwegian expert says the global supply crisis is getting worse following shutdowns in China Read MoreHumphrey Lau and Pui Ling Lau came to Denmark as children of Chinese immigrants. Today, both are directors in Danish multi-million businesses, Humphrey Lau as head of Grundfos’ department for …
Children of Chinese immigrants in Denmark are now top leaders in multi-million businesses Read More
A 35-year-old Norwegian woman has, together with three other Europeans, gone missing while diving off the tiny Malaysian island Pulau Tokong Sanggol. According to Daily Mail, the group which besides the …
Norwegian woman and three other Europeans missing off Malaysian island Read More
In December 2021, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce Singapore launched a joint pledge for Swedish multinational companies in Singapore to double their paternity leave benefits from two to four weeks …
New fathers who work at Swedish firms in Singapore cheer SwedCham #Doubleup Pledge Read More
At the end of last week, the District Court of Ostrobothnia in Finland arrested a local greenhouse entrepreneur from Närpes on probable cause on suspicion of exploitation and attempted human …
Finnish greenhouse owner arrested for exploitation and human trafficking of Vietnamese workers Read More
A Danish man was recently arrested in the City of Cagayan de Oro in the Philippines for sharing sexual photos and videos of his Filipino wife. Media Inquirer.net writes that the 61-year-old …
Dane arrested for sharing sexual photos and videos of his Philippine wife Read More
The Danish artist Jens Galschiøt has released a free blueprint on his famous sculpture ‘Pillar of Shame’ for people to 3D print their own copies and therefore annoy China, media Business …
Jens Galschiøt release a free blueprint for his sculpture so 3D printers can annoy China Read More
Luxury goods were flowing when Denmark’s Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod and five employees from the Ministry of Foreign affairs went on a long trip to Asia in November last year. …
Denmark’s Foreign Minister and colleagues spend DKK 1.2M on wild Asia trip Read More
Thales, the supplier of Norwegian passports, has reported a shortage of raw materials and reduced production capacity, the Norwegian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur informs. The shortage of raw materials is due to …
Manufacturer of Norwegian passports reports reduced production capacity Read More
A report from the Tibet Commission in Denmark directs harsh criticism at several authorities who have influenced Copenhagen’s Police’s crime against China-critical protesters, DR News writes. In the report, the Tibet Commission, …
New report criticizes Danish authorities for giving in to Chinese pressure during state visits Read More
On 25 March, Telenor announced that the telecom giant had transferred the operational activities of Telenor Myanmar to M1 Group. In a release following the announcement, the Norwegian Forum for Development and …
Norway’s ForUM condemns the sale of Telenor Myanmar Read More
On 29 March at midnight, Denmark’s last remaining covid-19 entry restriction was lifted and all travelers regardless of vaccination status can now freely travel into the Nordic country. The last …
Denmark lift all entry restrictions Read More
From 1 April 2022, all fully vaccinated travelers can enjoy quarantine-free entry into Singapore as the city-state is “taking a major step forward to restore air connectivity to the world …
Singapore to end quarantine for vaccinated foreign arrivals Read More
China will very soon have to decide for itself which side of history it will stand on when it comes to the war in Ukraine. And if the regime in …
China under EU pressure to join ‘right side of history’ Read More
“When will you move back to Denmark?” is a question that Danes abroad often encounter from the outside world. But what do you really answer if you have no plans …
Danes Worldwide: When Denmark is not home Read More
The Danish Seamen’s Church Hong Kong’s super-assistant Torbjørn “Thor” Pedersen has after two years departed Hong Kong on his mission to visit every country in the world without flying. Thor …
Thor departs Hong Kong on his mission to visit every country in the world without flying Read More
The Danish shipping company Maersk has yet again lost containers at sea as 90 containers recently fell overboard the Maersk chartered vessel Dyros in a storm while on its way …
Maersk loses 90 containers during rough seas en route from China to the US Read More
South Korean illustrator Suzy Lee was recently announced as the winner of the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Illustrator Award 2022 by the International Board on Books for Young People …
First Asian illustrator in 38 years wins the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen illustration award Read More
It has not yet been determined what caused a fatal plane crash on 21 March in China which killed 132 people but there is rarely just one reason why a …
IDA engineer on Chinese plane crash: There is rarely only one cause Read More
Bali has on 21 March updated the list of countries that can enter the island on a Visa on Arrival (VoA), Welcome back to Bali informs. The Embassy of Denmark …
Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland now eligible for VoA to Bali Read More
Sawadee Thai Take Away has won the award as the best takeaway restaurant of the year in the Danish city of Kolding, according to the result of a poll among …
Thai restaurant in Denmark win customers award for city’s best takeaway Read More
China has carefully studied how the West has reacted to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and weakness in the West may well be the starting point for a Chinese attack on …
Danish politician warns against weakness in the West: China can also attack Read More
After a two-year closure, Myanmar will again open its borders to international tourists from 17 April onwards, the junta government has announced. Citing AFP, TTRW writes that the announcement did not include …
Myanmar reopens to international tourists Read More
Thailand’s Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) approved on 18 March the lifting of the pretravel testing requirement for international arrivals beginning 1 April 2022, TAT said in this press release. …
Thailand to lift the pretravel testing requirement for international arrivals from 1 April 2022 Read More
Finland is named the world’s happiest country for the fifth year in a row, according to The World Happiness Report 2022. Myanmar ends up very close to the bottom of the …
Finland crowned world’s happiest nation for the fifth year Read More
An international team of scientists found that sociality is linked to stress in Asian elephants. For example, loneliness increased male elephants’ level of stress, whereas having babies present reduced the …
Study at the University of Turku finds that sociality is linked to stress in Asian elephants Read More
Swedish ping pong player Kristian Karlsson has secured a place in the quarterfinals of the inaugural World Table Tennis (WTT) Grand Smash tournament which will see the biggest ever prize …
Swede in the quarterfinals of the SEK 20-million Ping Pong tournament in Singapore Read More
Last month, The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) announced the launch of the “Meaningful Travel Campaign”, which is a collaboration between the TAT Stockholm Office and Thailand-registered social enterprise Socialgiver that aims …
TAT Stockholm launched “Meaningful Travel Campaign” for sustainable tourism Read More
A Swedish woman who took her child and ran away to Thailand two years ago has been sentenced to prison, Expressen writes citing Nya Wermlands-Tidningen. The woman and the child’s father …
Swedish woman sentenced to prison for hiding her child in Thailand Read More
Vietnam will resume its visa exemption policy for citizens from 13 countries as the Southeast Asian country seeks to reopen inbound tourism after nearly two years of closure, VN Express writes. This …
Vietnam resumes visa exemption for 13 countries including the Nordic Region Read More
Golfer Nanna Koerstz Madsen has written herself into the history books as the first Dane ever to win an LPGA Tour title after she won the Honda LPGA Thailand tournament …
First Danish golfer wins LPGA tournament in Thailand Read More
Jian Wu was six years old when he fled China in 1989 with his parents. The family traveled from Japan to Thailand and on to Germany, before settling in Denmark …
Chinese restaurant owner in Denmark provides free meals to all Ukraine refugees Read More
Many well-educated expats are leaving Hong Kong due to the former British colony’s tough “zero-Covid” restrictions and the local EU office estimates that 10 percent have left the area since …
Expats are fleeing Hong Kong due to virus chaos Read More
A new study in The Lancet shows that the pandemic is estimated to have claimed 18.2 million lives worldwide. That is more than three times more than previous data has …
Study: Iceland, Norway, and Singapore had no excess mortality during the pandemic Read More
28-year-old Mikkel Klintmann is head chef at Aarøsund Badehotel in Denmark. In just a few months he will publish the cookbook “Food from the Heart” but it is not just …
Caught in the tsunami in Thailand gave him an appetite for life: Now young chef publishes cookbook Read More
Adam Nybo, who is alone in representing the Danish colors at the Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing, has tested negative for covid-19 three times in a row. This means that …
Denmark’s only participant in the winter PL in Beijing is now covid-free Read More
A smaller model of Danish artist Jens Galschiøt’s ‘pillar of shame’, which was removed in Hong Kong last year, is now on display in Budapest in protest of a Chinese …
Jens Galschiøt’s statue exhibited in Budapest in protest of Chinese project Read More
In a recent article in the latest issue of NYT, Fan Lai or in everyday speech Fanny, speaks about her 25 years as an organist at the Danish seamen’s Church …
Organist Fan Lai on 25 years with the Danish community in Hong Kong Read More