Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Philippines will soon open up to international vaccinated tourists from countries with low infection rates, the Ministry of Tourism informs. The Philippines has approved a plan that allows entry …
The Philippines will open to fully vaccinated international tourists soon Read More
A Swedish family with two children wants to spend three winter months in Thailand, but the municipality says no, media Aftonbladet reports. The family from the Swedish city of Ystad, a town …
Swedish municipality say no to Swedish family spending 3 months in Thailand Read More
The Swedish forensic technology developer company MSAB has previously been criticized for how their groundbreaking technology has been used against political opposition, pro-democracy protestors, and refugees, SVT writes. The software …
Swedish technology is being used against protestors in Hong Kong Read More
Aye Chan Naing, executive director and chief editor of the independent Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), was recently recognized with an International Press Freedom award for his efforts to …
Norway-based DVB journalist recognized with International Press Freedom Award Read More
The saga continues in the second episode of STV’s new documentary “Veronica and the Chinese millionaire” where Chinese businessman and billionaire You Lin is heard talking about his wife Veronica …
Chinese billionaire’s own words after the murder of Swedish Veronica Read More
Four Finns were recently convicted of procuring Thai prostitutes in a ruling in Helsinki District Court, Swedish YLE reports. Procuring, also known as pimping out, is the facilitation or provision of …
Four Finns convicted of pimping out Thai prostitutes in Finland Read More
Last week foreign tourists, including Swedish and Norwegian travelers, arrived in Vietnam for the first time after nearly two years of border closures as the Southeast Asian country gradually reopens …
Nordic travelers happy to be back in Vietnam after almost two years of closed borders Read More
It’s been revealed that the Chinese professor Guojie Zhang at the University of Copenhagen has been studying monkey brains to help Beijing’s military fight wars at high altitudes, without …
Chinese professor at Danish university studied monkey brains to help Beijing’s military Read More
Thailand’s iconic Maya Bay is set to reopen at the turn of the year after being closed in 2018 to restore coral reefs that were damaged by the major flow …
Danish Professor: Countries with tourism magnets such as Maya Bay face a dilemma Read More
Due to the pandemic, Norwegian Signe Johansen has not yet been allowed to travel back to China, where she is studying tourism at the University of Chengdu in China. She …
Norwegian student unable to return to her studies in China due to closed borders Read More
The Swedish social commentator and author Kurdo Baksi urge Swedish publishers to stop cooperating with China by having their books, especially children’s books manufactured in China. This message comes in …
Kurdo Baksi: Swedish publishers should stop having books made in China Read More
The National University of Singapore (NUS) has appointed Norwegian composer and researcher Dr. Peter Tornquist as the new Dean to lead the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music (YST). Dr. …
Norwegian composer is new dean of Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music in Singapore Read More
A new report published by the Institute of Urban and Regional Research NIBR, OsloMet – Metropolitan University shows that half of all children adopted from abroad to Norway experience discrimination …
Report: Foreign adoptees in Norway experience discrimination and racism Read More
Earlier this month, two people connected to the now-closed three Swedish schools (Römosseskolorna) in Gothenburg, were accused of having embezzled SEK 13 million of the school’s money. Now a review …
Employees at Swedish schools used embezzled money on the adult industry in Thailand Read More
Norway and Singapore have played leading roles in the negotiations on the rules for quota trading also known as Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and the new rules were …
Norway and Singapore played leading roles in the negotiations on the rules for quota trading Read More
Torbjørn “Thor” Pedersen left his home in Denmark in 2013 on a mission to travel around the world without flying. He is known for the ‘Once Upon a Saga’ project, …
Dane stuck in Hong Kong on a mission to visit every country in the world without flying Read More
“I wonder what really happened between you and my mother” 18 years after Veronica Lin was found murdered in Högsbo, Sweden, her son Marcus addresses his Chinese father in Swedish …
Veronica Lin’s son appeals to his father in Swedish documentary ‘Veronica and the Chinese millionaire’ Read More
After having required lengthy quarantine for international travelers for more than 18 months, Cambodia will now allow vaccinated international visitors to enter the country without having to undergo quarantine …
Cambodia has lifted all quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated international travelers Read More
The Danish artist Jens Galschiøt has asked Hong Kong authorities for immunity from a national security law so he can take his ‘Pillar of Shame’ sculpture back to Denmark, the Independent writes. …
Danish artist seeks legal protection to pick up ‘Pillar of Shame’ statue from Hong Kong Read More
Singapore was recently removed from a European Union list of countries for which travel restrictions should be lifted, which means that travelers coming from Singapore to Denmark now have to …
Denmark imposes quarantine for travelers from Singapore Read More
Telenor’s plans to sell its Myanmar business to Lebanon’s M1 Group have been stalled as Myanmar’s military junta have indicated it favored at least part-ownership by a local company, according …
Telenor sale of Myanmar business stalls as junta seeks local buyer participation Read More
This year’s China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai has seen a record-high number of Danish companies present and according to Rasmus Prehn, Denmark’s minister for food, agriculture, and fisheries, …
CIIE helps provide a shop window for more Danish exports to China Read More
In the first week of Thailand’s reopening to quarantine free travelers, the country welcomed over 20.000 international travelers including 724 Swedish travelers. According to the Department of Disease Control, most …
Thailand welcomed 724 Swedish travelers in the first week of the country’s reopening Read More
Singapore will add new vaccinated travel lanes (VTLs) between Singapore, Sweden, and Finland which means that vaccinated travelers can enjoy quarantine-free holidays from 29 November 2021, the government has announced. …
Singapore launches new VTLs with Finland and Sweden Read More
A Royal Copenhagen vase portraying the little mermaid has been the genesis of this current research. The vase was presented to Tan Heng Soon, the father of my late husband …
Travels in Siam and Laos: a lost photo album Read More
Finland’s Ministry of Education and Culture in cooperation with Finnish universities and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs are preparing its own guidelines for the university and science community due to …
Finish universities prepare guidelines on potential challenges when cooperating with China Read More
A Swedish scholar has won an early-career research achievement award from Taiwan’s top research institute, the Academia Sinica, for his study of the Manchu language, Focus Taiwan writes. Manchu is a critically …
Swedish scholar wins Academia Sinica award for Manchu language research Read More
New evidence shows that the Swedish networking and telecommunications company Ericsson has been doing business with a Chinese factory accused of using the Uighur Muslims minority for forced labor. Swedish …
Swedish Ericsson connected to forced labor factory in China Read More
Finland’s second-largest zoo, Ähtäri Zoo has run into financial difficulties and due to the high maintenance cost of one million euros per year for the zoo’s two Chinese Pandas, they …
Finnish zoo may have to return Chinese Pandas due to financial difficulties Read More
A spokesperson with the Embassy of China in Denmark has in a statement condemned NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg’s speech on China after he warned of challenges posed by China to …
Embassy of China in Denmark condemn NATO Secretary’s speech on China Read More
On 29 October, the Nordic Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (NordCham) announced the winners of the 2021 Nordic Business Awards. The results were revealed during an online event gathering together 70 Danish, …
Nordic Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam announces 2021 Business Award Winners Read More
Danish pensioner Ove Arnt believes that it’s a luxury to live in Denmark when he compares it to the times he has spent in Thailand, where he has owned a …
Danish resident in Thailand: “It is a luxury to live Denmark” Read More
A group of young climate activists, including Swedish Greta Thunberg and Philippines’ Mitzi Jonelle Tan together with Vanessa Nakate from Uganda and Dominika Lasota from Poland, have appealed to world …
Swedish and Filipino youth activists appeal to world leaders to save planet Earth Read More
It is always a good idea to do some research before deciding where to retire as different countries have completely different retirement systems. One place to look might be the …
Iceland and Thailand’s retirement systems are the best and worst in Global Rankings Read More
The Norwegian toll operating company Ferde received in September a NOK five million fine for illegally having sent pictures of payment cards and license plates to a Chinese company that …
Norwegian motorists set to pay fine after China leak Read More
Denmark will be represented by a record-high number of companies at the 4th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, China between 5-10 November 2021. Soren Falck, head of the …
Record high number of Danish companies to take part in 4th China International Import Expo Read More
Philippines-born Chef Jerome Ianmark Calayag from Sweden recently won the grand final at the 2021 edition of the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Award which is an ambitious international scouting and …
Philippines-born Chef from Sweden wins S. Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Award Read More
Vietnamese coffee, fruit, and vegetable sectors have agreed to abide by a Code of Conduct (CoC) which aims to help Vietnamese businesses meet the requirements of the European Union–Vietnam Free …
Vietnam’s coffee, fruit and vegetable industries agree on CoC to encourage sustainability Read More
The government of Sweden will start an investigation into the adoption of children from other countries, in particular China and Chile, during the last 70 years to verify irregularities in …
Sweden launches adoptions inquiry after kidnapping reports of Chinese children Read More
Singapore holds a third of the worlds diversity in corals which is impressive considering its small size. Coral reefs which are important underwater ecosystem and home to thousands of fish …
Singapore scientists use LEGO to help rebuild coral reefs Read More
The flight ticket search engine Momondo has seen a 226 percent rise in searches for plane tickets from Denmark to Thailand during the last seven days compared with the month …
Boom in Danish interest for travels to Thailand Read More
Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism announced on 26 October plans to reopen the country in several stages to fully vaccinated international tourists starting from 30 November onwards, Chronicle-Journal writes. According to the Tourism …
Cambodia announces phased reopen to International visitors from 30 November Read More
Last month, Malaysia made the country’s first deposit of fine artworks in the Arctic Would Archive, media Opinions writes. The Arctic World Archive is a facility offering permanent data preservation, located 300 …
Malaysia safeguard and preserve the first deposit of artworks in the Arctic World Archive Read More
The Arctic Council, which is the leading intergovernmental forum promoting cooperation in the Arctic, has expressed concern over China’s intentions of exploring the region, media reports say. Climate change has offered access …
Arctic Council concerned over China’s rising interference in the region Read More
Earlier this month Philippines’ Investigative journalist Maria Ressa and Russian Dmitry Muratov won the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize and both will be attending the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony which will …
Philippines’ Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa to receive Nobel Prize in person in Oslo Read More
On 25 October, The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) welcomed the start of Finnair’s latest direct non-stop service from Stockholm to Phuket scheduled to run during the 2021-2022 winter season. …
Thailand welcomes first Finnair flight from Stockholm to Phuket Read More
Election posters with the radical regional council candidate Thomas Rohden, the Tibetan flag, and the text “Stop cooperation with China” displayed outside the Chinese Embassy in Denmark have been removed, …
Posters with Tibetan flag reported removed outside Chinese Embassy in Denmark Read More
A total of 91 European families recently traveled to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam to pick up 92 Vietnamese children they had adopted, VN Express reports. In collaboration with the administration …
Swedish and Norwegian families receive adopted children in Vietnam Read More
As Vietnam looks to boost the country’s tourism industry after almost two years of closure, the government has announced its plans to reopen the resort island of Phu Quoc to …
Vietnam plans to open Phu Quoc island to vaccinated tourists next month Read More
The number of secondary school students in Finland is expected to continue to significantly decrease over the coming years, prompted by Finland’s dwindling population, and without enough students enrolling, the …
Finland brings Vietnamese students to prevent rural high schools from closing Read More