Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
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
A Norwegian wheelchair user goes to Thailand and starts walking again. It almost sounds too good to be true. But according to Roar Sandberg, who is the daily leader of …
Rehabilitating Norwegians in Thailand Read More
From 1 November, vaccinated Nordic travelers will not need to undergo quarantine when traveling into Thailand. The Thai Foreign Ministry wrote in a post on Facebook last week that Denmark, …
Thailand opens for vaccinated Nordic travelers from November Read More
Vietnam has temporarily recognized vaccination certificates or vaccine passports of 72 countries and territories worldwide including Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland, media Vietnam Net reports. According to spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang, …
Vietnam recognizes Nordic vaccine passports Read More
For most of Ding Ma’s life, he has been living in a sort of cycle going back and forth between living in China and Finland. Today he is using the …
Chinese-Finn is promoting cooperation between Finland and China Read More
The Swedish IOC-member (International Olympic Committee) Gunilla Lindberg defends the decision of having the Winter Olympics in Beijing despite criticism and boycotts of the games. Both politicians and organizations have …
Swedish Olympic Committee member: Chinese human rights violations not a concern Read More
The Embassy of Denmark in the Philippines is currently looking for staff. Two job openings are available at the embassy. The two positions are as academic staff member and senior …
Two positions available at Danish Embassy in Philippines Read More
Euro-Center in Bangkok is gearing up for the expected resumption of tourism this winter with hiring new Danish and Swedish speaking staff. The advertisement on Jobsdb.com mentions that Thai language …
Euro-Center hiring Danish and Swedish speakers Read More
Dorthe Lange, the newly appointed Minister Counsellor, Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Denmark in China, had barely made it out of her three-week isolation period before she …
New Danish Minister Counsellor, Deputy Head of Mission in Beijing accepted movie awards Read More
The Consulate General of Finland in Hong Kong and Macao invites their followers for a webinar on future digitalization and the prospects of quantum technology on the 15 November. The …
Finnish consulate in Hong Kong & Macao invites for future digitalization webinar Read More
Malaysia and Finland have been elected to take a seat in the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2022 -2024 term. The 76th UN General Assembly held elections on …
Finland and Malaysia elected as members of the UN Human Rights Council Read More
The trend of specializing in traditional fast-food cuisines like pizza and burgers has been one of the biggest food trends in Scandinavia over the last couple of years. In Finland …
Asian food part of gourmet wave in Finland Read More
Norwegian-based Chef Mathew Leong recently represented Singapore at the Bocuse d’Or Final 2021 in Lyon France as the island nation’s youngest-ever candidate at just 26-years-old. Normally Chef Mathew Leong is …
Norwegian based Chef Mathew Leong is Singapore’s youngest-ever candidate at Bocuse d’Or Read More
There has been great controversy about the possible removal of the “The pillar of shame” sculpture from the Hong Kong University building. Since a letter from a London based law …
Danish sculpture in Hong Kong is still standing but lawyer has disappeared Read More
A recent survey by Norway’s Telenor Group, in partnership with Plan International, shows that two-thirds (68 percent) of 3,930 youths surveyed from Malaysia, Thailand, Bangladesh, and Pakistan agreed that online bullying …
Telenor Survey: Youths call for continued guidance to tackle online bullying amid increased internet use Read More
One of the two Finns suspected in a scandal regarding imported face masks from China has been named in the Pandora Papers offshore data leak, YLE reports. More than 200 …
Finn suspected in Chinese face mask scandal emerge in Pandora Papers Read More
The outbreak of covid-19 amongst a group of Thai berry pickers in August in Finland was a cause for concern but overall the summer season was good, at least from …
Some Thai berry pickers earned what equals 15 years salary during the season in Finland Read More
The Danish artist Jens Galschiøt’s ‘Pillar of Shame’ sculpture has stood at the University of Hong Kong for 24 years but now the university will remove it, CNN writes According to a …
Hong Kong University to remove Danish artist’s ‘Pillar of Shame’ Tiananmen Square sculpture Read More
With vaccinations and infection control, Singapore plans to open up the country more in the coming week and this will also apply to incoming travelers. From next week, Singapore will allow …
Singapore drops quarantine requirements for Denmark and other countries Read More
The cybersecurity authorities of Finland and Singapore are the first authorities in the world to agree on the mutual recognition of cybersecurity labels issued by each other and the related …
Singapore and Finland sign agreement to mutually recognize IoT security labels Read More
The Danish sculptor Jens Galschiøt has created many of his famous sculptures from his workshop located close to Odense in Denmark, amongst others, perhaps his most famous work ‘Shame Support’. …
Danish artist fears China will tear down his sculpture in Hong Kong Read More
On 5 October, the Danish restaurant Noma in Copenhagen was named the world’s best restaurant at the prestigious World’s 50 Best Restaurants award ceremony in Antwerp, Belgium. The 2021 list …
World’s 50 Best Restaurants: Denmark takes the lead – Asia is represented with five countries Read More
Although Danish authorities recently announced that the citizens of the country can now travel to most countries and regions worldwide, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has advised that all Danes …
Danes advised to refrain from traveling to China, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, and Singapore Read More
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) has decided to exclude four Chinese companies due to what is described as an unacceptable risk that the companies contribute to serious environmental damage, Norway’s …
Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund excludes Chinese medicine stocks on species concerns Read More
In addition to product delays for everything from game consoles to sofas and bikes because of the global shortage of computer chips and containers, the energy crisis in China is …
China’s energy crisis is threatening the Nordic Christmas shopping Read More
Delegates from the European Union, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the US, on behalf of 26 member states, called at the ongoing 48th UN Human Rights Council session, …
UN members call on China to respect human rights in Tibet Read More
The Embassy of Finland in Bangkok has announced the winner of its “Dream it, Be it!” video contest is Ms. Thitari. The “Dream it, Be it!” is a contest where …
The Winner of Finland’s “Dream it, Be it!” contest in Thailand has been found Read More
The Norwegian company Telenor’s decision to sell its Myanmar branch to the blacklisted M1 Group company has been under heavy fire since it was announced. The sale is believed to …
Norwegian OECD contact point will process complaint over Telenor’s sale in Myanmar Read More
In August China officially implemented a rule disallowing people under the age of 18 to play more than three hours of video games a week. The Chinese decision of restricting …
Swedish video game companies affected by the Chinese gaming ban Read More
A preprint study by the medical journal The Lancet finds that children and young adults across the globe suffer from climate and ecological anxiety and distress. The study showed that …
Filipino Youth more stressed by climate crisis than counterparts in Finland Read More
After sitting two years in a Cambodian prison under rough conditions Danish Sejr Gundel has now returned to his mom in Denmark, BT writes. The Dane was locked up in …
Danish man released after two years in Cambodian prison Read More
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) works for sustainable development and helps to create better-living conditions for people living in poverty and oppression. The organization has just moved one …
Military coup overshadows Sweden’s work in Myanmar Read More
Norwegian authorities have received around 80 applications for asylum from Chinese citizens this month at the national reception center in Råde, Norway. According to NRK they’re all members of China’s persecuted Uighur …
Chinese seek asylum in Norway Read More
The Ministry of Defense of Lithuania has advised the country’s consumers not to buy phones from the Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi while citizens who are already in possession of the phones …
Lithuanians warned against Chinese phones – Danish expert says there is reason for concern Read More