Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The two jailed Burmese journalists still causes uproar in the international society, including embassies based in Myanmar. And on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day, the embassies and …
Scandinavian embassies call to release of jailed Burmese journalists Read More
The Norwegian Minister of Fisheries, Per Sandberg, is due to pay a visit to China once again. “China is an important market for Norwegian seafood. Meanwhile it is an enormous …
Norwegian Minister of Fisheries to visit China once again Read More
Thailand has detained the leader of the Cambodian opposition party Khmer National Liberation Front, Sam Serey, who lives in Denmark. He was detained by Thai police on Thursday the 28th …
Thailand detains Cambodian opposition leader based in Denmark Read More
Building on the success of the Nordic Innovation Houses in Silicon Valley and New York government agencies from four Nordic countries have joined forces to open soft landing incubators in …
Nordic Innovation funds Hong Kong incubator Read More
On April 23, Nordic Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) and its newly-established the Philippines-Sweden …
NordCham and Philippines-Sweden Business Council to collaborate Read More
Mr. The Chhun Hak, Deputy Director General, Gender Equality and Economic Development at the Ministry of Women’s Affairs (MoWA), was one of the two Cambodian participants attending the Stockholm Forum …
Cambodian participants in Stockholm Gender Equality forum Read More
Vietnamese students and alumni represent a vital link in the relations between Vietnam and Norway, states the Norwegian Embassy in Hanoi. In April the embassy hosted the BI Norwegian Business …
Norway-Vietnam student exchange Read More
Today the two Reuters journalists, Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, once again appear before the court in a case that has been internationally criticized as an attack …
Danish Ambassador Myanmar: Freedom of Press crucial to Myanmar’s development Read More
“WA LONE AND KYAW SOE OO WERE SET UP, RELEASE THEM NOW” This unusual statement comes from the Danish Embassy of Myanmar, who urges the Myanmar judicial system to release …
Danish Embassy of Myanmar: Reuters journalists were set up, release them now! Read More
After gaining success with innovation houses in Silicon Valley and New York, Nordic Innovation has decided to fund the establishing of an innovation house in Singapore. The house will be …
Nordic Innovation House opening in Singapore Read More
Ambassador Jesper Vahr was in late March very honoured to be received by Sultan Ibrahim Ismail Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj, the Sultan of Johor. “It demonstrates the longstanding ties …
Malaysia’s Sultan of Johor received Danish ambassador Read More
Denmark’s Minister of Health, Ellen Trane Nørby was on an official two-day visit to Vietnam during 10-11 April. Her visit aimed at enhancing the bilateral comprehensive partnership between Vietnam and …
Danish health minister visited Vietnam Read More
From the renewable energy implementation in Denmark to Paris Agreement and climate change issues, more than one hundred and twenty students were very keen on learning more about those topics …
Danish Ambassor Kristensen visited Bali Read More
In March 2018 the embassies of Sweden, Finland and Denmark visited the easternmost province of Indonesia: Papua. The visit was a part of the embassies’ on-going efforts to visit various …
Nordic Indonesian embassies visited Papua Read More
On 17 April, the Danish Ambassador Rasmus Kristensen together with UNDP Country Director Christopher Bahuet visited the Juvenile Rehabilitation Center (LPKA) in Palembang. LPKA is applying cutting-edge approaches to restorative …
Denmark and UNDP’s support to restorative justice, Indonesia Read More
China and Finland has signed an agreement to enhance and coorporate on Arctic research. The countries will establish a joint research center for Arctic space observation and data sharing services, …
China and Finland to increase Arctic research coorporation Read More
It’s important to stay on top of the changing visa requirements in the country of residence, and recently China has issued a highly exclusive R-Visa, which is given to people …
SwedCham Beijing on new R-Visa regulations Read More
History of consular affairs was made in Hong Kong on 10 April, as Finland was the first Schengen-area country to outsource the visa application reception to a VFS-operated centre. The …
Finland outsources Visa processing in Hong Kong Read More
She has been praised for bringing Hans Christian Andersen to the children of Vietnam by extensive translations for the past 20 years. And on Tuesday the 4th of April, ms. …
Danish Minister of Cultural Affairs delivers award to Vietnamese translator Read More
Greenland has recently shortlisted a Chinese construction company to help expand three airports. This calls for concern from the Danish government. A government official told Reuters that Chinese involvement could …
Greenland eyes Chinese constructer – causes Danish concern Read More
His Majesty King Harald V of Norway has sent his greetings on the occasion of the re-inauguration of Xi Jinping as the President of China. In an official letter was …
King Harald of Norway congratulates Xi Jinping Read More
The Swedish Ambassador in Vietnam, Pereric Hogberg, announced to Vietnamese chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung, that several major Swedish businesses are planning to visit Vietnam in …
Major Swedish businesses to visit Vietnam Read More
“We believe they have done nothing wrong and that the charges against them should be dropped immediately.” That’s the official statement from the Swedish Embassy in Myanmar marking the 100th …
Scandinavian embassies critical to Myanmar’s arrest of journalists Read More
On the occasion the Nordic Day Celebration on 23 March the Nordic Embassies in Hanoi (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden) together with the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics …
Nordic Day Hanoi seminar Read More
On Nordic Day 23 March the respective Nordic embassies in Indonesia arranged a joint event. Collaboration between countries is key to achieve prosperous societies. The Nordic countries have collaborated for …
Nordic Day held in Jakarta Read More
“Hygge”, “fika” and the happiest people. The Nordic countries are trending internationally and taking the lead in many different categories. So, what is it that make these Viking heirs succeed …
Return of the Vikings – Nordic Leadership has never been more relevant Read More
Press Release: Outstanding results within trade between Denmark and Thailand! For the first time ever, the value of exported goods from Denmark to Thailand exceeds 2 BILLION DKK. To be …
Great results within trade between Denmark and Thailand Read More
Director General of the Finnish National Agency for Education, Mr Olli-Pekka Heinonen, has visited Shanghai and Hong Kong. In China there is an ever-growing interest towards the “Finnish education miracle”, further …
Finnish National Agency for Education in Hong Kong Read More
One of the key goals for the Norwegian Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Roy Angelvik, is to establish the free trade agreement between Norway and China. And this may happen at …
Alibaba seeks links with seafood in Norway Read More
At a reception hosted by the Danish Ambassador to Singapore on 8 March, Leonard Ng Keok Poh was recognized for his outstanding efforts in promoting Danish products and services abroad. …
Danish diploma and award to Singaporean Read More
A successful Nordic Seminar on the EU – Thailand relationship and its new diplomatic openings was held at the Westin Grande Sukhumvit, Bangkok, as a Luncheon on the 7 March …
Nordic Bangkok seminar: EU-Thailand Trade Relations Read More
Sweden is ready to collaborate with Vietnam on preserving the natural water resources and climate change resistance, according to Viet Nam News. The statement was presented by the Swedish Ambassador …
Vietnam, Sweden to collaborate on water preservation Read More
On the occasion of the World Wildlife Day on the 3rd of March, the EU has made a statement towards the government of Myanmar to end wildlife trafficking from the …
EU urges Myanmar to stop wildlife trafficking Read More
In a time of free trade talks with the EU, it is not suitable for Indonesia to impose protectionist laws upon their shipping industry. That’s how the shipping industry responded …
Indonesian protectionist shipping bill critizised by organizations Read More
180 countries. That’s how many countries citizens of Singapore are allowed to enter visa-free, which makes it the world’s most powerfull passport, tied with Japan. Once every year Henley & …
Singapore has the world’s most powerfull passport Read More
On 21 – 22 February Norwegian State Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Ms. Marianne Hagen, made the first visit to Thailand at a political level since the coup in 2014, reports …
Norway, Thai foreign affairs ministries meet in Thailand Read More
Apart from Indonesia, Ambassador Rasmus Abildgaard Kristensen is also accredited to Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea and ASEAN. The Ambassador paid a visit to Dili, Timor-Leste, to present his letter of …
Denmark’s ambassador visited Timor Leste Read More
Should the current bio fuel-demand for palm oil continue to rise, the demand for it may be six times higher than it is today. That is the basic conclusion of …
New study: Palm oil demand to increase six-fold by 2030 Read More
The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur together with the Norway Malaysia Business Council hosted a breakfast seminar with the Norwegian Bank Investment Management (NBIM) and an evening presentation on …
Norway Malaysia NBIM seminar, Malaysia development presentation Read More
The Norway-Asia Business Summit, which will be held in Singapore on the 16th to 18th of April, has presented a new speaker, Mr. Kenneth Lim who is the CTO at …
Norway-Asia Business Summit presents new speaker Read More
Palm oil is wrongfully discriminated against by the European Union. The notable message was delivered to reporters by the Swedish Minister for Entrepreneur and Innovation, Mikael Damberg, at the Sweden-Southeast …
Swedish minister criticizes EU’s stand on Malaysian palm oil Read More
The ’Nordic Day 2018’ was held at the Nordic House in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma). Naw Susana Hla Hla Soe was guest of honour, holding a speech about gender equality. The …
Nordic Day 2018 held in Yangon Read More
Education leaders from Denmark, the Asian Development Bank, Vietnamese policy-makers, Vietnamese school and company beneficiaries attended a workshop in early January to review the first year of Danish-Vietnamese Technical and …
Vietnam-Denmark Tvet project workshop held Read More
“Violence and other harassment against women and girls are serious problems both in Finland and in other countries. We should share information on the extent of the phenomenon and the …
Finland’s Minister of Justice visited China Read More
In December 2017, the Embassy of Denmark in Vietnam launched a series of events under the theme ‘Danish week – Sustainable City Solutions’ in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. …
Danish week – Sustainable City Solutions in Vietnam Read More
A Norwegian mother of two has been arrested by local authorities after abducting her two children to Malaysia. After a Norwegian mother lost custody of her children in 2016 she …
Norwegian mother arrested for child abduction in Malaysia Read More
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Danish Ambassador on why Copenhagen is so liveable Read More
Danish Ambassadors from accross South East Asia and trade advisors from each embassy’s commercial department met Monday and Tuesday 22 and 23 January 2018 in Singapore to disguss how they …
Denmark to strengthen regional coordination Read More
Swedish and Filipino companies champion responsible business More than 150 leaders in business and government convened at Fostering CSR in the Philippines: Conference on Responsible Business at Makati Shangri-La Hotel …
‘Fostering CSR in the Philippines’ conference Read More
H.E. Ambassador Charlotte Laursen is leaving this Embassy of Denmark in Hanoi, come March 2018, to become the Danish ambassador in Finland. To replace ambassador Laursen Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign …
Kim Højlund Christensen Denmark’s next ambassador to Vietnam Read More