Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Professor Ola Winqvist and other delegates of Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet (or Karolinska Institute in English) recently visited Zhongguancun Demonstration Center and signed a strategic cooperation agreement on technical exchanges with …
Sweden’s Karolinska, Zhongguancun in cooperation pact Read More
Visibility for Finnish cleantech in Chinese national TV? Yes, please! Chinese broadcasting giant CBN’s made a program series about Finland that featured Finnish cleantech expertise as a key theme. Our …
Finnish cleantech featured on Chinese national TV Read More
Denmark has provided more than 100 million USD in support to Vietnamese farmers and agricultural development. More than one million farmers and their families have benefited from this support. VTV1 …
Denmark granted US$100 million to Vietnam’s farm sector to date Read More
A HANDSHAKE WORTH 295 MILLION KRONERS: DEBT RELIEF The Minister for Development Cooperation Rasmus Helveg Petersen arrived in Myanmar on 10 January 2014. In Nay Pyi Taw he met with …
Denmark writes off 295 million kroners owed by Myanmar Read MoreNorwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende says his country will continue brokering peace talks between the Philippine government and communist insurgents despite the rebels’ withdrawal from negotiations. Source: Taiwan News
Norway to help Philippines in talks with rebels Read More
NORWEGIAN Foreign Minister Borge Brende on Thursday said Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, the largest in the world at $850 billion, has invested more than $500 million (P23.385 billion in the …
Norway invests over USD500 million PH stocks, equities Read More
Indonesia is considering Russia’s Sukhoi Su-35 fighter and Swedish SAAB JAS 39 Gripen, American F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon, as a replacement for its Air Force’s aging jet fighters, …
Gripen, Sukhoi among shortlisted fighters for Indonesian air force Read More
Over 14 million people were affected by the typhoon in the Philippines. “The Philippines is now in the middle of a critical process of reconstruction. Unfortunately only around 40 % …
Norway raises Philippine aid by NOK50 million Read More
Norway’s Foreign Minister Børge Brende confirmed on 7 January 2014 that the Norwegian government would help in the reconstruction effort in Tacloban City and other areas devastated by supertyphoon “Yolanda.” …
Norway committed to rebuild Philippines typhoon-hit communities Read More
The landscape will soon be transformed in a part of Mui Dinh, Vietnam. Vestas – the Danish wind turbine company – is about to start the development of Mui Dinh …
Wind energy in Vietnam – powered by Vestas Read More
Friis Arne Petersen, Danish Ambassador to China, in an interview with Beijing Review, outlined the win-win Sino-Danish cooperation with emphasis on environmental protection and energy conservation. Excerpts of the interview: …
Environment, energy: key to Sino-Danish cooperation Read More
Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende planned a visit 7-9 January to the areas worst hit by Supertyphoon “Yolanda,” according to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in the …
Norwegian FM to inspect ‘Yolanda’ rehab effort Read More
A new agency to protect Indonesias rainforests is ready to begin work to implement a first of its kind environmental program. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono signed Presidential Regulation No. 62/2013 …
Indonesia to launch rainforest scheme funded by Norway’s US$1 billion Read More
A seminar was held in Beijing recently to discuss how to use Finland’s advanced technologies to help the capital city improve its air quality. The “Beautiful Beijing” Cleantech Cooperation Seminar …
Finland helps Beijing combat air pollution Read More
A Norwegian bank’s investment in Chinese financial institution in December 2013 provided proof that China has no problem accepting cash from a country it has engaged in diplomatic dispute with, …
Norway’s investment in China welcome despite rows Read More
China’s Foreign Ministry expressed anger on 20 December 2013 at plans by the Dalai Lama to visit Norway, a country with which China already has strained ties following the awarding …
Dalai Lama’s planned Norway visit draws Chinese ire Read More
A newly-leaked document from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden confirms Denmark’s formal agreement to work with the US surveillance agency NSA. The document was revealed by Swedish television channel SVT as …
All Scandinavian nations, except Finland, spy for US Read More
Thailand’s Immigration Bureau will ask the Foreign Ministry to reconsider the decision to exempt visa fees for tourists and travelers from 17 countries, including Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Apart …
Thailand reconsiders visa fee exemption for Scandinavians, others Read More
The Danish Writers Association and Kim Dong Publishing House launched a 2013–2015 Writing for Children campaign in Hanoi on December 17. The campaign, part of a larger Vietnam-Denmark project supporting …
Denmark promotes children’s literature in Vietnam Read More
Danish Pulse – Danish Design Exhibtion will be held between 29 November and 25 December 2013 at LAN Wave and the exhibition. The exhibition will present classic modern Danish design …
Classic Modern Danish Designs in Shanghai Read More
In early December 2013, Minister for Trade and Nordic Cooperation Dr. Ewa Björling visited Indonesia – for the third time in three years! We spoke to her to find out …
Swedish-Indonesian trade reaches new heights Read More
A Danish government-funded six-year programme, contributed to the reduction in average poverty rate in the five provinces of Vietnam from more than 25% in 2007 to 10 – 12%. The …
Denmark’s US$42 million helped Vietnam reduce poverty Read More
Veteran Foreign Correspondent Bertil Lintner warns foreign businessmen of bitter lessons to be learned in Burma. By Gregers Moller Bertil Lintner, award-winning Swedish Foreign Correspondent based in Thailand, is highly …
Risky Burma Dreams Read More
Swedish CENTEC Vietnam, the centre for environmental technology cooperation between Vietnam and Sweden, will close down at the end of 2013. The organisation was tasked with identifying and supporting partnerships …
Swedish CENTEC Vietnam closes down by end of 2013 Read More
State Secretary of Swedish Ministry for Defence State Secretary Carl von der Esch visited Thailand recently to discuss issues of common interest related to the defence cooperation. During the visit …
Sweden seeks closer defence cooperation with Thailand Read More
Senior Norwegian officials have made clear their intention to facilitate trade and investment between Vietnam and European nations, in addition to pursuing bilateral partnerships in line with environmental protection as …
Norway seeks closer bi- and multi-lateral ties with Vietnam Read More
The China-Nordic Arctic Research Center was set up on 10 December 2013 in Shanghai. Ten research institutions from China, Iceland, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden signed an agreement to boost …
China-Nordic Arctic Research Center set up in Shanghai Read More
The Norwegian Nobel committee paid tribute on Friday to Nelson Mandela, calling him “one of the greatest names in the long history of the Nobel Peace Prize”. Mandela, who died …
Mandela: ‘one of the greatest names’ in Nobel history, Committee Read More
Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf said he valued Sino-Sweden relations highly, and would keep supporting bilateral cooperation when he accepted on Thursday credentials from the new Chinese Ambassador to Sweden. …
Swedish king lauds Sino-Swedish ties Read More
The Indonesian-Swedish Initiative for Sustainable Energy Solutions (INSISTS) will be working to assist the Indonesian government in developing its renewable energy policy, including reducing the damage to tropical forests caused …
Sweden, Indonesia to develop renewable energy solutions Read More
After 31 December 2013, you will no longer be able to pay with the older versions of the 50-krona and 1,000-krona banknotes that do not have foil strips. The reason …
Old Swedish banknotes not valid in 2014 Read MoreThe Norwegian government contributes almost USD 279 million to international organization Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The three-year NOK 1.7 billion allocation to the international organization between …
Norway’s global anti-infectious disease funding reaches US$279 million Read MoreHydropower dams are poised to exacerbate and even outstrip the impact of climate change, according to a report by Finland’s Aalto University and NGO Southeast Asia START. “Within the next …
Dam, climate: a bad mix, says Finnish report Read MoreChairman of Hanoi’ s Peoples Committee Mr. Nguyen The Thao and Danish Ambassador John Nielsen met to discuss cooperation between the Municipality of Copenhagen and Hanoi. They agreed to promote …
Copenhagen, Hanoi to cooperate on urban development Read MoreChina’s Haiyan and Denmark’s Sonderborg became sister cities after they reached a consensus on building ecological and low-carbon cities. The two cities vowed to deepen cooperation in machine manufacturing, electronics …
Denmark’s Sonderborg, China’s Haiyan now sister cities Read MoreChinese officials continue to give Norway the cold shoulder for awarding the Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo some three years after the fact. Consignments of semen from mixed-race breed the …
China still taking no bull about Nobel Read MoreHONG KONG, Nov. 26 — Hong Kong SAR Chief Executive CY Leung met visiting King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at Government House here on Tuesday. Leung welcomed the king, …
Swedish king visits Hong Kong Read MoreSweden Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister Visits Jakarta Zoom Out Zoom In Normal TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Swedish Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Frank Belfrage starts his two-day visit to Jakarta today, …
Sweden’s Vice FM visits Jakarta Read MoreA team led by the Swedish Global Health Ambassador Dr. Anders Nordström together with Ann Måwe and Ulrika Ferenius from the Swedish Foreign Ministry accompanied Tomas Lundström from the Swedish …
Swedish envoy assesses Myanmar’s healthcare Read MoreAlmost all technologies being transferred in Vietnam are of the same advanced level or better than existing ones in the country, but they do not compare well with those in …
Technology transfer to Vietnam below par Read MoreAlthough the justice minister says things are getting better, the Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner disagrees. The Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner, Nils Muižnieks, is the latest to …
EU Commissioner: Denmark’s immigration violates child rights Read MoreMyanmar Launches Initiative for Natural World Heritage Nay Pyi Taw: Seven natural sites have been identified for Myanmar’s World Heritage “Tentative List” during a meeting conducted in Nay Pyi Taw …
Norway urges international effort to protect Myanmar’s nature Read MoreSunday night defied big and small in Oslo winter cold to show their sympathy for typhoon victims in the Philippines. Torchlight procession, with Culture Minister Thorhild Widwey (H) in the …
Oslovians show solidarity with Philippines Read MoreSG, Finland R&D centres work on next-gen factories tech Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) and the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) have joined forces to develop technological …
Finland, Singapore work on next-gen factories tech Read MoreOn November 20, Ambassador Klas Molin together with parts of the Swedish support team went to Ormoc and Tacloban with a Swedish Hercules Plane. Three Norwegian aid workers accompanied him …
Swedish envoy on typhoon relief mission Read More
Scienists from Norway are to help update research on the volume and type of fish stocks in Myanmar’s home waters as a part of a 38-day project assisting the management …
Taking stock: Norway assists fish survey in Myanmar Read More
Since 1997 where the project Football For All in Vietnam (FFAV) was started have 147 new local football clubs seen the daylight. More than 16,000 Vietnamese children are playing in …
Growing number of Vietnamese children play football after Norwegian recipe Read MoreThe cultural development and exchange fund (CDEF) is part of an overall cultural program. Through CDEF the Embassy provides support to contemporary artists and performances in Vietnam as well as …
Denmark engages Vietnam in cultural exchange Read MoreCOPENHAGEN TAKES PENANG BY STORM! In conjunction with the EU-Penang Day, the “Green Urban Development Forum” was conducted in Penang on 20 November 2013. Here, the Ambassador presented and launched …
Copenhagen Solutions in Penang Read MoreA clear change is taking place in Finland — this once high-energy consumer is turning its efforts to becoming a cleantech exporter. The new Finnish ambassador told the story of …
Finland to capitalise on China’s cleantech growth Read More