Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
By Andreas Fruensgaard After two years of hard work, the collaboration between Denmark’s Niels Brock Business College and the Chinese Wenzhou University now finally looks set to go forward. The …
Niels Brock Expands in China Again Read MoreDesigner graduates in Tsinghua University received the scholarship from the world biggest fur auction house on the weekend. Two A-class graduates from the Academy of Arts and Design, Tsinghua University …
Graduates Step Into Danish Fur World Read MoreBeijing’s premiere guzheng (zither) musician Ji Wei will release her new and timely album Spring soon. Her passion for, and commitment to, music ?and to bringing ancient Chinese sounds to …
Plays Heartstrings With a Little Help From a Swede Read MoreFishing companies from Norway to Indonesia may benefit from an increase in demand from Japan, where radiation released by a crippled nuclear plant has been detected in the ocean and the …
Fish Radiation Fears May Help Norwegian Exports Read MoreThe Danish export to China was increased by 17 percent in 2010, and in the last five years the export has more than doubled. In 2010, Chinese consumers and companies bought …
Denmark Reaches Record High Export Level to China Read MoreIkea has stepped up efforts to engage customers online, with a new Facebook initiative aiming to take the online experience to the real life shopping world. The “Bedroom Makeover” contest …
Ikea Takes Facebook Fans On Shopping Spree Read MoreThe Swedish Ambassador to China, Lars Fredén, recently participated in a Chinese production of the ballet The Nutcracker.In December The National Ballet of China revived their version of Chaikovsky’s “ …
The Swedish Ambassador in The Nutcracker Read MoreLast week, Danish Ambassador Friis Arne Petersen visited Xinjiang to meet local officials and promote Danish companies. From March 16th to 20th Danish Ambassador to China, Friis Arne Petersen, travelled …
Danish Ambassador Visits Xinjiang Read MoreYesterday the Danish Embassy had invited three prominent guests to analyze and discuss the content and prospects of the 12th Five Year Plan for China’s low carbon policy. To discuss …
New Seminar on Chinas Carbon Policy Read MoreThe European Commission granted clearance, on 22 March, to a container port terminal joint venture (DPCT) between the A.P. Moller-Mærsk group of Denmark, the PSA group of Singapore, the COSCO …
Port terminal JV okayed Read MoreLast month, to celebrate their Walk In Style Awards, Ecco Shoes sent me to Copenhagen to attend the ceremony and check out a bit of Scandinavian design. But before Copenhagen, …
Ecco and the Vertical Integration Read MoreIf you are a newly graduated journalist or a student of journalism/communications due to graduate soon, you may be eligible to apply for a scholarship to take part in the …
The Foreign Correspondents’ Programme in Finland Read MoreAir China will fly between Beijing and Stockholm daily beginning March 30th, the airline says. “Air China is increasing its flights from five days a week to every day beginning …
Air China to Fly Beijing Stockholm Every Day Read MoreLelo of Sweden, a high-end sex vibrator brand, is targeting sales of 30 million yuan ($4.6 million) to 50 million yuan in China for 2011, compared with sales of 10 …
Swedes Selling Sex Vibrators in China Read MoreChinese companies have to develop into truly world-class brands in order for China is to achieve its future economic ambitions”, Danish Martin Roll, business and brand strategist at the Martin …
China Have to Develop World-class Brands Read MoreWhatever happened to Volvo? That is a question that many fans of the Swedish car brand, virtually synonymous with safe driving, are asking these days as the company grapples with …
Volvo No Longer Trying To Be Mr. Safe Guy Read MoreSwedish furniture giant Ikea is looking to expand further into China, its shopping centre development arm said Thursday, beyond three new malls already announced in major Chinese cities. Inter Ikea …
Ikea Eyes Further Expansion in China Read MoreA while back we heard that HTC wanted to take a cue from the book of Apple and other manufacturer’s by opening their own chain of retail stores geared specifically …
HTC Opens First Concept Store in Denmark Read MoreSteady and good cooperation relations with China gives Danish research a strategic lead in gene research. 60 million DKK is invested in a great research project on genetics in Denmark.“The …
Huge Chinese Investment in Danish Research Read MoreScandinavian airline SAS has offered its Scandinavian employees and their families who are posted in Japan the option to return home, due to the uncertain situation following Friday’s earthquake and …
SAS Offers Staff Option To Leave Japan Read MoreCompanies from Denmark and China topped the 2010 list as the world’s largest wind turbine manufactures. According to a new survey made by MAKE Consulting Danish Vestas still holds the …
Holds the Two Biggest Turbine Producers in the World Read MoreFrom a customer’s perspective, it ain’t pretty. The Truth About IKEA, a new book by Johan Stenebo, has been a bestseller in his native Sweden and is now available on …
5 Ways Ikea Seduces Customers Read MoreVietnam and Denmark have signed an agreement which will extend Danish support to a joint climate change research project through 2013. Up to three projects will be selected for funding …
Vietnam and Denmark Sign Research Agreement Read MoreChinese regulators have approved Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk’s Victoza drug for treatment of type 2 diabetes, the company said on Tuesday. “Novo Nordisk expects to launch Victoza in China in …
Novo Nordisk Says China Approves its Victoza Drug Read MoreSaxo Capital Markets, the Asia Pacific subsidiary of a leading Copenhagen-headquartered online trading and investment specialist Saxo Bank A/S, today announced the launch of the firm’s fourth office in Asia, …
Saxo Capital Opens Office in Hong Kong Read MoreIn a press release March 10 2011 Opera Software announces that it has reached an agreement to establish a joint venture with the Chinese mobile phone distributor Telling Telecom Development …
Joint Venture Between Opera and Telling Telecom Read MoreAfter several years of scandals involving guest workers imported to Sweden to pick berries in the north of the country, the Swedish human rights and corporate social responsibility watchdog Swedwatch …
Berry Picker Plight Examined by Rights Group Read MoreThe Chinese company BYD – Build Your Dreams – will soon use Denmark as test marked for two newly developed electrical busses. BYD is a high-tech market leader, specialising in …
Chinese Electrical Busses to be Tested in Denmark Read MoreIkea, the iconic Swedish homefurnishings company, plans to invest another Bt6 billion in Thailand to open its second and third stores in western and northern Bangkok in the near future.Both …
Ikea Plans Two More Stores in Bangkok Read MoreThis week, the European Affairs Committee of the Danish Parliament is visiting China. During their stay they will go to Beijing, Chongqing and Shanghai. From March 6th to 12th the …
Danish Parliament Committee Make Triple Visits Read MoreAs part of the Danish National Performance Team’s tour in China the team visited the Danish Embassy and did a small performance. Saturday March the 5th the Danish National Performance Team …
The Danish National Performance Team Visits China Read MoreSwedish store IKEA is recalling its FORSTA coffee and tea maker, as the glass pot can break unexpectedly due to pressure from the metal holder, possibly causing burns and lacerations. …
IKEA Recalls ‘Hazardous’ Pots in China Read MoreOnly 6 percent of Chinese people see themselves as happy, despite the government’s efforts to improve the population’s sense of happiness, a survey showed on Wednesday. The proportion was in …
Only 6% Happy, Survey Finds Read MoreDanish ambassador to China Friis Arne Petersen last week concluded a three-city celebration of Bernhard Arp Sindberg, a Dane who helped save thousands of Chinese lives during the Nanjing Massacres …
Sindberg Leaves Lasting Legacy Read MoreA renowned Swedish university is actively increasing its presence in China and searching for cooperation partners for family enterprise education. “China has huge market potential for family business education since …
Targets China’s Family Business Education Read MoreDuring his visit to Hangzhou, Mr Matti Heimonen discussed the establishment of sister cities between Hangzhou and Oulu in Finland, as well as the cooperation between Finland and Hangzhou in …
Mayor of Hangzhou Meets with Finnish Consul General Read MoreMaersk Line has announced an improvement of its Trans-Pacific network by the end of May 2011. Among the improvements will be an expanded coverage of the Yangtze River region. This …
Maersk Promises Improved Trans-Pacific Network Read MoreDenmark and China have just finished their second annual consultation meeting on maritime transport. The two sides shared information and experiences, and the meeting confirms the historic Sino-Danish cooperation on …
Sharing of Maritime Experiences Read MoreFresh from celebrating Nordic restaurant FINDS’ seventh anniversary, the Finnish chef (and president of Disciples Escoffier’s Hong Kong sub-delegation) shares with us the good and the bad of his mealtime …
Good Food – Jaakko Sorsa at FINDS Read MoreYesterday the Danish Embassy in Beijing hosted a New Year banquet for the Danish Agriculture & Food Council and their Chinese business partners and associates. The New Year banquet resulted …
New Year Banquet at the Danish Embassy Read MoreVolvo announced over $10 billion in investments over the next 5 years as a part of its new strategy in China, following its acquisition by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group last …
Volvo Plans $10 Billion China Investment in Next 5 Years Read MoreNorwegian businesses are meeting closed doors in China following last year’s Nobel Peace Prize award to dissident Liu Xiaobo. Minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske’s trade optimism has become …
Chinese-Norwegian Trade Relations Freeze Over Read MoreThe Swedish Minister for Infrastructure Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd was recently in Beijing. During her visit the minister participated in a seminar on Road Safety, Mobility and Infrastructure, met with Minister Li Shenglin …
Swedish Minister Visited Beijing and Tianjin Read MoreThe Thai Diplomatic Red Cross Bazaar was officially launched at the Siam Paragon, Bangkok at 8am today. HRH Crown Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presided ovewr the openingHosted by the diplomatic …
Thai Diplomatic Red Cross Bazaar Officially Launched Read MoreThe two divisions of EAC, Plumrose and Santa Fe, are to be developed into independent and autonomous entities.On Saturday, March 24, EAC shareholders will be presented with an aggressive growth …
EAC Towards Fragmentation Read MoreSwedish carmaker Volvo hopes to become a global luxury brand and turn China into a major manufacturing base by investing $10-$11 billion over the next five years, a report said …
Volvo Unveils China Investment Plans Read MoreQ: According to a survey by a Chinese newspaper last year, among 20 Chinese mayors, about two-thirds, think “the Danish Example” illustrates the best way to pursue low-carbon urban development. …
The Danish Model of Low-carbon Cities Read MoreSydbank (Schweiz) AG is planning a visit to Shanghai and Beijing in March. The two executives undertaking the round trip are Ann Sofie Hansen and Brian Mattich Brian is a …
Sydbank to Visit Shanghai and Beijing Read MoreChina’s Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. (BAIC) announced Wednesday that it had purchased all equipment and technologies from a Swedish transmission plant for 31 million euros (about 42.5 million U.S. …
China’s BAIC Buys Assets of Swedish Transmission Plant Read MoreChinese officials say Volvo Car Corp. plans a manufacturing base in the western Chinese city of Chengdu as it aims for expansion in the world’s biggest auto market following its …
Volvo Planning Factory in Western China’s Chengdu Read More