Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
With a possible TikTok ban in the U.S., users are flocking to the Chinese app RedNote, known locally as Xiaohongshu. Over 700,000 new users joined in two days, pushing the …
Users flee from TikTok to RedNote Read More
Danish companies are using the China International Import Expo (CIIE) to access China’s massive market. At a promotional meeting in Copenhagen, participants highlighted the event’s importance for global trade partnerships. …
Danish businesses explore opportunities at China Expo Read More
The ScandAsia magazine for January 2025 is out now. To download the issue as pdf file: Click Here You can also read the magazine online here: Read Online or Fullscreen Subscribe …
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Almost half of children aged 9 to 14 have shopped or received items from the Chinese e-commerce platform Temu, according to a new Epinion survey. The platform attracts young users …
Danish kids shop on controversial platform Temu Read More
The Danish royal couple welcomed ambassadors and diplomats from around the world to a New Year’s reception at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen. Among the attendees were ambassadors from Vietnam, Norway, …
Royal couple hosts first new year’s reception for diplomats Read More
Danish municipalities continue to purchase Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), such as the popular BYD Dolphin, despite Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s warnings about dependency on China and concerns from the Data …
Danish municipalities purchase Chinese EV’s despite warnings Read More
Finland has set a new minimum income limit for residence permits granted to foreign employees, effective January 1, 2025. This updated legislation mandates that individuals arriving in Finland with a …
Finland sets new income requirement for work permits Read More
Norway’s seafood exports hit a record high in 2024, totaling NOK 175.4 billion—a NOK 3.7 billion increase from the previous year, according to the Norwegian Seafood Council. While seafood remains …
Norwegian seafood gains global popularity with growing demand in Asia Read More
Christina Egelund, Danish Minister for Higher Education and Science, travels to China this weekend to refine and strengthen Danish-Chinese collaborative agreements. Her visit focuses on exploring both the opportunities and …
Danish Minister visits China to discuss bilateral collaboration Read More
The police arrested two individuals suspected of flying a drone within the restricted airspace over central Oslo on Thursday afternoon. Both arrested individuals are Chinese nationals in their late 30s, …
Two Chinese drone pilots arrested in Oslo Read More
A foreign national man has denied charges of raping a Norwegian woman while they worked on a Norwegian-owned ship docked in China. The incident occurred late last fall aboard the vessel …
Man charged with rape on Norwegian-owned ship in China Read More
The Macall family has returned to Sweden after spending five months in China seeking treatment for their two-year-old daughter, Alma, who suffers from metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD). Although the disease could …
Family returns to Sweden after going to China for treatment of daughter’s rare disease Read More
Finnish authorities are investigating whether a foreign ship played a role in damaging the undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia, which suffered an outage on December 25, Reuters reports. …
Finnish police investigate foreign ship in power cable outage Read More
The Chinese bulk carrier Yi Peng 3, anchored in the Kattegat for weeks due to suspicions of undersea cable damage, has now begun its voyage away from the area. The …
Chinese Yi Peng 3 departs from Kattegat after weeks Read More
A bus carrying tourists from Singapore and China collided with a minibus in Finland on Dec 19, leaving several injured. The accident, near Rovaniemi and close to Santa Claus Village, …
Singaporean tourists injured in Finnish bus accident Read More
The low-cost platform Temu has pushed back against Swedish climate minister Romina Pourmokhtari’s (L) recent call to prohibit the company’s operations in Sweden. Contrary to the minister’s claims, Temu asserts …
Temu responds to Swedish Minister: “We are more eco-friendly than other retailers” Read More
A Swedish study led by Cambodian researcher Putheary Ngin of the Royal University of Phnom Penh has found that excessive use of pesticides is endangering Cambodia’s crops, waterways and public …
Swedish study warns of pesticide overuse in Cambodia Read More
A Chinese businessman, suspected of involvement in two murders in Gothenburg in 2003, has been detained in China. The case revolves around the deaths of a woman and her neighbor …
Chinese businessman linked to Gothenburg murders detained in China Read More
Swedish police officially boarded the Chinese vessel Yi Peng 3 on Thursday as part of an investigation into its potential involvement in recent cable breaks in the Baltic Sea. This …
Swedish police boards: New developments in the Yi Peng 3 investigation Read More
The Danish Defence Intelligence Service (FE) has released its latest threat report, revealing a grim picture of China’s growing influence and its potential risks to Denmark and the West. The …
Danish intelligence report highlights rising threats from China Read More Sweden’s Climate and Environment Minister, Romina Pourmokhtari, has proposed a ban on low-cost Chinese goods from platforms like Shein and Temu. This initiative seeks to promote sustainable consumption and reduce …
Swedish Climate and Environment Minister calls to ban Shein and Temu Read More
China has accused the European Union (EU) of engaging in smear tactics against Chinese businesses following the EU’s recent sanctions imposed on several firms for their support of Russia’s war …
China accuses EU of smear tactics against Chinese companies Read More
Experts have raised suspicions of sabotage attempts related to underwater cables near Læsø, following new underwater footage obtained by TV 2. The underwater footage reveals drag marks on the seabed …
New underwater footage raise sabotage suspicions against Yi Peng 3 Read More
The Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) has raised alarms about the risk of China’s military accessing Danish genetic information. PET warns that if China obtains DNA data from Denmark, …
PET Warns: Danish DNA information could fall into the hands of China’s military Read More After four weeks of surveillance, Danish naval ships have left the Kattegat area, where the Chinese vessel Yi Peng 3 remains anchored, BT reports. The departure was confirmed through vessel …
Danish Navy leaves area as Chinese ship remains under scrutiny Read More
In Skåne, approximately two out of three women diagnosed with invasive placenta have lost their uterus after undergoing surgery between 2018 and 2022. Only one in three women affected left …
Swedish woman gives birth in China as two-thirds of Skåne women lose uterus due to invasive placenta Read More
The Danish Environmental Protection Agency has taken action by sending warning letters to around 1,000 Chinese companies. These warnings address the companies’ responsibilities for waste management to ensure they contribute …
Danish Environmental Protection Agency warns 1,000 Chinese companies Read More
The Danish Consulate General in Shanghai recently hosted a Nordic Diversity Film Day, collaborating with representatives from Finland and Norway. Over 100 attendees gathered to enjoy a curated selection of …
Danish Consulate hosts Nordic Diversity Film Day in Shanghai Read More
Several dogs in Denmark have exhibited psychotic symptoms after consuming chew bones produced in China, according to Danish media TV2. Veterinarians across the country have reported unusual behavior in dogs, …
Danish dogs suffer psychosis – Chinese chew bones recalled Read More
The Danish Consumer Council, Forbrugerrådet Tænk, is warning shoppers about foreign webshops disguised as Danish stores, often using Danish names like “Esbjerg Modehus” or “JensenStil.” Despite their Danish branding, these …
Consumer Council warns: Foreign webshops pose as Danish stores Read More
The ScandAsia magazine for December 2024 is out now. To download the issue as pdf file: Click Here You can also read the magazine online here: Read Online or Fullscreen Subscribe …
ScandAsia Magazine December 2024 Read More For three weeks, German, Danish, and Swedish authorities have monitored the Chinese ship “Yi Peng 3,” which Sweden has now left behind. The vessel remains anchored in Kattegat, within Denmark’s …
Swedish coast guard withdraws from Chinese vessel ‘Yi Peng 3’ Read More
Chinese automaker BYD, the world’s largest producer of electrified vehicles, plans to kickstart production at its new factory in Hungary by late 2025. This innovative facility aims to produce 200,000 …
BYD eyes Norway as key market in ambitious expansion plans Read More
Ville Skinnari, the chairman of the China friendship group in the Finnish parliament and a prominent member of Parliament (MP), emphasized the importance of educational collaboration during a recent speech …
Finnish MP advocates educational collaboration in China Read More
Nordic diplomats have expressed alarm over China’s recent aggression in the West Philippine Sea, where the China Coast Guard (CCG) reportedly used water cannons and rammed a Philippine vessel near …
Nordic ambassadors raise concern over Chinese aggression in Philippines Read More
Recent developments in South Korea have raised significant international concerns, particularly as NATO closely monitors the situation following President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of a military state of emergency. This …
NATO monitors South Korea’s political turmoil amid China concerns Read More
Several Danish pension funds are withdrawing their investments in Temu’s parent company, PDD Holdings, following recent revelations from TV 2. The scrutiny surrounding the Chinese e-commerce platform has intensified due …
Danish pension funds now drop investments in Temu’s parent company Read More
Concerns are mounting as investigations reveal that several Danish pension funds have significant stakes in PDD Holdings, the parent company of the controversial Chinese online shopping platform, Temu. The platform …
Danish pension funds has invested in controversial Temu Read More
A former high-ranking Danish official has received a six-month prison sentence after being found guilty of multiple instances of domestic violence against his Chinese wife and children. The 61-year-old man …
Former Danish Official sentenced for years of domestic violence against Chinese wife and kids Read More China has expressed its readiness to collaborate with the affected countries to investigate the recent damage to two data cables in the Baltic Sea. Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard …
After Swedish appeal: China will collaborate in cable damage investigation Read More
The Finnish Customs Authority has made a troubling discovery of banned titanium dioxide (E171) in candy imported from China. This substance, which the EU prohibited in food products for the …
Finnish customs finds banned additives in imported Candy from China Read More The surge of Chinese online retailers like Temu and Shein in Finland has sparked concerns among lawmakers and authorities. Shipments from non-EU retailers have soared from 4 million in 2023 …
Finnish lawmakers raise alarm over Chinese e-commerce boom Read More Sweden has officially requested assistance from China to clarify the circumstances surrounding the recent breaks of two undersea data cables in the Baltic Sea. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced this …
Sweden’s PM ask China for help in investigation of cable breaks Read More
The Chinese cargo ship Yi Peng 3 is under increasing scrutiny following reports of its suspicious maneuvers over three crucial cables connecting Sweden and Denmark. On November 7, 2024, the …
Yi Peng 3 suspected of trying to sabotage cables between Sweden and Denmark Read More Swedish TV reporters from SVT have contacted the captain of a Chinese vessel, Yi Peng 3, suspected of involvement in recent cable damage in the Baltic Sea. “Stay away from …
Chinese captain to Swedish reporters: ‘Stay away from my ship’ Read More
Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk is striving to increase capacity for its blockbuster medications, Ozempic and Wegovy. To ramp up production, Novo Nordisk will focus on hiring outside of Denmark, …
Novo Nordisk expands footprint in China with recruitment shift Read More Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has called on the Chinese cargo ship Yi Peng 3, currently anchored in Denmark’s economic zone, to move closer to Swedish waters. “We have contacted …
Swedish PM calls for Chinese ship Yi Peng 3 to approach Sweden Read More
Hemming Van Hemming Van is a man of many titles: the spring roll heir, a second-generation immigrant, a businessman, and Hero of the Year in Funen. However, becoming the successor …
Hemming Van: From Daloon in Nyborg to coconut plantation in Thailand Read More
In a tense diplomatic situation, China holds the decisive role in determining the fate of the Yi Peng 3, a vessel currently anchored in the Kattegat and monitored by Danish, …
Diplomatic tensions erupt over Yi Peng 3 in Kattegat Read More
Finnair is canceling around 300 flights due to a strike by pilots on 9th and 13th December 2024. The strike will affect flights to several destinations, including Scandinavian cities and …
Finnair cancels 300 flights due to pilot strike Read More