Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Reuters reported that Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas won an order for 25 turbines for a wind park in China and highlighting its success in winning business in the world …
Vestas Wins Order for 25 Turbines From China Read MoreEurope’s playing captain Colin Montgomerie teamed with Rhys Davies of Wales to win their foursomes match in the Royal Trophy on Friday, leaving Europe and Asia tied 2-2 after the …
Europe and Asia Tied 2-2 at Royal Trophy Read MoreAfter two straight years of slumping sales, Sweden’s Volvo Cars bounced back in 2010 despite continued weakness in the US.Global sales grew 11.2 percent to 373,525 compared with 334,808 in …
Sweden’s Volvo Cars Increases Sales in 2010 Read MoreAsia swept all four points in the fourballs on Saturday to build a 6-2 lead over Europe in the three-day Royal Trophy match play golf tournament.Asia needs only 2 points …
Asia Takes 6-2 Lead Over Europe at Royal Trophy Read MoreKnowing the lay of the Chinese mainland is vitally important for Peter Trampe, business development director for ISS Facility Services in China. The cities may appear modern on the outside, …
Zen and the Art of Doing Business Read MoreScandinavian furnishers ride on Chinese popularity in booming property market China’s home furnishing business, dominated by “Eurostyle”, is set to ride on the country’s booming property market. Chinese homeowners’ preference for …
Building on ‘Scandinavian Style’ Read MoreNorwegian Air Shuttle ASA, Europe’s fourth-largest discount carrier, expects to reach a cooperation agreement on feeder traffic with Finnair Oyj in the first quarter. “We’re working on it and we …
Norwegian Air and Finnair Getting Closer Read MoreVolvo is recalling 135 units of its XC60 vehicles in China to fix seat problems that could pose safety risks, a statement from China’s quality inspection authority said Tuesday. The …
Volvo Recalls Imported Cars in China Read MoreThe world’s largest container line is still based in Denmark. But A.P.Møller-Mærsk’s Maersk Line has been losing market shares since 2005. This appears of the newsletter Alphaliner.Since September 2005 Maersk …
Maersk Line Loses Market Shares Read MoreEver wondered where your clothes come from? This short article is the result of some research about the inadequate way that H&M monitors its factories, despite having a good Code …
H&M: Good Guys or Bad Guys? Read MoreI was confused, happy and sad. I didn’t know if I was going to enjoy living in Beijing. Everything was so different from the life I had back in Sweden,” …
Swedish Style in Chinese Homes Read MoreThe trend is obvious. The Chinese are buying Chinese art and craft art for millions of kroner. This year we have a turnover of 24 mio. kr. in the Chinese …
Bruun Rasmussen Sees 500 % Growth in China Read MoreVestas has received an order for 49.3 MW from Chongli Construction Investment Huashi Wind Power Company Ltd., who placed its first-ever wind turbine order of 49.3 MW with Vestas back …
Vestas China Picks up With Old Customer Read MoreThe effect of your air-conditioning can be doubled if it is installed with a unique device made by Danfoss-Sanhua. This device, a sort of “heart” for an air conditioner, is …
Danfoss-Sanhua Can Double Your Air-con Savings Read MoreThe Swedish auto maker Volvo, now owned by Chinese group Geely, wants to open a new assembly plant in China in two years, the Volvo chief executive said Monday. “We …
Volvo Weighs new Plant in China in Two Years Read MoreOn 23 December the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China moved from their office in WanChai to the new address in Central Hong Kong. The Chamber is closed for New …
SwedCham China is Moving Read MoreOn 10 June 2010, the Carlsberg Group announced that it had agreed, subject to certain conditions, to increase its shareholding in Chongqing Brewery Co. Ltd from 17.46% to 29.71%, thereby …
Carlsberg Now The Largest Chongqing Shareholder Read MoreFinland-based Rovio, the group behind the runaway hit, started out as a work-for-hire company and made games for other companies like Electronic Arts before it struck gold with Angry Birds. …
Finnish Game Maker in China Read MoreA total of 1453 applications for the 2011 international Millennium Youth Camp (MY Camp) were received before the deadline, an increase of almost 50% compared to the number received last …
Time for Applications to Mllennium Youth Camp 2011 Read MoreIn the beginning of December 2010 a Chinese film team stayed in Målselv, in the northern part of Norway to shoot the introduction and the end of the film “The …
Chinese Film Production in Norway Read MoreA Norwegian bag-making company yesterday settled a salary dispute with around 20 migrant workers from Guangdong Province, after a man appeared to faint with hunger while protesting about wages. Chen …
Norwegian Bag Factory Settled Salary Dispute Read MoreMaersk Line generated nearly $2.3 billion in profits in the first nine months of this year, aided by a 34 percent year-on-year increase in average freight rates and a 7 …
Maersk Sees Calmer Waters Read MoreEvery Monday in December, students at a Swedish culture course at TCG Nordica in Kunming will hear a lecture about Christmas holiday traditions and Christmas stories. On Saturday, Swedish choir …
Lucia Concert in Kunming Read MoreDelegates from eight of the world’s biggest heavy machinery companies recently paid a visit to Hangzhou to present the city’s administration for industry and commerce plaques for its efforts in …
Machinery Heavyweights Applauding Hangzhou IPR Efforts Read MoreSandvik has reached an agreement with the owners of Shanghai Jianshe Luqiao Machinery Co., in Shanghai, China, to acquire 80% of the equity interest in the Company. The acquisition is …
Sandvik to Acquire SJL Machinery Read MoreSweden decided on Wednesday to give a state guarantee for a loan worth 3.55 billion crowns ($521 million) to Volvo Cars, owned by China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Corp, from the …
Sweden Guarantees $500 mln EIB Loan to Volvo Cars Read MoreToday, Vestas opened its first regional sales office in Fuzhou city, Fujian province, in the southern region of China. The opening represents another step in Vestas’ strategy of becoming more …
Vestas Opens Office in Fujian Province Read MoreA firefighter looks on as a colleague operates a 90-meter Bronto skylift truck that was imported from Finland. The 20-million-yuan vehicle went into service on Monday at the fire department’s …
Firefighters Using new Finnish Crane Read MoreNorwegian officials have in all secrecy been contributing economically to funding meetings between Chinese authorities in Beijing and representatives for Dalai Lama’s Tibetan government in exile.The Norwegian involvement emerged last …
Norway Involved in China-Tibet Talks Read MoreAlfa Laval – the Swedish world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has agreed with the Danish Aalborg Industries Holding A/S to take over the company …
Alfa Laval Buys Aalborg Industries Read MoreSwedish carmaker Saab will kick off a collaboration with China Automobile Trading to distribute its cars, including the 9-5 sedan and 9-4X, in the Middle Kingdom. General Motors, which sold …
Saab Cars Returns to China Read MoreToo many foreigners who move to Denmark leave before they had originally planned. The study is based on responses from 1505 residents, who have worked in Denmark. Before moveing to …
Denmark Is a Good Country, But… Read MorePhoto by the Danish Chamber of Commerce in Hong KongThe Annual Christmas Ball was organized by the Danish Chamber of Commerce at Happy Valley Stand on 4 December 2010. All …
Danish Christmas Ball in Hong Kong Read More
Text and Photo by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce The Swedish Chamber of Commerce Beijing Chapter organized the Christmas Party on 4 December at Radisson Blu Hotel. The evening started …
Magical Christmas Party in Beijing Read MoreDenmark’s Vestas, one of the world’s biggest wind turbine makers, said on Wednesday it had won an order for turbines with combined capacity of 49 megawatts in China. Vestas Wind …
Vestas Wins Turbine Order in China Read MoreSwedish furniture giant Ikea announced plans to more than double the number of stores it has in mainland China in the next five years, state media reported on Thursday. Ikea …
Ikea to Double Chinese Stores by 2015 Read MoreThe world wide financial crisis is undermining the environment for innovation in Denmark, with an increasing trend towards outsourcing activities in high tech sectors such as information technology and biotech.These …
High Taxation Weakens Denmark’s Innovation Machine Read MoreThe Danish company Novozymes celebrated on 13 December the expansion of its biotechnology facilities in TEDA (Tianjin economic-technological development area) The Deputy Head of Mission from the Danish Embassy in …
Novozymes Expands in Tianjin Read MoreThe first steps towards building a big Danish owned pig breeding farm was made on 11 December in the Jiangsu province. The project is the first large scale Danish investment …
Danish Breeding Pigs Produced in China Read MoreProtective coatings supplier Hempel opened a new manufacturing facility in Guangzhou, China that includes a new research and development center, which is the third largest R&D facility within the Hempel …
Hempel Opens New Factory in China Read MoreChina Oilfield Services, a division of the country’s largest offshore oil drilling company CNOOC, announces that its European division has won a five-year drilling contract from Statoil in the North …
Chinese Oil Company to Drill in Norway Read MorePresident Benigno Aquino III says the Philippines did not send a representative to the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony honoring a jailed Chinese dissident because of his efforts to spare Filipinos …
Philippines Skipped Nobel Over China Death Verdict Read MoreChina’s bioethanol production will reach 10 million tons a year by 2020, resulting in a 10 percent drop in oil imports, according to COFCO group, China’s largest grain trader. “To …
Biofuels to Power the Future Read MoreA ten-day-old strike by Finnair’s cabin crew workers has ended, but any hopes for normal service on the Tallinn-Helsinki route have been dashed by severe weather.The strike, which began at …
Finnair Strike Ends, But Flights Still Grounded Read MoreHundreds of Norwegians participated in the annual torchlight parade held in honor of the Nobel Peace Prize winner, even though he couldn’t wave back at them from the balcony of …
Torchlights of Hope for Liu Read MoreThe strike by Finnair flight attendants is continuing, negotiations aimed at ending the stoppage resumed on Thursday morning. The Finnish Cabin Crew Union SLSY voiced cautious optimism that the dispute …
Negotiations Resume in Finnair Dispute Read MoreSwedish wind projects in China now bigger than entire Swedish wind power sector, carbon credit trader said.Swedish carbon credit trader Tricorona said Wednesday that its installed capacity of wind power …
Swedish Windpower Booms in China Read MoreThe Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra will embark on its first tour of China from 29th December 2010 to 8th January 2011. Audiences will be treated to a solo appearance from the …
Norwegian Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra Tour in China Read MoreMore than 1,000 Nokia N8 smartphones were booked after a special online press conference completely held on social networking websites. Provided to China Daily New users to jump from 8 …
Marketing Micro Blogging is ‘the Next Big Thing’ Read MoreLondon-based private equity group Apax Partners has entered exclusive talks to buy ISS, the Danish cleaning, security and catering group, in a potential $8.5bn deal that would be the biggest …
Apax in Talks to Buy ISS for $8.5bn Read More