Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Priorities have been set and great progress has been seen in China’s rural medical reform, said Chen Zhu, Minister of Public Health of China, recently in Stockholm. Speaking at the …
Progress in Chinese Rural Medical Reform Read MoreA Norwegian television station predicted on Thursday night that the Nobel Peace Prize would most likely go to a Chinese dissident. Norwegian commercial television Channel 2, which correctly predicted the …
Chinese Dissident for Peace Prize? Read MoreAs a part of a roundtrip to Asia, the Committee recently stopped by Singapore, after first having visited Beijing and Shanghai. The overall aim for this last part of their …
Norwegian Committee Visits Beijing, Shanghai Singapore Read MoreThe Annual Crayfish Party at Radisson Blu Hotel is about to become one of the most appreciated events at the Swedish Chamber in Beijing, with more guests every year. Almost …
Crayfish Party in Beijing Read MoreRival Swedish carmakers Volvo and Saab may start an out of the ordinary cooperation. Both companies actively seek ways to boost efficiency and increase sales – and the best way …
May Team up on Soft-top Cars Read MoreThe new Bangkok service will continue Vietnam, with four of the flights heading onwards to the capital Hanoi and three onto Ho Chi Minh City. Qatar Airways has announced plans …
Third Daily Flight to Bangkok Read MoreThe Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will increase its diplomatic presence in a number of countries in 2011, Indonesia and China among others. In order to free resources for these …
Increased Presence in China and Indonesia Read MoreWind turbine manufactur Vestas are losing ground in China, the world’s fastest-growing green energy market. The combined market share for companies such as General Electric and its European rivals Vestas …
Vestas Fall Behind in China Read MoreShare Volvo Cars has removed its chief operating officer post in a realignment of management roles at the company, President & CEO Stefan Jacoby announced on Tuesday.The previous COO, Steven …
Volvo Scraps COO Post in Reshuffle Read MoreDanish brewer Carlsberg on Wednesday opened books for a seven-year euro bond sale, a source close to the deal said. The fixed-coupon offering will be priced later on Wednesday, the …
Carlsberg Offers Seven-year Euro Bond Read MoreMicroelectronics Technology in Taiwan announces that it has signed equity and intellectual property purchase agreements with the Danish company RadioComp ApS Both Boards have approved the agreements, whereby the Taiwanese …
Danish RadioComp Sold to Taiwan Read MoreThe second meeting under the Sino-Norwegian Environmental Cooperation took recently place at San Ya, Hainan Province. The bilateral cooperation was established in 1995, and renewed by a Memorandum of Understanding …
The Sino-Norwegian Environmental Cooperation Read MoreAfter its Obama bombshell last year, the Norwegian Nobel Committee could make waves again this year, some predict, by awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to a Chinese dissident. The Nobel …
Chinese Dissident Might Win Nobel Peace Prize Read MoreSwedish furniture giant Ikea finished off the most recent fiscal year with record-setting profits, according to media reports.The company hauled in $31.3 billion in revenues over the past year, up …
Ikea Assembles Record-breaking Profits Read MoreAt the Paris Motor Show Volvo’s CEO Stefan Jacoby told a press conference that the future of his brand lies in electric cars, promising that Volvo will “set a standard …
Volvo C30 DRIVe Electric Is the Future, CEO Read MoreSome young Danes are out to share their culture with China, and they are stopping cyclists in their tracks. Jacob Joergensen, 27, is part of the crew at the Danish …
Biking Diplomacy Read MoreSecret Garden, the best-known Norwegian band in Asia, held a concert with the Zhejiang Symphony Orchestra and Chinese artist Ma Xiaohui on Sept 25. Secret Garden performed their hit songs …
Secret Garden Joins Hands With Chinese Artists Read MoreThe Chinese Embassy in Denmark held a grand reception Wednesday to celebrate the 61st anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Around 200 guests from Danish government …
The Chinese National Day Celebrated in Copenhagen Read MoreHigh-profile delegates to the first China Eastern Bicycle Expo share their views on the sustainable growth of the industry. Anders Pedersen, senior manager of the Denmark pavilion during the 2010 …
Cycling Experts Anticipate ‘Bright Future’ Read MoreFor the fifth year running, Mayor Huang Qifan had gathered more than 20 CEOs and chairmen from some of the world’s largest corporations to discuss future prospects for the city …
Danish Advice to Chinese Mayor Read MoreOn the 29th of September 2010, the newly appointed Danish Ambassador to China and Mongolia handed his credentials over to President of Mongolia. At a formal ceremony on Wednesday 29th …
New Danish Ambassador in Mongolia Read MoreThe eighth ASEM Summit (Asia-Europe Meeting) will be held in Brussels, the capital of the current EU presidency country Belgium, on 4-5 October. Prime Minister Mari Kiviniemi will represent Finland …
PM Kiviniemi to the ASEM Summit in Brussels Read MoreGeir Lundestad, head of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, said that a senior Beijing official told him that awarding the peace prize to a dissident who co-authored Charter 08 could have …
Beijing Putting Pressures on Oslo Read MoreAmerican and European consumers’ preferences for faded jeans have fed a process that has caused the deaths of dozens of garment workers in Turkey, according to an account by author …
Trendy Jeans, Painful Deaths Read MoreA man in custody in Norway on suspicion of plotting bombings with two accomplices, said Tuesday the planned attack was aimed at Chinese interests and not a Danish newspaper, his …
Oslo Suspect Says Chinese Interests Targeted Read MoreThe Norwegian Minister of Culture will be in Shanghai and Beijing until September 29th. This is the first visit to China by the Minister Huitfeldt and she will have a …
Minister to China to Experience Cultural Exchange Read MoreWelfare models, collective bargaining, workers’ rights and occupational health and safety will be among the topics discussed when the Norwegian Minister of Labour, Ms. Hanne Bjurstrøm, visits China between the …
Welfare Models, Collective Bargaining, Workers’ rights… Read MoreWestern Norway is the Norwegian region most central in the industries of oil, gas, renewable energy, the maritime industry and seafood. These areas of co-operation were in focus when The …
Western Norway Visits China Read MoreToday, the prestigious museum ‘Prince Gong’s Palace’ in Beijing opened an exciting exhibition of original art works created by HM Queen Margrethe II of Denmark for the recent film adaptation …
Designs By The Queen of Denmark in China Read MoreIn Denmark, bicycling is a natural activity for people from all walks of life. This includes the Royal Family, according to HRH Prince Joachim of Denmark, who paid a visit …
Prince Joachim Presents Students With Expo Bikes Read MoreWhat does a city smell like? How does it feel? Why do we prefer one place and dislike another? These are some of the questions that will be asked to …
Children Build Cities at Expo Read MoreTwo of the clothing industry’s biggest names have joined an effort to clean up Chinese textile mills, which are infamous for spewing chemicals into rivers and streams while using massive …
H&M to Help Reduce Textile Pollution Read MoreThe Danish jewelry giant Pandora does not yet exist in the Chinese market. Not that Pandora does not wish to be present there, but the company’s brand has quite simply …
Pandora Brand Rejected in China Read MoreThe Chinese magazine Voyage, aimed at business and luxury travellers, has selected Finnair as best airline. The award was granted in the We ChangeTravelling category of the 2010 Travel Brand …
Best Airline in China Read MoreOslo Cancer Cluster (OCC), the leading Norwegian research- and industry oncology cluster and the prestigious Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica (SIMM), part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, announced on …
Norway-China Translational Oncology Alliance Formed Read MoreSwedish furniture giant Ikea is looking to expand further in Asia in the coming year, according to CEO Mikael Ohlsson, who added that the company’s sales continue to climb. “We …
Ikea to Expand in Asia Read MoreAalborg University and University of International relations in Beijing are currently co-hosting an international workshop revolving around ‘The Chinese rise and the existing liberal world order’. On September 20-21, Aalborg …
Aalborg Joins Beijing About International Relations Read MoreSwedish home textile retailer chain Hemtex yesterday officially launched its purchasing office in the Pudong New Area in Shanghai. With a total of 189 stores, of which 143 are in …
Hemtex Eyes More Stores in China Read MoreMore than 270 air travelers to Finland were delayed for nearly five hours as their flight’s takeoff was aborted at Pudong International Airport yesterday after a Finnish woman on board …
Sick Finnish Passenger Delays Flight Read MoreAfter a fierce battle Denmark became Nordic Champion at EXPO 2010 Shanghai. Norway came in second, followed by Sweden, Finland and Iceland. During the day guides from each pavilion competed …
Denmark Wins Nordic Expo Championship Read MoreOn September 19, Kirnu, the Finnish Pavilion welcomed its 4 millionth guest, Ms. Liu Xin from Changsha City, Hunan Province. Ms. Liu is working as the deputy General Manager at …
Finland Pavilion Receives 4 millionth Visitor Read MoreNina Rasmussen and Hjalte Tin, who set out from Copenhagen almost three months ago in their electrical cars, have now reached Beijing and a well deserved break after crossing through Russia …
Nina Rasmussen and Hjalte Tin Says Hello Read MorePavilion guide Helena and I are together with some colleagues planning a trip to Thailand after the Expo has finished. Since we still have one and a half months to …
Sweden visit Thailand Read MoreChina’s Geely and its newly acquired Volvo plan to build three assembly plants in the country to make Volvo cars, in a bid to realize the dream of selling 300,000 …
Geely to Build 3 Plants to Make Volvos Read MoreCan open innovation competitions for students speed up the transfer of space technology to create sustainable solutions? At a workshop in the Swedish Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo, twelve top …
Students Takes Space Technology Down to Earth Read MoreProfessor Johan Åkerman from the University of Gothenburg’s Department of Physics is one of just 60 young researchers from around the world to be invited to the World Economic Forum’s …
Swedish Professor Invited to China Read MoreOn September 12 to 15 Denmark’s Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Ms. Charlotte Sahl-Madsen, will visit Shanghai and Hong Kong. The purpose is to maintain the good relationship and …
Danish Minister Visit Expo and Hong Kong Read MoreNovozymes China has seen its share of success. And thanks to local government support, the company will continue to flourish in Zhongguancun Haidian Science Park (HSP), said China Regional President, …
Danish Novozymes Boosts Presence in China Read MoreThe mobile Internet industry leaders from China and Denmark met in Copenhagen on Sunday to discuss possible cooperation. Around 50 top Chinese and Danish mobile Internet executives attended a forum …
China, Danmark to Cooperate in Mobile Internet Read MoreNovo Nordisk announced today that the company will expand its Research and Development Centre China in Beijing from currently 100 to 200 employees by 2015. The expansion will mainly be …
Novo Nordisk to Double Scale of R&D Centre in China Read More