Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Due to the current congestion in the existing flight paths the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Thailand, is discussing establishing new air routes with China and Laos, On 29 March …
Possible new air routes in Asia Read More
The Danish woman Siri Nordhejm has with her U.K. business partner, Ann MacLellan, co-founded MYbarre Fitness, which now has two studios in Shanghai, and a third opening in May. Siri …
Danish woman building fitness chain in Shanghai Read More
The Finnish Senior researcher at the Bank of Finland Institute for Emerging Economies, Tuuli McCully, stated that regional economic and financial integration remains an important strategy in Asia while many …
Finnish researcher comments on Asia’s business model Read More
The Norwegian Professor Dr. Carl F. Fey praised the development China has made in green innovation. He spoke about this at the annual Boao Forum conference. The focus at this …
China’s green innovation recognized by Norwegian Professor Read More
115 medals were awarded to winners from Cambodia, China, Finland, Norway, Taiwan, Thailand, USA, UK and Czech Republic at the International Brewing & Cider Awards. A panel of 38 international …
Scandinavian and Southeast Asian countries win medals at brewing awards Read More
The previous Danish Minister Uffe Elbæk accuse China of being responsible for hacking his cell phone back in 2021. He makes this statement after USA says that China was, in …
Danish ex-minister claim China hacked his phone Read More
The Norwegian car carrier operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen added four more optional vessels to its series of methanol dual-fuel and ammonia-ready newbuildings in China. The vessels will run on methanol until …
Norwegian Wallenius Wilhelmsen adds four more options for China Read More
The Mærsk-chartered Dali container ship, which crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on 26 March 2024, was carrying tons of IKEA-products from Asia. The 984-foot ship had containers from …
IKEA furniture from Asia on crashed Mærsk vessel Read More
An old video of the Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen laughing has been given false Chinese subtitles, which quote her mocking Taiwan’s leadership. The correction of the false subtitles was …
AFP corrects anti-Taiwan subtitles on video of Danish PM Read More
The Chinese version of the Novo Nordisk Semaglutide injection Wegovy has gotten the green light to begin clinical trials for weight loss treatment. The drug is developed by CSPC Pharmaceutical …
Chinese version of Novo Nordisk drug gets green light Read More
The Finnish National Bureau of Investigations (NBI) said on 26 March 2024, that one suspect has been identified in an investigation of cyber espionage of the Finnish Parliament’s databases back …
China-linked APT31 group behind Finnish Parliament espionage Read More
A national Finnish pavilion will be set up at the Smart Asia City 2024 expo in Vietnam. More than 800 booths by more than 500 businesses from different countries and …
National Finnish pavilion at Smart Asia City Expo Read More
The president and CEO of Danish Danfoss, Kim Fausing, said China’s reaffirmed pledge to further opening-up and improving the business environment gives Danfoss confidence to continue investments in China. He …
Danfoss optimistic about future investments in China Read More
The EU’s top climate diplomat is planning a trip to Beijing, China, next month. The trip is arranged to discuss climate issues with the new Chinese climate envoy. The diplomat …
EU climate delegation planning trip to China Read More
21 countries, including Denmark, Finland, Sweden and the European Union, have expressed concern about dangerous maneuvers and the use of water cannons against Filipino ships by the China Coast Guard. …
International community reacts to current aggressions in South China Sea Read More
The thinktank Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and the inter-governmental Mekong River Commission (MRC) have signed an agreement to collaborate on addressing water and natural resource challenges in the Mekong Region. …
Stockholm Environmental Institute and Mekong River Commission sign MoU Read More The Embassy of Sweden in Manila published a statement on 24 March 2024 expressing concern about the ongoing aggressions in the South China Sea. They call for the disputes to …
Swedish Embassy states concern about aggressions in South China Sea Read More
The Danish company Scandinavia Farms Invest have gone bankruptcy after only a few years and at least half a billion danish crowns invested. Scandinavian Farm Invest has been running a …
Danish owned pig farm in China declare bankruptcy Read More
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in the Philippines have been urged by the Filipino senator Francis Tolentino to consider non-defense allies such as Norway and the Netherlands. This is …
Francis Tolentino urge DFA to make Norway an ally Read More
The Norway-based Uyghur Hjelp Foundation broke the news, that the prominent publisher Erkin Emet from the Uyghur minority in China has now been sentenced to prison. The claim was supported …
Norwegian Uyghur foundation says prominent publisher jailed for books on independence Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce in China (DCCC) will host a breakfast seminar with Lars Sandahl Sørensen the CEO of Danish Industry. Danish Industry has more than 20.000 member companies …
DCCC hosts seminar with CEO of Danish Industry Read More
The Finnish Airline Finnair can this year celebrate the 100 year anniversary from the year their first flight took off. The first flight made the trip March 1924 from Helsinki …
Finnair has been flying for a century Read More
The Danish artist Jens Galschiøt is hosting an exhibition in Brussel which includes a model of his famous sculpture “Pillar of Shame”. The exhibition is meant to show China that …
Danish Artist host exhibition to send China a signal Read More
Norway’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Tormod C. Endresen wrote a statement on 20 March 2024 for the Human Rights Council 55th Session, where he called for the protection …
Norway’s UN representative calls for protection of journalists in China and armed conflicts Read More
The Swedish Network gear maker Ericsson has named Andres Vicente as the new head of South East Asia, Oceania and India market as well as Senior Vice President. Currently …
Ericsson names new head of South East Asia market Read More
A photo exhibition have been installed at the Beijing Capital International Airport marking the the collaboration with the Swedish Stockholm Arlanda Airport. The exhibition opened this Tuesday, 19 March 2024. …
Photos of Sweden at Chinese Airport Read More
The Finnish Commerce Federation stated that the Finnish people love the Chinese online stores. “The significant rise of Shein and particularly Temu can be seen in the growth of digital …
Finns love Chinese online stores Read More
The Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk boosts its production in China by investing around US$ 556 million in its Chinese flagship factory in Tianjin. The sterile preparation expansion project has …
Novo Nordisk boosts drug production in China Read More
The ScandAsia magazine for March 2024 is out now. You can download the issue as a pdf file by right-clicking on the link: ScandAsia March 2024 You can also read …
ScandAsia Magazine March 2024 Read More
The Danish technology company Bang & Olufsen expects negative growth in the third quarter of the financial year. According to the CEO of B&O, Kristian Teär, the macroeconomic tendencies in …
Danish B&O expects decline in revenue due to Chinese and European markets Read More
Janna Laine is the newly appointed counselor for Public Diplomacy and Communication to Beijing. Her work period will be from 1 August 2024 to 31 July 2027. Janna Laine is …
New counselor at Finnish Embassy in Beijing Read More
For the upcoming Khmer New Year celebration traditional Chhay Yam dancers will perform for foreigners in international airport. This idea was suggested by Prime Minister Hun Manet. The Prime Minister …
Cambodia will have traditional dancers in airport Read More
The two Swedish professors, Johan Eriksson and Christer Fuglesang, say a new space race is emerging – now against China. Johan Eriksson is a professor of political science at Södertörn …
Swedish professors warn of space race with China Read More
The EU Commission opened an office in Nuuk on 15 March 2024, marking the EU’s presence in the arctic region. According to President of the European Commission, Ursula von der …
EU Commission opens office in Greenland, fears Chinese expansion Read More
The canteen of the Swedish store IKEA in Shanghai has become a regular meeting place for the elderly. According to the media South China Morning Post some even use it …
IKEA in Shanghai has become a meeting place Read More
The Norwegian Indie-Folk band named Kings of Convenience just finished their tour in China, and they enjoyed the country very much. The singers Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe both …
Norwegian band enjoyed China Read More
The Danish company Arla Food Ingredients will highlight their newest innovations at the 27th edition of Food Ingredients China (FIC 2024). Arla will especially focus on their innovations in cheese …
Arla will reveal new cheese solution at FIC 2024 Read More
The Swedish telecom company Ericsson denied that it is exiting the Chinese market. It has decided to stay even though the local rivals such as Huawei Technologies pose challenges when …
Ericsson will stay in China market Read More
The Danish Consul General Mikael Hemniti Winther, also known as Wei Mingke, led a delegation to Haiyan county, Jiaxing, Zhejiang province. He did this on 13 March 2024. According to …
Danish Consul General visiting Jiaxing Haiyan county Read More
Lego increased sales last year, even though China has bought less from the Danish brand and the toy market is the most downbeat in 15 years. In the last 3-4 …
Lego outperforms struggling toy market despite China buying less Read More
The Finnish airline company Finnair has been forced to add stops on long-haul trips to add fuel. The decision has been made due to the strikes that is currently happening …
Finnair forced to make stops on long trips Read More
Sweden’s Prime Minister, Ulf Kristersson, said to Politico on monday, that Europe should be less dependant on China in strategic sectors, in order to be aligned with the United States’ …
Sweden’s PM: Europe needs to be less dependant on China Read More
The Danish government needs to learn from the Chinese approach in Africa says the Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke. China has made many investments in the African countries. Mostly in …
Denmark needs to learn from China Read More
A new program called ‘Girls Unstoppable’ was launched by the LEGO Group, the LEGO foundation and Save the Children on International Women’s Day, 8 March 2024. The program aims to …
LEGO and Save the Children launch new program Read More
The Danish healthcare company Novo Nordisk expects China to approve their popular weight-loss drug, Wegovy, for sale this year. The company will initially focus on patient paying out-of-pocket for the …
Novo Nordisk expects China to approve Wegovy Read More
Norway overtakes China in export of seafood in certain categories, according to trade data from 2023 analyzed by Seabridge, a Beijing-based seafood and meat consultancy firm. Seabridge relates the success …
Norway overtakes China in seafood export Read More
The District Court in Western Uusimaa in Finland has sentenced four individuals to prison for exploitation of Chinese workers. One individual received a two-year unconditional prison sentence for nine counts …
Four sentenced for exploitation in Finnish massage parlors Read More
Finnish agronomists are successfully farming bamboo in freezing temperatures for two Chinese giant panda’s living in the Ahtari Zoo. After eight years of trial and error the Finnish bamboo production …
Finnish farmers produce bamboo for pandas in freezing climate Read More
China remains an important market for the member companies of the Finnish Chamber of Commerce in Beijing (FinnCham). That is according to the chairman of FinnCham in Beijing, Juha Tuominen …
China remains important market according to FinnCham Read More
The Norwegian Seafood Council hires Sigmund Bjørgo as Country Director to China. Sigmund Bjørgo has earlier occupied the role as Country Director in China and therefore has a vast knowledge …
Norwegian Seafood Council gets new Country Director to China Read More