Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Norwegian Consumer Council is now warning pregnant women as there is an increasing number of pregnant Norwegian women taking a noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) in Denmark. One of the …
Warning to pregnant Norwegian women as their DNA can be accessed by Chinese authorities Read More
The last chapters in Danish business history about East Asiatic Company should be rewritten, writes Henrik Rasmussen in a newly published book in which he tells the true story of …
New book about how and why EAC failed Read More
The global company Rhenus Warehousing Solutions has signed an agreement to acquire the Danish company DKI Logistics A/S and its warehouse investment affiliate DKI Automatic A/S. The Danish logistics provider …
Rhenus acquires Danish logistics company Read More
Embassy of the Kingdom of Denmark in Beijing and the Danish Chamber of Commerce in China invites members to the long awaited “Danish Summer Night” event on Friday, September 23 …
Danish Summer Night 2022 in Beijing Read More
Politicians from six Danish political parties in the Danish Parliament have told Danish news media Politiken that they are ready to arrange a delegation of members of the Danish Parliament …
Danish politicians plan Taiwan delegation in the autumn Read More
After just over a year of boycott in China, the clothing giant H&M is back on the Chinese trading platform Tmall. The boycott was among others based on a map …
H&M back online at Tmall after boycott in China Read More
Laurids Mikaelsen was Danish Ambassador to China from 2007 to 2010. This was the country where he was born in 1948. His father was a medical doctor and a missionary …
Former Danish China Ambassador writes book Read More
FinnCham Shanghai joins the German Chamber of Commerce for a webinar that discusses the current developments in China’s job market, and at the same time provides a forecast for 2023. …
Upcoming FinnCham Shanghai Labor Market and Salary Report webinar Read More
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China (SwedCham China) is to organize an “Introduction to M&A Strategies” event on 23 August 2022 from 08:45 – 10:30 AM (Beijing time) at …
SwedCham Shanghai is to hold an event on M&A Strategies Read More
FinnCham Thailand is to hold the 16th Finland Talks on “Air Quality in a Changing World” on 24 August 2022 from 3:00-3:45 PM (Bangkok time) / 11:00-11:45 AM (Helsinki time). …
Join Finland Talks on “Air Quality in a Changing World” Read More
Danish wind energy company Vestas recorded in the second quarter a result of minus 139 million euros before tax. Henrik Andersen, CEO of Vestas, says the loss is because the …
Vestas suffered loss in second quarter Read More
Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport has implemented screening measures to help halt the transmission of monkeypox, reports The Bali Sun. The virus has not been detected in Bali, …
Bali airport implements monkeypox screening Read More
Badminton world number one Viktor Axelsen ousted Indonesia’s Anthony Sinisuka Ginting on Saturday to advance to the final in the Indonesia Masters, one of the 23 tournaments of the 2022 …
Danish badminton star beats Indonesian favorite on home turf Read More
A total of 24 car brands will showcase their latest models and innovations at the upcoming Cars@Expo 2022 in Singapore August 13-14. It marks the return of the expo after …
Swedish car companies to showcase innovation at Singapore’s Cars@Expo 2022 Read More
The raised threat from China has led democracies around the world to increase their cooperation and support of Taiwan. Sweden, however, sticks out as the only European country that has …
Sweden snubs Taiwan at crucial time Read More
Danish toy giant LEGO opened its first own flagship store in China on Wednesday after a 15-year presence in the country. LEGO CEO and President, Jorgen Vig Knudstorp, who is …
LEGO opens first own flagship shop in China Read More
If you’re eating snow crab in Vietnam, prawn or cod in China, or king crab in Hong Kong, there is a good chance it’s travelled all the way from Norway, …
Norwegian seafood on menus across Asia Read More
Swedish citizens all over the world have the chance to make their opinions heard in the national, regional and local elections held in their country on September 11, 2022. Though …
Swedes abroad, make your vote count Read More
Denmark and Sweden were among seventeen states recently elected to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). ECOSOC is a little known but powerful organisation established in 1945 as …
Denmark and Sweden elected for ECOSOC Read More
The beer brand Karhu, a Finnish brand of the brewing giant Carlsberg, has come up with a brand-new concept of a breathalyzer – or lickalyzer – in the form of …
Carlsberg’s handy alcohol tester Read More
Finland ranks first in the European Union’s (EU) digital performance comparison, according to a press release issued by the Finnish government on Thursday. Finland finished ahead of Denmark, the Netherlands …
Finland first in digital performance in EU Read More
The Swedish football player Marcus Danielson is back in Swedish football playing for his old club Djurgården. The 33 year old centre-back Marcus Danielson left Djurgården back in 2019 to …
Swedish football star back after breaking contract in China Read More
A little-known Danish drugmaker won formal approval in the EU for its vaccine against monkeypox as the World Health Organisation declared the outbreak a global health emergency. Bavarian Nordic’s smallpox …
Danish vaccine first in the world against Monkeypox Read More
Globally, health and wellbeing statistics are very different for men compared to women. For overseas employees, the contrast may be even more stark, with different host countries having different attitudes …
Overseas employers should care more about men’s health Read More
Expat stress world wide has reached an all-time high. Almost all expats are having symptoms of burnout. These are some of the findings of a Global Well-Being Survey of 11.922 …
Most expats are ‘burnt out’ Read More
A new survey from Swedes Worldwide, which has just been released, shows that almost 700,000 Swedes are estimated to live abroad. The exact number is just over 685,000 Swedes. This …
700.000 Swedes live abroad Read More
The ScandAsia magazine for July-August 2022 is now distributed. You can download the issue as a pdf file by right-clicking on the link: ScandAsia 22070800 You can also read the …
ScandAsia Magazine July-August 2022 Read More
The Facebook page for the Consulate General of Finland in Shanghai – Shanghain pääkonsulaatti last Friday, 8 July announced the appointment of Anu Vuori-Kiikeri to serve as Head of Mission …
Finland’s new Head of Mission in Shanghai Read More
Polestar’s sales rose sharply by 125% to about 21 000 in the first six months of the year, said a news report by Yahoo!Finance. “Sales at the Swedish EV maker, …
Swedish EV maker founded by China’s Geely reports high vehicle delivery figure Read More
The Swedish retail giant, Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M) became the biggest target in the Xinjiang-related boycott wave last year, an opinion piece in the Straits Times said. While many …
Swedish retail giant may have been targeted in China boycotts Read More
The Finnish telecom giant, Nokia, recently won two patent lawsuits in Germany that banned the Chinese smartphone brands Oppo and OnePlus from being sold in Germany. With the loss of …
Oppo loses to Nokia Read More
Xpeng, the Chinese EV maker has already got 18 dealerships in Norway, and another three in Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands. The EV maker wants to be one of the …
Chinese Xpeng EVs show Scandinavian buyers vehicle of the future Read More
Nio is hailed as China’s Tesla. With its first steps into the European market being Norway, it sped ahead in the EV market and garnered 500 total deliveries in Norway …
EV manufacturer Nio streaks ahead in Norway Read More
The Covid-29 lockdowns in China have continued to affect the delivery of Volvo’s electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles during the third quarter, it was reported. “The Swedish carmaker pointed to …
Lockdowns in China affecting Volvo sales Read More
China and Denmark have both been named in a sustainability report as countries that now have more trees than they did in the year 2000. In a report by the …
Denmark and China both doing their bit for global sustainability Read More
Singapore appears set to become the first Asian country to impose a ban on the sale of new fossil fuel vehicles, said a statistical report by an Indonesian news outlet …
Scandinavian and Asian countries final fossil fuel vehicles dates Read More
On Thursday, 30 June 2022 DCCC, DCBF and SDC cordially invited its members to the launch of The Business Survey for Danish Companies in China at the Embassy of the …
Hybrid Launch Event: Survey of Danish Companies in China Read More
In its efforts to support the development of strong, strategic platforms for research and innovation, a partnership was formed between Nordic and Chinese universities where the Nordic Centre launched planning …
Sino-Nordic research and seed funding to improve research and innovation Read More
Finnair is nearly broke after a ban from Russian skies, a news report said recently. The airline has incurred financial losses from having to fly around the world’s biggest country. …
Finnair must fly AROUND Russia to get to China Read More
Lecturers from Sweden, Finland, Malaysia, China and Hong Kong were among those asked to participate as keynote speakers at the recent 3rd International Conference on Bioprocess for Sustainable Environment and …
Scandinavian and Asian keynote speakers at 3rd International Conference ICBSEE -INDIA 2022 Read More
Fast-melting sea ice has opened a potential new Arctic shipping lane across the North Pole, which will give powerful nations easier access to the frozen zone’s vast riches — but …
China claiming “near Arctic” status like the Scandinavian countries Read More
It is a long way from Asia to Denmark, but once the Asian tourists arrive, they spend a lot of money in the country. The biggest spenders are the tourists …
Thai tourists spend the most money in Denmark Read More
In January this year, Transparency International released its 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), which ranks 180 countries and territories around the world by their perceived levels of public sector corruption. …
Which Scandinavian and Asian countries are the least corrupt? Read More
A Swedish court on Wednesday rejected an appeal from China’s Huawei over the government’s decision to ban the network equipment giant from the rollout of 5G mobile network infrastructure in …
China’s Huawei loses Swedish appeal over 5G ban Read More
Denmark, Singapore and China are three of the eleven countries that make up the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU). IARU, which was established in 2006, is a network of …
Denmark, Singapore and China part of IARU Read More
Finland is the latest Scandinavian country to close a CCP-funded Confucius Institute in Helsinki, said a news report on Monday. In Helsinki, Finland, the China-funded Confucius Institute has closed down …
Finland latest Scandinavian country to close Confucius Institute Read More
An unidentified Chinese citizen who visited his family in Denmark arrived back in Shanghai, China with COVID-19, shine reported in its statistical overview last week. The city reported three locally …
Chinese citizen visiting family in Denmark arrives back in Shanghai with COVID-19 Read More
Ahead of the 618 Grand Promotion, JD.com invited ambassadors and senior diplomats from the EU Delegation to China and seven European countries, Denmark, France, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, and …
Danish diplomat delivers EU goods ahead of 618 Grand Promotion in China Read More
At the end of May, I came to Helsinki as the 20th Ambassador of China to Finland. At the moment I arrived, I was deeply impressed by the beautiful scenery …
China’s 20th ambassador to Finland on the importance of the two countries’ friendship Read More
Offshore CCUS (carbon capture, utilisation and storage) has already been deployed in Norway and the United States, with captured CO2 supplied to developers to inject into oil fields to help …
Carbon capture, utilisation and storage in China and Norway Read More