Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
In China Volvo Cars recently signed agreements with the country’s three leading charging point operators Star Charge, State Grid and TELD. According to Volvo, they cover more than 75 per …
Volvo Creates charging points for EVs in China Read More
Expanding its operations in Europe, Chinese EV maker, XPENG, opened a Brand Experience Store in Norway. At the same time, it launched the XPENG P5 sedan and XPENG G3i SUV, …
Chinese EV maker XPENG opens experience store in Oslo Read More
The council of the EU decided last Tuesday to extend the framework for restrictive measures against cyber-attacks that threatened the EU until 18 May 2025. The latest crackdown by the …
Travel Ban for 2 Chinese nationals accused of cyber-attacks on the EU Read More
China has adjusted its pre-departure requirement for overseas travelers from Denmark and several other countries, as per announcements from multiple Chinese embassies. Previously required pre-departure tests have been removed, including …
China adjusts pre-departure requirements for travellers Read More
Ahead of the International Energy Agency’ (IEA) 7th Annual Global Conference on Energy Efficiency to be hosted by the small Danish town of Sonderborg between 7 and 9 June, local …
Denmark’s desire to form energy efficient alliance with China on the table at upcoming global conference Read More
A family-owned Danish clothing brand, Bestseller, will close all 1300 of its offline stores in China by the end of July 2022. Even though the company reported its best-ever results …
Danish clothing brand closes 1300 stores in China Read More
Tan Naifen, deputy secretary-general of CANSI, said the growing shipping demand and rising freight rates have significantly bolstered both revenue and profit growth of global shipping and energy companies, such …
China’s shipbuilding industry takes a page from Denmark’s book amidst global push to reduce CO2 emissions Read More
Nio, the Chinese carmaker has been hailed in the press as coming up with the latest technology to swap batteries in electric vehicles and is now doing the same in …
Chinese electric carmaker Nio starts battery swap in Norway facility Read More
Norwegian Bernhard Rønning, who has been coaching the Chinese cross-country skiing team, has extended his contract with another four years. Initially he had planned to step down after the Winter …
Norwegian skiing coach extends China contract Read More
The Danish artist Jens Galschiøt’s sculpture in memory of the victims of the Tiananmen massacre in Beijing in 1989 will now be erected at the University of Oslo on 25 …
Tiananmen memorial statue to be erected in Oslo Read More
Swedish municipalities and regions terminate twinning agreements and other collaborations with Chinese counterparts at a rapid pace. In five years, almost half of all collaborations have been terminated or paused. …
More Swedish towns cancel twin-city agreements with China Read More
When Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod recently spoke with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, via the phone where issues were discussed to improve bilateral relations between the two countries. On …
Foreign Minister tells Denmark China is working for peace ‘in its own way’ Read More
European Union leaders described Asia as a “theatre of tensions” last Thursday as the warned of the increasing assertiveness of China even as they called on Beijing to defend the …
The EU wants to take on a bigger role in Asia Read More
On Thursday the Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jeppe Kofod, held talks via the phone with China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, a news report said. Both sides …
Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs holds talks via phone with Chinese counterpart Read More
The first full-length container train organised by Nurminen Logistics, Finland, departed on 10 May from Chongqing, China to Central Europe. The train is routed from China via Kazakhstan, the Caspian …
Finland logistics company organizes container train from China to Central Europe Read More
Finnish subsidiary Okmetic working with the Chinese semiconductor maker, National Silicone Industrial Group, will invest nearly 400 million euros ($422 million) to build a silicon wafer production facility in Finland, …
Finnish National Silicon Industrial Group builds new plant in China Read More
Finnlines, the Finnish shipping company took delivery of Finneco l, their new roll-on/roll-off hybrid vessel from China on 28 April 2022 with the ship being touted as the largest and …
Finnish shipping company welcomes first hybrid RoRo newbuild from China to its fleet Read More
Until recently, China’s recipe for keeping the covid-19 virus in check has been described as a success but now the concern is that the zero-infection strategy risks locking China in …
Danish correspondent in Shanghai: China’s prize for sticking to strategy is becoming very high Read More
According to readers of a Swedish engine website, Volvo is not as Swedish as it once was, media Dagbladet writes. The company Volvo was established almost 95 years ago and has since …
Is Volvo Swedish or Chinese? Read More
The Team Finland China Flash survey targeting Finnish companies in China was conducted earlier this month by Business Finland and Finnish Business Councils in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. In total …
Check out the results of the recent Team Finland China Flash survey Read More
RSA Finland will start importing the Chinese electric car brand BYD with a small van, the BYD T3, first while other commercial vehicles and passenger car models are coming later, …
Finnish car importer RSA brings Chinese BYD electric vans to the domestic market Read More
The Finnish Business Council Shanghai invites you to join their upcoming webinar titled “Shanghai covid control – status updates from and to Finnish companies” on 28 April. More about the …
Learn more about Shanghai covid control – status updates from and to Finnish companies Read More
Hundreds of Chinese are currently stranded in Sweden unable to return home due to covid-19 restrictions in China. Media STV has spoken to “Jian” (who’s real is something else but he would …
Hundreds of Chinese are stranded in Sweden due to covid-19 restrictions in China Read More
Chinese pandas only have one chance a year to reproduce whether they live in the wild or in a zoo and now the pandas in Copenhagen zoo meet again to …
Pandas in Copenhagen zoo meet again to mate – future cubs belong to China Read More
China has criticized Sweden after Dane, Rasmus Paludan, the leader of a far-right group burned a copy of the Muslim holy Quran in Linkoping, Sweden, last week and threatened to …
China criticizes Sweden for Quran burning incident Read More
The Embassy of Finland in Beijing is in the process of moving to a new location and from 25 April 2022, the Embassy will be located at Genesis Beijing. The Embassy has …
The Embassy of Finland is relocating to Genesis Beijing Read More
FinnCham Hong Kong invites you to sign up for the upcoming webinar “Finland Talks: Premium Design that Is a Joy to Use” on 27 April. The event is co-hosted together …
Sign up for Finland Talks: Premium Design that Is a Joy to Use Read More
While battery electric vehicles were not wildly successful at the start, new battery-swapping technology has brought the issue of charging vehicles to the fore again for electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers. …
Chinese EV tech making inroads in Scandinavian countries Read More
Finnair has updated its offering for winter 2022-2023, with a view to the Russian airspace closure. Finnair flies to ten Asian destinations, five US destinations, and 62 European destinations from …
Finnair to fly to 10 Asian destinations next winter season as travel continues to recover Read More
On 1 June, Denmark will hold a referendum on whether to join the European Union’s cooperation on security and defense and abolish the EU defense reservation in Denmark. Eligible voters …
Voters abroad can now vote in Denmark’s referendum on joining EU’s common defense Read More
Danish Andreas’ covid nightmare in Shanghai came to an end when he found a ticket out of the country, but before that, he had to beg for food from the …
Dane broke out of apartment in Shanghai and walked 20 km to the airport after 17 days of hunger Read More
Finnish police are still investigating the suspected exploitation of Vietnamese greenhouse workers in Närpes. But it can be difficult to get to the bottom of everything as the victims do …
Finnish police struggle to investigate mass exploitation when the Vietnamese victims stay silent Read More
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China is delivering their special SwedCare Member Gift to all members and individual pass holders in the form of a mindful morning titled “SwedCare: …
Sign up for SwedCare: Lockdown Mood Booster Read More
The Finnish construction specialist Peikko Group Corporation has signed an agreement with Chinese structural design company Shanghai Shucko Construction Technology Co., Ltd. to become a majority stakeholder of the company …
Finnish Peikko to become majority shareholder of Chinese structural design company Shucko Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce in China (DCCC) is reaching out to its members in Shanghai, many of whom have been locked down for over a month while China is …
Danes locked down in Shanghai as China battles Covid Read More
During the years after the relationship between Norway and China suffered when the Nobel Peace Prize was being award to a critic of China in 2010, Norwegian salmon exporters served …
Norwegian salmon sold to China through Vietnam Read More
The head of Chinese electric car maker Xpeng believes that the closure of Shanghai could have major consequences. Norwegian importers are however not worried, E24 writes. Last week, Xpeng CEO He Xiaopeng …
Xpeng fears production may come to a full stop in May – Norwegian importers not worried Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce invites you to their upcoming webinar titled “Logistics Shanghai April 2022 – Disruptions and Challenges” on 20 April. More about the webinar, DCCC writes: Due …
Briefing about Logistics Shanghai April 2022 – Disruptions and Challenges Read More
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China will be the first-ever Chamber of Commerce to launch operations in the Metaverse, according to this news release. “We were the first foreign …
SwedCham to open first-ever Chamber of Commerce in the Metaverse Read More
If you watch the movie “Fantastic Creatures 3: Dumbledore’s Secrets” at the cinema in China, you will miss a very special scene between Danish Mads Mikkelsen and American actor Jude …
Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen censored in China: Gay scenes removed Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce China invites you to join their upcoming webinar titled “Manufacturing in China – Best Practices for Handling Uncertainty and Shaping the Future Footprint” on 20 …
Learn more about manufacturing in China Read More
It’s been over ten days since a resident of Danish Cathrine Mosegaard Hansen’s apartment complex tested positive for covid-19. That is why she is now locked up inside her apartment …
Danish woman in lockdown in Shanghai – The front gate is locked Read More
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce invites you to join their upcoming event titled “Offshore Outlook – Delisting of Chinese companies, SPACs and more” on 26 April. More about the event, …
Join the Offshore Outlook – Delisting of Chinese companies, SPACs, and more Read More
For World Health Day on 7 April, the Embassy of Denmark in China published the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration’s campaign song “What the Fuck is a Legume” with Chinese subtitles. The …
Music video promotes sustainable diet and culinary exchange between Denmark and China Read More
Chinese authorities are currently fighting a new wave of infections and in Shanghai, that means an introduction of the strictest lockdowns since the virus first broke out in Wuhan. The …
Employees at Danish company’s factory in Shanghai went into isolation to keep production going Read More
The DCCC and partners invite to their upcoming webinar covering an overview of the recent IP-related legal developments in China on 12 April. More about the webinar, DCCC writes: On …
DCCC and partner’s webinar: Overview of the recent IP-related legal developments in China Read More
In the monthly DCCC, the Danish Chamber of Commerce China brings an update from the Danish Mission in China. The update reads: SME support for Danish companies in China The …
April updates from Danish Mission in China Read More
While announcing Finnair Traffic Performance in March 2022, the airline notes that covid-19 still has an impact on passenger traffic figures, especially in the Asian market and the closure of …
Covid-19 impact and war in Ukraine affect Finnair’s passenger traffic figures for Asia Read More
The Nordic Centre, Fudan University recently announced the opening of the Nordic Centre Seed Funding for Sino-Nordic Research Collaboration where researchers from member universities of the Nordic Centre can apply. …
ToR-Seed funding for Sino-Nordic research collaborations is open for applications Read More
The latest episode in YLE’s documentary podcast “This happened” (Det här hände) is about Anh Nguyen Nhu who moved from a big city in Vietnam, to the small town of Närpes when …
Anh Nguyen Nhu came to Finland at 17 – now he works as an interpreter in Närpes Read More