Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Denmark’s only participant in the upcoming Winter Paralympic Games in China has shortly before departure to Beijing tested positive for covid-19, media Nordjyske writes. 21-year-old Adam Nybo, who competes in alpine sit-ski …
Denmark’s only participant in the Beijing Winter PL infected with covid-19 Read More
It only took about an hour of the extraordinary EU summit in Brussels last week and the conclusion of the 27 EU leaders was clear. Following Russia’s attack on Ukraine, …
Chinese Minister condemns EU sanctions against Russia Read More
Finnair announced on 27 February that the airline will join many other European airlines and suspend its flights in Russian airspace for one week. With this action, Finnair prepares for the possible …
Finnair anticipates airspace closure and partly cancels flights to Asia and Russia for one week Read More
The Swedish speedskater Nils van der Poel, who won double Olympic gold earlier this month in Beijing, has gifted one of his Olympic Gold medals to the Swedish author Gui …
Swedish speedskater gift his Olympic gold medal to author Gui Minhai Read More
Following Russia’s launch of a large-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, Nordic envoys and Ambassadors of EU member states in Asia have, together with most of the world, affirmed …
European Ambassadors in Singapore, Shanghai, and Jakarta stand with Ukraine Read More
China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi recently met with Martin Bille Hermann and Alya Ahmed Saif Al-Thani, co-chairs of the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN) on the United Nations Security …
Chinese FM met Danish co-chair of intergovernmental negotiations on UNSC reform Read More
On the second to last day of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic, Finnish skier Remi Lindholm said he got frostbite on his penis during the 50 km cross country ski …
Finnish skier suffered frozen penis under Beijing Olympic games – “The pain was unbearable” Read More
Chinese authorities are following in the footsteps of countries such as Japan, Brazil, and Argentina and relaxing the regulations for genetically modified food plants. According to Håvard Øritsland Eggestøl from …
China opens up for genetically modified food – This is how it will affect Norway Read More
The Danish company Tide Bus A / S, which owns 31 new Chinese-made electric buses that run on the Danish city of Esbjerg’s city bus network, has had difficulties after …
Chinese electric buses in Denmark run out of power and have to drop off passengers Read More
In the Norwegian government’s newly released 2022 public threat and risk assessment report, the country points out that China already has the will and ability to intervene in the political …
Norwegian government report points out that China intervenes in the West’s politics Read More
Last week, the Consulate General of Finland in Shanghai had a group of very excited visitors. The Consulate General shares that young reporters from Children’s Daily arrived at the Consulate General to …
Young reporters from Children’s Daily learned about Finnish culture in Shanghai Read More
With 16 gold medal wins, Norway has tallied the most gold medals at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. CNN Philippines writes that Norway has not only tallied the most gold medals …
Norway tallied the most gold medals at Beijing Winter Olympics Read More
In a recent blog post, Consul service officer Ksenia Sormunen talks about hiking trails in China’s special administrative area in Hong Kong and they are, according to her, “a paradise …
Finnish Consul service officer on hiking trails in China’s special administrative area in Hong Kong Read More
It is now possible to travel in Europe and to the United States, but to many countries in Asia, travel is still very limited. Finnair however still expects the Asian …
Finnair expects the Asian market to open towards the summer Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce China shares the following activity from the Embassy of Denmark in Beijing: The sister cities Beijing and Copenhagen and the Embassy of the Kingdom of …
Beijing x Copenhagen: Imagining the Sustainable Future of Cities Read More
The fact that China was allowed to host the Winter Olympics has created reactions and provoked debate around the world. Swedish Gold hero Nils van der Poel, who won two …
Swedish skater calls China’s hosting of Olympics ‘extremely irresponsible’ amid human rights abuses Read More
The Chinese company Nuctech has strong ties to both the Chinese Communist Party and the country’s military. Although the company’s equipment has been banned in the US over security concerns, …
Company linked to the Chinese military has won deal with Swedavia Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce and partners invite you to an Interchamber International Women’s Day Mixer on 2 March. More about the event, the organizers write: AmCham Shanghai’s Women’s Executive …
Join the International Women’s Day Interchamber Mixer in Shanghai Read More
That the Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai now denies that she in November accused a Chinese politician of sexual assault is in no way a surprise to Casper Wichmann who …
Peng Shuai denies having accused politician of sexual assault – Danish China expert not surprised Read More
An advertisement for the Winter Olympics on the front page of Norwegian media VG’s online newspaper has received criticism from Amnesty for contributing to ‘sports washing of China’, NRK writes. The content …
Amnesty believes Norwegian media contributes to sports washing of China Read More
On 13 February, the Embassy of Finland in Beijing hosted a winter reception at the Ambassador’s residence together with the Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland’s Olympic Committee, and the …
Embassy of Finland in Beijing hosted winter reception at the Ambassador’s residence Read More
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce China invites you to their upcoming webinar titled ‘Introduction to online executive education for Chinese subsidiaries of Swedish corporations’ on 23 February. More about the …
Introduction to online executive education for Chinese subsidiaries of Swedish corporations Read More
It was a dream come true when the Danish national ice hockey national team player Nick Olesen boarded the plane to China as the Danish national ice hockey team had …
Danish ice hockey player caught at dirty and horrible Chinese isolation hotel Read More
The Board of Directors is a fundamental part of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong and a big reason for its success. Because of that, SwedCham HK recently met …
Meet SwedCham HK board member Venessa Wong Read More
Chinese electric car maker Xpeng and Sweden’s auto dealer Bilia have announced a partnership for the Swedish market. Media Elbil writes that the collaboration means that Xpeng’s models will be available in …
Xpeng and Bilia enter into partnerships in the Swedish market Read More
Vietnam will end all of the country’s Covid-19 restrictions on international passenger flights with all markets starting today 15 February with no limitation on the number of flights, media Metro writes citing …
Vietnam ends all Covid curbs on international flights Read More
Denmark’s Ambassador to China, Thomas Østrup Møller testified earlier this month in Copenhagen City Court against the former head of department at the National Police, Bettina Jensen, who is accused …
Denmark’s Ambassador to China testified in Danish National Police chief’s bribery case Read More
Volvo Cars, the Swedish automobile maker owned by China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding, has announced plans to invest SEK 10 billion in its Torslanda manufacturing plant in Sweden in coming years, …
Volvo Cars to invest SEK 10 billion in Swedish plant for switch to EVs Read More
45 Chinese citizens are currently stranded in Copenhagen airport after arriving on Tuesday last week due to covid-19 misdiagnosis, TV2 writes. A large group of Chinese passengers arrived by plane from London …
Chinese passengers stranded in Denmark airport after Covid-19 misdiagnosis Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce in China has with its first newsletter from the all China DCCC board & Chairman given an update from the Royal Danish Consulate in China. …
DCCC’s updates from the Royal Danish Consulate in China Read More
The Finnish Business Council Shanghai together with Finland-China Business Association and Nordic Match and Ashurst invites you to join their upcoming webinar titled ‘NORDIC-CHINA M&A: “GETTING THE DEAL DONE” on …
Sign up for the Nordic-China M&A webinar: Getting the deal done Read More
The Finnish shipping company Viking Line recently welcomed its climate-smart flagship Viking Glory in the Port of Turku following the ship’s five-week journey from China to Finland. Viking Glory was …
Climate-smart Viking Glory completes the journey from China to Finland Read More
The Chinese restaurant Big World in the Danish town of Grindsted is up for sale. The reason is that the Chinese owners can not get Chinese chefs to Denmark, media JydskeVestkysten writes. …
Chinese restaurant in Denmark is up for sale due to a lack of Chinese chefs Read More
In the first newsletter from the all China DCCC board & Chairman and the first newsletter in the Year of the Tiger, DCCC’s All China Chairman Simon Lichtenberg summarized some …
DCCC summarize 2021 key events and touch upon 2022 expectations Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce China invites you to join their upcoming webinar on new opportunities for Danish companies with Tencent on 16 February. More about the event, DCCC writes: …
Learn more about new opportunities for Danish companies with Tencent Read More
If Olympic athletes test positive for covid-19 upon arrival or during their time in China, they are placed in mandatory isolation but especially the food in isolation may not be …
Norway has sent emergency food supplies to Norwegian athletes in isolation in China Read More
The Swedish Institute Management Programme (SIMP) 2022 is available for Sustainable Businesses in China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and India and offers you proven tools and knowledge from experts …
Learn more about what the SIMP Asia 2022 has in store for you Read More
Earlier this week, the Danish Sports Confederation (DIF) submitted a complaint to the organizers of the Winter Olympics over “unacceptable” conditions for two Danish national team players at an isolation …
Denmark has complained about the Olympic conditions in Beijing Read More
Finland’s hockey team’s coach Jukka Jalonen is accusing China of not respecting the human rights of the hockey team’s captain Marko Anttila after he tested positive upon arrival in the …
Finland hockey coach says China ‘won’t respect’ isolated player’s human rights Read More
This year, the traditional Finland reception of the Olympics was held remotely in the 2022 Olympic Games villages in Beijing and attended by the President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö, …
Ambassador Mikkola attended the online Finland reception of the Olympics in Beijing Read More
Danfoss’ Editron division has successfully begun the mass production of its EM-PMI240-T180 motor at its Nanjing factory, located in the eastern Jiangsu province. Danfoss says in this press release that, established in …
Danfoss’ Editron division begins mass production of its electric motor in China Read More
Lift international traffic restriction. They do not work. They only contribute to the economic and social stress of people, businesses and nations. By cutting the lifeline of tourism, these restrictions …
Lift All Travel Restrictions Read More
Finland’s Minister of Sports Antti Kurvinen was supposed to represent Finland and attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics on 4 February but decided to cancel his trip …
Finnish Sports Minister canceled Olympic trip over quarantine risk Read More
A few weeks before several top Danish athletes were to leave for China to participate in the Winter Olympics, they were summoned to a meeting by Amnesty. BT writes that although …
Danish athletes warned before leaving for the Beijing Olympics Read More
Norway exported seafood worth NOK 10.3 billion in January which is an increase of NOK 2.1 billion, or 26 percent, compared with January last year. In this press release, the …
A record start for Norwegian seafood exports in 2022 Read More
More than 5000 Danes are in a Facebook group opposing MitID which is Denmark’s next generation to the internet-secure login NemID and members repeatedly mention China’s Social Credit System when …
Danes oppose MitID and fear it is similar to China’s Social Credit System Read More
Amnesty International in Denmark arranged on 26th of January a demonstration in front of the Embassy of China in Copenhagen. The demonstration included representatives from Students for a Free Tibet …
Demonstrations against China in Copenhagen Read More
A few weeks ago, Chinese EV maker NIO announced that NIO users in Norway can now receive the new system update, Aspen 3.0.5 NO, which is the company’s first over-the-air …
Chinese EV maker NIO announces FOTA availability in Norway Read More
Last year, a Danish flagged Maersk ship lost 750 containers at sea when it sailed into a storm on its way from China to the US and now the customers …
Customers demand compensation after Maersk lost 750 containers on route from China Read More
On 1 February, Denmark lifted all entry restrictions for vaccinated travelers. This means that from 1 February 2022 onwards, all persons from anywhere in the world with valid proof of …
Denmark lifts all entry restrictions for vaccinated travelers Read More