Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The shipping crisis caused by the pandemic has seen massive problems of transporting goods around the world in recent months and now it has created a shortage in Denmark of …
Shipping crisis creates shortness of important items for Danish families with children Read More
The Danish brewer Carlsberg has reported a 10 percent overall sales growth in the second quarter of this year compared to the same time last which was heavily affected by …
Carlsberg reports sales growth despite continuing low sales in Asia Read More
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has appointed Braydon Holland as Senior Director Sales for Asia as the company is positioning for continued success in the region, Hotelier India reports. The company’s history began …
Norwegian Cruise Line appoints new Senior Director Sales of Asia Read More
The international shipping industry is in a turbulent time dealing with a container shortage crisis, price volatility, and delays; causing disrupted supply chains for companies in all industries. On 24 …
SwedCham China’s upcoming webinar covers the ‘The Shipping Crisis’ Read More
The online food order and delivery service platform Just Eat was founded in Kolding, Denmark in 2001 among others by the well-known entrepreneur Jesper Buch. After two major corporate deals, …
Danish founded Just Eat is the world’s largest takeaway platform outside of China Read More
The Finnish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong welcomes you to the launching webinar of the “Hydrogen Economy in China” survey report done during the summer of 2021. Business Finland closely …
FinnCham invites to Hydrogen economy in China – Survey report launching webinar Read More
The Chinese automaker BYD (“Build Your Dreams”) has together with its local distributor RSA, delivered the first shipment of BYD Tang 7-seat SUVs to customers in Norway, Insideevs writes. The Chinese company …
Chinese automaker BYD delivers first EVs to customers in Norway Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce China is marking the end of summer with a Welcome Back Danish Friday on 20 August at The Hop Project, in Shanghai. More about the …
DCCC invites to welcome Back Danish Friday Read More
The Swedish furniture giant IKEA has started selling 500 apartments in Changsha in southern China, as the company invests in a combination of shopping centers and housing, Expressen writes. IKEA’s shopping malls …
IKEA is expanding with housing adjacent to its shopping centers in China Read More
The international non-profit and non-governmental organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the immediate release of Chinese-born Swedish book publisher and writer Gui Minhai and two other foreign journalists, Cheng Lei and …
RSF calls for release of Swedish journalist in China accused of espionage Read More
As the debate regarding how and where covid-19 originated from continues these days, China Daily writes in a recent article that Finland understands China’s concerns over the Covid-19 origin-tracing issue …
Finland understands China’s concerns over Covid-19 origin-tracing issue Read More
The Chinese authorities’ recent regulatory actions have seen some foreign investors and market participants being concerned that it could bring a change in China’s policies, but according to IPE, three major …
Nordic pension investors not concerned with Chinese authorities recent regulatory actions Read More
The international discussion about the “laboratory theory” has flared up, following TV 2’s publication of an interview with the Danish researcher Peter Embarak but China rejects the need for further …
Following interview with Danish researcher – China rejects the need for further research Read More
The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has finished its preliminary investigation into the national stockpile agency and their two failed medical face mask procurements. The two orders made by …
Two Finns suspected in scandal regarding imported face masks from China Read More
Volvo Cars in Sweden is experiencing a shortage of semiconductor chips which temporarily halts production at the carmaker’s factory in Torslanda near Gothenburg in Sweden. Volvo, which is owned by …
Volvo halts production at Swedish factory due to chips shortage Read More
After researching the origin of covid-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) described in a report that the theory of a laboratory discharge was “extremely unlikely” but now Danish chief investigator …
Danish WHO researcher: Employee in laboratory may have been patient zero Read More
Tomato experts from China, Denmark, and the Netherlands will guide the participating teams in the 2021 Smart Agriculture Competition organized by Pinduoduo (NASDAQ:PDD), China Agriculture University, and Zhejiang University. For …
Danish and Chinese tomato experts to guide participants in 2021 Smart Agriculture Competition Read More
The Finnish Chamber of Commerce is inviting you to sign up for Mandarin Mondays where you will learn the basics of Mandarin Chinese for business and everyday life. More about …
Learn Mandarin Chinese with FinnCham in Hong Kong Read More
Danish pork is an enormously important export product for Denmark and at the end of May, the country had exported a total of 866,234 tonnes of pork abroad which is …
Denmark’s pork exports continue to rise driven by demand in China Read More
The Chinese toy store “Kidsland” will be focusing more on delivering toys targeted for adult or “Kiddults” in order to make up for the slump created by the Corona pandemic, …
Lego’s Chinese distributor is focusing on the “Kiddult” market Read More
The DCCC, DCBF, and HK Chambers welcome you to their first webinar of Q3 of 2021 titled ‘Omni-channel marketing automation, empowers enterprises to increase conversation in China’ on 24 August. …
Join DCCC’s upcoming webinar titled ‘Omni-channel marketing automation’ in China Read More
Denmark and Norway will be representing the Scandinavian tourism board at the ITB China trade show, which focus on the travel market. The Scandinavian Tourist Board will be part of …
Scandinavian Tourist Board is ready for ITB China Read More
PES-Architects has won the invited international architecture competition for the Shanghai Submarine Museum on the Huangpu riverfront in Shanghai, China, according to this company announcement. PES-Architects was founded in Finland and …
Finnish PES-Architects wins design competition for Shanghai Submarine Museum Read More
Earlier in the summer, it was revealed that China seems to be implementing a sharp increase in its nuclear weapons program with the building of up to 230 silos for …
Norwegian researcher believes new Chinese rocket silos make the world “a little scarier” Read More
The Olympics are in the books and with 38 gold medals, 32 silver medals, and 18 bronze medals, China is the second most successful nation at the Tokyo Olympics this …
China and Norway tops in overall Olympic medal totals of Asian and Nordic countries Read More
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce China invites you to their upcoming webinar titled ‘Customer to user – How changing one word can revolutionize your business’ with innovation guru Jacob Johansen …
Join SwedCham’s webinar ‘Customer to user’ with innovation guru Jacob Johansen Read More
Last week’s defect on a Chinese nuclear EPR reactor has not led the nuclear safety authority of Finland, STUK, to demand the Finnish nuclear power company TVO to put a …
Finnish nuclear plant continues its plans despite defect on similar Chinese reactor Read More
Vietnamese Tran Bao Khanh and Chu Hoang SonIn both have a great interest in fashion and environmental protection and in 2017 the pair established the company Rens Original while studying …
Vietnamese students in Finland produces sneakers from used coffee grounds and plastic waste Read More
In February last year when China first went into lockdown it had consequences for the container sector as carriers responded with a wave of blank sailings. China is the world’s …
Danish consultancy on consequences for the shipping industry if China goes into lockdown Read More
Several countries in the European Union and Schengen Area keep rules regarding which vaccines against covid-19 are valid proof of immunity and currently all countries in the EU recognize proof …
Finland and Iceland recognize China’s Sinovac vaccine as valid proof of immunity Read More
Swedish telecom giant Ericsson has won a small 3 percent share in a joint 5G radio access network (RAN) tender between Chinese operators China Telecom and China Unicom, media FierceWireless reports. According …
Ericsson win 3% share in joint 5G radio contract in China – Nokia left out Read More
4 August 2021 – The value of Norwegian seafood exports amounted to NOK 9.5 billion in July which is an increase of NOK 1.6 billion, or 21 percent, compared to …
Explosive growth in value of Norwegian seafood exports in July Read More
The pandemic has created greater demand for goods to be shipped and now Maersk is significantly upgrading its expected result for 2021, BT reports. According to a company statement to …
Maersk raises expected operating profit due to increasing demand on goods shipped from China Read More
In the Danish Chamber of Commerce China’s recent newsletter, the organization shares an update on the Royal Danish Consulate in China’s activities during July. The update reads: Consulate General On …
DCCC updates on the Royal Danish Consulate in China’s activity in July Read More
If you want to know more about innovation in economics and going public with a Chinese subsidiary, then sign up for SwedCham China’s upcoming event titled ‘A BOLD MOVE: IPO …
Sign up for SwedCham China’s upcoming event ‘A Bold move: IPO in China’ Read More
The Swedish fashion retailer H&M has been in far-reaching negotiations with the Spanish football club FC Barcelona, affectionately known as Barça to become the main sponsor for the first-team’s walking …
H&M renounced as FC Barcelona uniform sponsor reportedly over China backlash Read More
Several countries including China and India have already introduced benefits in the form of gifts or cash amounts to motivate citizens to be vaccinated and now the Nordic country of …
Sweden joins China and other countries in offering benefits to be vaccinated Read More
Jesper Hansen, Chief Commercial Officer at YesHealth Group in Taiwan, has played an instrumental role in establishing a business partnership with Danish start-up Nordic Harvest and setting up their first …
Nordic Harvest: Danish-Taiwanese indoor farming collaboration Read More
Haldor Topsoe, the Danish company specializing in carbon reduction technologies, has together with Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum formed the joint venture JV to build a Methanol Catalyst facility in China and …
Haldor Topsoe join forces with Yanchang to build Methanol Catalyst facility in China Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce China invites you to an offline and online event titled ‘Travel and Immigration Policies: Updates, Trends, and Implications’ on 4 August. More about the event …
DCCC invites to Online & Offline event about travel and immigration policies in China Read More
The China International Import Export (CIIE) Commodity Bazaar in Shanghai opened its doors in April and the retail bazaar offers great opportunities and clear benefits for Foreign entrepreneurs, the media Global …
Swedish entrepreneur gear up at the CIIE Commodity Bazaar in Shanghai Read More
Several Asian countries require travelers to have a negative corona test as a requirement for entry including Finnair destinations such as Thailand and China. To make travel more accessible …
Finnair to offer an affordable corona testing near Helsinki Airport Read More
LEGO Masters is coming to China as C21 Media reports that the Chinese broadcaster Shenzhen TV has commissioned a local version of competition reality format LEGO Masters. The LEGO Masters …
LEGO Masters builds brand in China Read More
SwedCham China is hosting a workshop covering team leadership and development on 6 August at the SwedCham Shanghai Office. More about the workshop from SwedCham: How a team handles a …
Sign up for SwedCham’s Workshop on Team Leadership & Development in Shanghai Read More
Global sportswear brand Mizuno has begun a partnership with Swedish firm Polygiene® targeting the rapidly growing demand for durable and high-performance activewear in the Chinese market, the Swedish firm recently …
Mizuno China expands the versatility of its products with Polygiene Technology Read More
Time Magazine’s third annual list of the World’s Greatest Places is this year a tribute to the people and businesses that have found ways to adapt amid the extraordinary circumstances …
TIME Magazine’s World’s Greatest Place of 2021: Nordic and Asian highlights Read More
From 26 July, the Finnish Border Guard has discontinued controls at the borders based on government decisions, and fully vaccinated travelers are free to enter Finland alongside travelers from countries green-listed for entry …
Finland welcomes fully-vaccinated travelers and travelers from countries on green list Read More
SwedCham Young Professionals are joining forces with Danish, Finnish, and Norwegian Young Professionals and hosting a Nordic Quiz Night at Nordic Fika in Shanghai on 5 August. More about the …
SwedCham YP join forces with Danish, Finnish, and Norwegian YP’s for Nordic Quiz night Read More
This year’s 2021 LGBTI Film Festival Guangzhou is held at selected Consulates General in Guangzhou during the period from 31 July to 31 August. The 2021 LGBTI Film Festival Guangzhou …
Nordic films to be featured at the 2021 LGBTI+ Film Festival in Guangzhou Read More
Finland’s marine engine and equipment maker Wärtsilä announced on 23 July, that the company has entered into an agreement with two Chinese shipbuilding companies for the delivery of steerable and …
Wärtsilä to deliver thrusters for Chinese Offshore Wind Vessels Read More