Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Swedish telecom operator Ericsson is not giving up on the Chinese market despite being somewhat frozen out after the Swedish Government decided to block Chinese suppliers, principally state-owned …
CEO of Ericsson: We can still add value to China Read More
Last week the Embassy of Finland in Beijing presented Finnish winter sports industry experience during the Sixth edition of the World Winter Sports Expo held in Beijing prior to the …
Finland presented winter sports industry experience at Would Winter Sports Expo in Beijing Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce in China has with its recent newsletter given an August update from the Royal Danish Consulate in China including some of Consulate General Jakob Linulf’s …
DCCC: August update from the Royal Danish Consulate in China Read More
The Chinese smartphone company Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd, doing business as OPPO has filed several patents infringement lawsuits against the Finnish telecom giant Nokia in China and Europe. …
OPPO files 5G patent infringement suits against Nokia in China and Europe Read More
NIO, the Chinese multinational automobile manufacturer specializing in designing and developing electric vehicles will open the company’s first NIO House in Oslo Norway on 23 September, co-founder and president of …
Chinese EV maker NIO to open first Norway-based NIO House this month Read More
The Finnish Business Council Beijing invites women in management positions who are interested in business exchange to join their FBCB Women in Business Afternoon Tea and canapes on 25 September …
Finnish Business Council Beijing invites to FBCB Women in Business Afternoon Tea and canapes Read More
Chinese-Swedish fashion designer Louise Xin dedicated her first digital fashion show to the Uyghur community to raise awareness about the genocidal policies targeting the Muslim minority group in northwestern China’s …
Chinese-Swedish designer Louise Xin dedicates digital fashion show to the Uyghur community Read More
The Swedish automaker Volvo Cars recently reported a drop in global sales in August of 10.6 percent compared with the same period last year. According to media CB, overall underlying demand …
Volvo’s global sales down by 10% in August – supplier shut-downs in Asia challenge volume levels Read More
Danes with Asian genes report racism as a result of the covid-19 pandemic. “Wuhan loser”, “Chinese” and “Go back to where you come from” are among some of the derogatory …
Danes with Asian genes report racism as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce China, in cooperation with the Danish-Chinese Business Forum and Danish Chamber Hong Kong invites you to learn more about supporting your China Business initiatives in …
Learn more about supporting your China Business initiatives in a virtual environment Read More
The price on container shipments from China has gone through the roof with an increment of about 850 precent in the recent year, according to SVT. Notably this has taken …
China shipping problems takes a toll on Swedish children’s book publishers Read More
Danish media TV2’s new Asia correspondent has arrived in Shanghai and been through a tough three-week mandatory quarantine. In a recent article, Christina Boutrup shares her story of how China’s …
Danish correspondent: This is how China’s extreme quarantine system works Read More
The launch of a new freight train route links the Chinese city of Chengdu to Norways’ capital of Oslo. Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan Province in Southwest China and …
Launch of new freight train route links China to Norway Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce China invites you to the biggest celebration of the Danish Business community in Beijing in 2021 with the event “Danish Summer Night” 2021 at the …
DCCC invites to “Danish Summer Night” 2021 at the Embassy of Denmark in Beijing Read More
Production of electronics has for many years moved to countries such as China, India and Vietnam but some Danish companies still manage to keep production locally and now the company …
Danish company buys competitor – We must pull production home from China Read More
New VAT rules on packages from non-EU countries have created problems for Denmark’s postal service PostNord because errors in their payment system mean that customers can not pay customs duties …
New VAT rules create problems for Danes ordering goods from outside the EU and from Asia Read More
For the first event of the MEGA city series, DCCC is pleased to invite Jacob Aldaco, Commercial and Innovation Director of SmartShanghai, and Martin Rune Hoxer, Executive Director of the …
DCCC invites to Mega City Series – Shanghai demographics and smart cities Read More
A replica of the historic three-masted wooden ship “Götheborg” is once again ready to conquer the seas after the original sank in 1745. Götheborg is the world’s largest operational wooden …
Swedish galleon sets sail for China Read More
The Finnish Embassy in Beijing is looking for two consular service officials for fixed-term employment, according to this announcement. “We are looking for two locally hired consular officers for a two-year …
The Finnish Embassy in Beijing is looking for two consular service officials Read More
The organization of Finnish industries (EK) has awarded its annual recognitions for Finnish ambassadors who have done an extraordinary effort for Finnish business abroad. The awards are based on feedback …
Finland’s China Ambassador Jarno Syrjälä receives business award Read More
The popular Chinese singer and actor Zhang Zhehan faces a major boycott in his home country, including being expelled by Danish jewelry maker Pandora from their upcoming projects, after pictures …
Danish jewelry maker Pandora expel Chinese actor from their upcoming projects Read More
Illegal toilet cleaning detergent from China is reportedly flowing into Denmark these months and the customs officers at the Danish borders have during the summer detained a record amount of …
Danish customs officers seize 500 kilos of illegal toilet cleaners from China Read More
Many Norwegians have been putting their savings into so-called “green” funds which invest in renewable energy sources. One of the most hyped funds is the Storebrand company’s Fornybar Energi-fund. A …
Norwegian renewable energy fund invests millions in Chinese companies suspected of forced labor Read More
From 1 September, Johnson & Johnson’s covid-19 vaccine will be released for private directing in Denmark and offered for a fee amongst other things as an offer for foreign seafarers …
Johnson and Johnson to be offered for a fee to foreign seafarers and Danes abroad Read More
Sweden’s Volvo Trucks recently announced the agreement to acquire JMC Heavy Duty Vehicle Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Jiangling Motors Co., Ltd., which includes a manufacturing site in Taiyuan, Shanxi …
Volvo Trucks acquire heavy-duty truck manufacturing operation in China Read More
Nominations for Business Person of the year are now open, the Danish Chamber of commerce announces. DCCC’s Gala Ball is set to take place on 13 November at the Bvlgari …
DCCC GALA BALL: Nominations for Business Person of the Year are now open Read More
To make it during difficult and demanding times requires innovative ideas and for Norwegian Jens Iver Wålen, it was the import of AntiBac Hand Sanitizer Dispensers from China that last …
Importing AntiBac dispensers from China to Norway turned out to be a profitable idea Read More
In 2020, the Danish Customs collected a total of DKK 3.1 billion in customs. A new release shows that custom duties on Chinese goods accounted for more than half of customs revenues. …
Custom duties on Chinese goods accounted for 62 percent of all customs revenue in Denmark last year Read More
A localized Norwegian version of the Chinese electric carmaker Xpeng’s flagship P7 sedan recently rolled off its production line at the company’s Zhaoqing factory in south China’s Guangdong province which …
Chinese Xpeng starts exporting flagship P7 sedan to Norway for the first time Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce China in cooperation with the Danish-Chinese Business forum and the Danish Chamber in Hong Kong invites you to their upcoming webinar titled ‘Culture and IPR …
Learn about culture and IPR – How to find the right Chinese market for your company and products Read More
China is the world’s largest producer of pork and after the country in the fall of 2018 was hit hard by African swine fever, Danish agriculture overall benefited greatly from …
Analyst: Danish farmers need to adjust if China is back as critical player in pork production Read More
China aims to speed-up negotiations for new Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) such as the China-Norway FTA, China-Japan-Republic of Korea FTA, China-Gulf Cooperation Council FTA, and the free trade agreement between …
China to speed-up negotiations with Norway on Free Trade agreement Read More
Tsinghua University in eastern China and the University of Copenhagen in Denmark are the two highest-ranked Asian and Nordic universities listed on the 2021 global Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), …
China and Denmark ranked highest on 2021 Shanghai Ranking amongst Nordic and Asian universities Read More
Last week a single case of Covid-19 resulted in the closure of the Meishan container terminal at China’s Ningbo-Zhoushan Port and now several big container companies are diverting their ships …
Maersk dividing ships away from China’s Ningbo Port after covid-19 closure Read More
The Finnish shipbuilding company Deltamarin has signed an agreement with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard Weihain for the basic and manufacturing design of three RoPax Stena E-Flexer vessels, media YLE reports. The Stena …
Deltamarin signs agreement with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard for three RoPax vessels Read More
The Global School (Globalskolen) is an online teaching platform offering Norwegian, social studies, and KRLE for primary school-age students living abroad. The offer is adapted to families who want to …
The Global School accepts fall semester applications for Norwegian children abroad Read More
The Swedish Steel company SSAB, has produced and delivered the world’s first fossil-free steel to its first customer, the Volvo Group, according to this press release. The trial delivery is an …
SSAB delivers the world’s first fossil-free steel to Volvo Group Read More
Join the Finnish Business Council Beijing in their farewell gathering for Ambassador Jarno Syrjala at the Finnish Restaurant MOI on 26 August. More about the event from FBC Beijing: Finland’s …
Join FBC Beijing and say farewell to Ambassador Jarno Syrjala Read More
SwedCham China recently announced that General Manager of Greater China Anders Wahlström, who is also a member of the Swedcham Beijing Board, has been appointed as SAS’s General Manager of Asia. …
SAS appoints Anders Wahlström as General Manager of Asia Read More
The Swedish freelance journalist and author Kurdo Baksi is in an email from the Chinese Embassy in Stockholm accused of spreading lies and “contributing to crime”, Swedish media SVT Nyheter reports. The …
Chinese Embassy accuses Swedish freelance journalist and author of lies Read More
In a recent article published by media CPH Post Online, Chinese Ambassador in Denmark Feng Tie addresses the ongoing debate regarding the origin-tracking of Covid-19 as well as the recent statements …
Chinese Ambassador in Denmark addresses the ongoing debate on covid-19 origin-tracking Read More
A new study led by a team of investigators from Nanjing Medical University in China and Aarhus University in Denmark finds that mothers who have diabetes before or during their …
Danish – Chinese study shows pregnant diabetic mothers can risk their children’s eyesight Read More
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