Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Stieg Larsson’s best-selling Millennium thrillers have inspired films, an upcoming comic book, sightseeing tours and now a special H&M line dedicated to his tattooed hacker heroine, the Swedish fashion giant …
‘Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ gets own H&M line Read MoreSinopacific Shipbuilding Group, one of China’s leading privately-funded shipyards, completed the delivery of two offshore support vessels (OSV) to Norwegian Neptune Offshore AS at its Zhejiang Shipyard in Ningbo Zhejiang …
Sinopacific delivers two offshore support vessels to Norway Read MoreIt might not be groundbreaking to present the popular ABBA musical Mamma Mia! in Mandarin, but the cost and length of its run with an exclusive copyright license distinguish it from …
Mamma Mia! – It’s also a hit in Mandarin Read MoreLeaders of the once-shining but now embattled solar firm Renewable Energy Corp (REC) have given up efforts to maintain production at four plants in Norway. Permanent closures will throw 700 …
REC blames the Chinese Read MoreVolvo, the world’s second-largest truck maker, reported Tuesday a lower-than-expected third quarter profit and forecast a shrinking market in Europe next year but growth in North America.Volvo’s net profit for …
Volvo Trucks slashes 450 jobs Read MoreThe two Chinese companies pledged to bail out cash-strapped carmaker Saab said on Tuesday that they are still onboard, despite the announcement by owner Swedish Automobile that the deal was …
Chinese firms stand by Saab bail-out deal Read MoreSwedish pensioners living abroad will soon be receiving a letter from the Swedish Pensions Agency (Pensionsmyndigheten) asking them to fill in a form and report in to the nearest embassy. …
Sweden to pensioners: ‘prove you’re alive’ Read MoreMinister of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland Jari Koskinen visits the Republic of Korea on 24–25 October and China on 26–28 October. In China the main event on the agenda …
Minister Jari Koskinen visits Korea and China Read MoreSwedish Automobile (Swan), the owner of Saab, said on Sunday that it had broken off a deal for funding with the two Chinese firms Pang Da and Youngman, seen by …
Saab pulls plug on China funding deal Read MoreGuests at a dinner reception for Chinese wind power executives this week were at the Danish ambassador’s residence, but the host wasn’t there. Ambassador Friis Arne Petersen missed the long-scheduled …
Wind is old friend of China, Denmark Read More