Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade Alexander Stubb will make an export promotion and internalisation trip to Shanghai, China, on 18–20 October. The aim of the visit is to …
Stubb to make an export promotion trip to Shanghai Read MoreNorwegian companies take to Beijing for the most influential event on wind power in China this October. With more than 600 exhibitors and an expected 40 000 domestic and international …
China Wind Power 2011 is approaching Read MoreIn a ceremony held at Beijing Normal University on Tuesday 11 October, the release of professors Stephen von Tetzchner and Harald Martinsen’s book on how to help autistic children communicate …
Book on alternative communication published in Chinese Read MoreThe second FLC (Fund for Local Cooperation) Regional Meeting for Finnish embassies in Asia was organized recently in Jakarta. The meeting successfully combined a traditional two-day training and experience sharing session …
Regional Meeting for Finnish embassies in Asia Read MoreSwedish furnishing giant Ikea is undergoing a change and will soon rid their food shelves of anything not bearing it’s name.People outside of Sweden craving Swedish-brand eats have made a …
Ikea to drop famous Swedish food brands Read MoreA Chinese chef who collapsed from exhaustion on the streets of Gothenburg after being forced to work under ‘slave-like’ conditions has received a large indemnity following his ordeal.In May of …
Swedish eatery forced Chinese chef into ‘slave labour’ Read MoreChinese Youngman has now paid out SEK 100,000,000 to the Swedish auto manufacturer Saab automobile. The money is part of a greater deal between Saab and Youngman and gives the …
Saab got SEK 100,000,000 Read MoreIn mid September, China’s ministry of construction visited Sweden. The ministry, also called ministry of housing and urban-rural development, were presented with a weeklong study trip focused on energy efficient …
China’s ministry of construction on study trip to Sweden Read MoreThe government’s effort to double its fishery production, which includes fish, shrimp and seaweed, by 2015 has led to an unlikely partnership with Norway. The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry …
Norway, Indonesia team up for 22.39m tons of fish by 2015 Read MoreMobile phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson on Friday said it broke even in the third quarter due to a declining sales environment in Europe. The Japanese-Swedish group, now the sixth-biggest player …
Sony Ericsson breaks even in Asia Read More