Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
A new agreement between Denmark and China has opened up for more ecommerce. Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba has unveiled a Danish pavilion allowing Danish companies to sell their product through …
Danish brands on big Chinese ecommerce website Read More
Saab Group and Vestergaard Company, where also among the Nordic companies attending the Inter Airport South East Asia trade show, held in Singapore on 15 – 17 February 2017. Technology …
Saab Group, Vestergaard target Asian air traffic expansion Read More
The largest food and beverage exhibition in Asia (with more than 75,000 visitors), Sial China in Shanghai, will, in 2017 for the first time in Asia, include a Swedish Pavilion. …
Food trade show Sial China gets Finnish-Swedish Pavilion Read More
Even though Finnair is in no way a party in the dispute, an announced airport strike in Helsinki will considerably impact Finnair’s flights on Friday 17 March 2017. The strike …
Finnair cancels 90 flights due to airport strike in Helsinki Read More
She started by sharing baby food recipes with busy mothers online. Soon after she was selling her products in Danish super markets. Now she is about to start exporting her …
Christina is ready to take on China with organic baby food Read More
Swedes living in Asia ought to pay attention: Under a bill before the Riksdag, new rules will come into force that will affect people who are permanently resident abroad and …
No more driving license for Swedes in Asia Read More
Swedish branding consultants makes brands stay relevant in the digital world Fast increasing digitalisation and disruption are on everybody’s lips, with many businesses, based on yesterday’s models, struggling in this …
Branding consultants LynxEye ensures digital relevancy Read More
In your opinion, over the past year, has the level of corruption in this country increased or decreased or stayed the same? This was among questions asked to nearly 22,000 …
Survey: Thailand the Asian country with least increase in corruption Read More
The big pork producer from Denmark, Danish Crown, is targeting China with new plans for opening a factory in Shanghai. As the Chinese market is demanding higher quality meat and …
Danish Crown to open new plant in Shanghai Read More
On 28 February 2017 Finnish Business Council and the Finnish Embassy in Beijing organised an event for gender equality called “Career Women First” which was also part of Finland’s independence …
Finnish Minister speaks for Gender Equality in Beijing Read More
More Chinese people will hopefully soon be wandering the streets of Denmark. 2017 marks a year where Denmark as the first EU country is working with China to increase tourism …
China Denmark Tourism Year opens in Beijing Read More
Sofia Norén (born in 1992) from Borås is the winner of the 2017 Anders Wall scholarship for a one-year internship at the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. The scholarship …
Sofia Norén from Borås wins Anders Wall Shanghai scholarship Read More
Novozymes upholds patent on enzymes for production of fuel ethanol and beverage alcohol as lawsuit against enzyme makers Longda and Boli reaches conclusion at China’s highest court, writes Novozymes on …
Supreme Court of China rules in favour of Danish Novozymes Read More
Jon Georg Dale, Minister of Agriculture and Food in Norway, met with the Chinese Ambassador to Norway, Wang Min, on 21 February 2017, to discuss opportunities for a collaboration in …
Norway’s Minister of Agriculture and Food meets with China Read More
Danish biscuits have long been popular among the Chinese. Now it seems the Danish jam is also experiencing a higher demand in China. Scandic Food, a food producing company based …
Scandic Food to focus on jam export to China Read More
Chinese-owned Swedish brand Volvo Cars has reported a robust 66 per cent increase in operating profit in 2016 to SEK11 billion and a new record as global sales hit 534,332 …
Volvo Cars’ sales hit new record in 2016 Read More
IDEX, a Norwegian company specialising in developing fingerprint solutions for mass markets, announced on Wednesday 15 February 2017 that they had entered into an agreement with Chinese distributor Comtech, one …
Norwegian IDEX appoints Comtech as distributor in China Read More
The Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) is again showing a great interest in the Chinese market of seafood. On several dates in February, NSC is inviting the industry to a dialogue …
Norway focuses on Seafood in China again Read More
Spots of snow were at the ground outside Swedish East Asian Museum, Östasiatiska Museet in Swedish, as colourful Chinese dragons last week were dancing on top of people dressed warmly …
Chinese New Year in Stockholm Read More
The first ever Sino-Swedish Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum took place in 2016 at Hangxing Science Park in Beijing on 21 November, organized by alumni organization Sweden Alumni Network in China …
Sino-Swedish innovation forum, Beijing Read More
Gearing up for the Suomi100/Finland100 Centennial year Finnish Business Council Beijing and members celebrated Finland’s 99th Independence at the Embassy of Finland in Beijing. The atmosphere was warm and pleasant. …
Finland’s 99th Independence Beijing celebration Read More
The Nordic counrtries together with New Zealand and Singapore in the Asia Pacific are this year once again on the top of the list of the World’s least corrupt countries. …
Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland – and Singapore – least corrupt countries Read More
Ginolis Ltd is a leading provider of assembly automation and high precision liquid handling solutions for the diagnostic and medical device industries. This Finnish company has announced the opening of …
Finnish diagnostics, medical diagnostics provider sets up in China Read More
Inmex China in Guangzhou is the largest and most established international maritime event in the South China Sea region. On 7-9 December 2016 Norwegian companies within the marine industry joined …
Norway maintains maritime industry support at Inmex China Read More
Finland 100 celebrations started in Shanghai on 16 January with an event organized at the Sino-Finnish Center at Tongji University. The event was originally planned for the Consul General’s residence …
Finland 100 kicks off at Sino-Finnish Center Read More
On 17 Janurary 2017, Dr. Gunnar B. Kvaran, director of Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art in Oslo shared his perspectives on the museum’s collection and exhibitions at ShanghART in …
Norway’s Astrup Fearnley Museum Director at ShanghArt Read More
On 3 December 2016 Finns in Shanghai celebrated the 99th Day of Finnish Independence. Held at the Fairmont Peace Hotel, this was also the kick-start to the 100th year of …
Finns in Shanghai celebrated 99th independence day Read More
The 2016 Nordic Design and Innovation Week, which was held on 4-13 November 2016, was arrange for the fourth time. The event is a platform to showcase the Nordic concept …
Nordic Design and Innovation Week 2016 Read More
In cooperation with the Swedish company EF, the Consulate General of Sweden Shanghai arranged a Study in Sweden Seminar at EF International Language Centers on 7 January 2017. Around 40 …
Study in Sweden Seminar at EF Shanghai Read More
Customers at 3 (a mobile voice and data connections provider via 3G, 4G and 4G + mobile network) in Denmark with 3LikeHome in their subscription can from 23 January also …
Telecom company 3 adds roaming-free China, Indonesia for Danes Read More
Finland-based HMD Global says it’s launching its first smartphone — the Nokia 6 — in China, under license from the network provider — once the world’s top cellphone maker. The …
Finland’s HMD to launch new Nokia Android phone Read More
Vasaloppet is the oldest and largest cross country ski race in the world. The race is held every year in Dalarna, Sweden. In 2003, Vasaloppet was first introduced in China. …
Vasaloppet held in Changchun, China Read More
In December 2016 Vestas announced the order for 40 V110-2.0 MW turbines, placed by Titan Wind Energy for a project in Licun Town, Heze City of eastern China’s Shandong Province. …
Eastern china wind turbines order for Vestas Read More
Using no rule books, no conventions and no traditions a new Chinese-Swedish next-gen vehicle concept is born to cater to the Millennials. The brand new global car brand LYNK & …
Volvo Cars’ owner launches new brand Lynk & Co Read More
The Danish architect firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen (SHL) has won a two stage international competition to design the new city library for Shanghai, China. The 110,000 square metre library will …
Danish architects to design new library in Shanghai Read More
Beijing’s City Council has selected Copenhagen to co-host Beijing Design Week 2018, ahead of New York City. “This is a unique chance to show off Danish design in front of …
Copenhagen to co-host Beijing Design Week Read More
“When assessing China’s innovation landscape and capability, outsiders, particularly the Western media, often view the country as an innovation desert made up of copycat firms providing shan zhai (imitative and …
Hong Kong Nordic chambers’ Innovation and Digitalization forum insights Read More
The first ever China Denmark Regions and Cities Forum (CDRCF) was held from 5 to 6 of December in Beijing, where local governments and businesses from both countries were provided …
China Denmark Regions and Cities Forum, Beijing Read More
The 3rd Danish Food and Fashion Show 2016 was held in Southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality. The event that took place on 5 November, hosted by the Royal Danish Consulate General …
Danish Food and Fashion return to Chongqing Read More
[sliderpro id=”17″] When the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong was planning its 30th anniversary it said that turning 30 requires the party of the century! So, on 19 …
Swedcham Hong Kong celebrated 30 in Macau Read More
In November the Managing Director of Marja Kurki China, Ms. Caroline Xue invited the Embassy of finland in Beijing, along with several bloggers and other fashion influencers to the Marja …
Marja Kurki China new Beijing office Read More
During 21 – 25 November 2016 Danish toy company Lego’s top management visited China in order to open factories, participate in innovation seminars, meeting several Chinese government official and signing …
Lego’s top management visited China Read More
Focusing on young people creativity, gender equality and vocational education the Danish Minister for Children, Education and Gender Equality Ellen Trane Nørby visited Beijing from 23 to 24 of November …
Danish education minister visited Beijing Read More
With Sweden’s new strategy for increased export prioritising China, frequent minister visits from back home, and the presence of Swedish companies still growing, combined with the Consul-General’s own goal to …
Everything under the sun for Sweden’s Hong Kong Consul-General Read More
State Secretary for the Minister of Energy Nils Vikmång is in Beijing, 6-9 December, to meet with counterparts from the Ministry of Science and Technology, the National Energy Agency (NEA) …
Swedish State Secretary Nils Vikmång to China Read More
On 31 October 2016 Slush, one of the world’s most prestigious start-up events from Finland, was held in Shanghai, gathering 5,000 attendees including 270 startups, 360 investors, 120 journalists and …
Slush Shanghai gathered 5 000 attendees Read More
On 27 November the Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian Ambassadors to Beijing had the opportunity to promote tourism to the Nordic countries. The event, hosted by the tourism organization Scandinavian …
Nordic tourism promotion in Beijing with Chinese Baidu Map Read More
December 13 is Lucia Day in Sweden, a day of candlelit processions and music. To bring Swedish traditions to Shanghai the Consulate General of Sweden in Shanghai is organizing a …
Swedish Lucia in Shanghai 2016 Read More
Southern Sweden Creatives, eight of southern Sweden’s most innovative design companies are exhibiting at InnoDesignTech Expo (IDTE) at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre during 1 – 3 December …
Southern Sweden Creatives at Hong Kong design expo Read More
On 18 November 2016 Senab Interior opened their newly designed showroom in Shanghai – also constituting a modern office space that introduces a more flexible and efficient view on office …
Scandinavian office design Senab Interior opens in Shanghai Read More