Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
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
On 13 – 16 October 2016 Finpro arranged a match showroom for its ‘Lifestyle Asia Growth Programme’ held in in Mode Shanghai, the official showroom tradeshow (for selected brands) of …
Finnish Lifestyle Asia promotes brands Read More
Volvo Cars, the premium carmaker, has unveiled a new upgraded China version of its S90 sedan and a top-of-the-line luxury model called S90 Excellence, both aimed at the high-end sedan …
Volvo Cars’ new S90 Excellence version China launch Read More
Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, has in November 2016 unveiled a new manufacturing strategy for China in which production capacity will be increased and a global manufacturing and export …
Volvo Cars’ new China strategy and expansion Read More
As previously announced by ScandAsia, the Swedish chef and restaurateur Björn Frantzén will be opening his first restaurant outside Sweden, Frantzén’s Kitchen, in Hong Kong come November. Meanwhile, chef Björn …
Chef Björn Frantzén guest chef in Macau Read More Vestas, the energy industry’s global partner on wind power solutions, has received and order for 50 Vestas V100-2.0 MW wind turbines, The order, with delivery expected to be in the …
Vestas receives wind turbines order in China Read More
Meet Johan Persson, a Swedish native with a 20-year track record of brand and design management, successfully operating out of Hong Kong since ten years back. Running his own industrial …
Designer Johan Persson on Hong Kong/ Shenzhen as global start-up, design hub Read More
On Saturday 22 October 22 2016, the Danish Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai hosted the 10th Business Person of the Year and Entrepreneur of the Year award ceremony and gala …
Danish Business Person & Entrepreneur of the Year, China 2016 Read More
Atria is a growing Finnish food company with an international presence. Its success is built on three pillars: food, people and traditions. Atria Finland Ltd on 12 October 2016 received …
Atria Finland starts pork export to China Read More
Children’s books from Finnish publisher Dramaforum, ‘Petra’s Planet’ will launch in China based on a deal signed with Shanghai Zhiyuang Culture Communication Co. Ltd. The agreement is for eight books; …
Finnish children’s books to launch in China Read More
Leadership is an elusive concept and sometimes it seems that some people “just have it”. Finnish Business Council in Shanghai invites to a panel discussion on ‘Leadership – Differences between …
Shanghai event: Leadership Differences between the West and China Read More
Finncham Hong Kong held its Annual Crayfish Party on Friday 23 September, held at the source for delicious Finnish food in Hong Kong: FINDS Restaurant. The crayfish party was for …
FinnCham’s Annual Crayfish party 2016 Read More
Earlier in the summer of 2016 the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong posted a job opportunity that the chamber was looking for a new General Manager. However, ScandAsia …
Eva Karlberg remains at SwedCham Hong Kong Read More
As the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong is celebrating its 30 years anniversary its General Manger Mrs. Eva Karlberg tells more about celebrations, reflects on the story so …
SwedCham Hong Kong celebrates 30 and looks ahead Read More
The APAC Innovation Summit 2016 Series – Smart City was held at the Grand Hall, Science Park the 22 – 23 September 2016, including a speaker from Swedish Royal Institute …
KTH, Sweden at Smart City Hong Kong Read More
Ten Finnish apparel, shoes, accessories and lifestyle brands, exhibited with a ‘Lifestyle Finland’ pop-up store in PMQ, Hong Kong during 10 September – 8 October 2016. It was an attempt …
Finnish fashion, lifestyle design Hong Kong pop-up store Read More
Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong held its tradition alive, one of Swedcham’s most appreciated social gatherings – The Annual Crayfish Party, on Friday 9 September, including the popular …
Swedcham’s Annual Crayfish Party 2016 Read More
On 7 October 2016 the Ming Wai Lau Centre for Reparative Medicine was inaugurated in Hong Kong as the first hub for Karolinska Institutet (KI) outside Sweden. Researchers from around …
Karolinska Institutet inaugurates Hong Kong research center Read More
The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) is in Hong Kong to study the R&D ecosystem there and in Shenzhen by visiting companies, universities and research organisations. They are …
Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences in Hong Kong Read More
Swedish textile machinery manufacturers will showcase their latest innovations at the 2016 edition of ITMA Asia + CITME 2016 trade show taking place from 20-25 October 2016 in Shanghai, the …
Swedish textile machinery at ITMA Asia Shanghai Read More
On Satuday 22 October 2016 it is time for the Danish Chamber of Commerce in China to hold for the 10th time its Business Person of the Year Gala Ball …
DCCC promises biggest party ever in Shanghai Read More
When learning all about how Lifestyle Asia came into being and grew into the recognised online platform for luxurious lifestyle it is today one can only nod in approval to …
The Lifestyle Asia journey: ten years and still evolving Read More
The Finnish Business Council Shanghai invites to a Team Finland Meeting in Shanghai, taking place on 10 – 11 October 2016. “Come, influence, network!” The event language will be English, …
Call for Team Finland China meeting Shanghai Read More