Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
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
SAS wants to thank its loyal SAS customers through the years by inviting to a very special invitee-only event, with members of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong. …
Invitations to SAS 70 years celebrations in Hong Kong, Shanghai Read More
Finnish Business Council Shanghai calls its members and other to ‘Hit the roof(top) with Slush Shanghai’! “Still some free time before the Golden Week? Come and join Slush Shanghai and …
FBCS invites to Slush Rooftop party Shanghai Read More
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong is inviting to its 30 Years celebration, to be held in Macau on Saturday 19 November. At Studio City, Estrada do Istmo, …
Swedcham Hong Kong invites to Casino Royale Gala Dinner Read More
Today, Southeast Asia is experiencing a boom in number of retirees, raising the demand for retirement homes and additional smart solutions in eldercare and related sectors. The UN estimates that …
Southeast Asia’s ageing population: new markets for Scandinavian companies Read More
Asia House in Copenhagen has new neighbours at East Asiatic House in the form of the business incubator Innovation House China-Denmark. Officially opened on 7 September 2016 Innovation House China-Denmark is …
Innovation House China-Denmark opens Read More
The Stockholm China Cultural Center unveiled its nameplate to the public in Stockholm’s city centre on 1 September, creating a new chapter for China-Sweden cultural exchanges. Chinese Ambassador to Sweden …
Stockholm China Cultural Center opens Read More
Finnair has partnered with Slush, Europe’s leading start-up event from Finland, to speed up innovation within and advance digitalisation inside the airline. Together with Slush, the Finnish airline will seek …
Finnair and Slush become partners to drive innovation Read More
Some 30 Chinese companies, with Geely’s Chairman Li Shufu at the forefront are visiting Gothenburg on 13 September 2016. Collaborations and investment opportunities are on the agenda, with companies representing …
Large Chinese company visit to Gothenburg Read More
Volvo Cars calls it “the world’s most ambitious and advanced public autonomous driving experiment.” On 9 September the Swedish premium car maker officially kicked off ‘Drive Me’, and presented the …
Volvo Cars launches experiment Drive Me Read More
Volvo Cars, the global premium car maker, and Autoliv Inc, the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, have on 6 September signed a letter of intent to set up a …
Autoliv and Volvo Cars set up autonomous driving company Read More
In 2015 two companies from Sweden joined KRAV to present their organic produce at the Natural & Organic Products Asia, NOPA. In 2016 the interest was at record high as …
12 Swedish organic food producers at Nopa Hong Kong Read More
As the global start-up movement Slush debuts in Singapore on 20 September 2016 the full agenda, with the overarching themes, has been released. The themes intend to show what the …
Themes and Nordic components at Slush Singapore Read More
Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, Swedcham, together its member Art Futures Group (AFG) invites you to a Welcome Back Cocktail at AFG’s private gallery in Central, on 14 …
Swedcham Hong Kong welcomes back with Art Futures Group Read More
The previous China manager Tobias Glitterstam has been appointed to lead Business Sweden for the Asia Pacific, from 1 September 2016. Glitterstam will report to CEO Ylva Berg and be …
Business Sweden appoints Tobias Glitterstam to head Asia Pacific Read More
Many university students today take a part of their degree abroad. If you ask the students, the reasons are many: to compliment your degree, improve your CV, learn a language, form an international …
Study abroad: Edu Danmark sends 100 students per year to Asia Read More
Nokia and China Telecom on 12 August 2016 signed an agreement to expand the deployment of 4G technology in 19 provinces in China, allowing China Telecom to enhance coverage and …
Nokia and China Telecom enhance 4G coverage, capacity in China Read More
Nokia has on 17 August 2016 been awarded over 30% of China Mobile‘s project to construct a 100G optical network in support of its rollout of mobile broadband services for …
Nokia optical networking assists China Mobile with Broadband China Read More
Finnish Nokia has extended its leadership position in the global virtual reality (VR) production marketplace with a China launch for OZO, the world’s first VR camera for professional content creators. …
Nokia launches VR camera Ozo on Chinese market Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce in China, DCCC invites our members and friends from the entire Nordic community to a unique Nordic Gourmet Evening at Pelikan in Shanghai, taking place …
Nordic Gourmet dinner event in Shanghai Read More
Denmark, Finland, Singapore and Sweden are among the top ten countries in the most recent Global Innovation Index (GII) for 2016, with Switzerland retaining the top position for the 6th …
Global Innovation Index: Fourth Industrial Revolution coming Read More
Volvo Cars, the Swedish premium carmaker, and Uber, the world’s leading ride-sharing company, are to join forces to develop next generation autonomous driving cars. The two companies have signed an …
Volvo Cars and Uber start joint autonomous driving cars project Read More
Three men from Stavanger and Sandnes will sell fresh Norwegian mountain air to China, according to the daily newspaper Aftenposten. Three engineers collect air in large containers along the 42 …
Fresh Norwegian mountain air on export to China Read More
The Swedish world-leading provider in solutions for digital writing, Anoto, on 11 August 2016 signed a contract to sell 120 000 pens to TStudy China for the education market. The …
Anoto signs agreement on 120,000 pens in China Read More
On 9 August 2016, Ekokem in Kumla was visited by a group of Chinese scientists from Tongji University in Shanghai. They are involved in a project that looks at chemical …
Chinese learns from Swedes about hazardous waste management Read More
The European Union has issued a statement on the conviction of four Chinese lawyers and human rights activists accused of state subversion in China. The sentences ranged from suspended prison terms to …
EU addresses the conviction of human rights activists in China Read More
Due to a drop of pork meat production in China, Danish pork farmers are ready to double their exports to the country. As ScandAsia recently reported, a growing demand for pork meat, especially from …
Danish pork exports to China boomed in 2016 Read More
Starting on 13 August (15:00) and running until 18 September 2016 (Tuesday to Sunday 10.00-18.00) two new exhibitions are held at the Danish Cultural Center in Beijing, China. Exhibition titles …
New photos expo Danish Cultural Center Beijing Read More
Magine AB, the Swedish streaming plaftorm, have signed a deal with a Chinese TV operator to establish and operate a video streaming system for the Chinese market. The streaming platform will provide …
Swedish streaming platform signs deal in China Read More