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Vestas Wind Systems A/S of Denmark has landed its largest China order for the year, with two projects for a combined 200 MW from China’s Hanas Group. The order is …
Vestas wins its largest order in China in 2015 Read More
“My task is to facilitate the Danish community in Shanghai and to make its members’ experience here more meaningful and inspiring.” Anneli Vilu is the Executive Director of the Danish …
Anneli Vilu, Executive Director DCCC: an Estonian woman in Danish environment, China Read More
In late October a Visit Finland roadshow Beijing event gathered the key Chinese tour operators and Finnish tourism related businesses. Ambassador Marja Rislakki opened the event by noting that the …
Visit Finland roadshow Beijing Read More
On 23 October Finnish Santa Claus Foundation and Chinese Daye Transmedia Group signed an agreement regarding the collaboration and licensing of the rights of the Finnish Santa Claus brand in …
China group signs Finnish Santa Claus brand rights Read More
On 27 October, an information evening, with a surprise performance of song Group Vocal Six, was arranged for newly arrived Swedes in Hongkong. Some of the longer residing Swedes also …
Hong Kong Info evening for newly arrived Swedes Read More
Detection Technology’s new factory in Beijing was inaugurated on 4 November. The new 4 000 m2 facility is located in the Southeast Beijing Business Development Area (BDA). The building of …
Beijing Inauguration of new Detection Technology factory Read More
On 20 October Team Finland China network deliberated in Hong Kong on future trends, how to better serve Finnish companies and ways to clarify our narrative to attract more investments …
Team Finland China deliberates in Hong Kong Read More
The 2015 edition of the CleanConnect Congress in Shanghai, an event for Chinese and global cleantech companies and institutes, was held on 3-4 November. CleanConnect is the focal point to …
Finnish seminar at CleanConnect Congress in Shanghai Read More
Consul-General Mr. Jari Sinkari and Mr Mika Finska of Cleantech Finland invited interested parties to meet with the enthusiasts of green technology at a Cleantech Thursday buffet reception on Thursday, …
Cleantech Thursday hosted by Finnish Consul-General Hong Kong Read More
Smartphone users will soon find an instant sign-in with their fingers or thumbs more convenient than typing passwords. Swedish company Fingerprints Cards (FPC) believes in fingerprints sensors is the future. …
Swedish Fingerprints ready to meet Chinese and Norwegian competition Read More
“We want the Swedish companies to act as role models when it comes to CSR,” said the Swedish Corporative Social Responsibility Ambassador Diana Madunic in a speech on 31 October …
Swedish CSR Ambassador promotes Swedish business ethics in Beijing Read More
It has been a significant week for Valmet. On 19th August the Finnish pulp and paper supplier announced their 110 million-euro order from Chinese Huanggang Chenming Pulp & Paper. 5 …
Finnish Valmet lands two Chinese million-euro orders Read More
China was pointed to in business media as the main reason as the Maersk Group reported on 23 October that it will adjust its expectation for the 2015 result from …
Lower 2015 result expected for Maersk – weakening China container market Read More
Ai Weiwei has no time for dropping bricks after Danish toy giant LEGO recently denied to supply his latest art project with its products. In October 2015 Lego refused a bulk …
LEGO refuses to support Chinese art project Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai hosted the 9th Business Person of the Year and Entrepreneur of the Year award ceremony on 24 October 2015. While 3 Danes were …
Danes awarded with prestigeous titles at the DCCS Gala Ball 2015 in Shanghai Read More
Can you say ”how are you?” in Chinese? Maria Johnsen from Trondheim, Norway can. Actually, she manages to answer and turn the casual “how-are-you”-question into a deeper conversation in …
Norwegian woman learned Chinese in 3 months – now she speaks 18 languages Read More
The Danish foreign minister Kristian Jensen signed the contract of membership of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank on Sunday 25 October 2015. Signing up for a membership of Asian Infrastructure Investment …
Denmark officially joins the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Read More
Hong Kong’s first Finnish design pop-up store serves design lovers at PMQ from 9 October to 8 November 2015. The shop offers beautiful collections of sleek tableware, fabulous jewellery and …
Finnish design pop-up store in Hong Kong Read More
On 7 October Wu Jianghao, Deputy Director General of the Protocol Department in China received the Copy of Credentials from New Appointed Ambassador of Finland to China H.E. Marja Rislakki. …
Finland’s new ambassador to China presents her credentials Read MoreThe Quality Wind seminar is an initiative between Danish and Chinese governments, which started in 2014 in the form of seminars focusing on the onshore wind sector and aims to …
Danish-Chinese wind power seminar Read More
On his first official visit to shanghai in late September the Danish Ambassador in China, A. Carsten Damsgaard, together with the consul general has in Shanghai, Nicolai Prytz, met with …
First Shanghai Visit for Danish Ambassador Carsten Damsgaard Read More
TATHK is a mega promotion to attract overseas companies to use Hong Kong’s service platform to tap into the Chinese mainland and other Asian markets. “As a super-connector, Hong Kong …
‘Think Asia, Think Hong Kong’ business seminar held in Stockholm Read More
In the summer of 2017 a newbuild Norwegian cruise will reach China. This cruise is something unusual though, because the Norwegian Cruise Line will purposely build this cruise for Chinese passengers. According …
Norwegian stakes on China with cruise specially designed for Chinese people Read More
EuroThaiLink is a new market communication service set up by Scand-Media Corp. Ltd. offering European companies to promote their products on Thai social media targeting Thai technical and professional customers in …
Scand-Media starts new PR service Read More
On November 21, 2015 the first Finnair Airbus A350 XWB will enter into long-haul service on the Finnish airline’s Helsinki-Shanghai route. The first of Finnair’s next-generation Airbus A350 XWB aircraft …
First in Europe with the next-gen aircraft Finnair debuts Airbus A350 XWB to Shanghai Read More
The Nordic airline Finnair continues to expand its Asian traffic. In the summer of 2016 Guangzhou in China will be one of two new destinations. Finnair will fly direct from …
Finnair expands with new Guangzhou, route in 2016 Read More
On 13 October it is time for Slush China in Beijing, arranged by one of the most influential start-up company events in the world. The Finnish Prime Minister (himself …
Prime Minister of Finland to speak at tech, start-up event Slush China 2015 Read More
The Swedish Parliament Committee on Transport and Communications, led by their President Ms. Karin Svensson-Smith visited Shanghai on September 8-9. During their visit the Committee had round table talks with …
Swedish Parliament Committee on Transport and Communications’ Hong Kong and China visit Read More
Nordic football teams from Denmark, Finland and Sweden participated in a football tournament arranged by China’s foreign ministry, earlier in September, 2015, reports the Embassy of Denmark in China. “More …
Nordic participants in Chinese Foreign Ministry football cup Read More
The Danish Ambassador to China A. Carsten Damsgaard met the Mayor of Shanghai Mr. Yang Xiong, reported the Embassy of Denmark in China on 24 September. Alongside the Danish Consul …
The Danish Ambassador – Mayor of Shanghai meeting Read More
On 16 September the Consulat of Sweden, Hong Kong announced its welcoming of new team members. These are: the new Consul General Helena Storm (centre), with Consular Officer Pernilla …
New Consulate General of Sweden Hong Kong Read More
The Chinese OEM/ODM audio electronics design and manufacturing firm Hansong Technology has selected Merus Audio‘s MA12040 Audio Amplifier for its New High-Efficiency Wireless Speaker Platform. The Danish amplifier solutions company …
Audio electronics companies in China and Denmark in new deal Read More
Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki wins Wang Qiang 2-0 on Tuesday 6 October in the second round match in China Open 2015. Caroline Wozniacki is now qualified for the 3rd …
Wozniacki wins 2nd round in China Open Read More
As the next Young Professionals (Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong) company visit Nasdaq OMX will be visited in the evening on Thursday, 15 October 2015. Nasdaq OMX Group …
SwedCham Hong Kong visit to Nasdaq OMX Hong Kong Read More
On September 16th, Danish Ambassador Carsten Damsgaard attended the opening of a flagship store in Beijing by the Danish electronics producer Bang & Olufsen. The Ambassador expressed that Bang & …
Ambassador attends opening of B&O’s first Beijing Flagship store Read More
The Danish investment bank Saxo Bank opened their new office premises on 10 September 2015 in Lujiazui, Shanghai – an area commonly regarded as the centre of China’s financial industry. …
Consul General in Shanghai attends Saxo Bank China’s opening Read More
On 7-11 September Nordea Private Banking, Singapore, went on a road show to Thailand and China to meet its customer base and present valuable insights on a hot topic recently …
Nordea Private banking seminar: Count China in! Read More
A four-week Norwegian salmon-campaign ends today Friday 25 September 2015 in Hongkong. For a month buses and inside MRTs have been decorated with posters and ads featuring pictures of Norwegian …
Final day of Norwegian salmon-campaign in Hongkong Read More
The Norwegian Seamen’s Church employees have set out to help daily Norwegians in small and large crises abroad. The organization has developed an app, “Nødnummer”, to make your stay abroad …
The Norwegian Seamen’s Church emergency app Read More
Are you ready to travel? With the new app from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs you will be. The travel app ”UM Rejseklar” (=ready to go) will make you …
Denmark releases new worldwide travel app Read More
Last year Denmark passed a dual citizenship bill. On 1st September 2015 the law became effective and it is now possible for foreign nationals living in Denmark to become naturalized citizens …
A guide to dual citizenship Read More
A load of milking equipment from the Danish company S. A. Christensen & Co. (SAC) are being sent to China. According to the Kolding-based SAC the Chinese milksector owns big …
Danish demo-farm to kickstart Chinese milk sector Read More
HydroChina has placed the first order for a wind park, per the collaboration agreement entered with Vestas earlier in 2015, consisting of 12 V100-2.0 MW for the Phu Lac wind …
Vestas wind park ordered by HydroChina for Vietnam Read More
A Chinese navy fleet arrived in Copenhagen on 18 September 2015, beginning a five-day visit to Denmark for the very first time. A Chinese naval fleet has previously never visited …
Chinese naval fleet visits Denmark for the first time ever Read More
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ScandAsia now on Instagram! Read More
On 11 September Sweden’s Minister for Enterprise and Innovation Mikael Damberg continued from China to Hong Kong, where the schedule for the day was busy and included some Swedish business …
Sweden’s minister Mikael Damberg on business in Hong Kong Read More
Scandinavian Airlines took off with its maiden flight on September on the new route to Hong Kong, connecting Hong Kong as the only airline to connect the Asian metropolitan with …
Flight launch by SAS ensures direct Scandinavian route to Hong Kong Read More
China loves IKEA. The international furniture retailer said growth accelerated in its fiscal year ending 31 August 2015 boosted by sales in China. To IKEA China is the fastest growing …
IKEA increases sale thanks to China Read More
For the first time the Danish bank will have a department in China. According to Saxo Bank the new bank in Shanghai is a part of their strategy to strengthen …
Saxo Bank opens in China Read More
On 4 September 2015, Denmark’s newly appointed ambassador to China, A. Carsten Damsgaard, held presentation for 75 so called SDC students who study in china. SDC stands for Sino-Danish Centre. …
Sino-Danish Centre students prepared for and welcomed to China Read More