Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Danish healthcare company Novo Nordisk expects China to approve their popular weight-loss drug, Wegovy, for sale this year. The company will initially focus on patient paying out-of-pocket for the …
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Norway overtakes China in export of seafood in certain categories, according to trade data from 2023 analyzed by Seabridge, a Beijing-based seafood and meat consultancy firm. Seabridge relates the success …
Norway overtakes China in seafood export Read More
The District Court in Western Uusimaa in Finland has sentenced four individuals to prison for exploitation of Chinese workers. One individual received a two-year unconditional prison sentence for nine counts …
Four sentenced for exploitation in Finnish massage parlors Read More
Finnish agronomists are successfully farming bamboo in freezing temperatures for two Chinese giant panda’s living in the Ahtari Zoo. After eight years of trial and error the Finnish bamboo production …
Finnish farmers produce bamboo for pandas in freezing climate Read More
China remains an important market for the member companies of the Finnish Chamber of Commerce in Beijing (FinnCham). That is according to the chairman of FinnCham in Beijing, Juha Tuominen …
China remains important market according to FinnCham Read More
The Norwegian Seafood Council hires Sigmund Bjørgo as Country Director to China. Sigmund Bjørgo has earlier occupied the role as Country Director in China and therefore has a vast knowledge …
Norwegian Seafood Council gets new Country Director to China Read More
The University of Aarhus in Denmark has in certain departments pioneered a project screening for spies in research applications from China, Russia and Iran. Now the project is expanding to …
Danish university screens for foreign spies. Read More
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London ETO and the Norway-Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce (NHKCC) co-hosted a reception to celebrate the Year of the Dragon in Oslo. The …
Year of the Dragon reception in Oslo Read More
The Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, is getting anxious about the west’s dependency on China and Russia. “We have been too naive, and in the western part of the world …
Danish PM concerned about Chinese dependence Read More
The Pew Charitable Trust, an American NGO, has selected six researchers from various countries to participate in the 2024 Pew fellowship in marine conservation. Participants have been chosen from China, …
Chinese, Dane and Filipino chosen for conservation program Read More