Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Confucius Institute of the Copenhagen Business School is arranging the Niels Bohr Donation Ceremony on April 17, 2015 from 13:30-15:30 in Copenhagen, where six sets of Niels Bohr’s Collected …
Six works of Niels Bohr in Chinese to be donated Read More
When the World Water Forum takes place in South Korea from April 12-17 the Danish Minister of the Environment Ms Kirsten Brosbøl is in attendance and a Danish Pavilion showcases …
Denmark’s water solutions and expertise targeting Asia Read MoreDHI Water & Environment, the Danish water environments expert consultancy held a ‘MIKE 21’ (modelling software developed by DHI) and marine scour course in Shanghai, China, from 16 – 20 …
DHI holds hydrodynamic modelling, marine scour course in Shanghai Read More
National Electric Vehicle Sweden (Nevs), which acquired the main assets of the Saab Automobile bankruptcy estates in 2012 and launched its first electric vehicle model in 2014, can finally look …
New life for Nevs and potential future for Saab cars Read MoreFinnair has opened sales for flights with the all-new Airbus A350 XWB starting from 25 October 2015 to Shanghai. Later, Beijing, Bangkok, Hong Kong and Singapore routes will follow. Finnair …
Finnair to Shanghai: First new Airbus A350 XWB Read More
Finnish Valmet Automotive and RLE International, both leading service providers to the global automotive industry, have established their partnership further by setting up a new joint venture, which will incorporate …
Valmet Automotive incorporates Chinese subsidiary in RLE Global Operations joint venture Read More
The Finns racing in the 2015 Formula One season, Ferrari’s Kimi Räikkönen and Williams’ Valtteri Bottas, finished fourth and fifth respectively in Malaysia, with Räikkönnen recovering remarkably in a race …
Formula 1 Finns doing well in Malaysia and ready for Chinese Grand Prix Read MoreSwedish CybAero, which develops and manufactures remotely piloted aircraft systems, has been granted a temporary export license by ISP (Inspectorate of Strategic Products) for demonstration flights in China. ISP is …
CybAero granted license for demonstration flights in China Read More
On the 9th of January, 65 years ago, the Kingdom of Denmark recognized the People’s Republic of China as one of the very first Western countries to do so. The …
Denmark-China 65 years celebrations kick start with art expos Read MoreOn the 25th of March the Danish Royal Consulate General in Shanghai and DCCC Shanghai co-hosted a seminar on “How the Vikings Connected Scandinavia with the World” featuring guest speaker …
Denmark representatives host viking seminar in Shanghai Read More
China has welcomed Denmark’s application to become a founding member of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). CHINA yesterday welcomed decisions by Denmark and Australia to apply to join the Asian …
Denmark welcomed, Sweden interested in, and Norway intending to join China’s AIIB Read MoreAttended by the Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, in connecting to this official visit to China in March 2015, Volvo Car Group’s groundbreaking technology for putting self-driving cars in the …
Swedish PM Stefan Lofven at self-driving Volvo car demonstration in Beijing Read More
During the Swedish Prime Ministier Stefan Lofven’s official visit to China, he also met with Premier Li Keqiang on March 27. Invited by China to attend the 2015 Boao Forum …
China Premier Keqiang – Swedish Prime Minister Loften meets Read More
[wzslider] On 27-28 March, 2015, Sweden’s newly elected Prime Minister Stefan Lofven went on his first trip to China. On 28 March China’s President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Stefan …
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven’s China visit Read More
The Danish Embassy in Bangkok experiences that many parents are very eager to register their child in the Civil Registration System in Denmark to get a personal identification number. The …
Confusion about Danish citizenship Read More
Starting on March 23, 2015 China has halted imports of whole salmon from northern Norway. The banned imports concern whole salmon with heads or viscera from Norway’s northern counties of …
Norwegian Salmon virus: China imposes partial ban Read More
Denmark has announced its intention to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as a founding member, and will thus be the first Nordic country to do so. “It is a significant …
Denmark first Nordic country intending to join AIIB as founding member Read More
Genting Hong Kong (previously Star Cruises) has sold a 2.7 per cent stake in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings. The Leading leisure, entertainment and hospitality company receives $316.9 million by selling …
Genting sells stake in Norwegian Cruise Line Read More
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven’s visit to People’s Republic of China on 27-28 March marks the start of an anniversary year, highlighting the fact that it is 65 years since …
Sweden – China: 65 years of diplomatic relations highlighted in 2015 Read More
The programme for the Prime Minister of Sweden, Stefan Löfen’s visit to China is now official, as follows: Beijing Embassy of Sweden 11.50 Volvo demonstrates the ‘Volvo Drive Me’ project, …
Programme for Swedish Prime Minister’s China visit 27-28 March Read More
The importance of children and youth, and people-to-people exchanges will be emphasized for the development of relations as Finland highlight that 2015 is 65 years since Finland and the People’s …
Diplomatic anniversary: Finland-China relations 65 years marked with events Read MorePrime Minister Stefan Löfven will visit China on 27-28 March 2015. The Prime Minister has been invited to participate in the Boao Forum for Asia in Hainan. He will also …
Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Löfven visits China Read More
The Swedish telecom group Ericsson announced on 16 March 2015 that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Chinese telecom business of Sunrise Technology, a provider of IT …
Ericsson acquires telecom IT business in China, sheds jobs in Sweden Read More
Rikke Jarvad Netterstrøm, MD at Helikonia Advisory in Malaysia, knows a great deal about corporate social responsibility issues and is a very experienced person to turn to for expertise within …
CSR: Going beyond nice and fluffy greenwashing Read More
Sales of tickets for SAS’ new direct flight route between Stockholm and Hong Kong are open (since 29 January.) SAS will depart five times a week from Stockholm with good …
Tickets on sale for new Stockholm – Hong Kong SAS direct route Read MoreThe countries in Southeast Asia run world economy. But despite this, Sweden’s export to the region decreases. This trend has to stop, the Swedish ambassadors in Southeast Asia writes. These days we visit …
Weak Swedish interest for hot Southeast Asia Read MoreThe Port of Gothenburg will be the new export port for Volvo cars to China, as well as Finland and Russia, with an estimated volume of around 30,000 cars each …
Volvo Cars selects Port of Gothenburg for China exports Read More
Denmark is quickly becoming a potential trade and investment partner of the country, paving the way for enterprises to promote exports, having signed numerous cooperation agreements with Viet Nam, reports …
Denmark signs trade partner agreements with Vietnam Read More
Anja Pedersen, Head of the Visa Department at the Royal Danish embassy in Beijing, explained on 4 March 2015 the Danish visa requirements in a meeting with 14 Chinese tourist agencies. …
Danish Embassy explains visa requirements for Chinese Read More
Ambassador Friis Arne Petersen visited Hong Kong 2-3 March. A statement from the Danish Ministry for Foreign Affairs says the ambassador met the highest levels of the HK SAR government …
Danish Ambassador visits Hong Kong Read More
After having worked very successfully together with a group of Danish design companies in Copenhagen for a number of years, the Chinese company Zhong Shang decided to form the joint …
Zhong Shang (China) enters into joint venture in Denmark Read More
SKF has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Chinese wind power gearbox manufacturer Chongqing Gearbox Co., Ltd., strengthening the relationship between the two companies. “We are welcoming the strategic partnership …
Swedish SKF enters partnership with Chongqing Gearbox in China Read More
Music artist Erlend Øye from Norway is touring March in 2015 along with his band The Rainbows, playing in Hong Kong on 17 March, followed by Singapore on 19 March …
Erlend Øye (Norway) Asia Tour March 2015 Read More
Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider from China has completed the mobile network modernization for the Danish telecom operator TDC. It was announced back in …
Chinese Telecom Huawei completes modernization for Danish TDC Read More
Sweden’s top diplomat in Hong Kong, a 19-year veteran in foreign affairs, has apologised for verbally abusing staff at the exclusive Foreign Correspondents’ Club in Central during a heated argument …
Sweden’s top diplomat in Hong Kong insults bar staff Read More
When Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) announced its financial results for the previous year 2014, it was clear that China is playing a key role. As the company’s largest market, …
Records sales for Volvo Cars, largest market China exceeds 80,000. Read More
World-famous Danish toy brand enjoyed strong performance of all products lines for 2014, with a highly satisfactory annual result for the LEGO Group with sales increasing to 28.6 billion DKK. …
Double-digit China sales growth, continued Asia expansion for LEGO Read More
Rovio is pushing “Angry Birds” in China. The Espoo, Finland-based developer is taking advantage of the country’s obsession with mobile gaming by tailoring its games to the Chinese market under …
‘Angry Birds’ passes half a billion downloads in China Read MoreThe dairy concern Arla now invests big time in Asia and Africa in order to dispose the increased milk production to higher prices. While the low milk prices in Europe continues, Arla wants …
Arla Invests Big Time in Asia Read More
In response to the cover story of Next Magazine’s February 16 edition on Karolinska Institutet (KI), suggesting that there was a linkage between the wellknown Swedish medical university’s decision to …
Chief Executive denies ‘conflict of interest’ over Karolinska’s HK research lab Read MoreOn the 22nd of January, Friis Arne Petersen, Ambassador of Denmark in China and Danish Consul General in Shanghai, Nicolai Prytz, inaugurated the new offices of the Royal Danish Consulate …
Foreign Ministry in Denmark opens new Centre in Shanghai Read More
Jesper Nissen was only 15 years old, when he and his cousin invented a company that provides Danish Live TV abroad. During this year, the amount of costumers has exploded. Worldwide, Spain has …
Danish Live TV Explodes Abroad Read More
Finnish President Sauli Niinisto has praised bilateral trade relations between his country and China, saying Finland’s economic ties with China have served as a balance during times of recession in …
Niinisto: Finland ‘lucky’ to trade with China Read MoreA Chinese concern has bought 22 percent stake of the small Danish company Scape Technologies. Furthermore, the two companies are establishing a company together in China. A small Danish firm in Odense, Denmark, has …
Danish Scape Technologies Corporates with China Read MoreThe Awapatent Group opened new offices in Beijing and Hong Kong under the brand AWA Asia on February 9. This means that Awapatent now has 16 offices in total in …
Swedish IP consultancy enters China market Read More
Electrolux announced on February 5 it has entered into an agreement to acquire Shanghai Veetsan Commercial Machinery Co. Ltd.,, one of the largest manufacturers of professional dishwashers in China, as …
Electrolux to take over Chinese dishwasher manufacturer Read More
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office has kicked off its 2015 Chinese New Year celebrations in countries under its purview by holding events in Finland and Norway. The London …
HK trade office celebrates Chinese New Year in Oslo, Helsinki Read More
Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said on February 6 that she expects to further develop the strong relationship between Denmark and China not only economically, but also enhance people-to-people links. …
Danish PM expects deepening relations with China Read MoreWhile a political counsellor at the Chinese Embassy in Norway has been using big words about Norway after the expelling of a Chinese doctorate student, the Norwegian Embassy in Beijing avoids …
Diplomatic stalemate between China and Norway Read MoreSAS immediately stopped ticket sales to the new long distance route to Hong Kong. The airline does not have all the licenses. Only one week ago, SAS announced the opening …
SAS forced to stop sales to Hong Kong Read More