Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Wartsila Corp, one of the world’s largest ship power suppliers and manufacturers by revenue, is hoping to turn China into its biggest market by adding more manufacturing capacity in the …
Wartsila to capitalise on China’s shipbuilding industry Read More
A Norwegian bank’s investment in Chinese financial institution in December 2013 provided proof that China has no problem accepting cash from a country it has engaged in diplomatic dispute with, …
Norway’s investment in China welcome despite rows Read More
China’s top commerce watchdog is taking a more prudent approach than usual to granting approval for US software giant Microsoft Corp’s takeover of mobile telephone business from Finland-based Nokia, Beijing-based …
China keeps Microsoft’s Nokia takeover under microscope Read More
China will play a pivotal role in Volvo Car Corp’s global revival plan, said Alain Visser, senior vice-president of the automaker headquartered in Sweden. Volvo has set a goal to …
Volvo Cars’ fate rests with China – not Europe Read More
While the rest of the country enjoys a break this Christmas, some Finns must work hard to help Santa through the holidays. After all, there is no way Santa can …
China flies in Finnish Santas Read More
China’s Foreign Ministry expressed anger on 20 December 2013 at plans by the Dalai Lama to visit Norway, a country with which China already has strained ties following the awarding …
Dalai Lama’s planned Norway visit draws Chinese ire Read More
Recently the Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine office and the State Forestry Administration (SFA) jointly issued a notice advising that as of 1 November 2013 China has banned the import …
China bans ash logs, sawnwood from Scandinavia Read More
A year out of bankruptcy and with just two cars a day rolling off its production line, Saab is betting on an as yet unbuilt electric version of a decade …
Saab’s revival hinges on electric cars, China market Read More
Danish Pulse – Danish Design Exhibtion will be held between 29 November and 25 December 2013 at LAN Wave and the exhibition. The exhibition will present classic modern Danish design …
Classic Modern Danish Designs in Shanghai Read More
The call for the Swedish Institute Study Scholarships for the academic year of 2014/2015 is now open. The application period is 3-11 February 2014. Information about the procedure and eligibility …
Study in Sweden: Apply for scholarships! Read More
DKSH’s Business Unit Healthcare has entered into an agreement with Nordic Bioscience to offer clinical trial logistics services in Hong Kong. As part of the deal, DKSH will import investigational …
Nordic Bioscience inks clinical trial logistics deal in HK Read More
The Telkänpesä pool reverberates with the sounds of laughter and happy dabbling. The Pikku Joutsen (Little Swan) swimming school is teaching swimming skills to infants over one year old. However, …
Finnish baby swimming lesson makes a splash in China Read More
Sweden, the third-largest exporter of sawn timber globally, expects shipment to China to triple this year from 2012 on rising demand. Mikael Eliasson, president of Swedish Wood, an industry association, …
Sweden’s timber export to China to triple in 2013 Read More
Volvo Car Corp said November vehicle sales in China jumped 69 percent in November to 5,995 units on strong demand for its XC60 SUV. The company said China was its …
Volvo November sales soar 69% in China Read More
China International Marine Containers Group (CIMC) has acquired 90-percent ownership of Swedish rig specialist Bassoe Technology AB, announced CIMC Raffles, the group’s major offshore business, on 14 December 2013. Bassoe …
Chinese Group Acquires Swedish Rig Specialist Read More
Denmark’s Haldor Topsoe will invest about DKK900 million to build catalyst plant in China. The board of directors of Haldor Topsoe has approved the capital investment needed to carry out …
Denmark’s Haldor Topsoe to set up catalyst plant in China Read More
13 December is Lucia Day, celebrated around Denmark in nursing homes and hospitals as well as in many schools and day-care institutions. A small group, comprising mostly girls, processes along …
Swedes, Danes celebrate Lucia Day Read More
The Danish missions’ visa and consular section will be closed during Christmas and New Year From the 23rd to 27th of December 2013 (both days included), the Danish missions’ visa …
Hotlines for Danes in China during holiday season Read MoreOn Saturday December 7 Swedish Chamber of Commerce China held the annual Christmas Party at Grand Ballroom, Radisson BLU Hotel in Beijing. This year the Swedish comedy troupe Fågäng, consisting of …
Swedish Christmas Party with entertainment in Beijing Read More
Danish bio-innovation company Novozymes and the China Knitting Industry Association (CKIA) have signed a strategic partnership in a bid to jointly promote sustainable development in the Chinese textile industry by …
Novozymes boosts China knitting industry’s green credentials Read More
A stuffed toy wolf has sold out at Hong Kong’s IKEA stores, the Swedish furniture giant said Tuesday, after it became an unlikely symbol of opposition to the city’s unpopular …
IKEA stuffed toy wolf now anti-govt symbol in HK Read More
A section dedicated to Danish food products has recently been opened in the high-end supermarket CenturyMart in Bailian Xijiao Mall in Shanghai by the Consul General in Shanghai, Mr Nicolai …
Chinese supermarket showcases Danish food products Read More
Volvo Group of Sweden said it is eyeing 50 percent growth of its truck business in Asian countries after it launched a new heavy-duty UD truck range with Dongfeng on …
Volvo group eyes 50% of China, Asian truck business Read MoreChina and Denmark has agreed to exempt workers from each other’s countries from paying endowment insurance. Wang Xiaochu, vice-minister of human resources and social security, signed an agreement with his …
China, Denmark exempt workers from insurance pay Read More
The China-Nordic Arctic Research Center was set up on 10 December 2013 in Shanghai. Ten research institutions from China, Iceland, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden signed an agreement to boost …
China-Nordic Arctic Research Center set up in Shanghai Read MoreThe Consulate General of Finland in Hong Kong, which handles all Schengen visa applications for Hong Kong citizens traveling to the Nordic countries, will open in a new location on Friday …
New Schengen Visa office opens in Hong Kong Read More
Sweden has signed an agreement with Hong Kong which will enable prosecutors and courts in Sweden to assist prosecutors and courts in Hong Kong when investigating crimes. The agreement was …
Swedish criminals in Hong Kong facing more problems Read More
Jazz fans in Hong Kong will be delighted to hear that Swedish Anders Bergcrantz Quartet East will give two concerts in HongKong this week. The concerts will be at Fringeclub …
Anders Bergcrantz Quartet East in Hong Kong this week Read More
Danish brewer Carlsberg upped its stake in China’s Chongqing Brewery to 60 per cent, strengthening its foothold in the world’s largest beer market by volume, and hopes to increase its …
Carlsberg consolidates position in China Read More
Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf said he valued Sino-Sweden relations highly, and would keep supporting bilateral cooperation when he accepted on Thursday credentials from the new Chinese Ambassador to Sweden. …
Swedish king lauds Sino-Swedish ties Read More
The 17 Group of Norway, an association of maritime suppliers, expects a 40 percent rise in combined sales in China next year with more high-end ship types being built here. …
Norway’s marine suppliers bullish on China market Read MoreCargotec has established Sinotruk (Shandong) Hiab Equipment Company a joint venture with the China National Heavy Duty Truck Company (CNHTC). The Finnish manufacturer’s stake in the JV is 50 percent …
Finland’s Cargotec in Chinese truck crane joint venture Read More
A new collaboration which may be a sign of things to come sees a project incorporating innovative European design skills alongside the physical and mechanical attributes of Chinese ship building …
Danish-designed, Chinese-built ships in the offing Read MoreThe Consulate General of Denmark in Guangzhou organised an exquisite Hi-Fi event for a very select group of people at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Guangzhou the 30th of November. …
Consul General in Guangzhou hosts Hi-Fi event Read MoreNorway’s OBX index could be hampered in the near term by developments hitting the fish production and processing sector, according to comments from politicians and market analysts. The problem is …
Norwegian salmon’s China market share dwindles Read MoreA SWEDISH man jumped from the elevated highway close to Pudong International Airport’s Terminal 2 at 9am on 2 December. He was declared dead on the way to hospital. The …
Swede leaps to death at China airport Read More
Bjørn Kjos and his low-cost carrier Norwegian Airlines now have a total of 55 routes from Copenhagen Airport. Latest they opened one to Fort Lauerdale in Florida. In an interview …
Bjørn Kjos and Norwegian aim at Asia in the future Read MoreChina’s Haiyan and Denmark’s Sonderborg became sister cities after they reached a consensus on building ecological and low-carbon cities. The two cities vowed to deepen cooperation in machine manufacturing, electronics …
Denmark’s Sonderborg, China’s Haiyan now sister cities Read MoreABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has appointed Chunyuan Gu as head of its business in China and the North Asia region as of Jan. 1, 2014. Gu, …
Chinese robotics expert leads ABB China operations Read MoreMost striking workers have returned to work at the Nokia factory in the southern Chinese city of Dongguan after their recent industrial action, but experts have warned that the strike …
Nokia strike, lesson for transnational mergers Read More
National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB has started the production of the Saab 9-3 Aero Sedan with a petrol powerhouse. The first car will roll out of the assembly lines in …
Saab cars to roll out of reopened plant in Sweden Read More
Swedish fashion giant H&M said on Wednesday it would stop making clothing containing angora hair after an animal rights group released video showing fur being plucked from live rabbits on …
H&M halts angora products after rabbit torture video Read MoreChinese officials continue to give Norway the cold shoulder for awarding the Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo some three years after the fact. Consignments of semen from mixed-race breed the …
China still taking no bull about Nobel Read More
Gymnastics athletes from Denmark visit Asia next year to share the concept of living an active and healthy life. Ahead of the tour the list of things to be planned …
National Danish Performance Team hits Asia on world tour 2014 Read MoreSTOCKHOLM, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) — Chinese scientist Dr. Qin Dahe was awarded here the 2013 Volvo Environment Prize Tuesday night for his outstanding scientific contribution in the field of climate …
Chinese scientists awarded Volvo environmental prize Read MoreHONG KONG, Nov. 26 — Hong Kong SAR Chief Executive CY Leung met visiting King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at Government House here on Tuesday. Leung welcomed the king, …
Swedish king visits Hong Kong Read MoreVolvo has officially pulled the wraps off the 2014 S60L during the 2013 Guangzhou Motor Show, in China. The Swedish based automaker’s Volvo latest creation is named the S60L and …
2014 Volvo S60L unveiled in China Read MoreThe Danish company, ISS A/S, is not very well known around the world, but the facility services provider has two very impressive qualities. The first is that the company is …
Denmark’s ISS cleans up China Read MoreThe Chinese government’s latest move to streamline company registration is an important step in line with international standards that will encourage social investment, according to Danish and other foreign experts …
China’s ease of company registration is good for business Read More
Minister for Housing, Urban and Rural Development from Denmark Carsten Hansen started a trip in China on Thursday November 21. During his stay in China the Danish Minister has a …
Danish Minister Carsten Hansen to visit China Read More