Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
This weekend, the first ever China Festival took place in Kungsträdgården in Stockholm, attracting hundreds of locals and tourists. The opening was performed by the Chinese Ambassador to Sweden on Friday afternoon. …
China Festival in Stockholm Read More
The Finnish company Scanfil with production facilities in among other places China has upgraded its expected turnover for 2013 following its newly released half year result which showed a EUR …
Scanfil upgrades expectations for 2013 Read More
The Danish Government has requested Danes Worldwide – the association of Danes living abroad – to comment on a planned new law on citizenship. In the draft of the new …
Danes Worldwide comments on new citizen law Read More
Passenger cruise ship operator Genting Hong Kong Ltd said on July 31 it and other shareholders will sell a total of 23 million shares in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. …
Genting Hong Kong and other shareholders to sell 23 million Norwegian Cruise Line shares Read More
The Chinese Cultural Tour in Northern Europe, an event to promote Chinese culture, had its grand opening ceremony in the world-renowned Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik, Iceland, on July 20. …
Chinese Cultural Tour in Northern Europe kicks off in Reykjavik Read More
Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA), a California-based electric car manufacturer, has just started their deliveries for the European market. The company announced on July 27 that its Supercharger station in Europe …
Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA) expands in Europe and China, building Supercharger in Norway Read More
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has invited 19 young foreign journalists and journalism students to attend the 21st Foreign Correspondents’ Programme (FCP) in Finland. The training programme provides an opportunity …
Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs invites young journalists to Finland in August Read More
The Yuan or Renmimbi as it is officially called in China overtook Thailand’s Baht and the Norwegian Krone, SWIFT said in a statement today, adding that its usage slipped 1.3 …
Yuan overtook Thai Baht and Norwegian Krone Read More
China’s solar panel manufacturers have received surprise help from Danish Trade Minister Pia Olsen Dyhr in their dispute with the European Commission which on June 4 decided to impose provisional …
Danish Trade Minister against EU blockage of China’s solar panels Read More
Helsinki Business College, Finland’s leading private vocational institution, has launched the Creating Leadership programme in China to target middle management professionals looking to hone their qualifications. The Finnish educational institution …
Helsinki Business College goes China Read More
This summer, over 150 students from primary and secondary schools across the Norwegian capital city have made the Try Chinese course their choice for the summer school. The summer school program, …
Chinese in Oslo summer school Read More
Organised in turn among the four chambers of commerce (Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark), Nordic Informal Summer Lunch is held every Friday in July in Hong Kong. The summer lunch …
Nordic informal summer lunch in Hong Kong Read More
Yara, the world’s biggest nitrogen fertiliser maker by sales volume, said strong demand from farmers for its premium crop nutrients helped offset pressure on prices from Chinese competitors. The Norwegian …
Yara beats profit forecast on record fertilizer deliveries Read More
Finnish paper and packaging group Stora Enso deferred a 1.6 billion euro ($2.1 billion) project in China in a move to safeguard cash flow that analysts said pointed to a …
Stora Enso delays China investment to protect cash Read More
Commissioned by Ibsen International for the project Ibsen in China 2013, produced by Phoenix Conceptual Theater (Norway) in co-operation with Simon Abbe Dance Company (China/Cameroon), “CARCASS” will be presented for …
Carcass at Beijing Dance Festival 2013 Read More
The renowned Finnish contemporary dance groups Susanna Leinonen Company has been invited to the distinguished Beijing Dance Festival on 26 July 2013. The company is performing Leinonen’s work Blinded Mind, which combines film and dance …
Susanna Leinonen Company to perform in Beijing Read More Stora Enso is suffering from falling demand from print media in Europe. The group said it wanted to accelerate its development in China after receiving Chinese approval to build two …
Finnish paper maker Stora Enso eyes China project Read More
Maersk Line has deployed the world’s largest container ship on its China services to serve the nation’s growth in foreign trade. The first of the series of Triple-E vessels owned …
Maersk’s massive container vessels to deploy on Asia-Europe route Read More
Finnish mobile maker Nokia shipped fewer phones than forecast in the second quarter, despite a 32 percent rise in sales of its flagship Lumia smartphone. Shares traded down 4.26 percent after …
Nokia misses estimates; sales to China halve Read More
Swedish experts have warned that a newly discovered flu virus in China shows worrying signs that it could spread around the world this autumn. “The virus seems new to …
Swedish experts warn of new global bird flu virus Read More
Investors in China may feel more upbeat if they consider the evidence of growth there in the latest results from Swedish company Alfa Laval, which makes equipment for heat transfer, …
Sweden’s Alfa Laval points to stability in Chinese market Read More
Rare earth giant China is concerned that Greenland will become a major competitor in this field of activity, according to analysts. They argue that Chinese President Hu Jintao’s recent three-day …
China recognises Greenland’s rare earth potential Read More
IKEA has become the largest foreign landowner in China. The China division of the Dutch interior decor firm with Swedish roots has opened 12 retail outlets in the country, with …
IKEA becomes biggest foreign landowner in China Read More
China has by far the most Internet users in the world while Scandinavian countries top the penetration rate. In percentage terms, Iceland, Norway and Sweden have the highest Internet penetration, …
China has most internet users – Scandinavia tops internet penetration rate Read More
The food fair SIAL 2013, Shanghai was a great success for Scandic Foods Asia; the interest for Swedish food was constant throughout the entire fair, reports the company. More than …
Scandic Food a success at SIAL Shanghai Read More
Sweden’s food safety watchdog said on Tuesday it had found “extremely high” levels of arsenic in a Chinese herbal remedy, posing a “very serious health hazard.” The news was reported …
Arsenic found in a Chinese herbal product Read More
Danish educated head of Google in China, Dr John Liu, will leave Google after six years as the head of its business in China. John Liu earned his Ph.D. in …
Danish educated head of Google in China steps down Read More
Swedish Healthcare has started training Chinese medical staff With the Beijing-based Intech Rehabilitation Hospital as their partner. A recent course focuses on the management of startup nursing homes and rehabilitation …
Swedish Healthcare training Chinese medical staff Read MoreAlthough the Chinese economy is growing slower than before, Swedish technology companies continue to recruit more people in China. “Our assessment is that the Swedish technology companies in China …
Swedish technology companies recruit heavily in China Read MoreIt is no longer just European and American scientists who are handling petri dishes and microscopes in the Danish research laboratories. Chinese scientists, it seems, have developed a soft spot …
Danish universities popular among Chinese scientists Read MoreSwedish home and professional appliance company Electrolux recently announced the top 20 semi-finalists for its Electrolux Design Lab 2013 competition, and making the cut are a handful of young designers …
Young Asian designers create unconventional air cleaners for Electrolux contest Read MoreSwedish polymer manufacturer Nolato is expanding its production facility in Beijing, China with an additional 2,200 square meters of space. The company develops and manufactures polymer product systems in medical …
Swedish medical company expands in China Read MoreAfter a great deal of delays the exclusive Danish fur shop Birger Christensen is now taking the first step in a China offensive with the opening of a showroom in …
Danish fur shop to open showroom in Beijing Read MoreIn the province of Hebei, almost near the border of Mongolia, some 300,000 music lovers gather in the grasslands of Zhangbei for the InMusic Festival every year. The festival …
Roskilde inspired music festival biggest in China Read More
On June 27, Bang & Olufsen held the grand opening of its brand new flagship store in Xintiandi district of Shanghai in presence of the Danish Consul General Mr. Karsten …
Bang & Olufsen’s new flagship store opens in Shanghai Read MoreThe number of Chinese overnight stays has doubled from 2009 – 2012. Visit Denmark which is in charge of marketing Danish tourism reports that numbers have gon up from 55,00 …
Chinese flock to Denmark Read MoreFor years Tuborg have been synonymous with the Danish music culture, especially through the “Green Concert”, which is a number of Tuborg sponsored concerts around Denmark with Danish artists. …
Tuborg to strengthen Chinese rock music Read MoreChina is investigating global packaging giant Tetra Pak for “abusing” its dominant market role, following earlier probes into milk powder producers and drug makers. The State Administration for Industry and …
Swedish Tetra Pak probed over monopoly in China Read More
On Sunday 7 July, the Royal Danish Embassy in Beijing hosted a combined event of the opening reception of the new “Young Artist Painting Exhibition at the Danish Embassy” and …
Culture night at Danish embassy in Beijing Read More
On 27-28 June, the second World Peace Forum was held at Tsinghua University in Beijing. The Danish Ambassador Friis Arne Petersen was a moderator of one of the 18 panels …
Danish Ambassador moderates panel at the 2013 World Peace Forum Read MoreSwedish home furniture giant Ikea Group is cooperating with Chinese solar company Hanergy Holdings Group Co Ltd on a grid-connected solar power generation project for all of the Ikea stores …
Ikea enters Chinese co-operation on solar power generation Read MoreThe Danish Parliamentarian Ombudsman, Jørgen Steen Sørensen, paid an official visit to China. During the visit the Ombudsman signed cooperation agreements with the Ministry of Supervision and the State Bureau …
Denmark helps fight corruption in China Read MoreThe Museums of Odense, which is a conglomerate of seven different Odense based museums, are ready to strike a deal with Danish cookie giant on branding by using H.C. …
H.C. Andersen is going to brand cookies in China Read MorePreviously Swedish owned, car manufacturer Volvo Cars is currently seeing a rapid growth. Part of the reason is that Volvo Cars is now owned by the Chinese car manufacturer, …
Volvo during great under Chinese owner Read More
The Haining city government and Rovio, a Finnish entertainment media company and producer of the Angry Birds game, announced recently that China’s first real-life Angry Birds theme park will open …
Angry Birds theme park to open in Haining, Zhejiang Read MoreOn June 24 the Danish scientist and professor Uffe Haagerup from University of Copenhagen was awarded the Honorary Doctoral Degree of the People’s Republic of China. The award was given …
Danish scientist received top award in China Read MoreThe Chinese movie market is booming and production companies are scratching their heads to figure out how to tap this potential gold mine. Danish film company Zentropa is one of …
Danish Zentropa to create Chinese blockbuster Read MoreDanish film company Zentropa is currently in talks with several Chinese production companies about realizing a Sino-Danish movie production. That success is not going unnoticed in the Danish film industry, …
Danish film business aiming for China Read More
Taiwanese filmmaker Chang Jung-chi captured the Best Director award for his 2012 drama “Touch of the Light” at the Peace and Love Film Festival in Sweden in June. The Taiwanese …
Taiwanese wins best director at film festival in Sweden Read MoreAugust Strindberg’s “Miss Julie” will be performed as a monologue by Anna Pettersson at Penghao Theatre in Beijing in July. Anna Pettersson is an actress, director and drama teacher. She …
Anna Pettersson performs “Miss Julie” in Beijing Read More