Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Danish government is to present a proposal that considers tightening some penalties for sexual assaults on children including confiscating passports of convicted pedophiles for a period of time. The …
Denmark to prohibit convicted pedophiles from traveling to Asia Read More
The Nordic Chamber of Commerce Philippines invites members to the up coming Nordic Innovation Forum on 1-2 June 2021. The invitation reads: Innovation fueled by the demand to be sustainable …
Nordcham Philippines invites for 2-days Nordic Innovation Forum Read More
The Nordic Region of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Iceland together with Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania recently issued a joint statement expressing great concern about the human rights situation of …
Nordic and Baltic statement concerned about human rights abuse of Uyghurs in China Read More
Scandinavian Society Siam’s library on 11th floor of Hotel Mermaid has been closed down, the books have been moved to the warehouse of Grundfos in Bangkok and on Saturday 5 …
Scandinavian Library in Thailand to give away all the books Read More
On 16 May 2021 the embassy of Denmark in the Philippines announced a reminder that there’s 4 days left to register for The Business Case for Gender Equality at Work …
Nordic embassies Philippines hosts Gender Equality webinar Read More
Are you a woman, struggling to grow that winner business idea? You need a mentor! Buckle down and join the UN Women Care Accelerator to build your care business plan …
UN Women Care Accelerator extends registration date to 19 May Read More
On 6 May 2021 the Trade Council of Denmark in Taipei, Taiwan released a communication plan to energy transition, that reads: As Denmark has come a long way from energy …
Danish trade council shares communication plan for energy transition to WindTAIWAN Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce in China is bringing back Danish Friday and the first event will be on Friday 21 May at Henkes. More about Danish Friday from DCCC: …
DCCC East is bringing back Danish Friday Read More
According to an independent report commissioned by the Danish clothing brand Bestseller, the company should resume sourcing from Myanmar as the withdrawal of international companies could cause poverty and famine, …
Danish clothing brand Bestseller poised to resume Myanmar sourcing Read More
You are invited to join the Webinar series on “Thai-Danish Cooperation on Bio-Circular-Green Economy Model”, the Royal Thai Embassy, Copenhagen writes in a recent update. About the event, the Embassy …
Join the “Thai-Danish Cooperation on Bio-Circular-Green (BCG) Economy Model” webinar Read More
During a virtual press conference on 6 May, when speaking on the topic of diabetes, Ambassador Grete Sillasen recommended to local health authorities to draft what she calls a “comprehensive …
Denmark calls for a comprehensive national plan on health care in the Philippines Read More
Sembcorp Marine in Singapore is fabricating the wellhead/riser platforms for the Tyra field redevelopment in the Danish North Sea, partner Noreco revealed in its 1Q report. Meanwhile, the accommodation module …
North Sea Tyra redevelopment on track Read More
Anlter, the Singapore-based global early-stage venture capital firm enabling and investing in exceptional entrepreneurs, has closed $ 36 million in its first Nordic fund and the company is now looking …
Singapore-based Antler looks to back startups in Sweden, Norway, Denmark Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce in China is inviting you to join their 2nd Summer Barbeque on 29 May at Geneva in Shanghai. The invitation reads: “DCCC East invites you …
Join DCCC’s Danish BBQ in Shanghai Read More
8 May 2021 the Danish Chamber of Commerce East (DCCC East) released a statement on their next webinar, that reads: Technology is accelerating and changing our lives every day, with …
DCCC East HR management gears toward empowerment Read More
The Danish government is actively working with 16 other countries to reduce emissions, writes the website “State of Green”. The Danish Energy Agency is leading efforts across Danish representations in …
Government of Denmark is cultivating green energy partnership in Asia Read More
On 10 May 2021 the Danish embassy in Vietnam released an update from last week, as follow Denmark hosted the 2nd annual meeting under the Strategic Partnership on Food Safety …
Denmark-Vietnam to strengthen partnership on food safety Read More
In a newly published interview with local media BT, Denmark’s former prime minister and NATO’s former secretary-general Anders Fogh Rasmussen talks about how he believes the West must dare to …
Former Danish Prime Minister: We may end up at war with China Read More
The Danish EMS-partner (Electronics manufacturing services) GPV, is expanding its capacity and investing in new production lines for the company’s facilities in Thailand as well as in Slovakia and Sri …
Danish GPV expands its activities in Asia Read More
Through a recent update, The Embassy of Denmark in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian shares interesting facts and updates regarding the Cooperation (DANCED – DANIDA). The update reads: “Did you know that …
The Embassy of Denmark in Malaysian on the Cooperation DANCED – DANIDA Read More
The Embassy of Denmark in Indonesia is inviting all Danish residents in Indonesia to an online dialogue meeting with the Embassy and Ambassador Lars Bo Larsen on the Covid-19 situation …
The Embassy of Denmark invites Danish residents in Indonesia to meeting on the covid situation Read More
Singapore will from 11 May temporarily reduce the number of arrivals from countries that Singapore considers high-risk countries which include the Nordic Region of Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Iceland. …
Entry permits are withdrawn for travelers to Singapore Read More
Last year, the FUDAN-European Centre for China Studies at the University of Copenhagen closed but now a new center is set to open at the University of Oslo. The center …
The University of Oslo is opening a controversial China center Read More
The Danish clothing company Luksusbaby can, despite the pandemic, for the first time report a double-digit DKK million profit which makes the company eager to invest in the future. More …
Danish clothing company: The dream is to end up in China Read More
The Embassy of Denmark in Kuala Lumpur recently caught up with one of their former longtime employees, Jaime Yong who worked at the Embassy for nearly three decades. The Embassy …
Meet Jaime Yong who worked for The Embassy of Denmark in Kuala Lumpur for 27 years Read More
Danish Anja Lang has the vision to inspire people to affectionate fearlessness, mental health, and growth of freedom in thought and action. With ‘Open Path Clinic’ she is on a …
The traveling psychologist Anja Lang’s unconventional journey through Asia Read More
Enelift is the new name for the Danish lifting solutions provider for the energy industry until recently known as Global Offshore. With the name change comes ambitious expansion plans that …
Danish lifting solution changed name to Enelift Read More
The Danish Embassy in Bangkok is currently seeking to recruit a Consular Officer. If you enjoy helping people and want to ensure that Danish citizens have a positive experience in …
Are you the Danish Embassy in Bangkok’s new Consular Officer? Read More
Western companies in China succumb to Stockholm syndrome, Jamil Anderlini, Asia Editor of The Financial Times states in his recently published opinion piece. According to him, companies are held hostages’ …
Financial Times: Western companies in China succumb to Stockholm syndrome Read More
The Royal Danish embassy released the latest photo album, as part of 400 years relations with Thailand celebration on 5 March 2021, a day after H.M. King Vajiraklaochaoyuhua’s Coronation day …
Tramway line in Thailand was established by Danish businessmen Read More
On 6 May 2021 the Danish embassy released a statement from Myanmar, that reads: Joint Nordic Statement on Women’s Full Enjoyment of Human Rights (English Below) အမျိုးသမီးများနှင့် မိန်းကလေးငယ်များ၏ လူ့အခွင့်အရေးအတွက် လုပ်ဆောင်နေကြသည့် …
The Nordics stands for Myanmar Read More
The Danish High Court has ruled in favor of the Chinese Cultural Center in their case against the Police Association over whether the Chinese Cultural Center may lock a gate …
Chinese Center wins dispute against the Danish Police Association over locked gate Read More
The company Globe Telecom or just Globe, has sealed its partnership with telecommunications companies across the Nordics and Asia to achieve the company’s goal of providing the widest 5G coverage …
Globe strengthens 5G roaming in the Nordics and Asia Read More
The two Danish golf players Nanna Koerstz Madsen and Nicole Broch Larsen are amongst the top players at the moment in the Honda LPGA Thailand tournament, media BT reports. The …
Danish golf women amongst the top in Thai golf competition with $1.6 million in prizes Read More
If you are interested in doing business in Thailand, then sign up for the Thailand Board of Investment’s Nordic office’s upcoming webinar, “Doing Business in Thailand: Opportunities in the …
Are you interested in doing business in Thailand? Read More
The Embassy of Denmark in China has announced that right now you can experience Danish Art in China. “The Danish art group, Diakron and the artist Emil Rønn Andersen have …
Right now you can experience Danish art in China Read More
The European Union-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA) has been in force for over a year and EuroCham now needs your help in understanding what impact the agreement has had on …
EuroCham: Survey on the European Union-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Read More
The Finnish Business Council Singapore invites you to their upcoming webinar titled, “Is Resilience More Important than Strategy During Disruption?” on 1 June. The invitation reads: Warmly welcome to Is …
FBC Singapore webinar: Is Resilience More Important than Strategy During Disruption? Read More
SKIOLD signed contract with KH-Lin Farm for the first Danish designed full-line, smart and sustainable pig farm in Taiwan. The agreement was established on 16 April 2021. SKIOLD, the Danish …
KH-Lin Farm collaborates with SKIOLD and partners to establish the first sustainable pig farm in Taiwan Read More
On 27 April 2021 the Danish embassy in Vietnam followed up on ‘Liveable Hanoi’, an initiative to improve migrant communities and the result has come about, the statement reads: “What …
‘For a liveable Hanoi’ initiative bears its fruits Read More
China’s Infinity-Loop Skyscraper, the”O-Tower”, is one of the world’s most interesting buildings, media Interesting Engineering writes in a recently published article. The “O-Tower” is designed by the Danish architecture studio …
Danish architecture studio designs one of the world’s most interesting buildings in China Read More
The European Commission has presented an updated industrial strategy that aims to reduce dependence on China, Vietnam, and other third countries for critically important products. According to Danish politician and …
EU plans to reduce its dependence on critically important products from China and Vietnam Read More
The Embassy of Denmark in Bangkok takes another trip down memory lane with their recent update that marks the exact day when King Chulalongkorn gave Danish Andreas du Plessis de …
Earliest examples of close infrastructure collaboration between Denmark and Thailand Read More
A.P. Moller – Maersk had an exceptionally strong start to the year, with strong earnings and growth momentum across all our businesses in ocean, port services and logistics. The company …
MAERSK announced continued growth, high profit Read More
The newly formed Thai Facebook group “Let’s move abroad” has logged more than 650.000 members in just five days. The popularity of the group has caught the attention of some …
Thai govt watches “Let’s Move Abroad” group that’s caught the attention of The Swedish Embassy Read More
Danish lawmakers have passed legislation to allow the screening of future foreign investments to ensure they don’t pose a threat to national security, the business ministry said. The new legislation …
Denmark passed new law to tighten screening foreign investors Read More
A new study from the Danish travel provider Spies shows that 5 out of 10 Danes have saved more than usual during the corona pandemic. And when the world …
New study: Danes’ desire to travel is enormous, Thailand is a top destination Read More
A Massive Chinese rocket will fall uncontrollably back to earth soon. It will land anywhere between Denmark and Australia but the crash site is unknown, media Sky News reports. On …
Massive Chinese rocket to crash anywhere between Denmark and Australia soon Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce in China welcomes two new corporate members Swedish Boxon and Chinese NBH. Boxon is a packaging company with headquarters in Sweden and branches in the …
DCCC east welcomes new corporate members Swedish Boxon and Chinese NBH Read More
Open call: The bilateral collaboration between the Ministry of Science and Technology of China and Innovation Fund Denmark supports joint research and innovation projects under the theme of sustainable city …
Apply for funds for Sino-Danish research and innovation now Read More