Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development is inviting its member state companies and organizations to participate in a trade delegation to Singapore and Vietnam, to take place …
EU agriculture stakeholders invited to Southeast Asia trade delegation 2022 Read More
Join the closing event for Nordic Innovation House Singapore – smart and sustainable cities virtual market entry program – Singapore 2021 on 26 November. The event is organized by NIH-SG, …
Join the Closing Event: Minimising carbon footprint in the life cycle of buildings Read More
The Philippines will soon open up to international vaccinated tourists from countries with low infection rates, the Ministry of Tourism informs. The Philippines has approved a plan that allows entry …
The Philippines will open to fully vaccinated international tourists soon Read More
Nordic Police and Customs officer Mia Poutanen talks about Beijing’s street picture and her work in China in a recent blog post on the Finnish police blog. Mia Poutanen started …
Nordic Police and Customs officer Mia Poutanen talks Beijing street picture and work in China Read More
The Embassy of China in Finland has begun to accept donations for the two giant Chinese Pandas living in the Finnish zoo Ähtäri zoo, an embassy’s spokesman recently stated citing …
Embassy of China in Finland steps in to help raise money for Pandas in Finnish zoo Read More
Join the second edition of the EuroCham Cambodia CSR Awards Ceremony on 23 November 2021, to felicitate EuroCham’s nominees and winners for their outstanding contributions to society and the environment …
Join the second edition of the EuroCham Cambodia CSR Awards Ceremony Read More
Four Finns were recently convicted of procuring Thai prostitutes in a ruling in Helsinki District Court, Swedish YLE reports. Procuring, also known as pimping out, is the facilitation or provision of …
Four Finns convicted of pimping out Thai prostitutes in Finland Read More
Join the Nordic Chambers in Hong Kong for Nordic Christmas Mingle at Ocean Park on 21 December for an unforgettable evening filled with food, drinks, glögg, Christmas songs, lucky draws, …
Join the Nordic Chambers for Nordic Christmas Mingle at Ocean Park Read More
In their regular negotiations last week, Finland and China agreed to abandon all restrictions on routes and waypoints for air travel, giving carriers operating in the Nordic country more …
Finnish airlines given freedom to choose Chinese destinations Read More
For the first time ever, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong will present a Digital Advent Calendar, filled with exclusive offers from its members and the members …
Get an exclusive offer every day until Christmas from SwedCham HK Read More
Is there something you’ve always wanted to ask a representative from the Embassy of Finland in Bangkok? Now is your chance! The Embassy of Finland in Bangkok is organizing a questionnaire with …
Sign up for a questionnaire with Ambassador Jyri Järviaho Read More
On 16 November, representatives of the Consulate General of Finland in Shanghai had the pleasure to participate in the third-anniversary celebrations of Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park, the Council General of Finland …
Finnish delegation took part in 3rd-anniversary celebrations of Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park Read More
The Embassy of Finland in Hanoi invites you to come to Finland at the Study in Europe 2021 virtual Fair Vietnam on 21 November. About the fair, the Embassy says: …
Meet Finland at the Study in Europe 2021 virtual Fair Vietnam Read More
The Scandinavian Community of the Faculty of Social and Political Science (Scanity UGM) at Gadjah Mada University is bringing back their largest annual event, Scandinavian Day 2021 on 20 November. …
Scanity UGM host Scandinavia Day 2021 Read More
The European Delegation to Malaysia launched on 15 November, the 22nd European Film Festival (EUFF) in the country. According to this announcement, the festival will run until 15 December and for …
European Union Delegation to Malaysia launch 22nd European Film Festival Read More
A retrospective of Aki Kaurismaki, one of the best-known Finnish filmmakers and screenwriters, opens on 20 November and runs through 27 November at the Shanghai Film Art Centre. The screening …
Shanghai Film Art Centre to screen films of Finnish Aki Kaurismäki Read More
The European Chamber of Commerce, Singapore is pleased to announce that Mr. Gan Kim Yong, Minister for Trade and Industry, will grace the occasion at the EuroCham Sustainability Awards 2021 …
Join Eurocham Singapore’s sustainability Awards 2021 virtual seminar Read More
After having required lengthy quarantine for international travelers for more than 18 months, Cambodia will now allow vaccinated international visitors to enter the country without having to undergo quarantine …
Cambodia has lifted all quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated international travelers Read More
Are your future plans green? Are you building a career around sustainability? Finland is a global superpower in some of the key scalable technologies in cleantech, recycling, and renewable energy. …
Sign up for Future is Made in Finland – Episode V on Sustainable Solutions Read More
The Nordic Chamber of Commerce Vietnam invites you to join their upcoming ‘Nordcham Business briefing: updates on office rental markets and co-working space introductions’ on 16 November. More about the …
Join Nordcham Vietnam’s Business Briefing Read More
Telenor employees across the Nordics and Asia prove they intend to remain at the forefront of upskilling to meet the rapidly changing demands of global customers by setting a new …
Telenor employees across the Nordic and Asia write e-learning history Read More
Discover a new experience in education at Meet the Heads event ‘The Beginning of a Great Heart’ at King’s College International School Bangkok on 11 December 2021. King’s College International …
Discover a new experience in education at King’s College International School Bangkok Read More
On 9 November 2021, the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Brussels in cooperation with the European Parliament launched the Indonesia-European Parliamentary Friendship Group (IEPFG) for the 2021-2024 period, …
Indonesia-European Parliamentary Friendship Group launched Read More
The Finnish Business Council Singapore invites you to join their hybrid event entitled “The Story and Lessons from a World-Class Digital Transformation” on 24 November. More about the event: This …
FBC Singapore host hybrid event on Digital Transformation Read More
Finland’s Ambassador to Malaysia Sami Leino had a busy week visiting several officials in Malaysia. According to the Embassy of Finland in Kuala Lumpur, earlier this week, Ambassador Sami Leino had …
Finnish Ambassador Sami Leino boost bilateral ties in Malaysia Read More
St Andrews School Sukhumvit 107 (S107) would like to welcome prospective parents and pupils to an EY Online Open House Event on Thursday 25th November at 4 pm. More about …
St. Andrews School Sukhumvit 107 invites to Virtual Early Years Open House Read More
Join the Nordic Ambassadors’ Forum organized by the Nordic Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines on 9 December. The theme this year is health. More about the event: Publicly financed …
The theme for Nordcham Philippines Nordic Ambassadors’ Forum is health Read More
Finnish Minerals Group and Beijing Easpring Material Technology have been investigating and negotiating the possibility to establish a CAM plant in Kotka, Finland with the initial capacity of 50,000 t/a …
Finnish Minerals Group and Beijing Easpring cathode materials plant proceeding as planned Read More
In an exclusive interview with the People’s Daily web publication, Finland’s newly appointed Ambassador to China Leena-Kaisa Mikkola answered questions about the relations between Finland and China and the upcoming Beijing …
Finnish Ambassador: Cooperation on winter sports boosts Chinese-Finnish bilateral ties Read More
Singapore will add new vaccinated travel lanes (VTLs) between Singapore, Sweden, and Finland which means that vaccinated travelers can enjoy quarantine-free holidays from 29 November 2021, the government has announced. …
Singapore launches new VTLs with Finland and Sweden Read More
In a declaration released on 8 November by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the situation in Myanmar, the EU strongly condemns the grave human rights …
EU condemns grave human rights violations by the Myanmar armed forces since the coup Read More
Finland’s Ministry of Education and Culture in cooperation with Finnish universities and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs are preparing its own guidelines for the university and science community due to …
Finish universities prepare guidelines on potential challenges when cooperating with China Read More
The Thai-Finnish Chamber of Commerce invites you to join their co-branded event on Labor Trends: Why you should be recruiting right now that is organized by CanCham on 17 November. …
Learn more about labor trends and why you should be recruiting right now Read More
This autumn many exchange students at the Thai universities have been travelling the country while attending school. One of the students who has set out on such a journey is …
Covid benefit: Travel around while studying Read More
The Nordic Embassies including the Embassy of Finland, the Embassy of Denmark, the Embassy of Sweden, and the Norwegian Embassy in Vietnam affirm the Nordic Regions’ commitment to equal rights …
Nordic Embassies in Vietnam celebrate equal rights in connection with Hanoi Pride Read More
Finland’s second-largest zoo, Ähtäri Zoo has run into financial difficulties and due to the high maintenance cost of one million euros per year for the zoo’s two Chinese Pandas, they …
Finnish zoo may have to return Chinese Pandas due to financial difficulties Read More
A spokesperson with the Embassy of China in Denmark has in a statement condemned NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg’s speech on China after he warned of challenges posed by China to …
Embassy of China in Denmark condemn NATO Secretary’s speech on China Read More
On 29 October, the Nordic Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (NordCham) announced the winners of the 2021 Nordic Business Awards. The results were revealed during an online event gathering together 70 Danish, …
Nordic Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam announces 2021 Business Award Winners Read More
The Finnish software company SSH and a leading Financial Services Institution in Singapore has entered into a three-year Tectia and Tectia Quantum license agreement. According to this company statement, the …
SSH enters in a three-year Tectia and Tectia Quantum license agreement with leading FSI in Singapore Read More
Tonkla school in Chiang Mai is looking for teachers from Finland to be part of their team to assist in adapting the Finnish education approach to their school. Tonkla School …
Tonkla school in Chiang Mai is looking for teachers from Finland Read More
It is always a good idea to do some research before deciding where to retire as different countries have completely different retirement systems. One place to look might be the …
Iceland and Thailand’s retirement systems are the best and worst in Global Rankings Read More
It’s time for the Finland Talks again! The Embassy of Finland in Thailand and the Thai-Finnish Chamber of Commerce invite you to join the Finland Talks –webinar on November 16 …
Join Finland Talks: Finnair Cargo moving towards carbon neutrality Read More
On 2 November, at the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Koen Doens, Director-General for International Partnerships at the European Commission, highlighted the crucial role of programs such …
Team Europe mobilizes € 783 million for green infrastructure to boost economic recovery in ASEAN Read More
All four Nordic Embassies in Myanmar including the Embassy of Denmark in Myanmar, the Embassy of Sweden in Yangon, the Norwegian Embassy in Yangon, and the Embassy of Finland in Yangon have called for immediate …
Nordic Embassies calls for immediate humanitarian access to be granted for Thantlang Read More
NordicGreen 2021 brought on 28 October together the Nordic Ambassadors to Singapore and leading Nordic companies in the Asia-Pacific to discuss their commitment to becoming the most sustainable and integrated …
NordicGreen 2021 brought Nordic Ambassadors and companies together in Singapore Read More
Vietnamese coffee, fruit, and vegetable sectors have agreed to abide by a Code of Conduct (CoC) which aims to help Vietnamese businesses meet the requirements of the European Union–Vietnam Free …
Vietnam’s coffee, fruit and vegetable industries agree on CoC to encourage sustainability Read More
The European Chamber of Commerce Cambodia is hosting a webinar on food safety for export on 4 November. More about the event: Matching relevant food safety standards is integral …
EuroCham Cambodia host webinar on food safety for export Read More
The European Chamber of Commerce Myanmar invites you to their upcoming webinar entitled ‘Doing Responsible Business in Myanmar: What does doing “heightened human rights due diligence” mean?’ on 3 …
Learn more about doing Responsible Business in Myanmar Read More
Last week, Finlands Ambassador Sami Leino and Trade Counsellor Pekka Laitinen made a courtesy visit to the Mayor of Kuala Lumpur Yb.hg Datuk Seri Hj. Mahadi bin Che Ngah. According …
Finnish envoys paid a courtesy call to the Mayor of Kuala Lumpur Read More
Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism announced on 26 October plans to reopen the country in several stages to fully vaccinated international tourists starting from 30 November onwards, Chronicle-Journal writes. According to the Tourism …
Cambodia announces phased reopen to International visitors from 30 November Read More