Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Fewer tourists from Scandinavia – except Norway – visited Thailand in 2013, bucking the trend of higher tourist arrivals from the rest of Europe, according to Tourism Authority of Thailand. …
Fewer Scandinavians visit Thailand in 2013 Read More
From the beginning of summer season 2014, starting 31 March, Finnair Cargo serves the Vietnamese market with enhanced freighter capacity by adding a 3rd weekly frequency on Hanoi route. With …
Finnair Cargo expands in Vietnam with increased capacity Read More
Michelin has announced plans to publish a separate guide for Nordic countries in April. The move signals a recognition that the region remains a hotbed of culinary innovation and haute …
Nordic region gets its own Michelin guide Read More
Nokia continues to hold valuable patents despite selling its handset business to Microsoft, with many mobile phone vendors expressing their concern that the Finnish mobile phone giant may become a …
Chinese firms seek to limit patent fees after Microsoft-Nokia deal Read More
Passports stolen from Finnish tourists have also been used for illegal travel, according to Kim Kuivalainen, Deputy Head of Passport and Visa Unit of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Illegal …
Stolen Finnish passports also used for illegal travel Read More
The Vietnamese and Finnish governments on March 6 signed an EUR11 million agreement for the second phase of their joint innovation partnership programme (IPP). The phase, which will run from …
Finland supports Vietnam’s tech development Read More
The first FinnCham Young Professionals Networking Event of the year, in Hong Kong, took place on February 27, at Blck Brd. The famous Finnish Shoe-designer, Minna Parikka, gave a business-presentation, …
FinnCham event with famous Shoe-designer Read More
[wzslider] Keen on a Scandinavian classic? Something that is, for Scandinavians in particular, exotic over in tropical Thailand? In Bangkok, on-going until March 16 to celebrate the Fat Tuesday (this …
A First for Bangkok: Scandinavian ‘Semla’ Pastry Read More
HELSINKI, Feb. 27 — Speaking highly on bilateral relationship with China, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto on Thursday expected more cooperation with the Asian country. Niinisto told Yu Qingtai, the new …
Finland deepens cooperation with China Read More
A tour bus driver hit a Finnish man in the early hours of Sunday. According the driver the man threw himself under the bus and later died from his injuries. …
Bus kills Finnish man Read More