Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Finnish Chamber of Commerce invite all members to their next webinar ”In Pursuit of Carbon Neutrality – Nordic companies shrinking their carbon footprint in Hong Kong and Asia” on …
FinnCham next webinar will discuss Carbon Neutral Hong Kong Read More
Global Essay Competition “Asia’s Challenge 2030” is now open for applications of any nationality. Win the chance to join a virtual fireside chat with a prominent business leader by entering …
Global and creative 18-22 years old are invited to join Asia Challenge 2030 Read More
For a year, we have been told that coronavirus came from Wuhan in China. But now the WHO is questioning the narrative and has instead turned their eyes to Thailand. …
Danish WHO researcher: Coronavirus may have originated from bats in Thailand Read More
On 18 February 2021 the Finnish Chamber of Commerce together with The Belgium-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (BLCC HK), released an invitation to an exciting webinar ”HK Tax …
FinnCham invited to a webinar about HK Tax Declaration Read More
Thailand’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has repeated its commitment to give everyone in the country – including expats and migrant workers – vaccinations against COVID-19. Those that are …
Covid-centre confirms vaccines will be for everyone in Thailand also expats Read More
As Sweden and China’s fight continues, the EU is not showing signs of unity in regards to China and Sweden has once again emerged as the EU member state adopting …
EU is divided as Sweden adopts the hardest stance against China and sides with the USA Read More
Each year, a group of happiness experts from around the globe rank 156 countries based on how “happy” citizens are, and they publish their findings in the World Happiness Report. …
Secret to living Nordic ‘Hygge’ value Read More
“Finland focuses on working together with Vietnam on sustainability issues, not any one single issue, but overall there is a lot of activity going on,” said Finnish Ambassador to Vietnam …
Vietnam-Finland aim to increase cooperation on sustainable development issues Read More
As of 27 February, residents of Thailand can travel to Finland without travel restrictions only when there is a direct flight and while taking into account the provisions on the …
Finnish Border Guard updated travel restriction guide Read More
On 21 February 2021, TNGS Captain Henrik Friis announed that currently there are only 6 spots left at TFCC/TNGS Finnish New Year Cup 2021 @ Laem Chabang International Country Club …
Only six spots left at TFCC/TNGS Finnish New Year Cup 2021 on 13 March Read More
The Government of Sweden recently supported the United Nations Development Programme’s event “Preparing for Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals” in Indonesia. The event was a …
Sweden supports UNDP’s event on human rights in Indonesian business operations Read More
Gender equality is a fundamental human right and achieving equality between women and men is embedded in UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Norway is considered to be one of the …
Nordic ambassadors joins the Women’s Issues Global perspectives Event in Singapore Read More
On 15 The Finnish Ambassador H.E. Jyri Järviaho and Team Finland had earlier this February a luncheon with executives from SCG led by Mr.Roongrote Rangsiyopash, President & CEO of SCG. …
Ambassador Järviaho and Team Finland had lunch with SCG Executives Read More
On 18 February 2021 the Nordic Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines introduced the judges for the Nordic Sustainability Wards Night, in a statement that read: We are counting the …
NordCham Philippines introduced the judges for the Nordic Sustainable Awards Night Read More
Finland is amongst three countries that have recently expressed deep concern about China’s espionage and political influence in democracies. According to Axios, the concern was expressed through intelligence agencies in …
Finland issue warnings on China’s espionage Read More
On 15 February 2021 Finland launched the campaign themes for its candidacy for the United Nations Human Rights Council. The themes of the Finnish campaign are the rights of women …
Finland launched candidacy campaign for the UN Human Rights Council Read More
Finnair is planning to recycle for the first time an A319 plane in Helsinki Airport. This will be the first commercial airliner to be recycled in Finland. The project will …
Finnair will soon have their first commercial airliner to be recycled in home soil Read More
According to a company statement, Atria Finland, which is the biggest among Atria Group’s four operations of meat producers, was the main source of profit in 2020. Atria Finland’s profit …
Finnish Atria reports profit gain partly due to increased exports to China Read More
Many companies in the European Union (EU) and China were pleased to see EU-China bilateral trade boom in 2020 — a year that was marred by lockdowns and industrial disruptions …
China-EU trade grew in 2020 Read More
The Nordic welfare states are often considered an exception to the phenomenon of exploitation of migrant workers in various industries across the world. According to Open Democracy, however, despite the …
Open Democracy: Asian migrant workers are exploited in Danish industries Read More
Statement by Ambassadors to Myanmar was released on 14 February 2021, as follow: We call on security forces to refrain from violence against demonstrators and civilians, who are protesting the …
Diplomatic missions in Myanmar released a statement by ambassadors Read More
Living a long and healthy life is highly influenced by environmental factors, such as diet and lifestyle. A recent study confirmed the impact of five lifestyle habits, such as smoking, physical activity, …
New study reveals the best cities to live a healthy and happy life Read More
On 11 February 2021 the Malaysian Cabinet has agreed that the Covid-19 vaccination programme to begin at the end of this month will be given freely to non-citizens residing in …
Malaysia government granted Covid -19 vaccine to all non-citizen residents Read More
According to a preliminary report released about the Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500’s crash on 9 January, the engine control system’s malfunction was highlighted but investigators said it was too early …
Finnish University professor: Crashed Indonesian plane had known maintenance problems Read More
New Year, New Markets, New Opportunities? Are you Nordic companies looking to venture into Asia? join the 3rd Nordic Innovation House (NIH) Info Joint Webinar hosted by NIH HongKong, Singapore …
Nordic Innovation Houses invite to Asia-wide webinar on 24 Feb Read More
On 8 February 2021 the Nordic Innovation House Singapore released a thank you note to all participants to the annual Nordic Ambassador Meeting. The statement read: Last week, Nordic Innovation …
The annual Nordic Ambassador Meeting went online this year Read More
On 11 February 2021 the President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö visited the Finnish Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong’s Corporate Member Lifa Air plant in Espoo on Thursday, …
Finnish President Niinistö visited Lifa Air plant in Espoo Read More On 12 February 2021 the TNGS Captain announced: Despite the current Covid situation in Thailand, Golf courses in Chon Buri are now open for play and we are currently planning …
Finnish New Year Cup 2021 new date sets for 13 March Read More
Amid the global pandemic, Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations worldwide looked different this year but they still conveyed the best wishes of people saying goodbye to the year of the …
Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations and wishes from Finland and Asia Read More
For countries relying massively on tourism as an economic contributor and large source of employment, vaccine passports appear to be the potential fast track to opening borders and returning to …
Thailand not onboard with Nordic and EU vaccine passports yet Read More
Thai Nordic Golf Society Captain has announced the new game sets on 3 April. The invitation reads: “We are pleased to announce that Pecunia Asset Management will sponsor the dinner …
Thai Nordic Golf Society Captain announce new game sets for 3 April Read More
According to a statement from Sigve Brekke, Chief Executive of Norway’s Telenor, the telecommunication company expects its large Asian operations to gradually recover from the COVID-19 pandemic in the second …
Norway’s Telenor expects Asia recovery in the second half of 2021 Read More
The Finnish Business Council (FBC) Singapore announced upcoming events for February, as follow: On February 24, The members are invited to a workshop on Executive Loneliness! Executive Loneliness – …
Finnish Business Council Singapore released events update for February Read More
Finnish Sunborn Group has taken over the management of Sunborn London, as part of an expansion plan in the capital as it looks to grow its footprint of superyacht hotels. …
Finnish Sunborn Group looks to grow in Superyatch hotel Read More
On 10 February 2021, the Finnish Chamber of Commerce released an invitation, as follow: We would like to invite all the Members to join Business Community Budget Speech Webinar with …
FinnCham Hong Kong invites members to join Webinar on Business Community Budget Speech Read More
On 8 February 2021, the Consulate General of Finland in Hong Kong announced the following: Hong Kong Consulate General is looking for a college trainee for the period of May-August …
The Consulate General of Finland in Hong Kong is looking for a trainee Read More
Singapore maintains its top spot for digital inclusiveness among 82 countries around the world, in global consultancy Roland Berger’s Digital Inclusion Index 2020. But around 150 million adults in South-east …
Singapore stay on top in digital inclusiveness global survey Read More
According to a report released by Finnish pro-market think tank, Business and Policy Forum (EVA), migrant women who move to Finland are less likely to find work than those who …
Finnish Home Care Allowance keeps Vietnamese and Chinese immigrants from getting a job Read More
Executives from nearly 30 leading European companies, including Swedish furniture maker IKEA, recently attended a live-streamed Forum on New Investment Opportunities between China and the EU. The high-level virtual dialogue …
IKEA and EU companies optimistic about China after teleconference with Chinese Premier Read More
Sweden is a good place to grow, according to the European ScaleUp Monitor 2020 European ScaleUp Monitor 2020 says Sweden is the country with the 4th highest number of scaleups …
Sweden ranks 4th best country for fast growing innovative companies Read More
It may well take a long time before the world gets a definitive answer as to where the coronavirus came from. And it is not at all certain that an …
Danish WHO-researcher in Wuhan predicts a long process ahead Read More
The latest Business Climate Index (BCI) unveiled by the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) in Vietnam on 3 February indicates that EU companies in Vietnam ended 2020 with overall optimistic …
EU Business Climate Index predicts Vietnam’s economy likely to improve in the first quarter Read More
Bloomberg has published its annual innovation index of the world’s leading countries in innovation. South Korea ranks first on the list in 2021 and the Asian nation has now topped the index …
Bloomberg: South Korea leads the world in innovation, Singapore takes 2nd place Read More
4 February 2021 the European Union in Vietnam announced the EU remains its obligation to provide Covid-19 Vaccine to all countries, the statement read: As vaccinations against COVID-19 start being …
The EU announced “We stand for vaccine cooperation instead of vaccine nationalism” Read More
On 4 February 2021 the Nordic Chamber of Commerce announce: NordCham is excited to announce that we will organise our signature event “Work The Nordic way” to facilitate the connection …
NordCham Vietnam’s signature event ‘Work the Nordic Way’ 2021 set to 17 April Read More
Helsinki Business Hub (HBH), the international trade and investment promotion agency for the capital of Finland, Helsinki, partnered on 5 February 2021 with the Singapore’s Smart Urban Co-Innovation Lab led …
Helsinki Business Hub partner up with CapitaLand in developing Singapore’s Smart Urban Co-Innovation Lab Read More
On 5 February 2021 the Finnish Ambassador Jyri Järviaho and Team Finland paid a courtesy visit to Thailand’s Minister of Finance, Mr. Arkom Termpittayapaisith and his team at the Ministry …
Ambassador Järviaho and Team Finland visits Thai Ministry of Finance Read More
Salla, the self-proclaimed coldest town in Finnish Lapland, will bid to host the 2032 Summer Olympics as part of an awareness-building campaign to draw attention to the consequences of global …
Salla in Finland will bid to host the 2032 Summer Olympics Read More
Finnish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong won the International Chamber of the Year Award category at the 4th annual APAC Chamber of Commerce Awards announced by Glue Up on …
FinnCham and Swecham win ‘Chamber of the year’-awards Read More
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has entered into a strategic cooperation framework agreement with China Huaneng Group’s provincial subsidiary Huaneng Jiangsu to work on renewable energy development in Jiangsu, China. …
Finnish Wärtsilä and China Huaneng to develop sustainable power generation Read More