Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Suunto products are known as pioneer Finnish sports watches, dive computers and training coaching instruments. All in one and small enough to fit on your arm wrist. They stand out …
The latest Suunto5 launched in Singapore Read More
NordCham Philippines have announced the names of the companies, that are the finalists for this year’s Nordic Awards Night 2019 taking place at the Fairmont Makati Ballroom on Wednesday, October …
Finalists revealed for tomorrows Nordic Awards Night Read More
Team Nordic Innovation House Singapore attended on 15 October 2019 the ’Viral Access on Micro-Influencers’ breakfast talk hosted by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Singapore. A rare opportunity to …
Folke Engholm at Nordic Innovation House Singapore Read More
Cultural bonding through delicacies was the motive of the event, “Chinese Food Night in Finland”, that took place at the Main Post Office Restaurant in Helsinki, Finland, on Monday 14 …
Chinese Food Night in Finland a delicious friendship celebration Read More
Tran and Son Chu are friends and entrepreneurs that are about to launch something unique in November 2019. They met at a coffee shop in Helsinki, Finland during their study …
Shoes from coffee grounds to be launched in November Read More
Foreigners applying for a Non O-A visa will be required to purchase health insurance from October 31, 2019 according to Thaivisa. Non–Immigrant Visa “O-A” (Long Stay) This type of visa may …
Mandatory Health Insurance for Expats in Thailand with retirement visa from 31 October Read More
Bottled ground water from the Finnish city of Lahti will be transported on the China-bound trains next year, as a ground-breaking ceremony took place on Friday for a bottling facility. …
Clean Finnish water to be bottled and shipped to China Read More
Thiking of the Nordics one might picture girls in floral dresses with baskets and men with hats who ride around on their bicycles while laughing and cheeringly ringing their bells to …
Finland improving integration through cycling Read More
The respective ambassadors from Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark in Indonesia have taken it upon them to show the South-East Asian nation that renewable energy is within reach without costing …
Nordic ambassadors call for green energy in Indonesia Read More
Whether you like it hot or cold, with milk, sugar, egg, whipped cream or just plain black, most adults know the feeling of waking up in the morning but not …
Are you paying too much for your coffee? Check here Read More
October 22 and 23, top local performers such as cellist Chor Kai-hei, pianist Linda Yim and Cong Quartet will present Nordic composers like Jean Sibelius, from Finland, Jón Leifs (Iceland), …
Concert with Nordic music during Nordic Festival in Hong Kong Read More
Some people do not get along with their spouses ex-partner while others seem to bond a bit better. A Finnish man, Jarkko Thomas Koskinen, appears to belong in the latter …
Finn kidnaps Thai stepdaughter bringing her to Laos Read More
Thursday the 26th of September, the 4 Nordic ambassadors hosted a reception at the 4th floor at EmQuartier CineArt, before the screening of the Swedish movie “Becoming Astrid”, a film …
The Nordic Film Festival at Cine Art at EmQuartier Read More
The world’s oldest travel firm, Thomas Cook Group, has entered compulsory liquidation according to a press release. The liquidation follows failure to reach a sufficient financial agreement between the company’s …
Travel firm bankrupt: Nordic subsidiaries survive Read More
Researchers from Singapore Management University (SMU), the Hanken School of Economics, Finland; and two American universities have carried out a study titled ‘Overworked and Under-Resourced: A Mindfulness Intervention for Middle …
Finnish-Singaporean study show Mindfulness works against stress Read More
The Scandinavian Society Siam’s annual Crayfish Party 2019 at the Landmark Hotel in Bangkok was not short on prices, snaps or crayfish when it was celebrated on Saturday 14 September. …
Food, spirits and singing at Scandinavian Crayfish Party Bangkok: See photos Read More
When the Nordic Film Festival gets going on the weekend from 27 to 29 September 2019 at Quatier CineArt in Bangkok, the focus will be on sustainability and climate change. …
Climate change, gender equality: Nordic Film Festival in Bangkok has it all Read More
It will be two interesting days end of September (27th-29) with two movies from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden screened at The Quartier CineArt, 4th Floor at the Emquartier. All …
An afternoon with Nordic Ambassadors, film enthusiasts Read More
When he was in his early 20s Mr Antti Vänskä, on route to a summer job in Australia, sent a postcard to his parents back in Finland from Singapore, describing …
Antti Vänskä – the new Finnish Ambassador at the helm in Singapore Read More
The Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Thailand issued on 29 August a press release calling for what it diplomatically calls a “structured rationalization, with significant changes, to the TM.30 …
Foreign Chambers says TM30 creates negative views about Thailand Read More
Instead of just chucking textile, cardboard and agricultural waste in the bin, Finnish start-up Infinited Fiber Company (IFC) turns this otherwise unusable material into new fibres. And now Singapore-based Royal …
Singapore invests in sustainable Finnish fiber firm Read More
For the 20th time the Nordic Business Community in Ho Chi Minh are hosting an annual Crayfish Party on Saturday 28 September 2019 from 18:00 – 22:00. Crayfish has been …
All set for Nordic Crayfish Party in Vietnam Read More
A Finnish national was Tuesday morning found dead in his hotel room in Pai, Mae Hong Son Province in northern Thailand. The deceased is identified as 65-year old Kari Aleksander …
Finnish tourist dead in Pai Read More
For some Singaporeans living abroad, the thing they miss most isn’t family or friends. It’s food. To show how this could be turned into a good business, ChannelNewsAsia interviewed Jasni …
Selling Singaporean food in Finland Read More
While raspberries, cranberries and blueberries ripen in Finland, the firms can’t keep up, after Thailand decreased the number of berry picking visas. Where 3,500 Thai were granted a seasonal visa …
Lack of hands for Finnish berry picking after Thai trafficking case Read More
As global warming is upon us and the ice is melting in both the north and south, water areas in the Arctic which were previously inaccessible are now free to …
Concern about China’s presence in the Arctic Read More
The Finnish company KONE has won a large order at The Central Boulevard Towers in Singapore. The company is to equip the towers with no less than 43 elevators and …
Finnish technology in high-tech Singapore towers Read More
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has set up a project called “Bringing New Shades of Thailand to Nordic Travellers” which is targeting tourists from the Nordic countries, writes The …
Thai tourism to focus on Nordic visitors Read More
A Finnish man aged 26 was released from a Cambodian prison on 7 August 2017 from where he was streaming videos of the conditions, other inmates and himself smoking cigarettes …
Finnish livestreamer released from Cambodian prison Read More
Chinese students looking to Finland for education has declined by 24 percent since 2011. Meanwhile, the share of Asians of all foreign students has risen by 30 percent during the …
Finland struggles to attract Chinese students Read More
Kipinä, the fastest growing international preschool brand featuring an “Enhanced Finland” curriculum will join forces with ILA Vietnam to launch 10 new Kipinä preschools throughout Vietnam in the the next 3 years. …
First Finnish pre-school franchise in Vietnam Read More
A group of 33 young students from China has taken part in the first summer camp organised by Educamp Finland, a new Finnish education export company. The 12-day camp was …
EduCamp Finland off to a good start in China Read More
Finnish Arkki School of Architecture for Children and Youth has expanded to Thailand, where it on 27 July 2019 celebrated the grand opening of Arkki Thailand in the centre of …
Creative education from Finland in Bangkok Read More
Finnish energy giant Neste laid the foundation stone for the expantion of its existing facility in Tuas on July 31, 2019. The ceremony officially marks the start of the 1.4 …
Neste starts building huge expansion in Singapore Read More
Finnish company Efore has sold its telecommunications business to Shenzhen Kexin Communication Technologies Co. Ltd. The deal covers the entire Efore Telecommunications business including current product portfolio and Efore brand …
Finnish telecom business sold to Shenzhen firm Read More
Indian Naval Ship “Tarkash” docked at Helsinki, Finland on 31 July 2019 for a three-day visit. The ship is part of the Indian Navy’s Western Fleet and is under the …
Indian “stealth” navy ship visits Helsinki Read More
Eight of the ten migrant workers from Thailand, who were injured on Tuesday in a car crash in Finland have been released from Seinäjoki Central Hospital, where they were treated …
Eight of ten Thais in car crash in Finland back to picking berries Read More
Two Thai berry pickers who had just arrived this Monday 22 July 2019 to Finland, are in critical condition, and several other Thai berry pickers are seriously injured, after an …
Thai berry pickers victims of drunk driver in Finland Read More
Finland is the happiest country in the world for the second year in a row, according to the latest World Happiness Report. It’s followed by Denmark, Norway, Iceland and The Netherlands. The …
Finland crowned happiest country in the world Read More
Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland and Finland signed on 8 July 2019, along with 17 other nations, a letter addressed to the president of the UN Human Rights Council and the …
Countries for and against China’s Xinjiang policies Read More
China’s goals in developing its influence in the Artic region is examined in an article on the website of the Arctic Institute – an independent organization headquartered in Washington, D.C …
China’s Artic goals examined by Norwegian Scholars Read More
To mark the commencement of Finland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), the Ambassador of Finland to China Jarno Syrjälä and the Ambassador of the EU Delegation …
Finland briefs media in Beijing at start of EU Presidency Read More
Russia’s has removed restrictions on transportation of perishable products via train through Russia to third countries, e.g. China, which may bring big savings to the way for instance salmon from …
Nordic perishable goods by train to China now possible: Saving up to 80 percent Read More
Finland’s Aker Arctic Technology in Helsinki and the Marine Design and Research Institute in Shanghai jointly designed China’s first domestically built icebreaker, Xuelong 2(Snow Dragon 2). The icebreaker was on …
Aker Group helps China built first home built icebreaker Read More
Finland has won the race to get an important China-Europe technology centre. The Chinese and European centre for innovation has been officially launched in a former hospital building in Helsinki. …
Finland wins race to get China centre Read More
Finnair continues to grow its Asian operations and adds Busan in South Korea as a new destination in summer 2020. Finnair will be the first and only airline connecting Busan …
Finnair continues to grow its Asian traffic: Busan in Korea as a new destination in summer 2020 Read More
Amy Khor, Senior Minister of State for Health of Singapore participated in High-Level Forum on the Silver Economy as one of the forum speakers. Running from July 9-10 in Helsinki, …
Singapore’s Minister spoke on ageing society at the forum in Helsinki Read More
The Finnish team, known as Joho Pyro Professional Fireworks AB, secured the champion of the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) for their spectacular display at the final round on …
Finland won a trophy at Da Nang International Fireworks Festival 2019 Read More
International IDEA Myanmar (International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance) announced on June 20 that its program titled “MyConstitution” has been supported by its existing partners, the Ministry of Foreign …
Norway, Finland and Sweden co-supported project on constitution in Myanmar Read More
Hän is a Finnish pronoun standing for equal opportunity for people regardless of their background, gender or appearance which is the core value for Finland and its citizens. In order …
First Singaporean received Hän Honours from Finland Read More