Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Finnish Business Council (FBC) in Singapore and Singaporen Suomalaiset (SiSu) held their annual general meeting on the 18th of March 2019 where new members of both associations were elected to …
New boards elected at FBC Singapore and SiSu’s annual meeting Read More
European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) held a Membership Luncheon Meeting on creating an enabling business environment for trade and investments with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Taking place …
ECCP’s Luncheon Meeting with Philippines’ Secretary of Trade Read More
The Heads of Mission of the European Union Delegation, EU Member States accredited to Myanmar, Canada and Norway released the statement on “the further escalation of violence in Rakhine State” …
EU latest statement on violence in Rakhine State Read More
H.E. Mrs. Satu Suikkari-Kleven, the Ambassador of Finland to Thailand together with her delegation attended the launching ceremony of Thailand Digital Startup Institute hosted by the Digital Economy Promotion Agency …
Finland’s Ambassador attended the opening of Thailand Digital Startup Institute Read More
SINET, Cambodia’s leading internet service provider, has chosen Nokia to provide faster speed per user as well as cut down 50% of operating costs. With Nokia’s high-speed broadband services that …
Cambodia’s internet service provider teams up with Nokia Read More
Indranee Rajah, the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister for Finance and Education, attended the 9th International Summit on the Teaching Profession (ISTP) in Helsinki, Finland. Held …
Singapore’s politician visited Finland on educational summit Read More
Innovation House Finland joined up with Mercatus Capital to launce its third co-working space in Singapore. Located in Blk 71 Launchpad at One-North, Queenstown, this new co-working space provides 200 …
Innovation House Finland opened working space in Singapore Read More
Touchstone Capital Group, a Chinese leading company in financial solution provider, has agreed to fund billions of US dollar to a railway tunnel project connecting Finland and Estonia on the …
Chinese company to invest in Finland’s longest tunnel Read More
A Finnish man aged between 50-55 years old was found on the chopper, a type of custom motorcycle, near Boonnakanjanaram Temple in Patttaya on March 12, 2019. The photos form …
Finnish man found dead on chopper, Pattaya Read More
Nokia has been chosen by Indosat, Indonesia’s telecommunications provider, to reach the demand and requirements of Indosat’s customers. According to Nokia’s press release on 5 March 2019, Indosat chose Nokia’s …
Indosat, Indonesia’s network provider, chooses Nokia Read More
Two Finnish men were killed in the Tuk-Tuk crash on Saturday, 2 March 2019 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The accident happened in the early morning when a Lexus car slammed into …
Two Finns killed in Phnom Penh crash Read More
After its unofficial launch in September 2018, Nordic Innovation House (NIH-SG) celebrated its official opening in Singapore on 22 February 2019. NIH-SG is a joint effort between the Ministry for Foreign Affairs …
Nordic Innovation House celebrates its official opening in Singapore Read More
Thai Airways cancelled all its flights for Europe on 27-28 February 2019 to avoid Pakistan and northern India. Thai Airways has 13 routes to Europe and it was forced to …
Thai Airways cancels flights to Stockholm, Copenhagen and Oslo due to the Kashmir conflict Read More
European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) Southern Mindanao Business Council held a round-table meeting on the EU investment in Mindanao with H. E. Franz Jessen, Ambassador of EU …
Round table discussion between ECCP Davao and EU Read More
The Embassies of Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland in Vietnam together with the National Ho Chi Minh Academy of Politics co-hosted a week-long seminar on “Continuity and Change in the …
“Digital transformation”, a major seminar by four Nordic countries in Vietnam Read More
A-5-years old Finnish boy, Eemi Nikula, was mauled by several stray dogs at Ao Nang Beach, in Krabi province, Thailand in the evening of 20th February 2019. According to the …
Finnish boy attacked by a pack of stray dogs in Krabi, Thailand Read More
The Embassies of Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway together hosted the yearly celebration of Nordic Day in Myanmar on Friday, 15 February 2019. This year, Nordic Day was more successful …
Better and Bigger than ever: Nordic Day in Yangon Read More
“It Came from the North” a photography exhibition is lunched on Tuesday, 19 February 2019 in the cooperation by the embassies of Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and ISA Art Advisory. …
Nordic photography exhibition in Jakarta Read More
The European Parliament has approved three keys of the EU-Singapore agreement which are EU-Singapore Free trade Agreement (EUFSTA), EU-Singapore Investment Protection Agreement (EUSIPA) and EU-Singapore Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (ESPCA). …
European Parliament says yes to the EU-Singapore agreement Read More
Greencarrier Freight Services, the large global logistics company in the Nordic region, expands their market in China by opening up a new office in Mainland China, according to their press …
Greencarrier opens its new office in Tianjin, China. Read More
Jari Sinkari, Finnish Ambassador to Indonesia visited an exchange student’s orientation organized by a Finnish company, Asia Exchange at Udayana University, Indonesia on 1 February 2019. At the ceremony, the …
Finnish Ambassador attends exchange student’s orientation in Indonesia Read More
Embassy of Finland in Singapore has grown its contact network tenfold in the last three years. The number of new Finnish business entities starting their business in Singapore has grown …
Finland’s Singapore-based innovation, trade specialist continues Read More
European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) joined the event “Nickel Initiative: Shaping Tomorrow Together” hosted by the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) on Wednesday, 30 January 2019 at Dean …
ECCP joined Philippine Nickel Industry Association’s event Read More
NIRAS, a leading Scandinavian consulting engineering company, held an official open ceremony of its new office in Manila, Philippines on 17 January 2019. Among the attendees, there were H.E. Mr. …
NIRAS opens its new office in Manila Read More
Nikitin Aleksis Elis Valtteri, a 20 years old Finnish tourist has been reported missing in Pulau Tioman island, Malaysia. He had arrived at Kampung Paya in Pulau Tioman on Monday, …
Finnish teen missing in Malaysia Read More
Kone, a Finnish global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, expects to see no growth or a decline in orders from China this year. Because of the falling installations in China, …
Kone expects Chinese demand to stable in 2019 Read More
Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway and Singapore are at top 10 of least corrupt countries rank called the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), organized by the global anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International. The …
Scandinavian and Singapore at the top of least corrupt countries rank Read More
The much anticipated joint initiative Nordic Innovation House – Singapore (NIH-SG), which opened in October 2018, is a new milestone of sorts in terms of business connections between the Nordics …
Nordic Innovation House chose Singapore as Southeast Asian hub Read More
Embassy of Finland in Singapore hosted Millennium Technology Prize Event at the Ambassador Paula Parviainen’s residence on Tuesday 22th January 2019. The Embassy delegation led by Paula Parviainen welcomed Dr …
Finnish technology prize event taking place in Singapore Read More
As Finnish education and know-how has increasingly become an export product, paired with rising start-ups within edutech going international, Finland’s Ministry of Education has strengthened its presence in the Finnish …
Finland’s new education expert resource for Southeast Asia Read More
Finnish diver, Mikko Paasi will on 24 January 2019 reunite with some of the other highly-skilled divers involved in the rescue of the 12 young Mu Pa footballers and their coach …
Finnish diver reunites to retrieve equipment at Tham Luang cave, Thailand Read More
Indonesia participated in Matka Nordic Travel Fair held in Helsinki on 17-20 January 2019. In order to attract tourist from Northern Europe, Indonesia chose the archipelago’s unique experiences, such as …
Indonesia participates in Finland travel fair Read More
Juneyao Air will open a direct route from Shanghai Pudong Airport to Helsinki Airport. Daily flights will be available on June-July 2019 and operated with a new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. New …
New direct flight from Shanghai to Finland Read More
The ‘Finnish HealthTech Event’ (part of ‘Meet Finland in Singapore’ Week) was among the opportunities to meet Finnish innovators during the Singapore Week of Innovation & TeCHnology 2018. The largest …
Finnish healthtech solutions target Singapore, Southeast Asia Read More
Finnish dairy company Valio has earned an export permit from the Chinese authorities. The export permit gives Valio great opportunities to export its baby milk powder and ready-to-feed liquid infant …
Finish Company, Valio gets export license from China. Read More
Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Singapore were announced to be Innovation Champions along with others 12 countries by Consumer Technology Association (CTA) in the 2019 rankings. The rest in the …
Innovation Friendliness rank: Scandinavia and Singapore at the top Read More
Tibet Airlines will be the first Chinese airline to commence long haul flights between Finland and Jinan, located half way between Beijing and Shanghai. If the prices are attractive and …
First Chinese airline to commence flights directly to Finland Read More
Kai Pontinen, representing South Ostrobothnia Regional Council, and Nguyen Duc Chung, Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee, signed together a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on bilateral cooperation enhancement during a meeting …
Vietnam and Finland sign MoU on cooperation support Read More
President Sauli Niinistö and his spouse, Mrs. Jenni Haukio, will make a state visit to China on January 14-15, 2019. President Sauli Niinistö will meet with President of China Xi …
The President of Finland to visit China on 14 – 15 January 2019 Read More
Cromwell European Real Estate Investment Trust (“CEREIT”), a real estate investor and manager listed on the main board of the Singapore Exchange, has acquired 11 freehold office properties in Finland …
Singapore company buys 11 properties in Finland Read More
On 28 November a Nordic milestone of sorts occurred in Hong when the Nordic Innovation House – Hong Kong (NIH-HK) was inaugurated. Its importance was also acknowledged by the very …
Nordic Innovation House – Hong Kong opened Read More
Following the ‘Meet Finland in Singapore’ week that took place during the Singapore Week of Innovation & TeCHnology 2018 (SWITCH), and also included Helsinki’s very own Slush tech start-up event …
Helsinki promotes start-ups, business investment in and via Singapore Read More
Permanent Secretary Mr. Jari Gustafsson, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland and Permanent Secretary Associate Professor Dr. Soranit Siltharm, Ministry of Science and Technology of Thailand witnessed on …
Business Finland, National Innovation Agency of Thailand signed MoU Read More
Singapore FinTech Festival 2018 (the biggest such event in the world), which drew close to 45,000 participants from almost 130 countries, included significant participation from the Nordic countries. Both Denmark …
Singapore FinTech Festival a big draw also for the Nordics Read More
Nordic cities make up the overall top 5 in destination sustainability rankings, while the capital of Thailand ranks number five in Asia. The so-called Global Destination Sustainability Index (GDS-Index) ranks …
Sustainability city rankings: Nordics in front, Bangkok best in South East Asia Read More
On 13 December 2018, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on innovation and business development was signed between Business Finland and National Innovation Agency of Thailand. The collaboration in innovation and …
MoU on innovation between Finland, Thailand Read More
The Scandinavian Christmas service in Christ Church in Bangkok was attended by close to 200 people who filled the church completely. It was the second time to celebrate Christmas in …
Scandinavian Christmas with full house Read More
A forum was organized earlier in November by one of China’s leading think tanks, China Center for Globalization (CCG). Mats harborn, President for EUCCC described it as “excellent”: “We discussed …
China Center for Globalization held forum Read More
Catriona Gray from the Philippines took home the crown at the beauty contest Miss Universe, that took place in Bangkok, Thailand on 17 December. Contestants from the Nordic countries did …
Miss Universe 2018: The Philippines won, Nordics not in top 20 Read More
Neste Corporation, the Finnish provider or sustainable solutions for transport, business, and consumer needs, has announced the strengthening of its global leading position in renewable products with a major investment …
Neste significantly increases Singapore renewable production Read More