Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
On Sunday 12 January 2014 at 9 am sharp a group of 9 brave Vikings turned up at Admirals@24 to join the Viking Wheelers Bangkachao Invasion. They were: Bent Laasholt, …
Admirals Bangkachao Invasion by Viking Wheelers Read More
Visibility for Finnish cleantech in Chinese national TV? Yes, please! Chinese broadcasting giant CBN’s made a program series about Finland that featured Finnish cleantech expertise as a key theme. Our …
Finnish cleantech featured on Chinese national TV Read MoreA Finnish man died in the early hours of this morning, Thursday 9 January 2014 from falling from the 28th floor of a condominium in Bangkok, reports Thai media. Pol Lt …
Finnish man falls to his death from condominium Read More
Legalising gay marriage and demoting Swedish as an official language are the two issues most likely lead to heated debate, according to Yle’s Fragmented Finland Survey. The survey, conducted by …
Finns divided over gay marriage, Swedish language Read More
China expects to build its new icebreaker before 2016, government officials said, as the veteran Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, remains stuck in Antarctic ice after rescuing 52 passengers from a …
Finland’s Aker to design China’s new icebreaker Read More
KONE has won an order to provide 36 eco-efficient elevators and four escalators to Liuzhou Diwang International Fortune Center in China. The four-building mixed-use development will be located in the …
KONE wins order for tallest building in Guangxi Province, China Read More
A seminar was held in Beijing recently to discuss how to use Finland’s advanced technologies to help the capital city improve its air quality. The “Beautiful Beijing” Cleantech Cooperation Seminar …
Finland helps Beijing combat air pollution Read More
Wartsila Corp, one of the world’s largest ship power suppliers and manufacturers by revenue, is hoping to turn China into its biggest market by adding more manufacturing capacity in the …
Wartsila to capitalise on China’s shipbuilding industry Read More
China’s top commerce watchdog is taking a more prudent approach than usual to granting approval for US software giant Microsoft Corp’s takeover of mobile telephone business from Finland-based Nokia, Beijing-based …
China keeps Microsoft’s Nokia takeover under microscope Read More
VANTAA, Finland – Navis Engineering has completed work on its latest project involving Singaporean offshore specialist Miclyn Express Offshore (MEO), following the commissioning of the DP-2 system onboard the Resolution, …
Finland’s Navis deepens ties with SE Asian shipbuilders Read More
While the rest of the country enjoys a break this Christmas, some Finns must work hard to help Santa through the holidays. After all, there is no way Santa can …
China flies in Finnish Santas Read More
Finnish Vacon’s case is a typical scenario showing the important role as the hub for the region that Singapore is increasingly playing. With its pole position in attracting such corporate …
Finnish Vacon’s New Multi-purpose Regional Center Read More
It is with great pleasure we invite you to Scandinavian Society Siam’s traditional ‘juleskål’, which will be served directly after the Scandinavian Christmas service and before the Finnish Christmas service …
SSS hosts Scandinavian traditional ‘juleskål’ Read More
Recently the Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine office and the State Forestry Administration (SFA) jointly issued a notice advising that as of 1 November 2013 China has banned the import …
China bans ash logs, sawnwood from Scandinavia Read More
A newly-leaked document from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden confirms Denmark’s formal agreement to work with the US surveillance agency NSA. The document was revealed by Swedish television channel SVT as …
All Scandinavian nations, except Finland, spy for US Read More
Thailand’s Immigration Bureau will ask the Foreign Ministry to reconsider the decision to exempt visa fees for tourists and travelers from 17 countries, including Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Apart …
Thailand reconsiders visa fee exemption for Scandinavians, others Read More
High school experiment attracts interest from scientists across Europe Does radiation from wi-fi routers and cell phones have health consequences? That’s the question five high school girls in Denmark set …
Danish experiment: plants die when placed next to Wi-Fi routers Read More
Veteran Foreign Correspondent Bertil Lintner warns foreign businessmen of bitter lessons to be learned in Burma. By Gregers Moller Bertil Lintner, award-winning Swedish Foreign Correspondent based in Thailand, is highly …
Risky Burma Dreams Read More
The Telkänpesä pool reverberates with the sounds of laughter and happy dabbling. The Pikku Joutsen (Little Swan) swimming school is teaching swimming skills to infants over one year old. However, …
Finnish baby swimming lesson makes a splash in China Read More
Many of us cannot recall the last time we got a letter in the mail, but Santa will this year receive a record eight million of them, the United Nations …
Santa to get record 8 million letters: UN Read More
The Finnwatch monitoring group has issued a report detailing poor working conditions at a glass factory in Thailand that produces goods for two prestigious Finnish design companies, Marimekko and Fiskars …
Beautiful Marimekko, Iittala designs made in Thai sweatshops conditions Read More
The China-Nordic Arctic Research Center was set up on 10 December 2013 in Shanghai. Ten research institutions from China, Iceland, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden signed an agreement to boost …
China-Nordic Arctic Research Center set up in Shanghai Read More
Nordea Bank, the Nordic region’s largest bank, will open a full-scale currency and money markets desk in Singapore to offer clients trading around the clock as it expands services for …
Nordea to open currency desk in Singapore Read MoreThe Consulate General of Finland in Hong Kong, which handles all Schengen visa applications for Hong Kong citizens traveling to the Nordic countries, will open in a new location on Friday …
New Schengen Visa office opens in Hong Kong Read More
The European Commission approved on 27 November Microsoft’s nearly 5.5-billion-euro (S$ 9.3 billion) takeover of the mobile phone business of Finland’s Nokia which once dominated the global industry. The acquisition …
EU clears Microsoft-Nokia mobile phone deal Read More
Long established as a major Pattaya property developer catering mostly to Scandinavians and other Europeans, the New Nordic Group is looking to expand its customer base by targeting more Thai …
New Nordic Group eyes Thai buyers to expand customer base Read MoreCargotec has established Sinotruk (Shandong) Hiab Equipment Company a joint venture with the China National Heavy Duty Truck Company (CNHTC). The Finnish manufacturer’s stake in the JV is 50 percent …
Finland’s Cargotec in Chinese truck crane joint venture Read MoreOn 6 November, the Nordic Golf Tournament took place at the newly refurbished Jurong Country Club in Singapore, SBAS (the Swedish Business Association Singapore) said on their website. The Golf …
Nordic Golf Torunament held at refurbished club in Singapore Read MoreHydropower dams are poised to exacerbate and even outstrip the impact of climate change, according to a report by Finland’s Aalto University and NGO Southeast Asia START. “Within the next …
Dam, climate: a bad mix, says Finnish report Read MoreForeign businesses, including those from Finland, will enjoy a number of preferential treatments when they invest in the Mekong delta city of Can Tho. Profitable investors in the field of …
Finnish firms urged to invest in Vietnam Read MoreTwo-way trade value between Vietnam and Finland totalled US$304 million in 2012 and both countries aim to raise the amount to US$1 billion in the coming years. The figures were …
Finland, Vietnam target US$1 billion in trade Read MoreMost striking workers have returned to work at the Nokia factory in the southern Chinese city of Dongguan after their recent industrial action, but experts have warned that the strike …
Nokia strike, lesson for transnational mergers Read MoreFinnair’s traditional Change for Good collection in cooperation with UNICEF is once again being carrying out over the holiday period on international flights. This year the collection target is the …
Finnair, UNICEF jointly support education in Asia Read MoreJOHOR BARU: IMMIGRATION officers are dusting off a provision in the law books to deny unsavoury characters from setting foot in the country. They have alerted all personnel at air, …
Malaysia to clamp down on ‘visa runs’ Read MoreSG, Finland R&D centres work on next-gen factories tech Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) and the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) have joined forces to develop technological …
Finland, Singapore work on next-gen factories tech Read MoreThe Chinese government’s latest move to streamline company registration is an important step in line with international standards that will encourage social investment, according to Danish and other foreign experts …
China’s ease of company registration is good for business Read MoreA clear change is taking place in Finland — this once high-energy consumer is turning its efforts to becoming a cleantech exporter. The new Finnish ambassador told the story of …
Finland to capitalise on China’s cleantech growth Read More(VOV) – There is great potential for economics, trade, energy and environment protection cooperation between Finland and Vietnam. Finish Ambassador to Vietnam Kimmo Lahdevirta made the statement at a seminar …
Finland, Vietnam to boost trade links Read More
THE Indonesian government says it wants to bring changes to its education system by learning from Finland, known to have one of the world’s best teaching and learning systems. Despite …
Indonesia adopts Finnish model in education revamp Read More
Finpro starts new co-operation with four partners operating in China, said the company in a press release. The expertise of these companies – Lion Partners, Green Tower Kunshan, MPS China, …
Finpro starts new co-operation in China Read More
The Finnish Conductor Osmo Vänskä will perform with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra in Esplanade Concert Hall on 6 December, which is Finland’s Independence Day, starting at 7.30pm. He performs as clarinettist …
Finnish Conducter Osmo Vänskä to perform in Singapore Read More
On November 17 Scandinavian Society in Malaysia held the annual Family Christmas Party at the Tropicana Golf and Country resort. More info on the event will follow. See the photos …
Christmas Celebration with the Scandinavian Society in Malaysia Read More
Prime Minister Yingluck and Baroness Catherine Ashton, EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, discussed on 13 November 2013 the possibility of …
EU may remove Schengen Visa requirement for Thais Read More
Finland has sent three disaster relief experts to Tacloban, the Filipino city that was worst-hit by Typhoon Haiyan. The Interior Ministry says that it has sent three relief workers to …
Finland sends aid to Philippines Read MoreThe Interior Ministry says that it has sent three relief workers to the disaster zone in Tacloban. They travelled with fellow experts from Denmark and Luxembourg. The Finnish team will …
Finnish disaster relief workers in storm-ravaged Philippines Read More
Super Typhoon Haiyan that hit Philippines with a devastating fury on Friday may have left more than 10,000 deaths in its wake while hundreds of thousands of survivors were made …
Scandinavians still missing after Philippine typhoon Read MoreAccording to a survey by Bangkok’s The Nation newspaper, property companies are increasing their investment in Phuket, with plans to develop more than THB50 billion (USD1.6 billion) in residential and …
Scandinavians lead the charge in bullish Phuket property market Read More
Edited by Martin O’Rourke Finnish elevator-equipment company Kone Corporation has established a strong first-mover advantage and is a solid market leader in China which has the fastest growing real-estate market …
Finland’s Kone under the microscope after solid China growth Read MoreFinnair celebrated its 90th anniversary on Friday, 1 November 2013. The world’s fifth-oldest airline still in operation, Finnair was established in 1923. Today, Finnair specialises in flights between Europe and …
Finnair celebrates 90th anniversary Read More
The Finnish Foreign Ministry has been the target of large-scale spying, according to the Finnish commercial broadcasting company MTV3. The espionage has been kept under wraps, with just a few …
Did China hack Finland’s Foreign Ministry? Read More