Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Rovio Entertainment, a Finnish creator of globally successful franchise ‘Angry Birds,’ announced its partnership with the Chinese city of Harbin to create the first ever Angry Birds experience made of ice …
The first Angry Birds Winter Experience to open in China Read MoreThe Nordic Young Professionals invited its members to a night of laughs and drinks at the Apartment in Shanghai on November 22th. Where Kung Fu Komedy provided the entertaining …
Young Nordics at Kung Fu Komedy night Read MoreFinnish animation studio Anima Vitae – the company behind Niko 2 – has signed a joint venture agreement with Malaysia’s Creative Media Point to start a new studio in Kuala …
Anima Vitae to open Malaysian studio Read MoreThe recently concluded 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the pledges made by senior leaders demonstrate the Party’s determination and capability to intensify future Party building …
Diplomats eye future China after CPC congress Read MoreZhongguancun ZPark Software Park located in Beijing, the FinChi Innovation Center and China-Finland Golden Bridge have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a Chinese science and technology park …
China’s largest science and technology park is coming to Finland Read MoreGovernment agencies in three southern border provinces organized ‘One Voice to End Violence Against Women and Children’ campaign at Prince of Songkla University, Pattani campus, on Nov 17-18. The 2-day event funded by …
Finnish Embassy supports a campaign to fight violence against women in Thailand’s far south Read MoreFinnair and Malaysia Airlines have established new code shares, increasing access to the airlines’ respective hubs in Helsinki and Kuala Lumpur.Through the new arrangement, effective on Nov 20, selected Malaysia …
Finnair and Malaysia Airlines begin codeshare agreement Read MoreEmbassy of Finland has granted funds to six local organisations total of 188 000 euros to help develop the projects concerning human rights advocacy and peace and reconciliation processes.Fund for local cooperation …
Finnish Embassy in Thailand granted funds for local cooperation Read MoreMembers of the Finnish Chamber of Commerce together with the Consulate General of Finland and Finnish company Tekes gathered to have a discussion about the outlook of service business (B2B) …
Finns talked B2B opportunities in HK and China Read MoreD&M Music Studio and the Embassy of Finland present pianist Linda Hedlund, making her Bangkok debut, with Eri Nakagawa on violin at the Siam Ratchada auditorium on ground floor of …
Acclaimed Finnish violinist’s debut show in Bangkok Read MoreSkiing 1000 km in Thailand for charity Three “crazy pensioners” – Karl Fred (Kalle) Kristensen and Kjell Isak Sunde from Norway and Peter from Sweden – started on 15 October …
Skiing 1000 km in Thailand for charity Read MoreThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs is to close an embassy in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, and a consulate in Australia’s largest city Sydney. The cuts will save around 450,000 …
Finland to close embassy in Philippines Read MoreSet to open on November 8, 2012 at the Met Museum’s Tall Galleries, “Contemporary Lithography in Finland” is a debut exposition of Finnish printmakers in Manila. It comprises 33 works by some …
Contemporary Finnish Lithographs on View at the Met Museum, Manila Read MoreOn Saturday, November 3rd the Nordic Club of Jakarta hosted their annual charity Crayfish Party in the Grand Ballroom at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. With plenty of imported crayfish and …
Crayfish Party Jakarta Style Read MoreThai Labour Minister Padermchai Sasomsap has encouraged Thai labours to work in the Scandinavian countries during their berry harvesting season, assuring approximately 100,000 baht monthly income. Padermchai has disclosed Labour …
Thailand urges its labour to berry-pick in Scandinavia Read MoreMinister of State for Social and Family Development, Halimah Yacob, spoke about her recent trip to Finland and Sweden to look at how preschool education is organised and delivered, when …
Singapore minister calls Nordic preschool a useful concept Read MoreMultinational consulting and engineering firm Pöyry has signed a contract with the Lao government to supervise construction of the divisive Xayaburi hydropower dam in the country’s north on Nov 9, …
Controversial Pöyry tapped for Xayaburi Read MoreAt the Nordic Breakfast Seminar on November 8th, 2012, Mr. Jens Werner, Board Chairman of Georg Jensen Thailand, and former Board Chairman of Royal Copenhagen Thailand, enlightened the members of …
Breakfast seminar with Georg Jensen Read MoreThe Nordic Young Professionals (NYP) Entrepreneurial Night & Mini Speed Networking event was held at the TenFace Boutique Hotel in Bangkok on Friday 2 November, 2012 and received a high …
One Speedy Night in Bangkok Read MoreJyrki Katainen, Finnish Prime Minister, emphasised that Finland welcomed the recent democratic developments in Myanmar, when he met with Thein Sein, President of Myanmar in a sideline meeting at the …
Finland is ready to enhancing cooperation with Myanmar Read MoreThe Shanghai Overseas Returned Scholars Association (SORSA) launches ‘Nordic Countries Chapter,’ an association of scholars who pursued studies in the Nordic countries, on Saturday Nov. 10.Among other guests at the …
SORSA invites Sino-Nordic alumni to attend the ‘Nordic Countries Chapter’ launch Read MorePicosun Oy, a leading Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) equipment manufacturer from Denmark, is joining the China-Findland Nano Innovation Center, which was opened on Nov. 2. The honorable guests at the …
Picosun the first Finnish company joins China-Finland Nano Innovation Center Read MoreOn the 1st of November, the Finnish Business Council in Shanghai were pleased to invite Mr Jyri Häkämies, Minister of Economic Affairs of Finland, to talk about the economic situation …
Finnish Minister talked Economic Situation Read MoreThe Finnish government will investigate multinational consulting and engineering firm Pöyry over its involvement in Laos’s Xayaburi dam project, writes the Phnom Penh Post. The newspaper revealed a letter …
Scrutiny over Finnish firm’s ties to Xayaburi Read More“We want to recognise and reward our loyal Singapore customers for their continuous support. They are the ones who have made it possible for Finnair to grow and evolve over these …
Finnair celebrates 89th anniversary with treat for Business Class passengers Read MoreAfter being appointed recently as Phuket’s new governor, Mr. Maitri Inthusut has arranged a meeting with consuls of 12 countries including Mr. Pamuke Achariyachai, the Honorary Consul General for Finland’s Consulate General, …
Finnish consul met with Phuket Governor Read MoreRadical Design Week 2012 (RDW2012) in Shanghai has started on 26 October! Finland’s future-oriented design and innovation will be featured until 4 November. Around 40 events feature Finnish design in …
Radical Design Week 2012 in Shanghai features Finland’s creativity Read MoreAccording to Global Gender Gap Report released on 23 October by the Word Economic Forum, Nordic countries are among the top 7 countries with least gender gap in the world. …
Less Gender Gap in Nordic countries – In Asia, The Philippines is best for women Read MoreJoin the Nordic Young Professionals as they host yet another fun night of getting to know new people and catching up with old friends at the Tenface Boutique Hotel on …
NYP entrepreneurial mini speed networking Read MoreIKEA, the world’s largest furniture retailer, will shift to renewable energy by 2020 and grow more trees than it uses under a plan to safeguard nature, as it builds on …
IKEA going green by 2020 Read MoreRembrandt Hotel Bangkok relocated their breakfast back to the newly renovated international buffet restaurant, Flavours, on Monday, 22 October. After 3 months of construction, the time had come to reintroduce Flavours, an extensive …
Rembrandt reintroduces Flavours for breakfast Read MoreThe South East Asian business elite and 16 Heads of States and Governments will meet in Pnom Penh when the 9. ASEAN Business & Investment Summit will be held as …
Record number of participants for the 9. ASEAN Business & Investment Summit Read MoreOnce again Scandinavian Society Siam had invited to an event with historical content. A Sunday film afternoon showing “The Ship that changed the World” about M/S Selandia, which was built …
M/S Selandia a first step to globalisation Read MoreMembers of Nordic Chambers of Commerce in Thailand gathered at the Sheraton Grande Hotel, Bangkok for a breakfast seminar on Social Media Marketing last Tuesday, October 16th, 2012. The topic …
Nordics gained knowledge on Social Media Marketing Read MoreA few fun Finnish cultural events will soon be held in Bangkok including Finnish jazz band Boston Promenade at Brown Sugar, Finnish director’s film at the World Film Festival and …
Finnish cultural events in Bangkok Read MoreThe Nordic Documentary Film Festival, NORDOX, 2012 will begin its seventh anniversary celebrations in China on Saturday, 20 October, with a selection of films from all five of the Nordic countries, …
NORDOX 2012 just around the corner Read MoreFinland will soon be welcoming another wave of nurses from abroad, this time from the Philippines. More than 10 million Filipinos have left their country looking for greener pastures elsewhere. …
Filipino nurses prepare to work in Finland Read MoreNordcham Crayfish Party was a big party among 150 friends. Scandinavian and Vietnamese and some other nationalities join the good party, where the Norwegean snaps floated along with the Danish …
Crayfish party in Vietnam – Good food, snaps and wild dancing Read MoreThe Third Blue Wind Multimedia Art Festival for female artists will be held in Yangon from November 23 to 27, 2012 with highlights including a directing workshop led by Finnish …
Yangon art festival with Finnish cinematographer Pekka Niskanen Read MoreJesper Lejfjord and David Jonsson are two young entrepreneurs and the founders of the Swedish organisation World Volunteer. Based on their experience with volunteering and managing education projects in the …
Eco-bungalow project in Laos Read MoreThe Media Development Authority’s (MDA) Singapore has announced success through the trip to Cannes during MIPCOM 2012 last week in as Singapore media companies have closed significant distribution and co-production …
Singaporean and Scandinavian dealings at MIPCOM 2012 Read MoreWhile Europe is in crisis Asian countries maintain growth, albeit at a slightly lower level. Lots of European companies look at Asia and not at least Southeast Asia to find …
No Nordic ministers at the Asia-Europe Finance Ministers’ Meeting Read MoreTo celebrate its seventh anniversary, the Nordic Documentary Film Festival (NORDOX) will be held in Beijing from 20 to 31 October this year, featuring a selection of films from all …
Nordic Documentary Film Festival in Beijing Read More“When children are born at almost two million per year and a population of 100 million touches, the Philippines is running an intense and emotional debate on the prevention and …
Finnish documentary on Philippine birth control cause debate Read MoreBomanbridge Media Singapore introduces Angel’s Gate, the world’s first transmedia business reality format, to Finland. The Singaperian company has signed a deal with Finland’s leading crossmedia production company Intervisio for …
Singaporean transmedia business reality format sold to Finnish production company Read MoreHosted by the Embassy of Sweden, a meeting between the consular sections of all the Nordic Embassies in Bangkok was held on 9 October 2012. The meeting is a part …
Nordic consular meeting at Swedish Embassy in Bangkok Read MoreHeld on 22 September to 24 October, the fourth “Salihara Festival” features great performance art from many countries around the world. This year, Finnish Susanna Leinonen Company will perform on …
Finnish dance at Salihara Festival in Jakarta Read More“National University of Singapore” is not only the best university in Southeast Asia and China, but it is also better than any Scandinavian University. It is Times Higher Education who …
University in Singapore beats both Chinese and Scandinavian universities Read MoreFinnair, the Finnish carrier, has seen a strong growth in number of airline’s passengers in September, especially in Asia and Europe.According to Finnair, the traffics on its regular routes especially …
Finnair sees increase in passengers in Asia and Europe Read MoreOn Sunday 7 October 2012, Pattaya police received a report that a foreign man had been stabbed and was laying in the street in South Pattya. Police rushed to the …
Finnish man stabbed to death by Thai girlfriend in Pattya Read More