Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Boy Pablo, the Norwegian indie singer-songwriter, will be performing at major cities in Southeast Asia such as Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Singapore, Jakarta, and Manila on the last week of November …
Norwegian indie band returning to Southeast Asia Read More
Mr Bjørnar Dahl Hotvedt, Chargé d’affaires at the Norwegian Embassy in Jakarta was a panelist speaker at the 3rd Indonesia Circular Economy Forum (ICEF) which took place at Pullman Jakarta …
Norwegian embassy supported circular economy in Indonesia Read More
During SWITCH (Singapore Week of Innovation and TeCHnology) and Singapore Fintech Festival, Denmark’s ‘Sustainability Thought Leader Forum’ showcases Denmark and the Nordics as frontrunners in sustainable development, while the Nordic …
ScandAsia puts the spotlight on the Nordics’ circular economy Asian outreach Read More
The Swedish, Norwegian and Danish embassies together created a Nordic Pavilion at the EBTKE2019 expo in Jakarta on 6 – 8 November 2019. The pavillion provided information about green economy …
The Nordics shared green economy experience at the EBTKE2019 expo in Indonesia Read More
Billionaire Petter Stordalen’s Strawberry Group will team up with Altor Fund V and TDR Capital to take over the assets of Thomas Cook Northern Europe, or Vinggruppen, as it is …
Nordic tourism is safe: Ving Gruppen gets new owners Read More
Nokia – the Finnish multinational telecommunications and information technology company – has signed a contract with leading telecommunications service provider Hutchison 3 Indonesia (3ID) at the headquarter office in Espoo, …
Nokia and Hutchison 3 to provide new technology to Indonesian enterprise Read More
FMSI Norway-based Clean Marine and Indonesian engineering specialist announced that the companies agreed to cooperate to create a leading provider of exhaust gas cleaning systems. “We are pleased to announce …
Norwegian engineering specialist providing new system for clean marine in Singapore and Indonesia Read More
Mr. Gisle Larsen, Director of Norwegian company Sterner AS, has signed an agreement to start an integrated fish farming cooperation with Mr. Ferry Budiman, Director of PT El Rose Brothers …
Norwegian join forces with Indonesian for sustainable fish farming Read More
The West Nusa Tenggara provincial government is exploring cooperation opportunities with the Government of Denmark for adopting the application of renewable energy and waste management from the country, according to …
Lombok and Sumbawa seek energy cooperation with Denmark Read More
The future for deported children from mainly Thailand and Indonesia might soon look brighter if Mattias Tesfaye, Danish Minister of Immigration and Integration is to be trusted. Since Denmark elected …
Future in Denmark looks promising for deported children Read More
Susanne Rumohr Hækkerup has succeeded Michael Metz Mørch as Chairman of Danes Worldwides. Mr. Mørch has been Chairman for eight years. Ms. Hækkerup was elected member of the Board of …
Haekkerup new Chairman of Danes Worldwide Read More
[This image has been removed due to infringement.] Wondering where to spend your next holiday? If you’re looking to relax by the beach or explore stunning sceneries, CNN’s list of …
Scandinavian and Asian islands make it to top 10 list 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
Siemens and Grundfos have signed a digital partnership framework for strategic cooperation between the two companies. The focus is on developing water and wastewater applications, industrial automation and building technology. …
Siemens and Grundfos sign digital environment pact 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
Santa Fe Group, the last remnant of the EAC conglomerate founded by H.N. Andersen back in 1884, has sold its relocation business, including the moving company’s debt to Proventus Capital …
Santa Fe Relocation sold 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
A Danish researcher has analyzed 1,417 murders committed in Denmark from 1992 to 2016. The conclusion is, that Denmark has a rate of ‘intentional homicide’ of just 1.20 per 100,000 …
Mapping murder patterns in Denmark Read More
The Indonesian Navy has signed a contract with BAE Systems Sweden Weapon Systems for a naval gun system. More specifically, the navy has initially ordered four Bofors 57 Mk3 naval …
Sweden to deliver gun system for Indonesian Navy Read More
“Mama Said”, “Take the World by Storm” and “Love Someone”. Regardless of age or country, most people across the world can sing along to these songs by the world famous …
World Famous Danish band to play in Asia Read More
93 million. That’s how many straws Indonesians sucks their way through each day. And of the 9,8 billion plastic bags they use every year, almost 95 percent end up as …
Swedish investors to support island in sustainability project Read More
Norwegian telecommunication giant Telenor Group is trying to enter the Indonesian market by merging with the Indonesian company Axiata. Axiata holds 66.4 percent of the shares in PT XL Axiata …
EU ban on palm oil could keep Telenor out of Indonesia Read More
Even though you don’t live in Norway, your democratic right to vote for the municipal and regional elections on 9 September 2019 are intact if you’re a Norwegian citizen. However, …
Check how to vote for upcoming Norwegian elections Read More
Do you have a Volvo model S60, S80, S90, V40, V60, V70, V90, XC60 or XC90 with a 2-litre or 4-cylinder diesel engine produced between 2014 and 2019? Then you …
Volvo identifies faulty engine part Read More
West Java Governor M Ridwan Kamil started on Sunday 21 July 2019 his one-week working visit to the United Kingdom and Sweden for an economic, cultural, and environment mission. During …
West Java Governor visits Sweden this week Read More
Swedish Minister for Foreign Trade Ann Linde recently met with six ambassadors to Sweden representing each their ASEAN country. The envoys have organized themselves as Asean Committee in Stockholm (ACS). …
Sweden and ASEAN discussion in Stockholm Read More
On July 7, Embassy of Sweden in Jakarta organized “Smart Mobility Workshop” at the Swedish Residence in Jakarta. The guests attending included Ambassador of Sweden to Indonesia Marina Berg and …
Swedish Embassy hosted “Smart Mobility Workshop” in Jakarta Read More
The Henley Passport Index revealed on July 2 that the world’s most powerful passports goes to Japan and Singapore with a visa-free or visa-on-arrival score of 189. The highest spot …
Singapore ranked world’s most powerful passports Read More
Lukas Graham, a pop and soul band from Denmark is scheduled to perform in Indonesia for the first time ever. The band is bringing their smash hits “7 Years” and …
Lukas Graham’s first concert in Indonesia! Read More
On April 30, 2019, Nordic Club Jakarta paid a visit to Kampus Diakoneia Modern (KDM), a non-profit organization assisting street and marginalized children, to learn more about Ffrash, the project …
Nordic Club Jakarta visited ‘Then trash became Ffrash’ project Read More
Peter Vesterbacka, a Finnish Angry Bird game’s developer will take a part as a mentor of Bali Business Foundation Program, co-organized by Asia Exchange (AE), Finnish study exchange provider in …
Angry Bird’s developer to teach in Indonesia’s Business Program 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
“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
Since the Swedish Chamber of Commerce (SwedCham) was formed in Singapore its professional business activities have exceeded anything seen under the previous organisational format, known as SBAS. “We have increased …
High grade of activity,‘ Business Blueprint’ concept: SwedCham Singapore 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
Everyone has heard about co-working places by now. But what is it really about? A ‘workplace revolution’ is under way where IWG (International Workplace Group) is leading the way in …
Lars Wittig, IWG leads the workspace revolution Read More
‘Infrastructure Asia’ (IA) is one of the Singapore Government’s most recent and very important initiatives (launched during its presidency of ASEAN in 2018, at the 8th Asia-Singapore Infrastructure Roundtable) – …
Denmark takes pole position as Singapore initiates ‘Infrastructure Asia’ Read More
The Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) appoints Asbjorn Warvik Rortveit as a new envoy to represent the country’s seafood interests in Southeast Asia. Asbjorn Warvik Rortveit will replace Jon Erik Steenslid, …
Norway’s seafood council appoints new envoy to SE Asia 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
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
Indonesia chooses 3 tourist attractions to be promote in the Reiselivsmessen tourism exhibition in Telenor Arena, Oslo on 11-13 January 2019. The destinations promoted at the event are Raja Ampat, …
Indonesia participates in Oslo travel exhibition Read More
AndersenB2B, the digital business networking platform from Denmark for SMEs in the Nordics; and ScandAsia, the platform for Nordic News and Business Promotion in Asia, are partnering up to jointly …
AndersenB2B, ScandAsia partner up: business internationalisation Read More
A Danish design event was held in Jakarta in mid-December. The brands Hay and Montana showcased at the Danish Residence. Ambassador Rasmus Abildgaard Kristensen welcomed interior designers, architects, celebrities and …
Design showcased at Danish Residence, Jakarta Read More
On 8 November Ambassador-designate for Indonesia, Marina Berg presented her Credentials to President Joko Widodo at Istana Merdeka (Merdeka Palace). As the year, and the new Swedish ambassador’s first few …
Swedish Ambassador Marina Berg, Jakarta comments on first period Read More
Indonesia has on 16 December signed a free trade deal with European Free Trade Association (EFTA), which Norway is a member of. The agreement will provide access for major export …
Indonesia-EFTA free trade deal Read More
Finnish consulting and engineering company Poyry Plc announced on 3 December, that they have entered a three-year agreement with Indonesian Power. The assignment includes wind power, solar PV, battery storage …
Finnish company to work on renewable energy projects in Indonesia Read More
Norway has on 3 December decided to formulate a proposal to stop their own purchase of biofuels with high deforestation risk from countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia. That can …
Norway will restrict use of palm oil Read More
Topsoe opens an office in Jakarta, Indonesia. The main reason is the expected growth in areas where Topsoe’s technologies, experience, and capabilities will be beneficial to the customers, which is …
Haldor Topsoe opens office in Jakarta Read More
Bilateral consultations were held between Sweden and Indonesia at the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 23 November. The goal was to share experiences and achievements of the Swedish United …
Bilateral consultations between Sweden and Indonesia Read More On 8 November Swedenäs ambassador-designate for Indonesia, Marina Berg, met President Joko Widodo for her credential at Istana Merdeka (Merdeka Palace). During the veranda talk with President Joko Widodo, Ambassador …
Marina Berg, Ambassador to Indonesia presented credentials Read More