Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
IKEA has recalled MATVRÅ Blue/Red 2-pack bib for children worldwide as there is a choking risk, the company has announced in a press release. This includes the firm’s retail stores …
IKEA recalls children’s bib: Risk of choking 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
Scania in Malaysia and Singapore closed its operations for one hour on 20 September in support of a call for a Climate Day. Starting from 11am until 12pm on 20 …
Scania took a break for the climate Read More
Soft Touch AB is a leading brand and producer particularly of work gloves for the international market. STIL Services Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (STIL) is the group’s Kuala Lumpur-based entity, where …
Swedish protective gloves business in Kuala Lumpur Read More
Malaysia’s vibrant nature with its tropical climate and lush green forests is the main attraction for Swedish travellers, Dag Juhlin Dannfelt, Sweden’s Ambassador to Malaysia, told Sabah’s Chief Minister Datuk …
Nature attracts Swedish tourists to Sabah Read More
Danish beer is a popular drink in Malaysian and Singaporean bars and households by the looks of it. By the end of June 2019 the Danish beer company Carlsberg Malaysia …
Singaporeans and Malaysians chug more Danish beer 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
Scania Malaysia nurtures future leaders in sustainability with support to Penang school’s “No-Single-Use-Plastic” Programme Scania Malaysia distributed on Wednesday 31 July 2019 reusable lunch boxes and water bottles to students, …
Scania supports sustainability program at Penang school 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
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
Norwegian solar integrator Scatec Solar and partners have grid connected its third solar power plant in Malaysia, the 66 MW (DC) Merchang plant. The company now has a total of …
Norwegian Scatec Solar delivers third solar power plant in Malaysia Read More
On July8, representatives from Royal Norwegian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur joined “Regional Dialogue on Malaysia’s Accession to the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment …
Norwegian Embassy supported Malaysia to ratify UN treaty against torture 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
Representatives from Royal Norwegian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur led by Erlend Sannes Hadland, Deputy Head of Mission joined the 17th Asian Oil, Gas & Petrochemical Engineering Exhibition (OGA 2019) on …
Norwegian Embassy joined Malaysia’s petroleum exhibition Read More
Around the world, SWEOR celebrated the 40 year anniversary of SWEA in May this year. SWEA International must be the world’s biggest women organization today. What once started in Mother SWEA, Agneta …
SWEA International celebrates 40th anniversary Read More
Representatives from Royal Norwegian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur attended the Circular Economy Conference & Mission 2019 held on 11th June 2019 at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Kuala Lumpur. Organized by …
Norwegian Embassy participated in Circular Economy Conference in Malaysia Read More
Telenor group declared on May 28, 2019 that the new mobile application offering the solution to reduce inequalities in Myanmar’s rice industry was awarded at Telenor Youth Forum where a …
New app helping Myanmar’s Farmers won Telenor Youth Forum Read More
Swedish-owned H&M confirmed on June 2, that its LGBT collection titled “Love For All” will not be available for sale in Malaysia. According to Malaysiakini, H&M Malaysia & Singapore communications …
H&M’s LGBT collection will not be sold in Malaysia Read More
Danish artist Marianne Klerk will have her solo show for the first time in Penang, Malaysia. Entitled “House Dialogues in our space”, Klerk’s exhibition will be showcased for FREE at …
Danish artist Marianne Klerk’s first exhibition in Penang Read More
For the first time since 2010, Singapore has ranked first in the world’s most competitive economy in 2019, according to an announcement by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) …
Singapore jumped at the top of world’s competitive economy Read More
Royal Norwegian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur hosted “Human Rights Networking Event” and “Buka Puasa” taking place at Norwegian Ambassador’s Residence on Thursday, May 23. The guests attending were representatives from …
“Human Rights Networking Event” in Malaysia Read More
More than 200 years Norway got their own constitution that was signed on the 17th of May in 1814. In order to commemorate the significance of thier independence as a …
Norwegian National Day across SEA Read More
Scatec Solar, Norwegian-headquartered solar power producer, announced that it has started commercial operation for the 65 MW Jasin solar plant in Malaysia. This Jasin plant is the second of three …
Norway-Malaysia solar plant successfully started commercial operation Read More
Petri Puhakka, Finland’s Ambassador to Malaysia had an interview with BERNAMA, Malaysia’s international news service on several mutual matters concerning educational system in both countries as well as new Malaysian …
Finland’s Ambassador talked on Malaysia’s education reform Read More
On May 9 of each year, the EU representatives across the world will celebrate the Europe Day to mark the presentation of the Schuman Declaration in 1950, a pioneer to …
The celebrations of Europe Day in Myanmar and Malaysia Read More
Norway’s Telenor is in discussions on joining forces with Malaysia’s Axiata Group to run a mega pan-Asian telco in South and Southeast Asia, according to Telenor’s press release on May …
Norway’s Telenor and Malaysia’s Axiata in talk on mega merged firm Read More
The “Finnish Experience”, a two-day programme for Malaysian teachers was held in Taiping, Malaysia from April 24-25, 2019. Attended by 278 teachers from public and private education sectors, with a …
The “Finnish Experience” for Malaysian teachers Read More
The Kuala Lumpur hotel and bar scene has turned really hot recently. Any doubts you may have about that will be gone after reading this! Many of the global five-star …
Cool Kuala Lumpur’s new lifestyle attractions Read More
The Norwegian Seafood Council in collaboration with the Royal Nowegian Embassy hosted a Norwegian fjord trout and salmon cooking class for SOHOM (Spouses of Heads of Mission) and the Foreign …
Norwegian fjord trout and salmon cooking class in Malaysia Read More
Monitor ERP System Sdn Bhd recently celebrated the opening of their new ASEAN headquarters in Penang, Malaysia. On that same day, the Monitor ASEAN team held a launch event for …
Monitor ERP System Levels Up in Asia Read More
The Embassies of Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the Honorary Consulate of Iceland in Malaysia co-hosted a celebration of Nordic Day for the second time on April 11, 2019 at …
A celebration of Nordic Day in Malaysia Read More
10 April was an auspicious Swedish day in Penang, Malaysia as Monitor ERP System both inaugurated their new, expanded Asean headquarters and launched their enterprise resource planning (EPR) system’s fifth …
Monitor ERP System Malaysia levels up to conquer Southeast Asia Read More
Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra, 45-year-old Malaysian Crown Prince, will get married with Sofie Louise Johansson, 33-year-old Swedish national, on April 19. The wedding ceremony will be held on April 19, …
Malaysia’s Crown Prince to marry Swedish woman Read More
Gunn Jorid, Ambassador of Norway to Malaysia, paid a visit to Terengganu, Malaysia where she met Dr. Ahmad Samsuri Mokhta, the head of government in the Malaysian state of Terengganu, …
Norway’s Ambassador visited Terengganu, Malaysia Read More
Telenor Myanmar, a subsidiary of the Norwegian Telenor Group, expanded its non-stop international data roaming service to Malaysia and Singapore, the countries that Telenor Myanmar’s customers travel commonly, according to …
Telenor Myanmar expanded its service in Malaysia and Singapore Read More
Travel, explore, make friends and even find a date – Swedish-made travel application Gayze makes navigating Southeast Asian cities like Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta safe and fun for LGBTQ …
SE Asia soon safer for LGBTQ-people with Swedish travel app Read More
The Embassy of Norway to Malaysia hosted a breakfast meeting on 13 March 2019 for Ong Kian Ming, Malaysia’s Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry, and leading Norwegian companies …
Norway’s Embassy hosted breakfast meeting in Malaysia Read More
Ted Akiskalos, currently managing director of Carlsberg Sweden, will replace Lars Lehmann as managing director of Carlsberg Malaysia effective May 1, 2019. According to Carlsberg’s press release on 12 March …
Carlsberg Malaysia appoints new managing director Read More
Since the mid-90s, Malaysia and France consolidated defence relations, and today French aerospace giants like Safran and Airbus have made Greater KL their regional homes, both for commercial and defence …
Tech investments add value to extensive French presence in Greater KL Read More
Gunn Jorid Roset, the Ambassador of Norway to Malaysia attended the opening ceremony of the second term of the 14th Parliament of Malaysia on Monday, 11 March 2019. “The Embassy …
Norwegian Ambassador to Malaysia at the 14th Parliament opening Read More
Torbjørn Røe Isaksen, Minister of Trade and Industry of Norway, paid a two-days visit to Malaysia on 25-26 February 2019. The purpose of the visit was to meet Teresa Kok, …
Norway’s Minister and Ambassador meets Teresa Kok in Malaysia Read More
IKEA Malaysia is going to open its fourth store in Batu Kawan, Malaysia on 14 March 2019. The new store in Batu Kawan, a town located in Penang, will be …
Countdown to the opening day of IKEA’s 4th store in Malaysia Read More
Gunn Jorid, the Ambassador of Norway to Malaysia, appeared on Malaysian talk-show “Let’s Talk with Sharaad Kuttan” on the evening of Wednesday, 13 February 2019. A panelist on the show …
Norwegian Ambassador on Malaysian TV show 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
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
Norwegian Ambassador to Malaysia, H.E. Gunn Jorid Roset met with representatives from Urbanice Malaysia on 31 January 2019. The purpose of the meeting is to invite the Ambassador to hold …
Norwegian Ambassador meets with Urbanice Malaysia’s representatives Read More