Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Switzerland-based global transport and logistics company Kuehne + Nagel International AG has appointed Danish Peer Gjoew Rasmussen as managing director of Kuehne + Nagel Singapore & Malaysia, The Load Star writes. …
K+N appoints Danish Peer Gjoew Rasmussen to head Singapore and Malaysia Read More
On 7 July, the Embassy of Sweden in Kuala Lumpur and the Ministry of Transport Malaysia hosted a digital seminar on ‘Sustainable Transportation: Meeting the Urban Challenge’. The virtual seminar was hosted in collaboration …
Sweden and Malaysia hosted seminar on sustainable transportation Read More
Norway’s telecom giant Telenor should consider becoming a purely Nordic company, says equity analyst in DNB Markets Frank Maaø to media DN. E24 reports that the stock analyst has been following the …
Norway’s Telenor is struggling in Asia – Time to consider selling, says analyst Read More
Along with sharing the news that Thailand will allow some foreigners to pre-register for the covid vaccine, the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok notes that Sweden does not plan to provide vaccines for Swedes …
Sweden does not plan to provide vaccines for Swedes abroad Read More
Over 140 innovators joined the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) innovation challenge to combat plastic pollution in the Asia-Pacific region according to this Press release. From the group of innovators, …
Innovators join ASEAN-wide call to combat marine plastic pollution Read More
On 1 July, the Malaysian state-owned Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) announced that it has chosen the Swedish telecom giant Ericsson to develop its fifth-generation (5G) network and ecosystem even though …
Malaysia appoints Ericsson over Huawei as 5G development partner Read More
The Malaysian palm giant IOI Group faces labor abuse allegations in a new report recently published by the Finnish human rights group Finnwatch. IOI Group is one of Malaysia’s biggest …
Finnwatch reports on labor right violations in Malaysia’s palm oil production Read More
The Norwegian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur and Hanoi invites you to join Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide as she presents Norway’s new international strategy for the promotion of freedom …
Freedom of Expression: Launch of Norway’s new International Strategy Read More
As an unusual arrival procedure Finland’s new Ambassador to Thailand, Mr Jyri Järviaho, along with his wife Elina Multanen, began their new life as ambassador couple with a two weeks’ …
Jyri Järviaho debuts as Finland’s Ambassador to Cambodia and Thailand Read More
The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur said this week their goodbyes to Ambassador Gunn Jorid Roset who has finished her four-year tour as the ambassador to Malaysia and Brunei. According to …
Ambassador Gunn Jorid Roset says Goodbye Kuala Lumpur Read More