Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Jakarta Post recently published an opinion piece by Vegard Kaale, the Norwegian Ambassador to Indonesia and Timor-Leste. As Indonesia recently received the country’s first batch of AstraZeneca vaccines, the …
Norwegian Ambassador in Indonesia: The vaccine offers hope, we can not afford to leave the poor behind Read More
According to Freedom House’s 2021 freedom rankings, Thailand is described as ‘not free” which puts the country back to the position held during the coup years, Bangkok Post reports. Other …
Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia are “not free” Read More
On 8 March 2021, the Norwegian embassy in Hanoi announced: Do you want to be an Ambassador for a day and learn about her work at a foreign embassy in …
Young, inspiring Vietnamese ladies invited to be “Ambassador for a day” Read More
On 26 February 2021 the Youngship Singapore announced a networking initiative: weekly get together fun run, started in March 2021, the invitation read: Hope that everyone is doing great and …
Youngship Singapore invites to weekly Monday Run to stay healthy together Read More
Denmark, Norway, and Thailand have temporarily suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s covid-19 vaccine until more clarity in regards to the possible connection to possible blood clots is revealed, Ritzau reports. …
Denmark, Norway and Thailand temporarily suspend the use of AstraZeneca’s covid-19 vaccine Read More
According to a recent announcement, Singapore’s Keppel, Denmark’s Maersk, and Norway’s Yara have joined forces with Japan’s Sumitomo and Hong Kong’s Fleet Management to develop ammonia fuel for ships. The …
Keppel, Maersk, and Yara to develop ammonia as ship fuel in Singapore Read More
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong has launched ‘THE ACADEMY” which is a platform for knowledge and learning for SwedCham members and friends. THE ACADEMY offers a variety …
SwedCham HK launches platform for knowledge and learning Read More
Over the years, Asian military dictatorships are opposed by a three-finger symbol taken straight out of a Hollywood movie. Most recently the world has witnessed protesters in Myanmar use the …
Have you ever wondered what the three-finger hand symbol used in Asian demonstrations means? Read More
“More than 11 million tons of plastic waste end up in the oceans every year. And this is expected to double in the next 20 years,” Norway’s Ambassador to ASEAN …
Norway provides grants for ASEAN researchers to reduce plastic waste Read More
In a recent interview with Norway’s NRK, the Norwegian singer-songwriter Bjørn Eidsvåg talks about his classic songs being translated into Chinese for the Nordic-Chinese cooperation project Nordic Echo. To NRK, …
Norwegian Bjørn Eidsvåg on his classic songs translated to Chinese Read More