Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
China will very soon have to decide for itself which side of history it will stand on when it comes to the war in Ukraine. And if the regime in …
China under EU pressure to join ‘right side of history’ Read More
Last week, Norway’s Ambassador to Vietnam Grete Lochen, together with the Norwegian Honorary Consul Mr. Arild Haugan, paid a courtesy visit to the Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City’s …
Norwegian delegation visited the Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City’s People’s Committee Read More
In a recent member focus article, NBAS speaks to Carolyne Wallmark from StormGeos about her upbringing in Singapore and her years living in Scandinavia. 46-year-old Carolyne Wallmark is a native …
NBAS member Carolyne Wallmark on cultural differences between Singapore and Scandinavia Read More
The 4th Nordic Day event series in Vietnam themed “ESG – Business model for sustainable development” took place on the afternoon of March 23 at the Ho Chi Minh National …
Lessons from Nordic countries on ESG – A Business model for sustainable development Read More
The Joint Maritime Committee (JMC) of the Dutch Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines (DCCP), the German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GPCCI), the Nordic Chamber of Commerce in the …
Sign up for the Joint Maritime Committee for March in the Philippines Read More
In a recent update, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce shared the main takeaway points from a press conference held on 21 March by the Chief Executive, Mrs. Carrie Lam on Hong …
SwedCham updates on travel restrictions to Hong Kong Read More
The Norwegian telecom giant Telenor wrote in a stock exchange announcement on 25 March, that the sale of its Myanmar business has now been completed. According to the announcement, Telenor has …
Telenor: The sale of Telenor Myanmar has been completed Read More
Singapore RAS, a land-based salmon project, has entered into an agreement with OFS Norge AS (OFS) and Onshore Technologies AS (ONTEC) for a Basic Design Study of its recirculating aquaculture …
Singaporean land-based salmon project signs design agreements with Norwegian RAS specialists Read More
On 22 March, Norway’s Ambassador to Malaysia Morten Paulsen visited the Offshore Technology Conference Asia 2022 (OCT ASIA) which is taking place in Kuala Lumpur from 22 to 25 March. …
Ambassador Morten Paulsen visited Offshore Technology Conference Asia 2022 Read More
Bali has on 21 March updated the list of countries that can enter the island on a Visa on Arrival (VoA), Welcome back to Bali informs. The Embassy of Denmark …
Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland now eligible for VoA to Bali Read More
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) recently announced that the Thailand Privilege Card has launched the Flexible Plus Programme, which is positioned at affluent foreign investors and aims to help …
Thailand launches Flexible Plus Programme offering privileges for foreign investors Read More
The Nordic Embassies in Vietnam (Demark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland), together with the Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management, Ho Chi Minh City invites you to a hybrid format …
Join the 2022 Nordic Day event – ESG a business model for sustainable development Read More
After a two-year closure, Myanmar will again open its borders to international tourists from 17 April onwards, the junta government has announced. Citing AFP, TTRW writes that the announcement did not include …
Myanmar reopens to international tourists Read More
Join the Nordic Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines in celebrating the Nordic Sustainability Awards Night on 24 March. More about the event, NordCham Philippines writes: The Nordic Chamber of …
Join NordCham Philippines in celebrating the Nordic Sustainability Awards Night Read More
The authorities in Myanmar have approved the sale of Telenor Myanmar to the Lebanese M1 Group, Telenor writes in a statement. “Telenor Group has been informed that the Myanmar Investment …
Myanmar military approves Norwegian Telenor’s exit Read More
Thailand’s Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) approved on 18 March the lifting of the pretravel testing requirement for international arrivals beginning 1 April 2022, TAT said in this press release. …
Thailand to lift the pretravel testing requirement for international arrivals from 1 April 2022 Read More
Finland is named the world’s happiest country for the fifth year in a row, according to The World Happiness Report 2022. Myanmar ends up very close to the bottom of the …
Finland crowned world’s happiest nation for the fifth year Read More
On 16 March, the three Nordic Embassies of Sweden. Norway and Finland celebrated Nordic Day with a reception in Kuala Lumpur. The Embassy of Finland in Kuala Lumpur shares that the …
Sweden, Norway, and Finland celebrated Nordic Day in Kuala Lumpur Read More
Norway is a member of the donor consortium which supports the multi-donor fund LIFT in order to strengthen the resilience and sustainable livelihoods of poor households in Myanmar. LIFT is managed by …
Norway supports multi-donor fund LIFT Myanmar Read More
Vietnam will resume its visa exemption policy for citizens from 13 countries as the Southeast Asian country seeks to reopen inbound tourism after nearly two years of closure, VN Express writes. This …
Vietnam resumes visa exemption for 13 countries including the Nordic Region Read More
On March 10, VOYAH, the high-end electric vehicle brand from Dongfeng Group, officially landed in Norway on the “cloud” side, with representatives from China Dongfeng Motor Industry Imp. & Exp. …
Chinese High-end EV brand VOYAH officially landed in Norway Read More
The Nordic Chamber of Commerce Indonesia invites you to join Nordcham Roundtable on 6 April in Jakarta. More about the event, Nordcham writes: Inspired by the hugely successful American Chamber …
Join Nordcham’s Roundtable in Jakarta Read More
Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) and Vietnam National Mine Action Centre (VNMAC) recently conducted an administrator training course on Information Management System for Mine Action (IMSMA) in Vietnam. The course was …
NPA and VNMAC successfully conducted IMSMA administrator training course Read More
In 1907, H.M. King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) spent a summer in Norway, traveling through the country for a full month. Over 100 years later his great great granddaughter Thanphuying Sirikitiya …
Royal book launch celebrates 115 years of diplomatic relations between Thailand and Norway Read More
Last week, with the financial support of the Norwegian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, UN Women and the Norwegian Embassy in Yangon jointly launched the Facilitator’s Handbook on Women and Peace virtually. The …
Norway and UN Women jointly launched Facilitator’s Handbook on Women and Peace in Myanmar Read More
China has introduced new test requirements upon entry for vaccinations, the Embassy of Denmark in China informs. The new requirements mean that from 14 March onwards, vaccinated travelers must present two PCR …
China update entry test requirements for vaccinated travelers Read More
Earlier this week, the Norwegian Embassy in Beijing hosted an event to celebrate the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics and to promote social inclusiveness while also sharing practices to protect the …
Norwegian Embassy in China celebrated Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Read More
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund recently decided to exclude the Chinese sportswear company Li Ning Co Ltd due to concerns over human rights violations. Allegations China denies and warns that the …
China criticizes Norges Bank for excluding Chinese Sportswear company Read More
A new study in The Lancet shows that the pandemic is estimated to have claimed 18.2 million lives worldwide. That is more than three times more than previous data has …
Study: Iceland, Norway, and Singapore had no excess mortality during the pandemic Read More
This year, Nordic Maritime will focus on promoting the Nordic sustainable shipping and port operations, OceanTech, green maritime innovations, and show how we support businesses, research, and academic cooperation with …
Nordic Maritime 2022: Green Transition to a Sustainable Ocean Economy Read More
The Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok is offering a six-month internship for a Norwegian university or college student interested in Asian politics and foreign services at the Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok …
Internship opportunity at the Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok Read More
In connection to International Women’s Day on 8 March, both the Embassy of Denmark in Myanmar and the Norwegian Embassy in Yangon honored women of Myanmar while affirming their commitment to stand in …
Denmark and Norway honor women of Myanmar Read More
On 9 March, the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) and Norwegian People’s Aid Cambodia signed Cooperation Agreements covering three main projects in the total amount of USD 6,444,808 million funded …
US provides over $ 6M in grant support through NPA Cambodia for clearing of cluster munitions Read More
Vietnam was recently not part of the 141 countries that backed a United Nations resolution calling for the immediate withdrawal of Russian troops and in a Joint article on 8 …
Ambassadors of the EU, Norway, Switzerland, and the UK encourage Vietnam to support Ukraine Read More
In a recent article in the latest issue of NYT, Fan Lai or in everyday speech Fanny, speaks about her 25 years as an organist at the Danish seamen’s Church …
Organist Fan Lai on 25 years with the Danish community in Hong Kong Read More
As part of NISS Campus (Nordic Innovation and Sustainability Shanghai)’s project of building a new landmark zero-carbon campus in the new development area in Minhang district, the NISS team has …
NISS Campus partners with South Hangqiao government and DI-Asia Base Read More
Norway’s Telenor is still waiting for approval of the sale of its Myanmar business and such a sale will include a spyware system that can monitor in real-time, phone calls, …
Norway’s Telenor accused of ‘egregious breach’ of EU sanctions with surveillance system Read More
The Nordic Ambassadors in Vietnam including Swedish Ambassador Ann Måwe, Danish Ambassador Laos Kim Højlund Christensen, Norwegian Ambassador Grete Løchen, and Finnish Ambassador Keijo Norvanto recently visited the coastal resort …
Nordic Ambassadors in Vietnam visited Nha Trang Read More
The Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce invites members and friends to the next upcoming Multi-Chamber Networking event hosted by the NTCC – Netherlands-Thai Chamber of Commerce, in close collaboration with the …
Sign up for the Multi-Chamber Networking event: River Cruising in style Read More
From 16 March 2022, the travel history requirement for the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) will include Norway and the rest of the European Economic Area (EEA). This means that fully …
Singapore’s VTL to apply to travelers from Norway from mid-March Read More
The Nordic Embassies of Finland, Norway, and Sweden in Kuala Lumpur will, together with Kuala Lumpur City Hall and Urbanice Malaysia host a series of events titled “The Nordic Way” …
Join the Nordic Embassies in Kuala Lumpur’s launch of SDGs – The Nordic Way Read More
The Danish Church in Thailand invites its annual general meeting on 20 March. The Church writes that everyone who wants to help make a difference for the Danish Church and …
The Danish Church in Thailand invites to Annual General Meeting Read More
Although Norway exported seafood worth NOK 11.3 billion in February which is an increase of NOK 2.6 billion compared with February last year, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will affect the …
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine affects the flow of Norwegian Seafood to Asia Read More
After selling to its local market for years, the Chinese EV manufacturer selected Norway as the company’s first foreign market most likely due to the Nordic country being a testbed …
NIO to sell EVs in Denmark and Sweden in 2022 Read More
After saving for months and months during the pandemic, young people want to travel and according to Kilroy Norway, the travel bug is bigger than ever. NRK writes that the travel …
Young Norwegians want to travel – Kilroy says Thailand is a popular destination Read More
The historical Norwegian tall ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl will visit Singapore in October 2022 and the Norwegian Embassy and the rest of Team Norway, their partners, and stakeholders are rigging up …
Historical Norwegian ship to visit Singapore in October Read More
Norfund is joining Norsk Solar and Nordic Impact Cooperation (NIC) as investors in the 11 MW solar plant portfolio recently constructed by Norsk Solar in Vietnam. NIC is a …
Norfund partners with Norsk Solar to meet growing demand for renewable power in Vietnam Read More
Telenor’s customers in Myanmar are imploring Telenor not to transfer the company and all its data to the company with links to the military dictatorship in Myanmar. “Please help! Many …
Myanmar customers plead with Telenor not to sell Read More
Singapore and Norway are working together for the environment and during a meeting in mid-February, Norwegian Ambassador Eivind Homme and Singapore’s Minister of Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu discussed …
Singapore and Norway – Working together for the Environment Read More
Norway is calling on Thailand to stand with Ukraine, the Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok said in a recent statement. The Embassy informs that Norway recently attended a meeting with Permanent …
Norway encourages Thailand to stand with Ukraine Read More