Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
This year’s 2021 LGBTI Film Festival Guangzhou is held at selected Consulates General in Guangzhou during the period from 31 July to 31 August. The 2021 LGBTI Film Festival Guangzhou …
Nordic films to be featured at the 2021 LGBTI+ Film Festival in Guangzhou Read More
The Norwegian Cultural Center in Singapore invites you to broaden your culinary horizons with the best chefs, in the comforts of your home, with their event ‘Chef’s Kitchen with Chef …
Join NCC SG and Chef Jimmy Chok: From farm to table – the Norwegian salmon Read More
There is good news for Nordic food lovers in Hong Kong as TimeOut Hong Kong has announced the opening of a new Nordic cafe in Sheung Wan district near Man Mo Temple. …
New Nordic Café Hjem opens in Hong Kong’s Sheung Wan district Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong invites all Nordic Chamber members to a Nordic Lunch @FINDS in Tsim Tsa Tsui, Hong Kong on 6 August. More about the event: We …
DCC Hong Kong invites all Nordic Chamber members to Nordic Lunch Read More
The Norwegian Embassy in Singapore, Bangkok, Hanoi, and Manila united on 22 July to honor the memory of the victims of terrorist attacks on Oslo and Utøya 10 years ago. …
Norwegian Embassies in Asia honor the memory of the victims of terrorist attacks on Oslo and Utøya Read More
In a recent update, the Norwegian People’s Aid in Vietnam shares the organization’s latest work while thanking Norway and the United States for supporting the important work the Labour Movement’s Humanitarian …
NPA Vietnam thanks Norway with update on its important work in Thua Thien Hue province Read More
The Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio has shipped its first batch of flagship ES8 SUVs to Norway, the company said on 22 July. The shipment is a key step in …
Nio’s shipment of EV’s is en route to Norway Read More
On 10 March this year, the supreme legislature of Norway (Storting) announced data breaches in its email systems. Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs now says that China was behind the …
Norway’s Foreign Minister say China was behind hacker attach – China denies and want proof Read More
Telenor ended a dramatic first half of the year with a sale of its business in Myanmar. The company still does not have the final calculation ready for the investment, but …
Telenor is raising the forecast for this year despite selling its Myanmar business Read More
The Myanmar news agency, Myanmar Now writes in a recently published article that Telenor’s “irresponsible” sale of its Myanmar business “puts us all at risk” and that the Norwegian government …
Myanmar Now: Telenor’s irresponsible Myanmar sale puts us all at risk Read More
Due to the recent developments in the covid-19 situation in Hanoi city, the Norwegian Embassy has limited physical meetings to only include emergency consular cases until further notice and …
Norwegian Embassy in Hanoi: physical meetings limited, covid-19 vaccine update Read More
In a recent article, the Norwegian Business Association in Singapore introduced new member Touch Call Recordings and spoke to Asia CEO Kjetil Abo about his time in Singapore, the Touch Journey, and …
NBAS introduce new member Touch Call Recording Read More
Established in 2012, The Nordic Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines brings together the Nordic-Philippine business community and promotes and facilitates trade, commerce, industry, and investment between the Philippines and …
NordCham PH’s key information to doing business with the Philippines and the Nordics Read More
A team of scientists from Norway, Singapore, and India has found a way to convert tamarind shells into carbon nanoshells which is a key component of supercapacitors potentially able to …
Scientists from Norway, Singapore, and India examine tamarind shells as charging infrastructure Read More
As of Monday 19 July, there is good news for elderly Nordic citizens in Thailand regarding covid-19 vaccination and according to a recent announcement shared by the Norwegian Embassy in …
Thailand to provide Covid-19 vaccine to all foreigners aged 75 and over Read More
The latest NBAS Talks – Team Norway’s outlook for 2021 podcast is out and features current trends, challenges, and opportunities with H.E. Ambassador Anita Nergaard, Innovation Norway Director Pål Kastmann, …
Listen to the podcase ‘NBAS Talks – Team Norway’s outlook for 2021’ Read More
The Chinese carmaker Nio is to enter the Norwegian market in September making the Nio ES8 SUV available to Norwegian customers together with home chargers and superchargers. The carmaker also …
Chinese Nio’s ES8 SUV will be available for Norwegian customers in September Read More
Business magazine Forbes has brought a list ranking the top 25 countries in the world by intelligence. In general, the list, which has been prepared and examined by the discount website …
Ranked: Some Asian countries are smarter than the Scandinavian countries Read More
The Nordic countries of Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Iceland are still some of the happiest countries in the world, at least according to The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Solutions …
The Nordic countries are still the happiest in the world Read More
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Norway and Vietnam and recently Norwegian Ambassador to Vietnam Grete Lochen had a short talk with VTC News about …
Ambassador Grete Lochen on the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Norway and Vietnam Read More
Join NordCham Philippines for a virtual speed networking event on 29 July 2021 from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM and meet amazing people! More about the event: Even when you …
Join NordCham Philippines for virtual speed networking event Read More
From 1 July, Norwegians abroad could vote in parliamentary elections. But Covid-19 restrictions around the world and fewer mail flights can make advance voting from abroad more complicated than before. …
Norwegians abroad are encouraged to vote early due to covid-19 restrictions Read More
Four years ago, Nordland County Municipality and several companies in the North of Norway signed a cooperation agreement with Zhejiang Province in China with a letter of intent for more …
Nordland County is closing down Chinese education offers Read More
The Netherland-based Shipping company AAL Shipping recently delivered four of the largest rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) in its history from China to the Port of Oslo, Norway, media Maritime Professionals reports. …
Huge cranes delivered from China to the Port of Oslo Read More
The Singapore-based oil and gas company Rex International Holding (REX) with its subsidiaries, the “Group” announce that the issuance of Lime Petroleum AS’s 2.5-year senior secured bond of NOK 500 …
REX: Lime Petroleum’s US$60 million senior secured bond issue completed Read More
On 12 July, Ambassador Grete Løchen met with the new President of the Voice of Vietnam (VOV), Mr. Do Tien Sy, the Norwegian Embassy in Hanoi shared in a recent update. According …
Ambassador Grete Løchen meets the new President of the Voice of Vietnam Read More
In a recent update, the Consulate General of Finland in Shanghai highlights Nordic collaboration in China and its long roots. The Consulate General writes that a good example of …
Nordic Centre at Fudan University plays important role in bridging Nordic universities with China Read More
In light of the recent discovery that the Delta variant has been detected on the island of Phuket and a total of six “Phuket Sandbox” travelers have tested positive for …
Norwegian traveling on Phuket’s Sandbox scheme ended in Quarantine Read More
Is seaweed packaging the solution to the plastic problem in the world? Potentially yes. In a video, the unbiased german-based media organization, DW Made by Minds shows how packaging made …
Seaweed packaging? How Norway and Indonesia are replacing plastic with Seaweed Read More
The Nordic Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines invites you to join their BDO Financeluent Series: Relevant Programmes in Times of Covid-19 on 27 July. More about the event: When …
Join NordCham’s BDO Financeluent Series: Relevant Programmes in Times of Covid-19 Read More
A new loan matching program for export-oriented small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has been announced by the Ministry of Commerce, the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce shares in a recent update …
New loan matching program for export-oriented SMEs available in Thailand 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
Finland’s flag carrier Finnair will this winter be offering direct flights from Arlanda, Stockholm to Bangkok, and Phuket in Thailand. According to Breaking travel News, starting from 22 October, Finnair …
Finnair to offer long-haul routes from Sweden to Bangkok and Phuket Read More
Norway’s telecom giant Telenor has entered into an agreement to sell 100 percent of its mobile business in Myanmar to M1 Group for NOK 900 million, the company recently announced. …
Norway’s Telenor sells its Myanmar business to M1 group for NOK 900 million Read More
On 5 July, the Norwegian government eased some of the country’s entry rules for foreign nationals to include, amongst others, boyfriends and girlfriends of Norwegian citizens from selected countries including …
Norway allows entry for boyfriends & girlfriends from Singapore and Taiwan Read More
Norwegians abroad who are not offered a vaccine in their country of residence can travel back to Norway for vaccination, the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services writes to …
Norway says citizens can come home for vaccination Read More
The DCCC is pleased to inform you that the conference “Nanjing Exclusive Dialogue with European Enterprises” will be held on July 13 at Shanghai Garden Hotel. The “Nanjing Exclusive Dialogue …
DCCC invites to Nanjing Exclusive Dialogue with European Enterprises conference Read More
The Norwegian government is setting up a climate investment fund of NOK 10 billion that will invest in renewable energy, such as solar and wind, in developing and emerging economies …
Norway set up climate fund targeting Asian countries in their green energy transitions Read More
If you have received two doses of covid-19 vaccines you are basically fully vaccinated but not all countries in the world accept cross-vaccines and Thailand is one of them. Danish …
Cross-vaccinated Nordic residents can not enter Thailand without quarantine 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
According to the Department of Disease Control, foreigners in Thailand will soon be able to pre-register for COVID-19 vaccination in Thailand. The Department of Disease Control states that the newly …
Thailand to allow some foreigners to register for Covid-19 vaccine Read More
Myanmar’s military Junta has informed executives of major telecom companies operating in the country that they can not leave Myanmar without permission, Reuters reports. The announcement reportedly comes from a …
Myanmar’s military junta bans telecom executives from leaving the country Read More
Norwegian Energy Partners (NORWEP), the independent non-profit foundation is renewing their focus on Southeast Asia and has appointed Mr. Jeffrey Lai as Country Manager in Singapore. NORWEP is partly founded …
Norwegian Energy Partners renew Southeast Asia focus Read More
SwedCham China is inviting you to join their upcoming webinar: China Financial index 2021 – presenting Nordic business opportunities with SEB on 6 July. More about the event: The latest …
SwedCham China presents Nordic business opportunities with SEB Read More
In Team Norway’s latest newsletter, Ambassador Anita Nergaard updates on the activities taking place for Norwegian businesses in Singapore as we are entering the second half of 2021, and a gradual opening …
An update from Ambassador Anita Nergaard on Team Norway’s work in Singapore Read More
The export value of Norwegian seafood has never been higher in the first half of the year than in 2021, the Norwegian Seafood Council announced in a recent press release. …
Best first half-year of all time for Norwegian seafood exports Read More
77-year-old Norwegian Knut Hauslo lives in Pattaya, Thailand, and has still not received a covid-19 vaccine. He is part of a group of elderly Norwegians who are permanent residents of …
Norwegian in Thailand asks his government for vaccine help Read More
Singapore Norway Chamber of Commerce is inviting you to join Norway Health Tech, Norwegian Smart Care Cluster, and Innovation Norway to further investigate the potential of Singapore as a potential …
Investigate the potential of Singapore as a potential market and gateway to Asia Read More
In a recent article, the news agency Reuters reports that Norway’s Telenor is considering selling its business in Myanmar. Telenor itself states that they are considering various alternatives due to …
Reuters: Telenor is considering selling its business in Myanmar Read More
On July 2, the Norwegian Ambassador to Vietnam Grete Lochen worked with the Vietnamese Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha and Ms. Caitlin Wiesen, UNDP Resident Representative …
Norway and Vietnam prepare for international conference Read More