Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Nordic restaurant FINDS in Hong Kong invites to experience the Nordic spring flavors. FINDS has prepared an Authentic Signature Menu “The Nordic Journey” Spring Edition. Inspired by five of …
Taste the Nordic Spring Flavors at FINDS Hong Kong Read More
On 25 March 2021 Aker Solutions announced it has won a large contract from ConocoPhillips to provide a subsea production system for the Eldfisk North development offshore Norway. The field …
Aker Solutions to Deliver Subsea Production System for the Eldfisk North Development Read More
On 25 March 2021 the Norwegian embassy in Vietnam announced the Winner of the competition to become “Ambassador for a Day” in a statement, that read: First, we would like …
Winners of ‘Ambassador for a day’ in Vietnam announced Read More
NBAS, in partnership with Maritime and Port Authority Singapore, the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Singapore and Innovation Norway, is hosting a special insights panel on decarbonization in the maritime industries …
NBAS invites to Special insights panel: Towards zero emissions Read More
Thailand has enforced strict restrictions on incoming travel since the pandemic started over a year ago and finding the right information can be a bit of a minefield. To make …
Travel off Path: Step by step guide on how to travel to Thailand right now Read More
On 22 March 2021 the Royal embassy of Thailand in Sweden announced: Update on Thailand’s inbound travel measures for non-Thai nationals (effective from April 1, 2021) Please note that other …
Thailand to reduce quarantine days for international travelers from 1 April Read More
The Ibsen Scholarship program by Ibsen Awards was initiated by the Norwegian parliament in 2007, to offer funding for innovative performing arts projects worldwide. The call for 2021 is out …
The Ibsen Scholarships 2021 calls out to global innovative performing artist Read More
Thai European Business Association (TEBA) is pleased to invite you to an exclusive luncheon with Mr. Duangarthit Nidhi-u-tai Deputy Director-General of the Department of Trade Negotiations, Ministry of Commerce, and …
TEBA invites to business update luncheon with Mr. Duangarthit Nidhi-u-tai Read More
On 17 March 2021 the Nordic Innovation House Singapore announced the latest opportunity in Medtech, as follow: Are you a Nordic HealthTech or MedTech company looking for new market opportunities …
Medtech innovators invited to Nordic Health Virtual Market Entry Programme Read More
On 22 March 2021 the Thai Nordic Golf Society Captain announced registration to join Pecunia Asset Management Cup 2021 has officially started, as follow: Sign up is now open for …
Pecunia Asset Management Cup 2021 open for registration Read More
To celebrate the Nordic Day, on 23 March 2021, the Nordic Embassies in Vietnam (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden), in coordination with the National Academy of Politics jointly organized a …
Nordic embassies and HCM National Academy celebrated Nordic Day with Nordic Green Capitals seminar Read More
On 22 March, foreign EU Ministers decided at a meeting in Brussels to sanction four Chinese persons and one organization over violations of human rights against Muslim minorities. The sanctions …
EU member states sanction China for human right violations Read More
Singapore Norway Chamber of Commerce invites to Webinar on updates from Singapore and the surrounding Region 15 April. The invitation reads: Dear SNCC members and friends, One year after the …
SNCC Webinar – Update from Singapore and the surrounding Region Read More
On 16 March 2021 Norwegian Honorary Consul Arild Haugan in Ho Chi Minh City attended the signing ceremony of a long-term energy off-take agreement between Norway-headquartered Norsk Solar Vietnam and …
Norsk Solar will deliver largest single-client rooftop solar PV systems in Vietnam Read More
Finland topped again the list according to survey data from the Gallup World Poll. The country scored well in key areas such as income inequality and recorded exceptionally high trust …
Finland won Happiest Country for the fourth consecutive time Read More
Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global, the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund with a market value of about NOK11.08 trillion (RM5.48 trillion), has bought NOK11.34 billion (about RM5.44 billion) worth of …
Norway’s Government Pension Fund bought NOK 11.34 Billion worth of Malaysian Government Bonds Read More
The Liveability Challenge in Singapore is looking for startups, innovators and problem solvers to offer solutions under two key themes: [1] Decarbonisation & [2] Re-Imagining resources. With just one month …
The Liveability Challenge 2021 is officially opens for submissions Read More
The Norwegian documentary “Do not split” was on Monday nominated for an Oscar but because the documentary is about democracy rebellion in Hong Kong, China might not broadcast the Oscars …
Norwegian documentary can create trouble for the Oscar TV broadcast in China Read More
Recently, Norway’s car market experienced a major milestone. EV sales surpassed conventional combustion engine-driven vehicle sales for the first time. It was a first not only for Norway but for …
Norway for the first time sells more electric cars than conventional Read More
On 16 March 2021, military-controlled MRTV announced that Dr. Sa Sa had been charged with high treason under Section 122(2) of the Criminal Code for accepting an appointment as Myanmar’s …
Myanmar military regime charge Dr. Sa Sa with high treason Read More
Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global is the world’s largest fund and it owns close to 1.5 percent of all shares in the world’s listed companies, including 146 Malaysia-listed companies, Free …
Norway’s wealth fund has stake in 146 Malaysia-listed companies Read More
Imports of frozen and cold-chain food to China are recovering and among other products, Norwegian salmon is popular again amongst Chinese consumers. The country’s cold-chain food industry has been the …
Salmon from Norway is popular in China again Read More
Thailand will shorten the mandatory quarantine period from 14 days to 10 and 7 days and travelers will not need fit-to-fly documents when arriving into the country starting 1 April, …
Thailand eases restrictions on 1 April – shorter quarantine and no fit-to-fly certificates Read More
On Monday 15 March 2021 the Nordic ambassadors paid a joint visit to the Governor of Chiang Mai province and Chiangmai University. In joint Nordic cooperation, Norwegian Ambassador Kjersti Rødsmoen, …
Nordic ambassadors visited Chiangmai governor and CM University Read More
Danish Business Association Singapore has extended an invitation to “Future of Sustainability” Panel Discussion on 31 March. The invitation reads: DABS is excited to invite you to our very first …
DABS invites to “Future of Sustainability” Panel Discussion 31 March Read More
It’s estimated that two persons are killed and approximately forty people are injured every minute on roads around the world so in which parts of the world are you …
Thailand is the second unsafest country in the world to drive in Read More
As part of efforts to attract international travelers to China under strict epidemic prevention measures, Chinese embassies in at least 20 countries including Norway and Indonesia have recently started offering …
China eases visa policy for receivers of Chinese Covid-19 vaccines Read More
On International Women’s Day, 8 March 2021 the Swedish Ambassador H.E.Harald Fries joined Vice President Leni Robredo and other European ambassadors in a working luncheon hosted by Ambassador Alain Gaschen …
Nordic ambassadors discussed women empowerment initiatives with Philippines Vice President Leni Robredo Read More
In a bid to make mandatory quarantine in Thailand attractive, the popular tourist nation last month introduced the possibility for tourists to spend their 14 days in quarantine at a …
Offer for Nordic tourists: Quarantine on a yacht in Thailand Read More
Singapore is opening the first corona-friendly business hotel that allows people to work in the same room and business travelers to hold face-to-face meetings. International business travel is still discouraged …
Singapore opens bubble hotel for business travelers Read More
St. Andrews International School Sukhumvit 107 invites you to join a meeting on campus to discover more about the unique new alternative to the IBDP and A-Levels: the IBCP – …
St Andrew’s S107 host IBCP Discovery Event 1 April Read More
Government of Norway announced on 15 March 2021: In order to limit the risk of infections imported from abroad, the government further tightened non-Norwegian citizens’ entitlement to enter Norway. Read …
Norway tighten entry restriction to limit the risk of imported infections Read More
On International Women’s Day 8 March 2021 Kuhn Nee (19) from Narathivas had the opportunity to be ambassador for a day at the Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok. The program activities …
Norwegian embassy Bangkok welcomed Ambassador for a day winner Read More
China and Norway moved closer to an agreement on the two nations’ Free Trade agreement during a recent video conference between their chief trade negotiators, China Briefing reports. China and …
China and Norway aim to complete free trade agreement negotiations Read More
On 9 March 2021 the Norwegian embassy hosted a discussion with the Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRCS) and representatives from the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent. …
Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRCS) visited Norwegian residence Read More
Vietnam will continue its AstraZeneca vaccine rollout despite the news regarding blood clot risk because it has not yet recorded any case of blood clots as reported in some countries, …
AstraZeneca vaccine rollout continues in Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines Read More
A Danish-commissioned high-speed ferry, Fjord FSTR, sets sail from Cebu to Hirtshals, Denmark on 5 March 2021. Fjord Line, a Danish shipping company, commissioned Austal Philippines to build the 109-meter …
Philippines built Fjord FSTR sets sail from Cebu to Hirtshals, Denmark Read More
A large number of major Western powers are criticizing China’s changes in Hong Kong’s electoral system including Denmark. Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod says, according to Danish daily BT, that …
Denmark criticizes Chinese changes in Hong Kong’s electoral system Read More
Norway’s wealth fund is the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund and operates under ethical guidelines set by parliament. According to the fund’s ethics watchdog, the $1.3 trillion wealth fund is …
Norway’s wealth fund to examine whether firms are using forced Xinjiang labor Read More
Join Norwegian Ambassador to Singapore H.E. Anita Nergaard and H.E. Morten Høglund Norwegian Ambassador to ASEAN among others as they discuss on “Empowering Women: UN Year of the Creative Economy”. …
Norwegian MFA invites to women empowering discussion Read More
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