Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Thai Norwegian Chamber of Commerce has announced a postponement of the event “Seafood under the Stars 2021” as followed: “Due to the concerns over the spread of COVID-19 virus outbreak …
TNCC’s Seafood under the Stars 2021 event postponed Read More
Norwegian Ole Jørgen and his wife Gjertrud owns and runs three orphanages and one youth home in Mae-Sot, western Thailand. The couple has since March been forced to run the …
Norwegian couple run their four orphanages in Thailand via FaceTime during the pandemic Read More
China plans to expand the country’s free trade network with agreement negotiations with Norway and other countries. According to Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, China wishes to enlarge its “circle of …
China sees more free-trade deals with Norway and other countries Read More
Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh, member of the European Chamber of Commerce has finally stepped into the Cambodian market with the opening of its state-of-the-art modern and luxurious five-star hotel. At …
EuroCham member Hyatt Regency opens in Phnom Penh Read More
The Board of Thai Nordic Golf Society have announced a new date set for the first game of The Finnish New Year Cup 2021 at Laem Chabang International Country Club. …
Finnish New Year Cup 2021 postponed to 6 March Read More
Henley & Partners has released the latest results of the 2021 Henley Passport Index which shows how powerful the Asian and Nordic passports are in terms of travel freedom. The …
Asia’s & Scandinavia’s best and worst visa-free passports revealed Read More
On 5 January 2021 the European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia invited to a Breakfast Talk on “How can European Brands Meet RE100 and Other Global Goals in Cambodia?” EuroCham …
EuroCham Cambodia invites to breakfast talk with European brands on 14 Jan Read More
The Nordic Council Environment Prize is awarded each year to a Nordic company, organization, or individual in the Philippines to recognize “exemplary efforts to integrate respect for the environment into …
Deadline for Nordic Sustainability Award in Philippines nominations ends 15 January Read More
The European Chamber of Commerce invites to the first event of the year – Vietnam Economic Outlook 2021 – with honoured speakers from the World Bank and BIDV | Hanoi …
EuroCham Vietnam invites to the first business briefing of the year on 8 January Read More
Norway has been elected by the General Assembly for the 2021-2022 term and the country took up seat as non-permanent members in the United Nations Security Council on 4 January …
Norway and Vietnam take up seats as non-permanent members of UN Security Council Read More
Effective from 2 January 2021, the Norwegian government has imposed mandatory Covid-19 testing for all travelers entering Norway. The test must be done as soon as possible and within 24 …
Norway introduces mandatory Covid-19 testing and digital registration for all travelers Read More
Thai Nordic Golf Society announced the date for first game of the year to be played at Laem Chabang International Country Club on 30th January 2021 In a letter to members …
Thai Nordic Golf Society and TFCC organize first game of the year Read More
A jump in Thailand’s household debt level has meant that the country is now close to being amongst the top 10 countries worldwide with the highest ratio of household debt …
Thailand’s household debt jumps to resemble that of the Nordic nations Read More
ScandAsia was quite popular last year! We had 461,118 visitors! Our best month was June with 57,328 visitors! In terms of demographics, ScandAsia’s 461,118 visitors came from 228 different countries. Our Top 5 Countries were 1. Thailand 57,530 – 2. United States 56,001 – 3. Singapore 31,568 – 4. Sweden 26,097 – 5. Denmark 26,006. In terms of gender, 56% were…
ScandAsia had 461,118 visitors in 2020 Read More
MK International Investment and Development Co., Ltd. of Norway (MKI Norway) is investing $1.8 million for 3-year educational-entertainment programmes exclusively developed for Cambodia. Educational entertainment or edutainment is media designed …
New Cambodia-MKI Norway partnership for edutainment content development Read More
Norwegian controlled DTAC has selected Finish Nokia as its first 5G RAN partner in a three-year deal covering the North and North Eastern regions of Thailand. Nokia will play a …
Nokia selected as DTAC’s first 5G RAN partner in Thailand Read More
A new regional report from China Blocktrain&Bitcon news (8tbc) and statements from the head of operations at Genesis Mining, the largest cloud mining company on the market indicate that Chinese …
Report indicates Chinese Bitcoin miners migrate to Nordic Regions Read More
The key suspect in the 2015 kidnapping of Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad, Canadian John Ridsdel and Robert Hall and Hall’s Fillipina girlfriend Marines Flor was arrested in Manila, Philippines on Christmas …
Suspected kidnapper of Norwegian national in 2015 arrested in Manila on Christmas Eve Read More
The young football talents will not be allowed to play in the championship planned to be held in Indonesia next year, as the International Football Association (Fifa) have postponed the …
FIFA men’s U20 World Cup in Indonesia postponed to 2023 Read More
Norwegians love sausages. So much in fact that each Norwegian consumes an average of about 100 sausages a year, which is amongst the highest in the world. But local sausage …
Norway exports intestine but sausage casing on Norweigan sausages comes from China Read More
Nordic Aqua Partners A/S is about to establish China’s first land based salmon farm. The Nordic countries had land based salmon and trout farms long before it became an option to …
Nordic Aqua Partners to establish China’s first salmon farming facility Read More
On 21 December 2020 the European Union in Jakarta announced that traineeship vacancies are open for applications. The EU Delegation to Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam and the EU Mission to …
Internship opportunities open at the EU in Jakarta Read More
On 24 December 2020, Norwegian controlled DTAC helped migrant communities around the central shrimp market in Samut Sakon that were locked down when Covid-19 infections were found earlier this week. …
DTAC handed out essential kits to locked down shrimp industry communities in Samut Sakon Read More
The European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia – of which the Nordic Chambers in Cambodia are also a member – released an announcement introducing their Annual partnership Package for 2021. …
EuroCham Cambodia introduces Platinum Package for 2021 Read More
Sara Eggesvik, half Filipino half Norwegian has made a name for herself in the world of women’s football. Sara Eggesvik was born in Bodo, Norway and at 23 years old …
Pinoy sporting excellence football player Sara Eggesvik from Norway Read More
On 18 December 2020, Captain of the Thai Nordic Golf Society released the result from the Admirals Christmas Cup 2020, as well as an invitation to the next game, that …
The Admirals Christmas Cup 2020 result announced Read More
Only some forty members of the Nordic community in Thailand participated this year in the Scandinavian Christmas Service in Christ Church in Bangkok. The news of a second wave of …
Christmas service for the brave in Bangkok Read More
Commercial Counsellor, Director of Innovation Norway, Arne-Kjetil Lian shared some insights with Lao Dong as Vietnam is planning to develop the country’s marine aquaculture on an industrial scale. From experience …
Innovation Norway shares Norway marine aquaculture experience with Vietnam Read More
On 22 December 2020 the Norwegian Government introduced a registration requirement for all people entering Norway. As of noon Monday 21 December, all people entering Norway will have to register …
Norwegian Government introduce registration forms for all people entering Norway Read More
On 18 December 2020 EuroCham Cambodia’s advocacy team and members of its Real Estate and Construction Committee joined an online consultative meeting on the new draft Law on Land Management …
EuroCham Cambodia joins consultative meeting on new draft Law on Land Management and Urban Planning (MK) Read More
Three Nordic nations, Denmark, Finland and Norway, are placed well as countries with a robust economic safety in new report ‘The World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report Special Edition 2020’. …
Denmark, Finland and Norway praised for having robust economic safety nets during the pandemic Read More
Norwegian drilling solutions provider MHWirth, has secured an order valued at about USD 80 million to deliver a drilling equipment package for a Chinese drillship. MHWirth is part of Asastor, …
Norwegian MHWirth to deliver $80M Drilling Equipment Package for Chinese Drillship Read More
The Guangzhou-based company Xpeng Motors will directly deliver 100 G3 SUVs to individual buyers in Norway. It’s the first time the company delivers the Chinese-made smart EVs directly to individual …
China’s Xpeng delivers first batch of smart electric cars to Norway Read More
The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Beijing and China’s online music entertainment platform, Tencent Music Entertainment Group, has partnered up to launch a collaborative cross-border music album called ‘Norwegian Special: Northern …
Norwegian Embassy in Beijing and Tencent Music launch collaborative cross-border album Read More
On 16 December 2020 the European Union Ambassador-designate H.E. Mr. Luc Véron arrived in the Philippines together with his spouse, Madame Nicole Weismann. They went into quarantine at the EU …
New EU Ambassador H.E. Mr. Luc Véron and spouse arrived in the Philippines Read More
The second Joint Committee under the European Union (EU) – Viet Nam Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation Framework Agreement (PCA) met online on 15 December 2020. The EU delegation was led …
The EU-Vietnam joint committee’s meeting discussed further bilateral corporation Read More
On 17 December 2020, the EU Ambassador Ranieri Sabatucci, along with Head of Missions of EU Member States, virtually met with H.E. U Thaung Thun, Minister for Investment and Foreign …
EU-Myanmar discussed possibilities for an economic and sustainable partnership Read More
The Church of Sweden in Bangkok invites together with the Church of Denmark in Thailand to the annual traditional Scandinavian Christmas service in Bangkok. The Scandinavian Christmas service will consists …
Scandinavian Christmas service in Bangkok on Christmas Eve Read More
The European Union’s Erasmus+ programme has since 2014 helped many Asian youth students achieve their dream of studying in Europe. Erasmus+ helps organize student and doctoral candidate exchanges to and …
Erasmus+ helps Asian students achieve their education dreams Read More
As a new initiative, The Norwegian School in Singapore (Norskeskolen i Singapore) now offers classes in Norwegian to young children from the age of 3 years old. Their target group …
The Norwegian School in Singapore now offers learning to children from the age of 3 years old Read More
The Nordics achieved top rankings once again – Finland (1), Sweden (2), Denmark (3), Norway (5), Iceland (11). This time, in the Europe Sustainable Development Report (ESDR) 2020 for meeting …
Nordic countries are in the lead in the Europe Sustainable Development Report 2020 Read More
The Danish Transport Authority has reported ten airlines to the police for withholding customers refunds for canceled flights during the corona outbreak. A statement on the website of the organization …
Norwegian and Thai airways reported to the Danish police for withholding customers refunds Read More
The Norwegian funded Youngship Singapore invites shipping professionals to their networking event on 20 December 2020. YoungShip Singapore is glad to start a new initiative, in collaboration with Clubhouse, the …
Join Youngship Singapore’s mini golf networking event Read More
Singapore’s Nordic Film Festival 2020 is a 3 day festival from 25 December until 27 December 2020. The Nordic Film Festival 2020 presents 5 films in cinema during the Christmas …
Nordic Film Fest 2020 in Singapore great Christmas activity Read More
On 9 December 2020 the Norwegian Business Association in Singapore announced a welcome note to Edeenbull Asia Pacific, latest new member in NBAS. CXO Erik Ingvoldstad says that, “As a …
NBAS welcomes new member EedenBull Read More
From 13 December 2020, the rules for quarantine hotels upon entry into Norway have been changed, according to Norwegian Government’s announcement on the same day. The most important changes are …
Norway update travel restrictions effective from 13 Dec Read More
In the search of finding the right business partner and connect with impactful Nordic startups (Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Denmark) in the economic, social and environmental sustainability sector, a venture …
Startup Guide may help you find your business partner Read More
Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Tina Bru, announced on 11 December 2020 an investment of NOK 120 million (EUR 11.3 million) in a new wind power research center in …
Norway launches major wind power research center NorthWind Read More
Norwegian offshore oilfield equipment maker Aker Solutions has signed a letter of intent with compatriot Equinor for the delivery of a subsea production system to the Kristin Sør oil and …
Norwegian Aker Solution to deliver offshore systems to Kristin Sør oil and gas field Read More
On 10 December 2020, Executive Director David Beasley accepted the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 on behalf of the World Food Programme. In the closing statement of his Acceptance Speech, …
World Food Programme received the Noble Peace Prize: “Food is the pathway to peace” Read More