Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
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
Denmark-based Semco Maritime has received an order from Swancor Renewable Energy for the execution of a conceptual design study for a 500MW offshore substation including jacket foundation in Taiwan. The work will …
Semco Maritime wins work on Taiwan’s Round 3 Offshore Wind Project Read More
Peer networks for leaders to share work-related challenges, gain perspectives and exchange expertise After successfully establishing the franchising in Singapore of Executives’ Global Network (EGN) – a peer-based network of …
Scandinavian ‘Executives’ Global Network’ (EGN) to conquer Indonesia 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
Last week, Finland’s Ambassador to the Philippines Juha Pyykkö participated in the “Women & Pandemic” event where he presented the closing remarks. The event was held at the Embassy of …
Ambassador Juha Pyykkö participated in ‘Women & Pandemic’ event in the Philippines 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
The Finnish Business Council Singapore invites you to join their seminar titled ‘Rethinking Energy in Southeast Asia with Wärtsilä Energy’ on 14 April. More about the seminar, FBC Singapore writes: …
Sign up for the seminar ‘Rethinking Energy in Southeast Asia with Wärtsilä Energy’ Read More
An international team of scientists found that sociality is linked to stress in Asian elephants. For example, loneliness increased male elephants’ level of stress, whereas having babies present reduced the …
Study at the University of Turku finds that sociality is linked to stress in Asian elephants Read More
Swedish ping pong player Kristian Karlsson has secured a place in the quarterfinals of the inaugural World Table Tennis (WTT) Grand Smash tournament which will see the biggest ever prize …
Swede in the quarterfinals of the SEK 20-million Ping Pong tournament in Singapore Read More
On 25 March, Danish MPA Professor in Maritime Business, Martin Jes Iversen, will conduct a seminar on the subject of maritime digitalization at Lee Kong Chian School of Business in …
Danish MPA Professor in Maritime Business to conduct seminar on maritime digitalization in Singapore Read More
In this month’s newsletter to all Swedes in Thailand, Ambassador Jon Åström Gröndahl talks about how the devastating war in Ukraine is affecting us all while also providing an update …
Ambassador Jon Åström Gröndahl’s monthly newsletter to all the Swedes in Thailand Read More
The Danish Church Thailand, in cooperation with Danish Women’s Network (DWN), will host a charity concert in Bangkok in support of the education of stateless children and Danish Church Thailand. …
DWN and Danish Church in Thailand to host charity concert in Bangkok Read More
Last month, The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) announced the launch of the “Meaningful Travel Campaign”, which is a collaboration between the TAT Stockholm Office and Thailand-registered social enterprise Socialgiver that aims …
TAT Stockholm launched “Meaningful Travel Campaign” for sustainable tourism Read More
Sweden’s EQT has reached an agreement to acquire Baring Private Equity Asia, a leading private markets investment firm in Asia with EUR 17.7bn of assets under management. In this company …
Sweden’s EQT joins forces with Baring Private Equity Asia Read More
The Finnish Business Council Beijing invites you to their online event of the Finnish Business Confidence Survey Release on 23 March. More about the event, FBCB writes: Two years have …
Online event: Finnish Business Confidence Survey Release Read More
Denmark’s Ambassador to Indonesia Lars Bo Larsen recently visited the two Indonesian islands of Bintan and Batam. The Embassy informs that the visit aimed at discussing cooperation within renewable energy, waste management, …
Ambassador Lars Bo Larsen discuss green energy cooperation on Bintan and Batam islands Read More
A Swedish woman who took her child and ran away to Thailand two years ago has been sentenced to prison, Expressen writes citing Nya Wermlands-Tidningen. The woman and the child’s father …
Swedish woman sentenced to prison for hiding her child in Thailand 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
The Embassy of Sweden in Singapore is looking for two interns for the autumn semester of 2022. The Embassy’s activities include trade and political and economic reporting, consular and migration …
Embassy of Sweden in Singapore is looking for two interns for the autumn semester of 2022 Read More
In a recent update, the Embassy of Denmark in Singapore welcomed Frederikke Nørgaard who has joined the Embassy as a Consular and Admin Officer. In her new role, Frederikke works closely with …
Embassy of Denmark in Singapore welcomes new Consular and Admin Officer Read More
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce has launched their virtual charity run, Race to Raise which is a COVID-safe event where the proceeds will benefit PathFinders. More about the charity run, …
SwedCham Hong Kong launch virtual charity run ‘Race to Raise’ Read More
On 14 March, Sweden’s Ambassador to Vietnam Ann Måwe participated in the “Covid-19 Vaccine Appreciation Ceremony” which was organized by Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) at the Government Guest …
Ambassador Ann Måwe participated in MOFA “Covid-19 Vaccine Appreciation Ceremony” Read More
Singapore non-resident Ambassador to Finland Richard Magnus died of a heart attack on Monday 14 March at the age of 77 years old. Announcing his passing, the Embassy of Finland in …
Singapore non-resident Ambassador to Finland Richard Magnus has passed away Read More
Are you thinking about studying in Finland? Then take this opportunity and meet university representatives from more than 25 universities from 12 European countries online and get all the information …
Malaysia and ASEAN region: Meet Finland at the Study in Europe Virtual Fair 2022 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
Golfer Nanna Koerstz Madsen has written herself into the history books as the first Dane ever to win an LPGA Tour title after she won the Honda LPGA Thailand tournament …
First Danish golfer wins LPGA tournament in Thailand 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
The Danish Chamber of Commerce China invites you to get the exclusive first look at Saxo’s Bank’s Q2 Outlook on 29 March. More about the webinar, DCCC writes: Saxo Bank’s …
Get the exclusive first look at Saxo’s Bank’s Q2 Outlook Read More
Jian Wu was six years old when he fled China in 1989 with his parents. The family traveled from Japan to Thailand and on to Germany, before settling in Denmark …
Chinese restaurant owner in Denmark provides free meals to all Ukraine refugees 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
On 10 March, the Embassy of Denmark in Bangkok hosted a press conference in cooperation with Novo Nordisk Pharma (Thailand) Ltd. where leading doctors and opinion leaders discussed innovation in diabetes treatment …
Denmark and Thailand continue strong collaboration within healthcare 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
In a recent interview, SwedCham Hong Kong speaks to their new General Manager, Gabriella Augustsson, and learns more about her background, her visions for the chamber, and plans for 2022. Gabriella …
Meet SwedCham HK’s General Manager Gabriella Augustsson Read More
Many well-educated expats are leaving Hong Kong due to the former British colony’s tough “zero-Covid” restrictions and the local EU office estimates that 10 percent have left the area since …
Expats are fleeing Hong Kong due to virus chaos Read More
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce invites its members to a chat with Leon Wang, Executive Vice President – International and China President of Astra Zeneca on 14 March. More …
Join SwedCham for a chat with Executive Vice President International and CEO China of AstraZeneca 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
The Finnish Business Council Singapore invites you to UPM Exclusive Evening on 28 at HUONE Singapore. More about the event, FBC Singapore writes: UPM will share its business story covering …
Sign up for the UPM Exclusive Evening in Singapore 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
On 8 March, the Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi re-launched ‘Global Guy Talk’ at the Swedish Residence. At the event, which addressed a small crowd representing government agencies, UN, civil society, private …
Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi re-launched ‘global guy talk’ 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
The LEGO Group recently reported earnings for the full year of 2021 which show that revenue for the year grew 27 percent versus 2020 to DKK 55.3 billion and consumer …
LEGO Group achieves strong growth boosted by new stores in China 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
28-year-old Mikkel Klintmann is head chef at Aarøsund Badehotel in Denmark. In just a few months he will publish the cookbook “Food from the Heart” but it is not just …
Caught in the tsunami in Thailand gave him an appetite for life: Now young chef publishes cookbook 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
Adam Nybo, who is alone in representing the Danish colors at the Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing, has tested negative for covid-19 three times in a row. This means that …
Denmark’s only participant in the winter PL in Beijing is now covid-free 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