Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The entire crew on board a Finnair flight from Helsinki to Hong Kong has gone into isolation after a Finnish pilot on the flight tested positive to covid-19 upon arrival …
Finnair crew may face weeks of quarantine in Hong Kong after pilot test positive of covid-19 Read More
Concerns over the new covid-19 variant Omicron are prompting the Philippines to temporarily suspend the decision to allow vaccinated international tourists into the country, informed the country’s immigration commissioner, Jaime …
The Philippines suspend the decision to welcome vaccinated international tourists Read More
The Norwegian Business Association Singapore invites you to join their upcoming webinar entitled ‘The road forward for the Maritime industry after COP26’ on 13 December. More about the event, NBAS …
NBAS event: The road forward for the Maritime industry after COP26 Read More
The Philippines have “been the right spot on our map for the longest time”, Head of IKEA Philippines Georg Platzer said last week as the Swedish furniture giant officially opened …
The Philippines have been the right spot on IKEA’s map for the longest time Read More
On Friday November 26th 2021, the latest Fitness studio 24/ Seven opened on Sukhumvit Road near Nana Bts station. The first was established in 2018. Who stands behind this gym? …
New Fitness studio 24/Seven opened in Nana area on Friday the 26th of November Read More
In connection with UN’s International Day Against Violence Against Women on 25 November, the Embassy of Finland’s Senior Specialist Sanna Takala wrote a blog post about Finland’s activities which strive …
Finland supports the realization of women’s rights in Myanmar amid the conflict Read More
Would you like to work as part of a team promoting Norway in Guangzhou? The Norwegian Consulate General in Guangzhou is a small Consulate General with a dynamic team of …
Norwegian Consulate General in Guangzhou is looking for an Advisor Read More
Join the What’s Up Finland Week from 30 November to 6 December which is an annual event that highlights Finnish innovation, expertise, and culture in Hong Kong. The event week …
Join the What’s Up Finland Week this week Read More
On 27 November, Myanmar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs raised strong objectives to a joint statement they called ‘biased’ released by a total of seven countries including Norway, the United …
Myanmar’s MOFA condemns the joint statement released by Norway and 6 other countries Read More
The small Danish railway town of Vejen in the south of Denmark now has a Thai massage clinic – SaligThai.dk. The new clinic is run by two Thai women Sawan …
Small Danish railway town gets a Thai massage clinic Read More
Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod met on the evening of 26 November his Chinese host and counterpart, Foreign Minister Wang Yi for a working dinner. It is the first time …
For the first time in three years – a Danish Foreign Minister visits China Read More
47 cameras from the controversial Chinese technology company HikVision are used in the Danish city of Kolding to monitor its citizens. The company is banned in the US on suspicion …
47 cameras from controversial Chinese technology company monitor citizens in Danish city Read More
The Swedish battery materials company Altris AB has officially opened its first office in China, the company recently announced. The Guangzhou-based team will work to promote the company’s innovative cathode material, …
Swedish battery materials company Altris AB expands to China Read More
Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod will visit China as part of his Asia Tour where he will meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced …
Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod visits China to discuss green transition and security policy Read More
Sweden, UN Cambodia, and partners take a stand against violence against women. In connection with International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November, the Embassy of Sweden …
Sweden, UN Cambodia, and partners launch music video on sexual gender-based violence Read More
Lawyers from the government of the Philippines have in court documents classified Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa as “a flight risk’ and therefore opposed her traveling to Oslo, Norway …
Philippines classify Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa as a flight risk and oppose her going to Oslo Read More
On 25 November, Vietnamese and Norwegian agencies held an online business conference where the prospect of Vietnam-Norway trade relations was the theme. The online business conference was held by the …
Vietnam and Norway look into prospect of trade ties during online conference Read More
Danes in the area are invited to meet the Embassy of Denmark in Pattaya on 7 December, the Embassy of Denmark in Bangkok shares. The Embassy of Denmark’s two consuls, Charlotte Lykkegren …
Meet the Embassy of Denmark in Pattaya on 7 December Read More
The Finnish Business Council Singapore invites you to join their networking evening on 16 December. More about the event, FBC Singapore writes: BC resumes Networking with FBC sessions. Networking with …
Join FBC Singapore for a networking evening Read More
The EU wants China to provide “verifiable evidence” of the whereabouts of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai and her condition, JydskeVestkysten writes citing news agency AFP. “We call for a full and …
The EU wants Chinese evidence for Peng Shuai’s condition Read More
Travelers going between Singapore and the European Union (EU) will have an easier time proving their Covid-19 vaccination status from 25 November onwards as the European Commission has announced that Covid-19 certificates …
EU accepts Singapore’s Covid-19 vaccination certificates Read More
Finnish Wärtsilä Voyage has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) to further strengthen their collaboration in smart port innovation and …
Wärtsilä partners with Singapore MPA to co-develop next-generation safer and greener smart port solutions Read More
Almost four years ago, Danish Simon Grimstrup, owner of the travel agency Trailtours, made a big decision. He would no longer fly and instead offer more climate-conscious travel with, among …
Danish Tour operators flight to Vietnam was his last – Now only offers climate-conscious tours Read More
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong invites you to join their upcoming breakfast seminar covering the secrets behind a successful SPONSORSHIP on 8 December. About the event, Swedcham HK …
Learn more about the secrets behind a successful SPONSORSHIP Read More
Finland’s first county elections will be held in January 2022. Within the Embassy of Finland’s jurisdiction in Thailand and Cambodia, the advance voting will take place only at the Embassy …
Advanced voting for Finland’s first country election will take place at the Embassy in Bangkok Read More
Finnish prosecutors have dropped the charges of aggravated fraud against a former payday lender and businessman Onni Sarmaste and his business partner related to a 4.9 million-euro deal to supply …
Finnish prosecutor drops charges against payday lender over failed Chinese mask deal Read More
In Denmark, Sawaeng Kongpetsak worked in the dairy business for thirty years and founded the Thai-Danish Association. In Thailand, he worked for another twenty years in the Thai dairy business …
Sawaeng Kongpetsak returns to Denmark Read More
On his last day in Indonesia, Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod visited PIK Mangrove and planted mangroves to symbolize the 70th years of friendship between Denmark and Indonesia. The Minister …
Jeppe Kofod plated mangroves to symbolize the Danish-Indonesian 70th years of friendship Read More
Learn more about ‘Talent acquisition in the digital era: Challenges and solutions’ at this upcoming event hosted by the Finnish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, Consulate General of Finland …
Learn more about Talent acquisition in the digital era Read More
Naalakkersuisut, which is the government of Greenland, has stripped a Chinese mining company of its license to an iron ore deposit near Nuuk. “Naalakkersuisut has decided not to grant further …
Greenland strips Chinese mining firm of license to an iron ore deposit Read More
Indonesia will adopt the smart city development concept learned from Swedish experiences and the country has an ambitious plan to build a new capital for Indonesia. A project Sweden is …
Sweden looks forward to further engagement in Indonesia’s new capital project Read More
Danish Danni Steger’s trip to Singapore earlier this month turned into quarantine when he tested positive for covid-19 on arrival. The Straits Times writes that Danni Steger, who works as an …
Dane’s Singapore trip turned into quarantine when tested Covid-19 positive Read More
What happens when men start talking to each other? That simple question is the starting point for #globalguytalk which is now coming to Malaysia, the Embassy of Sweden in Kuala …
Embassy of Sweden and partners launch #GlobalGuyTalk in Malaysia Read More
Malaysia’s UNITAR International University and Finnish Experience signed on 23 November a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) aimed at delivering innovative Finnish education experiences to UNITAR’s students. The MoA was signed …
UNITAR and Finnish Experience team up to deliver innovative Finnish educations to Malaysian students Read More
The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development is inviting its member state companies and organizations to participate in a trade delegation to Singapore and Vietnam, to take place …
EU agriculture stakeholders invited to Southeast Asia trade delegation 2022 Read More
Swedish-Swiss Tetra Pak, a world-leading processing and packaging solutions company, together with the Royal Chitralada Projects has introduced the world’s first congee in Tetra Recart®, a paper-based carton package from …
Tetra Pak and the Royal Chitralada Projects Launch the World’s First Congee in Carton Package Read More
Join the closing event for Nordic Innovation House Singapore – smart and sustainable cities virtual market entry program – Singapore 2021 on 26 November. The event is organized by NIH-SG, …
Join the Closing Event: Minimising carbon footprint in the life cycle of buildings Read More
The Philippines will soon open up to international vaccinated tourists from countries with low infection rates, the Ministry of Tourism informs. The Philippines has approved a plan that allows entry …
The Philippines will open to fully vaccinated international tourists soon Read More
On 21 November, Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod and the Governor of East Java, Khofifah Indar Parawansa opened the new Danish Honorary Consulate in Surabaya, the Embassy of Denmark in Indonesia writes. …
Jeppe Kofod opened the new Danish Honorary Consulate in Surabaya Read More
Last week new restrictions came into force in the Chinese capital of Beijing which means that athletes participating in the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympic Games in February must either be …
Head of mission for the Danish Olympic team in Beijing: We have to adjust to new restrictions Read More
A Swedish family with two children wants to spend three winter months in Thailand, but the municipality says no, media Aftonbladet reports. The family from the Swedish city of Ystad, a town …
Swedish municipality say no to Swedish family spending 3 months in Thailand Read More
Nordic Police and Customs officer Mia Poutanen talks about Beijing’s street picture and her work in China in a recent blog post on the Finnish police blog. Mia Poutanen started …
Nordic Police and Customs officer Mia Poutanen talks Beijing street picture and work in China Read More
The Swedish forensic technology developer company MSAB has previously been criticized for how their groundbreaking technology has been used against political opposition, pro-democracy protestors, and refugees, SVT writes. The software …
Swedish technology is being used against protestors in Hong Kong Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce invites you to their upcoming event covering the legal aspects of hiring and firing in China on 26 November. More about the event, DCCC writes: …
Learn more about the legal aspects of hiring and firing in China Read More
Last week, the Trade Council of Denmark, Taipei co-hosted an Openhouse event at Meigui Dairy Breeding Farm to demonstrate the first One2Feed feeding/mixing robot in Taiwan One2Feed is a Danish designed and …
The first One2Feed robot was demonstrated in Taiwan Read More
Swedish Hugo Tyden has always been encouraged to study hospitality because of his big passion for the industry and after hearing about the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) and the …
Swedish hospitality student in Singapore: No bachelor’s degree can compete with EHL Read More
The Embassy of China in Finland has begun to accept donations for the two giant Chinese Pandas living in the Finnish zoo Ähtäri zoo, an embassy’s spokesman recently stated citing …
Embassy of China in Finland steps in to help raise money for Pandas in Finnish zoo Read More
Aye Chan Naing, executive director and chief editor of the independent Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), was recently recognized with an International Press Freedom award for his efforts to …
Norway-based DVB journalist recognized with International Press Freedom Award Read More
The saga continues in the second episode of STV’s new documentary “Veronica and the Chinese millionaire” where Chinese businessman and billionaire You Lin is heard talking about his wife Veronica …
Chinese billionaire’s own words after the murder of Swedish Veronica Read More
On 22 November, Denmark signed a new cooperation agreement with Indonesia, JydskeVestkysten reports. According to Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod who is currently in Indonesia, the focus in the new …
Denmark is upgrading green cooperation with Indonesia Read More