Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
In 2020, the Danish Customs collected a total of DKK 3.1 billion in customs. A new release shows that custom duties on Chinese goods accounted for more than half of customs revenues. …
Custom duties on Chinese goods accounted for 62 percent of all customs revenue in Denmark last year Read More
A localized Norwegian version of the Chinese electric carmaker Xpeng’s flagship P7 sedan recently rolled off its production line at the company’s Zhaoqing factory in south China’s Guangdong province which …
Chinese Xpeng starts exporting flagship P7 sedan to Norway for the first time Read More
Last year, Denmark and Indonesia celebrated 70 years of diplomatic relations but unfortunately, the pandemic prevented the Embassy of Denmark in Indonesia from carrying out a great celebration. So in a video, …
Embassy of Denmark in Indonesia highlights the partnership for sustainable development Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce China in cooperation with the Danish-Chinese Business forum and the Danish Chamber in Hong Kong invites you to their upcoming webinar titled ‘Culture and IPR …
Learn about culture and IPR – How to find the right Chinese market for your company and products Read More
China is the world’s largest producer of pork and after the country in the fall of 2018 was hit hard by African swine fever, Danish agriculture overall benefited greatly from …
Analyst: Danish farmers need to adjust if China is back as critical player in pork production Read More
According to a new survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the capital of Copenhagen in Denmark is the world’s safest city while Singapore occupies third place. The Economist Intelligence …
New survey: Copenhagen and Singapore are some of the safest cities in the world Read More
On a mission to highlight the strong Danish-Thai relations in the past 400 years, the Embassy of Denmark in Bangkok shares yet another interesting connection between the two nations. The Embassy writes: …
A Danish woman was partly behind one of the first modern pharmacies in Thailand Read More
As part of the EU “More than Food” Campaign, you can now test your taste buds with a selection of Danish & EU Premium food products available at various supermarkets …
Discover Danish & EU Premium food products at various supermarkets across Singapore Read More
DTAC owned by Norway’s Telenor recently announced that dtac TriNet and ABB Automation (Thailand) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop robotics and machine automation solutions enabled by dtac …
DTAC and ABB team up to jointly develop robotics and machine automation solutions Read More
China aims to speed-up negotiations for new Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) such as the China-Norway FTA, China-Japan-Republic of Korea FTA, China-Gulf Cooperation Council FTA, and the free trade agreement between …
China to speed-up negotiations with Norway on Free Trade agreement Read More
Nordic Impact Cooperation is a unique financing platform for impact investing in developing countries established earlier this year between Finnfund, the Finnish Fund for Sustainable Development, and Norway’s Norsk Solar. …
Nordic group invest in a Norsk Solar-developed solar PV-project in Vietnam Read More
Finland’s Ambassador in the Philippines, Juha Pyykkö attended the annual meeting of Heads of Mission, hosted by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland during 23-25 August. According to …
Ambassador Juha Pyykkö attended the annual Finnish Ambassador’s meeting Read More
SEA of Solutions 2021 is going virtual from 16 November to 18 November, the Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi announces. SEA of Solutions is an annually occurring partnership event towards solving plastic pollution …
SEA of Solutions 2021 will reignite action to #BeatPlasticPollution Read More
Tsinghua University in eastern China and the University of Copenhagen in Denmark are the two highest-ranked Asian and Nordic universities listed on the 2021 global Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), …
China and Denmark ranked highest on 2021 Shanghai Ranking amongst Nordic and Asian universities Read More
The Thailand & Sweden Sustainable Development Forum 2021 aims at promoting the two countries’ efforts in enhancing cooperation on sustainable development. ‘The Thai-Swed PITCH – from green and inclusive development …
Thai-Swed PITCH event promotes efforts in enhancing cooperation on sustainable development Read More
Last week a single case of Covid-19 resulted in the closure of the Meishan container terminal at China’s Ningbo-Zhoushan Port and now several big container companies are diverting their ships …
Maersk dividing ships away from China’s Ningbo Port after covid-19 closure Read More
The Swedish company Aegirbio’s test for Covid-19 has been the only test for saliva detection approved by the Thai equivalent of the FDA (US Medicines Agency) for sale on …
Aegirbio’s saliva test approved by Thailand’s FDA Read More
The Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok has due to the ongoing covid-19 situation in Thailand temporarily changed its opening hours for physical attendance at the Embassy. “In the period from 25 August to …
Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok temporarily change opening hours Read More
Nordic Innovation House Hong Kong is a global partner for the Elevator Pitch Competition (EPiC) 2021 and is currently calling all startups with innovative ideas to apply to give the pitch …
NIH Hong Kong is calling all startups to sign up for EPiC 2021 Read More
German utility Uniper UN01.DE recently announced the sale of its 450-megawatt gas power plant in Malmo, Sweden to Dutch PACO Holding which plans to dismantle the facility and rebuild …
Buyer of power plant in Sweden to negotiate re-sale with potential buyers in Vietnam and Dubai Read More
The Danish transport company Kurt Beier Transport A/S was on 25 August cleared of harsh accusations of exploiting Asian drivers and instead ordered to pay a fine, media TV2 reports. The company and …
Danish transport company cleared of accusations of exploiting Asian drivers Read More
On 19 August, the third and final phase of the Partnership for Forestry and Fishery Communities in Cambodia (PaFF)’s initiative was launched with $6.2 million in funding from the Swedish …
Sweden co-funds third and final phase of PaFF’s initiative in Cambodia Read More
EuroCham Cambodia is hosting a 2-day online training course on Financial Analysis on 26 & 27 August 2021 from 9:00 AM till 4:00 PM via Zoom. Business performance is measured …
EuroCham Cambodia to host 2-day online training course on Financial Analysis Read More
The Finnish shipbuilding company Deltamarin has signed an agreement with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard Weihain for the basic and manufacturing design of three RoPax Stena E-Flexer vessels, media YLE reports. The Stena …
Deltamarin signs agreement with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard for three RoPax vessels Read More
The Global School (Globalskolen) is an online teaching platform offering Norwegian, social studies, and KRLE for primary school-age students living abroad. The offer is adapted to families who want to …
The Global School accepts fall semester applications for Norwegian children abroad Read More
In the first quarter of 2024, A.P. Moller – Maersk will introduce the first in a groundbreaking series of 8 large ocean-going container vessels capable of being operated on carbon-neutral …
Maersk accelerates fleet decarbonization with 8 large ocean-going vessels to operate on carbon-neutral methanol Read More
Last week the Embassy of Indonesia in Copenhagen hosted an event for Danish companies which are interested in bringing their world-leading technologies, knowledge, and products to Indonesia, according to an …
Denmark and Indonesia connect businesses between the two nations Read More
The Norwegian Cultural Center in Singapore invites you to dive into Norwegian Salmon and sign up for the third session of Chef’s Kitchen with Chef Jimmy Chok: From farm …
Dive into Norwegian salmon with Chef Jimmy Chok Read More
Danish Kristian Sidelmann and Rasmus Fiil Svarrer have used their own children as test bunnies so to speak and now their Danish design you can play with have become a …
Danish design you can play with produced in Vietnam via Danida project Read More
In recent weeks, applying for a Visa to enter the Philippines or just travel to the country has gone through many changes. These regulations and procedures have changed so often …
NordCham Philippines presents a guide to Visa applications and travel exemptions Read More
The Swedish Steel company SSAB, has produced and delivered the world’s first fossil-free steel to its first customer, the Volvo Group, according to this press release. The trial delivery is an …
SSAB delivers the world’s first fossil-free steel to Volvo Group Read More
Join the Finnish Business Council Beijing in their farewell gathering for Ambassador Jarno Syrjala at the Finnish Restaurant MOI on 26 August. More about the event from FBC Beijing: Finland’s …
Join FBC Beijing and say farewell to Ambassador Jarno Syrjala Read More
On 21 August, Authorities in Malaysia seized a Norwegian ship off the Malaysian coast because the ship had anchored without permission. The ship Clipper Hermod, registered in Stavanger, was later …
Norwegian ship held in Malaysia over anchoring without permission Read More
Nordic Innovation House Hong Kong and Business Sweden are calling on Nordic Elderly Care companies to register to participate in the Virtual Meet-the-Buyer Event to gain hands-on knowledge about the Hong Kong …
NIH HK and Business Sweden to host Meet-the-Buyer Event for Nordic elderly-care companies Read More
EuroCham Malaysia is looking for a new Business Development Executive. If you are interested in joining the EuroCham Malaysia team, then this is for you. More about the position from …
EuroCham Malaysia is looking for a new Business Development Executive Read More
Swedish Andreas Birnik, who was an adjunct professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS) recently took to his LinkedIn page to express his dissatisfaction and disappointment with Singapore’s reopening plan, media The …
Swedish national in Singapore criticize the city-states reopening plan Read More
Finland’s Ambassador to Malaysia and Brunei Sami Leino will give a keynote address about the experiences of the Finnish education system in dealing with the COVID-pandemic at the UNIRAZAK Global …
Ambassador Sami Leino to speak about Finnish education during the pandemic Read More
The European Chamber of Commerce Vietnam (EuroCham Vietnam) has launched the ‘Breathe Again Fund – Help frontline bring back life” to raise funds to support Vietnamese medical centers in the …
Eurocham Vietnam launch campaign to support medical centers in the fight against Covid-19 Read More
The Finnish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong invites you to join the webinar by Saladplate, Business Finland, and Food from Finland program on the Promotion of Finnish Food on 26 …
Learn more about naturally delicious healthy Finnish food Read More
SwedCham China recently announced that General Manager of Greater China Anders Wahlström, who is also a member of the Swedcham Beijing Board, has been appointed as SAS’s General Manager of Asia. …
SAS appoints Anders Wahlström as General Manager of Asia Read More
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce Singapore invites you to sign up for their upcoming webinar titled ‘Preparing Singapore’s electricity grid for a new era’ on 15 September. More about the …
Join SwedCham SG’s upcoming webinar ‘Preparing Singapore’s electricity grid for a new era’ Read More
The Swedish Institute Svenska institutet is launching the “Young Voices Initiative” in more than 30 countries including Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam. According to the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok, at …
Swedish Institute launches the “Young Voices Initiative” in several Asian countries Read More
On 19 August, Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) outlined the next steps of Singapore’s easing of COVID-19 measures in a press release. The Norwegian Embassy in Singapore has in the …
New entry regulations for travelers from Denmark and Norway to Singapore Read More
The Swedish freelance journalist and author Kurdo Baksi is in an email from the Chinese Embassy in Stockholm accused of spreading lies and “contributing to crime”, Swedish media SVT Nyheter reports. The …
Chinese Embassy accuses Swedish freelance journalist and author of lies Read More
Norwegian language for kids school, ‘Norskskolen’, in Singapore has a new lease of life thanks to the establishing of the brand new Norwegian Cultural Center. But there is much more …
Norwegian Cultural Center Singapore, with new online school Read More
In a recent article published by media CPH Post Online, Chinese Ambassador in Denmark Feng Tie addresses the ongoing debate regarding the origin-tracking of Covid-19 as well as the recent statements …
Chinese Ambassador in Denmark addresses the ongoing debate on covid-19 origin-tracking Read More
A new study led by a team of investigators from Nanjing Medical University in China and Aarhus University in Denmark finds that mothers who have diabetes before or during their …
Danish – Chinese study shows pregnant diabetic mothers can risk their children’s eyesight Read More
Following World Humanitarian Day, the Nordic Embassies of Finland, Denmark, and Sweden in Myanmar share the European Union in Myanmar’s statement regarding the organizations continuing work to secure the safety of humanitarian workers and crisis-affected …
Nordic Embassies in Myanmar highlights EU Humanitarian action Read More
In Swedish Ambassador Jon Åström Gröndahl’s monthly letter to all Swedes in Thailand, the Ambassador comments on the current situation regarding the rise in Covid-19 infections in Thailand as …
Updates from Ambassador Jon Åström Gröndahl on the current situation in Thailand Read More