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The Chinese steel companies are, with their cheaper prices for materials and large government support well on their way to out-competing the Danish steel companies – which are now looking …
Danish Steel companies are being pressured hard by Chinese counterparts Read More
From 1 July, Norwegians abroad could vote in parliamentary elections. But Covid-19 restrictions around the world and fewer mail flights can make advance voting from abroad more complicated than before. …
Norwegians abroad are encouraged to vote early due to covid-19 restrictions Read More
Four years ago, Nordland County Municipality and several companies in the North of Norway signed a cooperation agreement with Zhejiang Province in China with a letter of intent for more …
Nordland County is closing down Chinese education offers Read More
Denmark, Japan, European Union, the United States, and Canada were amongst countries across the world that on 12 July celebrated the fifth anniversary of the Philippines’ arbitral award, the …
Denmark celebrates Hague ruling 5 years ago on the Philippines area in the South China Sea Read More
The Netherland-based Shipping company AAL Shipping recently delivered four of the largest rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) in its history from China to the Port of Oslo, Norway, media Maritime Professionals reports. …
Huge cranes delivered from China to the Port of Oslo Read More
The ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (ASEAN-IPR) is pleased to bring back the Discussion Series, the Embassy of Finland in Jakarta announced in a recent update. Organized by the ASEAN Institute …
Embassy of Finland in Jakarta invites to AIPR’s Discussion Series Read More
The Singapore-based oil and gas company Rex International Holding (REX) with its subsidiaries, the “Group” announce that the issuance of Lime Petroleum AS’s 2.5-year senior secured bond of NOK 500 …
REX: Lime Petroleum’s US$60 million senior secured bond issue completed Read More
Malaysian media are critical of why government-owned Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB) has awarded a single vendor, Swedish telecom giant Ericsson Malaysia, with contracts amounting to RM11bil to roll out the …
Malaysian media critical of why Ericsson was awarded Malaysia’s entire 5G roll-out Read More
Join Singapore and Iceland for this hybrid seminar on innovation in the Food Industry, online and from the stage of the Harpa Conference Centre in Iceland on Thursday 2 September …
Sign up for ‘Innovation from Singapore and Iceland – The Future of Food’ online seminar Read More
Having always dreamed of becoming self-employed, Bunmee Khamyang has now taken the leap to become independent and has opened Sawadee Thaimassage in the city of Haderslev in the south of …
Thai massage therapist follows her dream and opens her own clinic in Denmark Read More
In the last six months, several Chinese car manufacturers have launched electric cars (EVs) in Denmark, and they have already begun to challenge the established EV car industry including Volkswagen …
Chinese EV manufacturers challenge the established car industry in Denmark Read More
On 12 July, Ambassador Grete Løchen met with the new President of the Voice of Vietnam (VOV), Mr. Do Tien Sy, the Norwegian Embassy in Hanoi shared in a recent update. According …
Ambassador Grete Løchen meets the new President of the Voice of Vietnam Read More
In a recent update, the Consulate General of Finland in Shanghai highlights Nordic collaboration in China and its long roots. The Consulate General writes that a good example of …
Nordic Centre at Fudan University plays important role in bridging Nordic universities with China Read More
The Switzerland-based global transport and logistics company Kuehne + Nagel International AG has appointed Danish Peer Gjoew Rasmussen as managing director of Kuehne + Nagel Singapore & Malaysia, The Load Star writes. …
K+N appoints Danish Peer Gjoew Rasmussen to head Singapore and Malaysia Read More
In light of the recent discovery that the Delta variant has been detected on the island of Phuket and a total of six “Phuket Sandbox” travelers have tested positive for …
Norwegian traveling on Phuket’s Sandbox scheme ended in Quarantine Read More
The Philippines ’ major provider of telecommunications services Globe Telecom, Inc., or just Globe has secured overseas 5G roaming partnerships with tie-ups Viettel of Vietnam and China Mobile of China. …
Globe Telecom secures new 5G roaming partnerships in China, Vietnam, and Sweden Read More
It’s a busy time at the Danish Seamen’s Church with several ships sailing under the flag of Denmark docking at the ports of Hong Kong these days. In a recent …
The Danish Seamen’s Church in Hong Kong caters to Danish flagged ships Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce in China introduces their “Hygge” series with a Paint like a Pro: Masterclass in Traditional Chinese Painting on 21 July. More about the Hygge series: …
Join DCCC for art and hygge Read More
The Finnish telecom giant Nokia is suing China’s biggest smartphone manufacturer Oppo for patent infringement, Light Reading reports. The licensing agreement between Nokia and Oppo was signed in 2018 and expired in …
Nokia is suing Chinese Oppo for patent infringement Read More
Last year the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Singapore launched their SESG initiative to bring together Swedish MNCs and Singaporean SMEs in a truly unique way. In a recent article, …
SwedCham’s SESG initiative brings Swedish and Singaporean companies together Read More
If you urgently need a new Danish passport in Hong Kong then this is for you. Due to an employee’s own private return trip to Denmark, the Danish Consulate General …
Extraordinary opportunity to renew your Danish passport in Hong Kong Read More
The Embassy of Finland in Thailand and the Thai-Finnish Chamber of Commerce invites you to join a complimentary webinar on 13 July 2021 with the topic “Phenomenon-based learning & Case …
Join Finland Talks webinar on Phenomenon-based learning & Case Arkki Thailand Read More
You can now experience the Danish-Icelandic Virtual Reality art ‘Hyperrealities: Olafur Eliasson, Marina Abramović, Anish Kapoor’ at the Art Science Museum at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. According to the Embassy …
Experience a Danish-Icelandic Virtual Reality art at ArtScience Museum in Singapore Read More
Thai authorities have introduced additional restrictions to curb the spread of covid-19 in the country’s capital of Bangkok. To comply with the new restrictions, the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok …
Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok temporarily changes visiting and opening hours Read More
Is seaweed packaging the solution to the plastic problem in the world? Potentially yes. In a video, the unbiased german-based media organization, DW Made by Minds shows how packaging made …
Seaweed packaging? How Norway and Indonesia are replacing plastic with Seaweed Read More
It might seem paradoxical that the well-known Danish doctor and corona critic Vibeke Manniche has done so much to talk the covid-19 pandemic down in the last many months while …
Corona critical Danish doctor makes money on selling test kits from China Read More
The Nordic Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines invites you to join their BDO Financeluent Series: Relevant Programmes in Times of Covid-19 on 27 July. More about the event: When …
Join NordCham’s BDO Financeluent Series: Relevant Programmes in Times of Covid-19 Read More
A new loan matching program for export-oriented small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has been announced by the Ministry of Commerce, the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce shares in a recent update …
New loan matching program for export-oriented SMEs available in Thailand Read More
On 7 July, the Embassy of Sweden in Kuala Lumpur and the Ministry of Transport Malaysia hosted a digital seminar on ‘Sustainable Transportation: Meeting the Urban Challenge’. The virtual seminar was hosted in collaboration …
Sweden and Malaysia hosted seminar on sustainable transportation Read More
The Swedish telecom giant Ericsson has come a long way in Thailand and in a recent update, the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok shares this interesting fact about the company’s history in Thailand: Did …
Ericsson was the first Swedish company to establish itself in Thailand Read More
The couple Nu and Peder Haahr have taken over the lease of Motel Højer in the south of Denmark and to stand out, they will be opening a Thai restaurant …
Thai-Danish couple takes over local hotel and adds a Thai restaurant Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce in China invites you to the book launch with Jacob Johansen on 29 July at Jacob Jensen Design Studio in Shanghai. More about the event: …
DCCC invites to book launch with Jacob Johansen in Shanghai Read More
Norway’s telecom giant Telenor should consider becoming a purely Nordic company, says equity analyst in DNB Markets Frank Maaø to media DN. E24 reports that the stock analyst has been following the …
Norway’s Telenor is struggling in Asia – Time to consider selling, says analyst Read More
Finland’s flag carrier Finnair will this winter be offering direct flights from Arlanda, Stockholm to Bangkok, and Phuket in Thailand. According to Breaking travel News, starting from 22 October, Finnair …
Finnair to offer long-haul routes from Sweden to Bangkok and Phuket Read More
Sharing the same political and economic ideology, Juha-Pekka Vaisanen, chairperson of the Communist Party of Finland salutes the Communist Party of China for its “inspiring work” in a recent episode of …
Finnish Communist party praises CPC’s progress Read More
Denmark and Indonesia share the same ambitions to create a clean energy transition and the Government of Denmark and the government of Indonesia have committed to upscale the two …
Denmark and Indonesia to upscale energy partnership over the next five years Read More
On 28 July, the ECCP – European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, in partnership with the Embassy of Sweden in Manila, Philippine Embassy in Stockholm, DTI-PTIC Stockholm, and Davao …
Discover investment and opportunities for the Swedish Business Community in Davao City PH Read More
The Swedish national who in March pledged guilty in a US federal court to running an international scheme from Thailand that defrauded more than 3500 victims in 46 countries of …
Swedish man operating crypto scam from Thailand sentenced to 15 years in prison Read More
Norway’s telecom giant Telenor has entered into an agreement to sell 100 percent of its mobile business in Myanmar to M1 Group for NOK 900 million, the company recently announced. …
Norway’s Telenor sells its Myanmar business to M1 group for NOK 900 million Read More
According to reports from China, Finland’s Nokia is preparing the launch of its first 5G smartphone in China on 11 November, AH writes. The news reportedly came from Zhang Yucheng, the Product …
Nokia to launch its first 5G smartphone in China on 11.11 Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce China welcomes through their recent newsletter CHIC Investment and Global Executive Business Association as new members CHIC Investment Founded in 2009 in China, Chic Group …
DCCC East welcomes new members Read More
Favorable conditions for the installation of wind turbines in China primarily made 2020 a busy year for the wind turbine supplier Polytech and the company can present an annual result …
Danish Polytech doubled 2020 result primarily thanks to good market conditions in China Read More
On 5 July, the Norwegian government eased some of the country’s entry rules for foreign nationals to include, amongst others, boyfriends and girlfriends of Norwegian citizens from selected countries including …
Norway allows entry for boyfriends & girlfriends from Singapore and Taiwan Read More
ScandAsia has published the 2021 edition of “Thailand Expat Guide” This book is intended as a help for both newcomers and longer staying expats who have decided to live and work in …
Thailand Expat Guide – the 2021 book is here Read More
Norwegians abroad who are not offered a vaccine in their country of residence can travel back to Norway for vaccination, the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services writes to …
Norway says citizens can come home for vaccination Read More
The Chinese pharmaceutical company Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. has acquired 100% of the share capital of the Finnish dental equipment manufacturer Fimet Oy along with its operations in Finland and …
Shanghai Pharmaceuticals acquires Fimet Oy and its operations in Finland and China Read More
The DCCC is pleased to inform you that the conference “Nanjing Exclusive Dialogue with European Enterprises” will be held on July 13 at Shanghai Garden Hotel. The “Nanjing Exclusive Dialogue …
DCCC invites to Nanjing Exclusive Dialogue with European Enterprises conference Read More
Danny Lam’s Vietnamese mother and Chinese father immigrated to Sweden in the 1980s. He spent most of his childhood escaping from his Chinese origins to try and fit in and …
Danny Lam’s story about being mixed Chinese-Vietnamese growing up in Sweden Read More
The Swedish government has already supported the Khmer Rouge Tribunal with more than $14 million and according to Tribunal spokesman Neth Pheaktra, Sweden has pledged to continue the support until …
Sweden to continue support for Khmer Rouge Tribunal Read More
Auramarine, the Finland-based fuel supply system provider for the marine industry and power plants has appointed Tomi Julin as the company’s new General Manager of Auramarine Asia Ltd. According to …
Auramarine appoints new GM to support growth plans in the Asian region Read More