Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The two Danish golf players Nanna Koerstz Madsen and Nicole Broch Larsen are amongst the top players at the moment in the Honda LPGA Thailand tournament, media BT reports. The …
Danish golf women amongst the top in Thai golf competition with $1.6 million in prizes Read More
On 6 May 2021 The Norwegian embassy in Hanoi gathered all information regarding Covid-19 vaccine for foreigners in Vietnam. The statement read: There are no extraordinary plans from the Norwegian …
Norwegian embassy updated vaccination information for foreigners in Vietnam Read More
On 7 May 2021 the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong welcomes you to the Annual General Meeting 2021 Please join us at The Mills Fabrica, 4/F The Mills, 45 …
SwedCham HK’s Annual General Meeting 2021 sets for 27 May Read More
The Swedish beauty tech brand Foreo has launched on yet another branch of the Sunrise Duty-Free members’ app, this time in Shanghai, The Moodie Davitt Report writes. To combat the …
Swedish Foreo launches on the Sunrise Duty-Free Shanghai members’ app Read More
The Embassy of Sweden in Jakarta takes a trip down memory lane with its latest update. The update shares moments from 2017 when King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden last …
Embassy of Sweden shares memories of King Carl XVI Gustaf’s latest visit to Indonesia Read More
The Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio has launched its brand in Norway and the company plans to open its first overseas store in Oslo in September, Yahoo finance reports. Nio …
Chinese EV maker Nio launches its brand in Norway Read More
If you are interested in doing business in Thailand, then sign up for the Thailand Board of Investment’s Nordic office’s upcoming webinar, “Doing Business in Thailand: Opportunities in the …
Are you interested in doing business in Thailand? Read More
The Embassy of Denmark in China has announced that right now you can experience Danish Art in China. “The Danish art group, Diakron and the artist Emil Rønn Andersen have …
Right now you can experience Danish art in China Read More
According to the Swedish price comparison site for air travel, Flygresor.se, the interest in flying from Swedish travelers has increased sharply in recent weeks. The site now sees the same …
Swedes are ready to fly as much as they did in 2019 Read More
If you’re looking for a safe and easy way to travel to Europe this summer, you can join a direct charter flight from Singapore to Finland. This unique private flight …
Traveling to Europe this summer? Join a direct charter flight from Singapore to Finland Read More
The European Union-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA) has been in force for over a year and EuroCham now needs your help in understanding what impact the agreement has had on …
EuroCham: Survey on the European Union-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Read More
The Finnish Business Council Singapore invites you to their upcoming webinar titled, “Is Resilience More Important than Strategy During Disruption?” on 1 June. The invitation reads: Warmly welcome to Is …
FBC Singapore webinar: Is Resilience More Important than Strategy During Disruption? Read More
Embassy of Finland in Thailand and BKK Kids would like to invite you to join a webinar on 11 May 3pm (BKK) / 11am (HKI) to learn about Finnish learning …
Get to know more of Finnish education on 11 May Read More
SKIOLD signed contract with KH-Lin Farm for the first Danish designed full-line, smart and sustainable pig farm in Taiwan. The agreement was established on 16 April 2021. SKIOLD, the Danish …
KH-Lin Farm collaborates with SKIOLD and partners to establish the first sustainable pig farm in Taiwan Read More
The grand opening of the new IKEA store in Neihu on the 28th of April started with a Swedish breakfast followed by inspiring speeches by Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je and …
IKEA opens a new store in Neihu, Taipei Read More
On 27 April 2021 the Danish embassy in Vietnam followed up on ‘Liveable Hanoi’, an initiative to improve migrant communities and the result has come about, the statement reads: “What …
‘For a liveable Hanoi’ initiative bears its fruits Read More
China’s Infinity-Loop Skyscraper, the”O-Tower”, is one of the world’s most interesting buildings, media Interesting Engineering writes in a recently published article. The “O-Tower” is designed by the Danish architecture studio …
Danish architecture studio designs one of the world’s most interesting buildings in China Read More
The Embassy of Denmark in Bangkok takes another trip down memory lane with their recent update that marks the exact day when King Chulalongkorn gave Danish Andreas du Plessis de …
Earliest examples of close infrastructure collaboration between Denmark and Thailand Read More
The European Commission has presented an updated industrial strategy that aims to reduce dependence on China, Vietnam, and other third countries for critically important products. According to Danish politician and …
EU plans to reduce its dependence on critically important products from China and Vietnam Read More
A.P. Moller – Maersk had an exceptionally strong start to the year, with strong earnings and growth momentum across all our businesses in ocean, port services and logistics. The company …
MAERSK announced continued growth, high profit Read More
The newly formed Thai Facebook group “Let’s move abroad” has logged more than 650.000 members in just five days. The popularity of the group has caught the attention of some …
Thai govt watches “Let’s Move Abroad” group that’s caught the attention of The Swedish Embassy Read More
Danish lawmakers have passed legislation to allow the screening of future foreign investments to ensure they don’t pose a threat to national security, the business ministry said. The new legislation …
Denmark passed new law to tighten screening foreign investors Read More
A new study from the Danish travel provider Spies shows that 5 out of 10 Danes have saved more than usual during the corona pandemic. And when the world …
New study: Danes’ desire to travel is enormous, Thailand is a top destination Read More
by Thomas Banyard, Headmaster, King’s College International School Bangkok At King’s College International School Bangkok, teachers work hard so that happy children grow into successful adults who make a positive …
Why education is the best gift we can give our children? Read More
A Massive Chinese rocket will fall uncontrollably back to earth soon. It will land anywhere between Denmark and Australia but the crash site is unknown, media Sky News reports. On …
Massive Chinese rocket to crash anywhere between Denmark and Australia soon Read More
ABB’s fast charging solution will shape the future of e-mobility in Thailand, announced the Thai Swedish Chamber of Commerce on 6 may 2021. ABB has been awarded with a contract …
ABB Thailand planted 124 fast charging solutions at Bangchak petrol stations Read More
28 April 2021 the Swedish Ambassador Ann Måwe publised a memo from the latest collaboration with UN Women and UNEP on empowering women, the statement reads: What does gender have …
Swedish Ambassador Ann Måwe speaks on gender balance Read More
A 30-year-old Norwegian woman who was repatriated by Norway from a refugee camp in Syria because her son was sick was sentenced Tuesday to 3 1/2 years in prison by …
Norwegian IS supporter returning to Norway sentences to jail Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce in China welcomes two new corporate members Swedish Boxon and Chinese NBH. Boxon is a packaging company with headquarters in Sweden and branches in the …
DCCC east welcomes new corporate members Swedish Boxon and Chinese NBH Read More
Open call: The bilateral collaboration between the Ministry of Science and Technology of China and Innovation Fund Denmark supports joint research and innovation projects under the theme of sustainable city …
Apply for funds for Sino-Danish research and innovation now Read More
According to a recent update from The Danish Chamber of Commerce in China, the Trade Council China, Shanghai recently signed two significant MoUs that can help Danish health companies into …
Trade Council China helps Danish health companies into the Chinese market Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce in China has with its recent newsletter given an April update from the Royal Danish Consulate in China including some of Consulate General Jakob Linulf’s …
DCCC East: April update from the Royal Danish Consulate in China Read More
It is becoming increasingly difficult for foreign journalists to work in China and more and more people are being forced to leave the country. Swedish reporters say that they are …
Expressen: China harden its technical monitoring of Swedish journalists in the country Read More
The recent problems in the Suez Canal have boosted transport of freight from China into Europe and the Chinese-owned U-Frieigh Group is experiencing increasing volumes of cargo being sent via …
Suez crisis boosted China-Europe rail freight service Read More
The Norwegian wealth fund rethinks employee’s working week in the wake of the pandemic that for the past year has forced employees to work from home the majority of the …
Norwegian wealth fund to offer flexible working to its employees in Europe and Asia Read More
A statement during a Norwegian TV show about Filipino food being “very bad” has landed Filipino-Norwegian chef Jonathan Romano at the receiving end of criticism by the Philippine Embassy in …
Filipino-Norwegian chef apologizes after bashing Filipino food on Norwegian TV Read More
Norway’s Telenor is experiencing a first-quarter loss after the Myanmar military seized power in the 1 February coup and the company has written off the value of the company’s operations …
Norway’s Telenor writes off Myanmar business after coup, posts Q1 loss Read More
The Embassy of Finland in Kurla Lumpur recently visited the Malaysian Peacekeeping Centre, the Embassy writes in an update via their Facebook page. Both Finland and Malaysia have a long …
Embassy of Finland visits the Malaysian Peacekeeping Centre Read More
The world’s rich countries are seizing the large vaccine deliveries and the global investment Covax is slow which means that low-income countries will instead have to rely on donations from …
Swedish Expert: Clearly China wants goodwill with vaccine donations Read More
According to a recent announcement from the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok, the procedure for those who submit a paper application to apply for a residence permit to move to …
Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok: Changed administrative procedure for paper applications Read More
The Norwegian Business Association Singapore is in celebration of Constitution Day on 17 May hosting a photo/video competition. May 17 is a celebration of the Norwegian Constitution, which was signed …
NBAS: 17 May photo and video competition Read More
In a recent update, the Finnish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong introduced their committee, FinnCham’s Greater Bay Area Committee. FinnCham’s Greater Bay Area Committee was launched in 2015 and …
FinnCham HK introduced Greater Bay Area Committee Read More
The Swedish Ambassador to the Philippines Harald Fries received the ‘Most Outstanding Ambassador Award’ for his diplomatic work in the Philippines, The Embassy of Sweden in Manila writes. The award …
Swedish Ambassador to the Philippines receives ‘Most Outstanding Ambassador Award’ Read More
The Embassy of Denmark in Myanmar has released a statement from Diplomatic Missions to Myanmar on World Press Freedom Day. The statement is written on behalf of the diplomatic missions …
Statement from Diplomatic Missions to Myanmar on World Press Freedom Day Read More
The Norwegian Business Association Singapore is collaborating with upcoming artists in Singapore and Norway to showcase their work, while NABS gets a creative take on their graphic profile. Recently NABS announced that …
NBAS collaborates with upcoming Norwegian artists Sosialantenne Read More
China’s ‘live shopping’ phenomenon has made its entry into Denmark during the pandemic and the so-called “yes thank you” offers on Facebook and live shopping is a huge economy in …
Danish company taps into China’s ‘live shopping’ phenomenon with new app Read More
The Finnish Business Council Beijing (FBCB) is hosting an FBCB Women in Business Afternoon Brunch at the Finnish Ambassador’s residence in Beijing on 12 May. More about the event: If …
FBCB host ‘Women in Business’ Brunch at Ambassador’s residence Read More
According to a recent update from the Sjømannskirken i Pattaya (The Norwegian Seamen’s Church in Pattaya), the church is closed from 28 April for two weeks. The update reads: The …
Sjømannskirken i Pattaya closed two weeks Read More
The Thai-Danish Chamber of Commerce has just released a news update regarding a new loan facility from Exim Thailand aimed at companies exporting from Thailand to neighboring countries. The update …
DanCham: New loan facility aimed for export to neighboring countries Read More
On 30 April 2021 the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong announced: We at SwedCham are thrilled to launch our two exclusive hybrid events on the theme DARE TO …
SwedCham Hong Kong launches hybrid event Read More