Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
On 19 February 2021 the embassy of Sweden in Manila invited to save the dates for Women2021: Women in Action, weekly series of roundtable conversations. This Women’s Month, the Embassy …
Sweden supports Women in Action in the Philippines Read More
Global Essay Competition “Asia’s Challenge 2030” is now open for applications of any nationality. Win the chance to join a virtual fireside chat with a prominent business leader by entering …
Global and creative 18-22 years old are invited to join Asia Challenge 2030 Read More
On 24 February 2021 the Embassy of Philippines in Denmark congratulated DFA Undersecretary Elizabeth B. Buensuceso and MFA State Secretary Jesper Møller Sørensen for leading their respective delegations in the …
Philippines-Denmark cherish 75 years of diplomatic relations Read More
Earlier this week, Danish daily Politiken cited Danish epidemiologist Thea Fischer saying that the coronavirus may have originated from bats in Thailand and questioning whether Chatuchak was indeed “the place …
Danish WHO researcher claims to be misquoted & Thailand rejects speculation Read More
A Swedish national has just purchased a Bugatti Chiron built entirely by hand using only scrap metals from Scrap Metal Art Thailand. Scrap Metal Art Thailand is located about two …
Swede buys Bugatti Chiron replica made from scrap metal in Thailand Read More
The Embassy of Denmark in Vietnam supported a workshop on 22 February 2021 to discuss Vietnam Statistical Development Strategy for the period 2021-2030 and vision to 2045 with a focus …
Denmark supported workshop on statistics in Vietnam Read More
On 22 February 2021 Embassy of Sweden staff together with colleagues from EU Delegation, Germany and France visited to Battambang. The Swedish embassy says ” We talked to district and …
Embassy of Sweden visited Batambang Read More
Volvo Bus Thailand continues to expand into the Thai market together with local distributors CherdChai Motorsales and Volvo Bus Thailand Mr Dech-chai Kulgrineetham, Managing Director of Volvo Bus Thailand revealed …
Volvo Bus Thailand continues to expand into Thai market Read More
On 22 February 1921, the Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok released a memo on the first journey to Thailand of M/S Selandia: On this day, 22 February 2012, the revolutionary …
On this day: 22 February 1912 MS-Selandia sets off on her maiden journey to Thailand Read More
For a year, we have been told that coronavirus came from Wuhan in China. But now the WHO is questioning the narrative and has instead turned their eyes to Thailand. …
Danish WHO researcher: Coronavirus may have originated from bats in Thailand Read More
Norway looks forward to studying China’s new Five-Year Plan which will shape the country’s future social and economic development says Signe Brudeset, Norwegian Ambassador to China in a written interview …
Norway and China to enhance trade and climate cooperation Read More
ABB boosts YuMi® collaborative robot portfolio with GoFa™ and SWIFTI™ cobot families Eight out of ten workplaces say they will increase use of robots in the next decade, pandemic cited …
ABB launches next generation cobots to unlock automation for new sectors and first-time users Read More
Singapore is a wealthy Island city-state, once a British colonial trading post, today it is a thriving global financial hub, a multi-cultural food paradise, and a diverse society jammed with …
Norwegian Mette Visted: My Singaporean adventures Read More
His Majesty the King of Thailand yesterday sent a message to King Harald V of Norway to congratulate him on his 84th birthday. In the letter, His Majesty the King …
HM of Thailand extends birthday wishes to Norway’s king Read More
Tourism Authority of Thailand, TAT states that Denmark and Norway have just been added to the country list of citizens who can travel into Thailand. They still have to be …
Now Danes and Norwegians can play quarantine golf in Thailand Read More
On 18 February 2021 the Finnish Chamber of Commerce together with The Belgium-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (BLCC HK), released an invitation to an exciting webinar ”HK Tax …
FinnCham invited to a webinar about HK Tax Declaration Read More
The Swedish furniture-maker Ikea will be hiring at least 500 residents of Pasay City once it starts operations later this year. This was announced by Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto …
IKEA Philippines sets to hire 500 residents in Pasay City Read More
Thailand’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has repeated its commitment to give everyone in the country – including expats and migrant workers – vaccinations against COVID-19. Those that are …
Covid-centre confirms vaccines will be for everyone in Thailand also expats Read More
On 22 February 2021 the Norwegian Business Association Singapore released a thank you note,that read: Nice to meet old and new NBAS-friends at our Business-lunch on 19 Feb. We gathered …
NBAS lunch meeting was a success Read More
As Sweden and China’s fight continues, the EU is not showing signs of unity in regards to China and Sweden has once again emerged as the EU member state adopting …
EU is divided as Sweden adopts the hardest stance against China and sides with the USA Read More
China was not joking when the country in 2018 pledged its athletes will participate in all 109 events at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games and has been sending them on …
China’s quest for gold medals sends Winter Olympics on intense training camps in Norway Read More
On 17 February 2021 the Norwegian Business Association Singapore welcomed their new member in a note that read: We are happy to welcome Kristine Schi Nordvold as our new Digital …
The Norwegian Business Association Singapore welcomes new member Read More
Each year, a group of happiness experts from around the globe rank 156 countries based on how “happy” citizens are, and they publish their findings in the World Happiness Report. …
Secret to living Nordic ‘Hygge’ value Read More
The Edge Malaysia Weekly recently published an opinion piece from Denmark’s Ambassador in Malaysia, Kirsten Rosenvold Geelan where she states the importance of protecting freshwater resources and how we find …
Ambassador Kirsten Rosenvold Geelan on water resources and water supply Read More
Business reporter Tim McDonald from BBC News, Singapore has explored the various vending machines in Singapore that seem to be on the rise and it’s not only Norwegian Salmon and …
Singapore vending machines now dispense Norwegian salmon, crab, and Wagyu beef Read More
On 16 February 2021 the Norwegian Chargé d’Affaires Jan Wilhelm Grythe gave an interview to the Labor Newspaper for its Special Tet Issue about Norway-Vietnam trade, investment and business cooperation …
Norwegian Chargé d’Affaires shares his view on Norway-Vietnam 50th years of relations and years to come Read More
“Finland focuses on working together with Vietnam on sustainability issues, not any one single issue, but overall there is a lot of activity going on,” said Finnish Ambassador to Vietnam …
Vietnam-Finland aim to increase cooperation on sustainable development issues Read More
As of 27 February, residents of Thailand can travel to Finland without travel restrictions only when there is a direct flight and while taking into account the provisions on the …
Finnish Border Guard updated travel restriction guide Read More
On 21 February 2021, TNGS Captain Henrik Friis announed that currently there are only 6 spots left at TFCC/TNGS Finnish New Year Cup 2021 @ Laem Chabang International Country Club …
Only six spots left at TFCC/TNGS Finnish New Year Cup 2021 on 13 March Read More
The Government of Sweden recently supported the United Nations Development Programme’s event “Preparing for Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals” in Indonesia. The event was a …
Sweden supports UNDP’s event on human rights in Indonesian business operations Read More
Bilateral relations between Indonesia and Norway have been developing dynamically for the past 71 years and were recently discussed during a virtual meeting between Puan Maharani, Indonesian House of Representatives …
Indonesia hopes for growing support from Norway Read More
Gender equality is a fundamental human right and achieving equality between women and men is embedded in UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Norway is considered to be one of the …
Nordic ambassadors joins the Women’s Issues Global perspectives Event in Singapore Read More
On 15 The Finnish Ambassador H.E. Jyri Järviaho and Team Finland had earlier this February a luncheon with executives from SCG led by Mr.Roongrote Rangsiyopash, President & CEO of SCG. …
Ambassador Järviaho and Team Finland had lunch with SCG Executives Read More
The Danish Ambassador H.E. Kirsten Geelan has had the honour of being invited as a speaker for an online webinar. As part of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence Ambassador …
Ambassador Geelan invited as a speaker at the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence Ambassador Lecture Series Read More
What do you know about life and studies in Sweden for a Cambodian? Meet Ms. Muy Hung, a Swedish scholarship holder! Hung Muy is one of 11 Cambodians who in …
Cambodian scholarship student shares what its like to study in Sweden during the pandemic Read More
The Danish Embassy in Bangkok takes us back in time with this historical fact about Denmark – Thailand trading relations. This week’s ‘DID YOU KNOW’ from the embassy reads: “DID …
Trade between Denmark and Thailand took off over 163 years ago Read More
Will IKEA sell Philippine-made products? According to Georg Platzer, IKEA’s Southeast Asia development manager, the products have “potential” to be sold at IKEA stores globally. Georg Platzer said to ABS-CBN …
Swedish IKEA sees potential in Philippine-made products Read More
Norway’s Foreign Ministry has announced that the country is freezing its NOK 65 million bilateral aid to Myanmar following the country’s military coup earlier this month. Norway’s aid to the …
Norway freezes NOK 65 million bilateral aid to Myanmar Read More
On 18 February 2021 the Nordic Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines introduced the judges for the Nordic Sustainability Wards Night, in a statement that read: We are counting the …
NordCham Philippines introduced the judges for the Nordic Sustainable Awards Night Read More
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Taipei welcomed their new member in a statement,as follow: We’re pleased to welcome yet another individual member to the ranks of the Swedish Chamber …
SwedCham Taipei welcomed February with a new member Read More
At least four leading Danish, Malaysian, Vietnamese, Singaporean, and US-based offshore contractors or consortia are said to be chasing a prized engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract tied to …
Danish and Asian companies compete for contract to build offshore wind project in Taiwan Read More
On 15 February 2021 the Nordic Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines introduced and welcome members in a statement that said: NordCham Philippines introduces its renewing business partner, Pöyry …
NordCham Philippines welcomed renewing business partners Read More
A total of 55 electric busses from the Chinese manufacturer Yutong have just been delivered via Kreolis multinational transportation company in Denmark. The e-busses will be used for two projects …
Chinese Yutong delivers 55 e-buses to Denmark Read More
Finland is amongst three countries that have recently expressed deep concern about China’s espionage and political influence in democracies. According to Axios, the concern was expressed through intelligence agencies in …
Finland issue warnings on China’s espionage Read More
On 15 February 2021 the embassy of Norway in Manila updated on their latest work with IOM BIWAB.: Through the support of the Norwegian Embassy in Manila, more than 15,000 …
Norway supports IOM BIWAB to supply PPEs to internally displaced persons in North Cotabato and Davao del Sur Read More
Another year is gone and we all can agree to that the past year has been very weird due to the pandemic. We have mostly seen each other online or …
SWEA Bangkok Annual Meeting on 18 February 2021 Read More
On 15 February 2021 Finland launched the campaign themes for its candidacy for the United Nations Human Rights Council. The themes of the Finnish campaign are the rights of women …
Finland launched candidacy campaign for the UN Human Rights Council Read More
Finnair is planning to recycle for the first time an A319 plane in Helsinki Airport. This will be the first commercial airliner to be recycled in Finland. The project will …
Finnair will soon have their first commercial airliner to be recycled in home soil Read More
Thai Swedish Chamber of Commerce invites members to their next webinar on 4 March 2021 on Enabling Business with Positive Impact. The invitation read: Social entrepreneurship has been gaining traction …
TSCC invites to ‘Enabling Business with positive impact’ webinar on 4 March Read More
According to a company statement, Atria Finland, which is the biggest among Atria Group’s four operations of meat producers, was the main source of profit in 2020. Atria Finland’s profit …
Finnish Atria reports profit gain partly due to increased exports to China Read More