Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
SKF of Sweden is investing approximately SEK 200 million in improving its competitiveness and customer service levels for tapered roller bearings (TRB) in China. The investment is being made in …
SKF consolidates, invests in new China manufacturing facility Read More
On 21 November Sino-Swedish Innovaton & Entrepreneurship Center’s 3rd Sino-Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum took place in Beijing. The Forum is an important instrument, for enhancing the Swedish profile as a leading …
3rd Sino-Swedish Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum Read More
110 Chinese visited Denmark’s second largest city Aarhus during China Denmark Regions and Cities Forum 2018. 270 participants from China and Denmark took part in the China Denmark Regions and …
110 Chinese visited Aarhus Read More
Nordcham Vietnam has announced that a new logo, officially implemented by Nordcham Vietnam from now on. “In partnership with Doodle Brands, we have altered our logo to reflect who we …
Nordcham Vietnam launched new logo Read More
Danish Ambassador to Myanmar John Nielsen participated in a steering committee meeting for the Coastal Climate Adaptation programme in Myanmar. The meeting took place during the second week of November …
Danish-Burmese meeting about forest rehabilitation Read More
Swedish furniture giant IKEA has on 21 November announced they will cut 7500 jobs worldwide in a shift toward smaller stores and more online shopping. Even though 7500 employees will …
IKEA cuts 7500 jobs globally Read More
Four Finns were arrested Tuesday on the holiday island of Langkawi in Muslim-majority Malaysia for allegedly distributing pamphlets about Christianity. The authorities detained the two men and two women after …
Finns arrested in Malaysia for distributing Christian Pamphlets Read More
KIS International School is inviting ambitious students to apply for the coveted IB Diploma academic scholarship, also known as the “One Million Baht Scholarship”, for the academic year 201-2020 onwards. …
IB Diploma full scholarship, accepting applications now Read More
Swedish furniture company IKEA has announced the opening of the first IKEA store in the Philippines in 2020. The new store in the Philippines will be the biggest IKEA store …
The world’s biggest IKEA to open in the Philippines Read More
On the occasion of the visit to Sweden by China Federation of Industry Economics, Business Sweden and Sweden-China Trade Council invite to a seminar on ‘Innovation for Sustainable Development – …
Sino-Swedish Innovation for Sustainable Development seminar Read More
New book tells about the Danish-Thai archaeologist, ambassador’s wife and Thai senator Pensak Howitz. The exciting biography portrays a woman who has gone her own ways and on a variety …
New book about Pensak Chagsuchinda Howitz Read More
Finnish State Secretary Ms. Lehtomkiä attended a seminar in Hong Kong on 15 November. The seminar also featured a lively and engaging discussion by expert panelists, according to the Finnish …
Finnish State Secretary visited Hong Kong Read More
Creative executives and professors from the Danish Lifestyle & Design Cluster visited Thailand in the second week of November for a study and business matching trip arranged by the Danish …
Danish innovation network visited Thailand Read More
The first FTA concluded between the EU and an ASEAN country has finally been concluded. On 19 October the European Union (EU) and Singapore signed the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement …
Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA) signed Read More
Danske Bank has hosted the second ‘Danske Bank Sino-Nordic Seafood Forum’ in Qingdao China. 17 companies on three panels and full house of guests consisting of leading seafood industrial players …
Danske Bank hosted Sino-Nordic Seafood Forum Read More
On 8 November Swedenäs ambassador-designate for Indonesia, Marina Berg, met President Joko Widodo for her credential at Istana Merdeka (Merdeka Palace). During the veranda talk with President Joko Widodo, Ambassador …
Marina Berg, Ambassador to Indonesia presented credentials Read More
At the Danish Chamber of Commerce China’s Gala Ball on 3 November Humphrey Lau, CEO of Grundfos in China was awarded ‘Business Person of the Year’ by the Danish Chamber …
Humphrey Lau, Grundfos China elected Business Person of the Year Read More
The Pan-Nordic & DACH Innovation & Investment Roadshow in China 2018 was co-hosted by Invest in Finland, Invest in Denmark, Business Sweden, Helsinki Business Hub, Invest Stockholm, Advantage Austria, and …
Pan-Nordic Innovation & Investment Roadshow held in China Read More
European Higher Education Fair 2018 was held in Banduing on 8 November, Jakarta during 10-11 November and Yogya on 13 November. The Embassy of Finland in Jakarta team was delighted …
Annual European Higher Education Fair held in Indonesia Read More
Ambassador of Finland to Indonesia Jari Sinkari presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo on 8 November in a ceremony held in the Presidential …
Finland’s new ambassador to Indonesia accredited Read More
The Swedish Ambassador to Thailand and Thai Minister of Transport presented the Thai-Swedish roadmap for road safety and smart mobility on 15 November. The new roadmap was presented during an executive …
Thai-Swedish roadmap presented Read More
The Danish Ambassador to Myanmar delivered speech at the world diabetes day ceremony on 14 November and also opened a diabetes center funded by Danish Novo Nordisk. World Diabetes Day …
Danish Ambassador marked world diabetes day in Myanmar Read More
Indonesia is establishing a cooperation with Denmark to improve scientific and mathematical skills of Indonesian teachers and students. The cooperation was explored during the visit of the Danish Ambassador to …
Denmark and Indonesia cooperate to improve student skills Read More
People from the Muslim minority group Uighurs tell they have been pressed to gather information about other Uighurs living in Sweden and about Uighur organisations. The information comes from Radio …
Radio Sweden: Uighurs in Sweden receive threats from China Read More
Denmark’s Ambassador to Myanmar John Nielsen visited local fishing communities in Dawei, Myanmar, during the first week of November. The Ambassador visited the fishing communities because they are pilot sites …
Danish Ambassador visited Burmese fishing communities Read More
Minister for Development Cooperation of Denmark Ulla Tørnæs visited Shanghai in the first week of November to attend China International Import Expo (CIIE). The Minister visited the Danish National Pavilion, …
Danish Minister visited Shanghai Read More
Swedish authors Andreas Norman and Jonas Hassen Khemiri attended Singapore Writers Festival, that took place from 2-11 November. The Swedish authors took part in panel discussions, readings and writer’s workshops, …
Swedish authors participated in Singapore Writers Festival Read More
On 5 November Danish LEGO won a lawsuit against four Chinese companies who infringed multiple copyrights of LEGO and conducted acts of unfair competition by producing and distributing building sets …
LEGO has won intellectual property lawsuit in China Read More
Finnish SuperPark will open in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in the first week of December 2018. The 40,000 square park will offer more than 20 activities for all ages according to …
Finnish activity park to open in Malaysia in December Read More
On 11 November, the four Nordic embassies in Vietnam participated in the Hanoi Pride Parade. Ambassadors of the Nordic countries and over 50 diplomats took part in the Hanoi Pride …
Nordic countries celebrated Hanoi Pride Read More
Finland’s Ambassador to China Mr Jarno Syrjälä visited (in September 2018) the Beishan ski tunnel project in Jilin City, Northeast China. The ski tunnel is being built as a Sino-Finnish cooperation …
Sino-Finnish ski tunnel project in Northeast China Read More
Finnish children’s science academy ‘Kide Science’ in October signed an agreement with the Singaporean Edufarm Learning Center. Teacher training is to commence in November, with the first students set …
Finnish children’s science academy entered Malaysia and Singapore Read More
The China Denmark Regions and Cities Forum 2018, taking place during 20-21 November, is a conference organized by the City of Aarhus and Central Denmark Region, Chinese Association for Friendship …
China Denmark Regions, Cities Forum 2018 Read More
LEGO Education is offering a new and more progressive way of learning science and technology, engineering and math for the millions of students in China, in a US$ 500 billion …
Lego Education offers progress learning in Chinese schools Read More
The St. Regis Bar and The Lounge invite throughout the month of November guests to try a Scandinavian inspired Afternoon Tea by Michelin-Starred Chef Sayan Isaksson, who was born in …
Scandinavian inspired Afternoon Tea at The St. Regis in Bangkok Read More
At the opening ceremony of Wujiang Road’s Nordic Culture Week on 7 November, speeches were heard from our Consul General Jan Wahlberg as well as representatives from Business Sweden and …
Nordic Culture Week Wujiang Read More
The two Danish occupational therapists Caroline Skovgård and Maria Køster have chosen to work several months as volunteers for a foundation in the countryside of Thailand. Here they get to …
Danish volunteers help disabled children in Thailand Read More
The 3rd meeting of China-Finland Committee for Innovative Business Cooperation was organized on 8 November in Shanghai during the China International Import Expo (preceded by working groups meetings on 7 …
China-Finland Committee for Innovative Business Cooperation Read More
On 8 November the Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi distributed nearly 1,000 high-quality helmets to students at Ba Dinh Primary School in Hanoi. Today, the Embassy of Sweden in Vietnam …
Swedish Embassy distributed 1000 helmets to students Read More
Finnish Nokia has on 7 November signed contracts with China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom at China International Import Expo in Shanghai. The contracts are worth a combined value …
Nokia has signed big contracts with Chinese companies Read More
The 4th installment of the Danish Film Festival in the Philippines starts on 8 November in Manila. From 8 – 11 November nine Danish full-length films will be hitting the …
Opening of Danish Film Festival in the Philippines Read More
Danish Crown and Chinese Alibaba’s Win-Chain on 6 November signed an agreement on weekly deliveries of 250 tonnes of Danish pork from Danish Crown’s new factory in China. The deliveries …
Danish Crown has signed major deal with Chinese company Read More
Danish technologies, products and solutions were shown at the Danish pavilion at Vietwater 2018, which started on 7 November in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The Danish pavilion consisted of …
Denmark’s innovations showcased at Vietwater 2018 Read More
On 7 November the 20th anniversary of sister city relations between Espoo in Finland and Shanghai in China were celebrated at St. Regis hotel in Shanghai. Opening words were delivered …
Espoo and Shanghai: 20 years of sister cities Read More
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault and the Nordic Genetic Resource Centre (NordGen) are visiting Thailand during the second week of November to collaborate on the establishment of a Thai National …
Thai-Norwegian collaboration on plant genetic center Read More
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Anne-Mari Virolainen visits Shanghai and Beijing on 4-9 November, where she is accompanied by a business delegation. The main aim of the visit is …
Finnish minister visits China Read More
The capital of Denmark has been chosen as Lonely Planet’s number one pick for cities to visit in 2019. Every year the well-known travel guide publisher Lonely Planet picks top …
Copenhagen: Lonely Planet’s 2019 top city Read More
In 2019 the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok will showcase a photo exhibition to celebrate 150 years of friendship between Sweden and Thailand. Now, the Embassy gives sneak peeks on …
Sneak peek at Swedish upcoming photo exhibition Read More
Philippine drivers in Denmark have on 4 November rejected a contract from their criticized employer, because they find the pay increase too small. 26 Philippine drivers working for a subsidiary …
Philippine drivers rejected contract from Danish employer Read More
Collectius is continuing to purchase portfolios of non-performing consumer loans within Southeast Asia. The company is now spearheading the first secured portfolio in the Philippines when taking over 40 million …
Swedish Collectius takes of non-performing loans Philippines Read More