Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
As the opening of the Danish Church in Thailand comes closer, it is of course needed to present the pastor representing Denmark here in Thailand. The coming pastor will be …
Danish Church Thailand invites to pastor installment Read More
Google is adding more languages to the digital assistant, Google Assistant. At Mobile World Congress last week the IT-giant announced that Google Assistant will soon be available in seven more …
Google Assistant expanding into Scandinavia and Asia Read More
Singapore is the best place in the world to live as an expat. That is the primary conclusion from the yearly survey done by HSBC, a banking and financial services …
Singapore – the best country for expats Read More
‘Art has no language’ is a saying often heard when collaborations between cultures take place. And in only a few weeks a collaboration between Thai artist Torlarp Larpjaroensook and Danish …
Thai and Danish artists to collaborate on exhibition Read More
The Norwegian-based watchdog Cambodia Watchdog Council International (CWCI) has asked the people of Cambodia not to vote on the upcoming election as long as the former opposition CNRP isn’t allowed …
Norwegian watchdog urges residents in Cambodia not to vote Read More
Both Southeast Asia and Scandinavia ranks relatively high in access to 4G network according to a study made by the connection testing company Open Signal. Basically they monitored 4.852.320 devices …
SE Asia and Scandinavia ranks high in 4G access Read More
Southeast Asia is still among the most corrupt regions in the world and, for the most parts, slowly descending into further corruption, at least according to Transparency International (TI) annual …
Corruption still reigns in Southeast Asia Read More
On 16 February Chargé d’Affaires Vegard Holmelid of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok had the great honor of attending the ‘Mahidol-Norway Scholarships: Thank you reception’ at Mahidol University. As …
Mahidol-Norway Scholarships reception Read More
The Swedish Women Abroad‘s Bangkok chapter has launched SWEA Professional. This was announced with a kick-off event on 15 November. Swea met at Hotel Pullman Grande Sukhumvit and after a …
Swedish ladies launched Swea Professional Bangkok Read More
On 21 – 22 February Norwegian State Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Ms. Marianne Hagen, made the first visit to Thailand at a political level since the coup in 2014, reports …
Norway, Thai foreign affairs ministries meet in Thailand Read More
Apart from Indonesia, Ambassador Rasmus Abildgaard Kristensen is also accredited to Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea and ASEAN. The Ambassador paid a visit to Dili, Timor-Leste, to present his letter of …
Denmark’s ambassador visited Timor Leste Read More
In a new report by NBC (Norwegian Business Association) Norway is rapidly growing in the Chinese seafood market. Since 2013 Norway has slowly been climbing the ladder towards tipping Japan …
Norwegian seafood booming in China Read More
The Danish Embassy in Bangkok is currently looking for someone to step in for a maternity leave in the Consular Office. The employee will, amongst many others, be assisting Danes …
Danish Embassy in Bangkok looking for maternaty cover for Consular Department Read More
Danish Crown is finally ready to begin the construction of the long-awaited processing factory in the outskirts of Shanghai. That means the Chinese will be able to further feast on …
Danish Crown ready to construct Chinese factory Read More
Sweden, China and Singapore ranks among the top of the most automated countries in the world in 2016 according to a new study published by The International Federation of Robotics. …
Asia dominates in automation – Europe falls behind Read More
A recently published study from Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU) reveals an underground rich on Rare Earth Minerals (REE). REE is a core ingredient in the conversion to more energy-efficient …
Sweden to challenge China on mineral dominance Read More The Danish badminton player Mathias Christiansen can now be seen getting ready for a smash on the cover of the Chinese seafood distributor Bei Yang Jia Mei Seafood Products. Mathias …
Danish badminton-star cover for Chinese seafood distributor Read More
The first noteworthy thing when arriving for the latest visit to Penang was to find only one plane parked at the gates at the airport – nearly unheard of these …
Penang: where cultures blend and living heritage keeps evolving Read More
Should the current bio fuel-demand for palm oil continue to rise, the demand for it may be six times higher than it is today. That is the basic conclusion of …
New study: Palm oil demand to increase six-fold by 2030 Read More
Nordcham Philippines hosted its Annual General Membership Meeting and Economic Briefing with Dan Steinbock, CEO and Founder of Differencegroup and Martin Guri, Chief Equity Strategist at Nordea Bank. The event …
NordCham Philippines 2018 AGM report Read More
Researchers from Lund University of Sweden has recently discovered a previously unknown language in the heart of the forest in northern Malaysia. The language has been named Jedek and according …
Unknown language discovered in Malaysia Read More
According to a new study by Bloomberg, Thailand is the world’s least miserable economy, based on inflation and unemployment followed by Singapore as a second. Thailand has a score of …
Thailand ranks as world’s least miserable economy Read More
Swedish Church in Phuket will hold a 10 Years Anniversary sermon on Sunday 18 February, 11 am until 2 pm, at Phuket Orchid Resort Spa. The Embassy of Sweden in …
Swedish Church Phuket celebrates 10 years Read More
NordCham Philippines in Partnership with the EU-Philippines Business Network (EPBN) invites to the NordCham Awards Night 2018. The Awards Night recognizes prominent companies who have significantly contributed to economic growth, …
Invitation: NordCham Philippines Awards Night 2018 Read More
“Now is a good time to enter the Philippine market!” states Business Sweden, with a recently established office in Manila since September 2017. “Last year we saw an all-time high …
Business Sweden in Philippines’ market outlook 2018 Read More
Passengers of Finnair will soon be able to enjoy a wide variety of international newspapers digitally on long-haul flights, the company stated in a press release. The customers will not …
Finnair to offer digital newspapers on long-haul flights Read More The Norwegian joint venture Ocean Quality has received a decision from Norwegian Food Safety Authority (NFSA) which bans the company from exporting salmon to China. This comes as a consequence …
Norwegian company barred from exporting salmon to China Read More
280 meters tall, reigning in the center of Singapore with the grey metal bending to make room for trees growing out of the building. That is the basic idea behind …
Danish architect reveals mind-blowing skyscraper in Singapore Read More
Prince Henrik of Denmark, husband and consort of Queen Magrethe II of Denmark, has passed away. He was surrounded by Magrethe and his two sons, The Crown Prince of Denmark, …
H.R.H Prince Henrik of Denmark has passed away Read More
In a recently published report by analyst firm Euler Hermes, Indonesia and Malaysia ranks as some of the worst countries in the world to collect debt, based on the complexity …
Indonesia and Malaysia among the world’s worst debt collectors Read More
Big data can tell us a lot of things; how people move in a city, what diseases a population is exposed to, how to advertise efficiently and target a certain …
Sweden ranking the second most productive country in the world – Denmark far in the bottom Read More
The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur together with the Norway Malaysia Business Council hosted a breakfast seminar with the Norwegian Bank Investment Management (NBIM) and an evening presentation on …
Norway Malaysia NBIM seminar, Malaysia development presentation Read More
The Norway-Asia Business Summit, which will be held in Singapore on the 16th to 18th of April, has presented a new speaker, Mr. Kenneth Lim who is the CTO at …
Norway-Asia Business Summit presents new speaker Read More
In recognition of the growing importance of China’s booming tech industry, the Tech Ambassador of Denmark has now opened an office in Beijing. As the first country in the world, …
Denmark’s Tech Ambassador opened Beijing office Read More
Palm oil is wrongfully discriminated against by the European Union. The notable message was delivered to reporters by the Swedish Minister for Entrepreneur and Innovation, Mikael Damberg, at the Sweden-Southeast …
Swedish minister criticizes EU’s stand on Malaysian palm oil Read More
The ’Nordic Day 2018’ was held at the Nordic House in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma). Naw Susana Hla Hla Soe was guest of honour, holding a speech about gender equality. The …
Nordic Day 2018 held in Yangon Read More
H.M. Queen Silvia of Sweden on 8 February visited Udon Thani to attend the Academic Conference for the Lay judges from the Juvenile and Family Courts of Thailand. Her Majesty …
H.M Queen Silvia’s child abuse Thailand speech Read More
As Penang develops and its economy keeps on growing, Nordic business solutions and brands can meet certain needs, use it for production and cater to consumer demand (such as in …
The Nordics in Penang: business solutions, brands, production and design Read More
Soon the people of China will be able to feast on Danish sausages. Within a small amount of time, the Danish meat company Danish Crown will begin exporting goods such …
Danish Crown to finally begin export to China Read More
Embassy of Sweden together with EU Delegation, Embassy of Belgium and SwedCham arranged two sold out screening in Singapore of the film ‘A Plastic Ocean’ on 3 and 8 February. …
Sweden/EU arranged ‘A Plastic Ocean’ Singapore screenings Read More
The EU-Philippine Business Network in partnership with Advantage Austria, the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP), the German Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (GPCCI), the Italian Chamber …
EU-Philippine Business Network invitation Read More
In connection with the new Strategic Sector Cooperation Work Program for 2018, Head of Energy Cooperation at the Embassy of Denmark in Indonesia and representatives from the Danish Energy Agency …
Eco-city: Denmark engages with Bali’s neighbour Lombok Read More
dtac has announced changes to its organizational structure, designed to better fulfil the company’s purpose, stated a press release. The Digital Group, which focuses on digital sales and marketing, will …
Organizational structure change starts at dtac Read More
Education leaders from Denmark, the Asian Development Bank, Vietnamese policy-makers, Vietnamese school and company beneficiaries attended a workshop in early January to review the first year of Danish-Vietnamese Technical and …
Vietnam-Denmark Tvet project workshop held Read More
H.M. Queen Silvia of Sweden and World Childhood Foundation on 7 February made a project visit in Bangkok together with H.R.H. Princess Soamsawali. Friends International presented its efforts to support …
H.M. Queen Silvia, World Childhood Foundation visit Thailand Read More
“Sustainable, automatised and digitalised solutions can enhance lives of society and improve profitability for our customers,” writes Scania Malaysia. “The future of transport will be increasingly sustainable, automatised and digitalised …
Scania on sustainable transportation at Sweden-SEA business event Read More
When flying in over Penang and after landing at its airport it becomes clear that this island has a lot of industries. When driving towards George Town, passing by the …
Live, play, work – the formula for manufacturing hub Penang Read More
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, celebrated its first birthday in late December, having made, in just 12 months, 12 major announcements including the introduction of eleven new devices, …
HMD Global celebrated one year, Nokia 3310 4G launched Read More
On 30 January dtac announced strategic targets to achieve its 2020 digital ambition. The company plans to increase the use of digital channels by up to seven times, allowing its …
dtac anticipates massive increase of digital channels use Read More
“Violence and other harassment against women and girls are serious problems both in Finland and in other countries. We should share information on the extent of the phenomenon and the …
Finland’s Minister of Justice visited China Read More