Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
In late September the Ambassador of Sweden Mr Dag Juhlin Dannfeldt met with Seri Hajah Rohani Abdul Karim, Minister of Women, Family and Community Development, to promote the Swedish dads …
Swedish Ambassador promoted Swedish dads expo Read More
Denmark is in focus as a knowledge nation as His Royal Highness The Crown Prince Frederik is visiting the Chinese capital Beijing and the southern Chinese city Guangzhou during 23-26 September. …
Crown Prince of Denmark visiting China Read More
The Denmark-inspired ‘Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030’ (P4G), a new global climate alliance aiming to become a new engine to drive green growth, was launched on …
China, Indonesia, Vietnam joins Denmark in new climate alliance Read More
Danish Crown Prince Frederik kicked off the final of the third Sino-Nordic Cup Football Tournament in Beijing on Sept. 23, the first day of his visit to China. Chinese State …
Crown Prince Frederik at Sino-Nordic Cup Read More
Carsten Lehn, the founder of the Danish furniture company DAFI Tropicdane in Vietnam, has together with his wife Le Nguyen Da Bich sold DAFI Tropicdane to the Danish furniture factory Carl …
Carsten Lehn sells DAFI Tropicdane to Danish furniture company Read More
Norway’s very own 900 years old Nidaros Cathedral Men and Boys Choir (Nidarosdomens Guttekor) wll on 20 and 21 October 2017 perform at the Esplanade Concert Hall. The Choir’s wide repertoire of traditional and …
Nidarosdomens Guttekor to perform at the Esplanade Concert Hall in October Read More
Vinamilk’s chief marketing officer, Phan Minh Tiên (R), and Chr. Hansen’s vice president, Lasse Nagell, on Thursday 21 September signed a strategic co-operation agreement in Copenhagen, Denmark. The deal is …
Vinamilk expands cooperation with Danish firm Chr. Hansen Read More
New solution cuts lead-time between Norway and South Korea/China by over 50 percent As Norwegian seafood exports to Asia keeps growing, DHL Global Forwarding has doubled its flight frequency by …
DHL doubles airfreight capacities to support fast growing Norwegian seafood exports to Asia Read More
On Wednesday, September 20, Thomas Egebo, Secretary of State of the Danish Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate, presided over the presentation of the Energy Outlook Report for Vietnam in 2017 in …
Danish Energy Outlook Report for Vietnam presented Read More
Thomas Egebo, Secretary of State of the Danish Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate (second left) and other distinguished guests pose for a photo after the company’s ribbon cutting ceremony. …
Grundfos opened new head office in HCM City Read More
Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi, as one of the panelists at the Trygve Lie Annual Symposium held by the International Peace Institute (IPI), highlighted the right to freedom of …
Indonesia highlights right to freedom of religion at the UN Read More
“Du forsvinder” – Peter Schønau Fog’s drama “You Disappear” – has been chosen to represent Denmark in the Foreign Language Oscar category. The movie was presented and chosen for the …
Danish movie “Du Forsvinder” chosen for Oscar nomination Read More
On 20 September Finland hosted the Upgraded Health seminar in Singapore. Finding solutions to create a better and healthy future for all by building bridges between Helsinki and Singapore was …
Finnish held Upgraded Health Singpore seminar Read More
Finland’s Ambassador, H.E. Satu Suikkari-Kleven on 19 Sepember visited the Asia Power Week Conference & Exhibition 2017 and met with executives from Wärtsilä. Wärtsilä, a Finnish corporation which manufactures and …
Finnish attendance at Asia Power Week Bangkok Read More
The autumn got a fun kick-off with Finnish Business Council Beijing on Friday 15 September. Almost 30 people joined the night of good food and good company at Moi restaurant …
Finnish Business Council Beijing kicked off autumn Read More
Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway will along with other European nations present how Singaporean students can study in the Nordic countries at the annual Study In Europe education fair to …
Promotion to study in the Nordic countries Read More
A new global climate initiative – P4G – was launched Wednesday by the Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen at the General Assembly of the UN in New York. “P4G” …
Denmark plays central role in new global climate initiative Read More
LEGO – the legendary Danish toymaker – has announced plans to lay off 8 percent of its staff and revamp its business after reporting its first fall in sales in …
Lego planning massive layoffs Read More
For the 2017 edition of the CSR Asia Summit – ‘Future Proofing Sustainable Business’ no less than five Swedes are on the list of speakers. Johan Bygge, Chairman – EQT …
Swedish speakers invited to CSR Asia Summit 2017 Bangkok Read More
Danish prosecutors say two men, including a Finnish national, have been charged with violating Denmark’s terrorist laws by traveling to Syria and Somalia to receive weapons training and join extremist …
Danish prosecutors take ISIS recruits to court Read More
A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S [A.P. Moller – Maersk] has signed an agreement on 20 September to sell Maersk Tankers A/S [Maersk Tankers] to APMH Invest A/S, a subsidiary of …
A.P. Møller to acquire Maersk Tankers Read More
The Danish fast track visa service called “Red Carpet” has in Thailand been changed. Relatives and corporate business partners, who were previously covered by the fast track visa agreement between …
Spouses and business partners no longer covered by DTCC “Red Carpet” agreement Read More
The Red Carpet Program offers simplified procedures for obtaining Danish Schengen visas for applicants who travel regularly to Denmark for business purposes. The aim is to assist non Danish companies, …
What is the Danish Red Carpet Program? Read More
The Scandinavian Crayfish Party in Bangkok was as impressive a feast as ever. Beside the many kilos of crayfish, lots of other delicacies made it possible to eat and drink …
Scandinavian Crayfish Party 2017 Good Fun! Read More
As the four Nordic drivers on the Formula 1 circuit in 2017 are battling it out in Singapore, namely Kevin Magnussen (Den), Kimi Räikkönen (Fin), Marcus Ericsson (Swe), and Valtteri …
Singapore to host Formula 1 for another four years Read More
The diplomatic missions of the respective Nordic countries to Thailand have anncounce the inaugural Nordic Film Festival 2017 to take place in Bangkok from 28 September to 1 October 2017, …
New Nordic film festival in Bangkok Read More
Hotel Manager Michael Gaarde-Nielsen is in a prime position to give the best possible update from Karon Beach on Phuket, a beach previously very much dominated by tourists from the …
Hotelier Michael Gaarde-Nielsen showcases “new” Karon beach, Phuket Read More
September equals that lots of crayfish parties are taking place among the various Nordic expat associations in Asia. The Finnish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Hong has announced its ‘last …
Last call for Finns’ crayfish party in Hong Kong 2017 Read More
The Finland 100 ‘Emerging Solutions for Smart & Clean Cities’ event taking place on 18 September 2017 in Singapore will highlight a very vibrant Finnish smart mobility scene, with its …
Finnish emerging Smart & Clean City Solutions Read More
As statement was published by Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Margot Wallström in 14 September: “At the initiative of Sweden and the United Kingdom, on 13 September the United Nations …
Sweden’s statement on Rakhine State crisis Read More
The Danish Church in Bangkok on Thursday 14 September 2017 signed an agreement with the Church of Christ in Thailand to cooperate regarding admin and Christ Services. The MOU was …
Danish Church Bangkok signs MoU with Church of Christ Thailand Read More
Slush Singapore, the start-up and innovation event, returns on 19 September for its second year with official involvement by the City of Helsinki (also the home town of the main …
Slush Singapore: “Not your usual tech conference” Read More
The Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi participated in an interesting workshop gathering alumni of Sida’s international training programme on Strategic Environmental Assessment and other key stakeholders. Financed by Sida, the …
Sida’s Strategic Environmental Assessment workshop in Vietnam Read More
Chief Executive Officer and Member of Management Board at Saxo Bank A/S, Kim Fournais, was the keynote speaker and spoke of SaxoBank’s visions for future involvement in Asia during a …
Saxo Bank held presentation on future in Asia Read More
EduCluster Finland (ECF) has co-sponsored The Connection project, which donates learning resources for a school in the mountainous region of Lao Cai in Vietnam, reported ECF on 28 August. Organised …
EduCluster Finland donated learning resources in Vietnam Read More
Evolta Oy from Finland, an innovative leader regarding digital building permitting solutions is currently touring Southeast Asia, reported the Embassy of Finland in Bangkok. In early September, Sales Director Southeast …
Southeast Asia target for Finnish digital building permit solutions Read More
Their most popular song has up to date nearly 410 milion views on YouTube. What Danish pop act could be behind such an achievement than the dance pop act AQUA! …
Danish Pop phenomenon Aqua to Singapore! Read More
As over 100 Finnish organisations and entrepreneurs are coming to Singapore in September to showcase their capabilities and innovations and to seek tie-ups with Singapore partners, the City of Helsinki …
Helsinki comes to Singapore to boost collaborations, start-up exchange Read More
As ProPak Asia, the international processing and packaging technology event in Bangkok, celebrated 25 years in 2017, Tetra Pak participated with a big showcase themed: ‘Moving Food Forward. Together’. Tetra …
ProPak: Tetra Pak showcased end-to-end food processing, packaging solutions Read More
The Norwegian School of Singapore and the Norwegian School on the Internet in Norway have come up with a common model to make mother tongue tuition available to more students …
Expanded Norwegian mother tounge teaching in Singapore Read More
The Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce (TSCC) has appointed a new Executive Director. Master’s graduate Katarina Ekelund, the daughter of her Thai mother and Swedish father, has in August 2017 replaced …
Katarina Ekelund, new TSCC Executive Director: a true Swedish-Thai Read More
Dr Jaana Husu-Kallio, Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, Finland gave a keynote speech at international conference on food safety in Hong Kong in early September 2017. She presented practices …
Finland food safety speech held in Hong Kong Read More
The Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok has announced its new Deputy Head of Mission, replacing Charlotta Schlyter who was recently appointed Sweden’s Ambassador to Bangladesh: Mr Nicolas Weeks. He arrives …
New Deputy Head at Swedish Embassy Bangkok: Nicolas Weeks Read More
– Brings huge delegation, hosting a range of events As Finland celebrates 100 years as an independent nation in 2017 the Nordic country is strongly stepping up cooperation and partnerships …
Finland and Helsinki comes to Singapore Read More
As the Diplomatic Mission of Finland Yangon is being turned into an embassy, Finland‘s first Ambassador to Myanmar, Riikka Laatu, is due to arrive in country in early September! “After …
New Finnish embassy and ambassador in Myanmar Read More
Hong Kong is first out in the region to announce the details of the upcoming centenary celebrations, to peak in December! “You are cordially invited to join the Finnish Chamber …
Finland 100 Years Gala Hong Kong announced Read More
Rasmus Abildgaard Kristensen is being welcomed as the new Danish ambassador to Jakarta by the Embassy of Denmark, Indonesia, arriving on 10 September. “He is eager get started building on …
Denmark’s new ambassador arrives to Jakarta Read More
H.E. Mrs Dorte Bech Vizard, Danish Ambassador to Singapore, will be part of the Opening Panel and give a speech about ‘Innovations in eldercare – a lifelong journey’ at the …
Danish Ambassador, Singapore to give eldercare innovation speech Read More
In early August Finland’s Ambassador Paula Parviainen attended an event at Ngee Ann Polytechnic in Singapore with 20 students from the Overseas Merit Fellowship team, as they will go to …
Singapore students to attend talent program in Finland Read More
In Singapore the Finnish Your Dinner 2017 was held at Hollandse Club Singapore. “Finnish Your Dinner is modelled on Dinner Under the Sky, an annual Summer event held in Helsinki. …
Finnish Your Dinner held in Singapore Read More