Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The transition from military dictatorship to democracy has put Myanmar up for grasp in a global clash between foreign investors. China is already liable for third of the investments in Myanmar while …
Danish Enterprise won’t subject to Human Rights rules in Myanmar Read More
Premature deaths from outdoor air pollution are projected to rise from 3 million today to 4.5 million by 2040, concentrated mainly in developing Asia, International Energy Agency writes in a …
Deaths from air pollution expected to explode in Asia Read More
A 9-months hostage deadlock in the Philippines finally seemed to loosen up when Filipina hostage, Marites Flor, was released by the militant Abu Sayyaf-group Friday June 24. Last hostage held …
Progress in Filipino hostage saga – Norwegian is last victim held Read More
Vanessa Kastner collects beer caps – for the benefit of disabled Thai people. The 10-year-old girl from Hee in Western Jutland has started a project to collect beer caps and …
10-year-old Thai-Danish girl turns beer caps into prostheses Read More
EU has requested an investment protection agreement with Myanmar which is being criticized by local NGOs in Myanmar. The agreement was intended to secure investors from EU in case of …
NGOs in Myanmar against EU agreement Read More
Sweden saw a record spike last week in the number of Britons applying for citizenship, writes The Local based on a report from Sveriges Radio. Sweden’s Migration Agency said 129 …
The Local: Citizenship applications up 500% for Brits in Sweden Read More
Dynasty Travel has a new itinerary to Norway and Sweden so travellers can chase the Northern Lights this winter. The 12-day, nine-night package takes guests from Oslo to Stockholm, stopping …
New trip from Singapore to Scandinavia Read More
Denmark has as of 24 June 2016 put an end to the 100 years old tradition of certifying ships by means of old-fashioned certificates on paper – as one of the first countries …
Danish ships to be issued with digital certificates Read More
In the summer of 2013, the seven year old Mingus Lund threw at Coca Cola bottle with a postcard inside into the ocean by Geitskjæret on Nøtterøy near the town of Tønnsberg …
Bottle letter from Norway found in Cambodia Read More
Jonas Andersson, the Swedish Thai Luk thung singer, performed on Sunday 26 June 2016 for the first time in an opera when he sang on stage in the Thai composer Somtow …
Swedish singer in first Thai opera Read More
On Monday 20 June 2016, The Danish Embassy in Jakarta granted 10 recipients with Rp 30 million each for the giant pilot project, The Peacemaking Art. More than 100 friends and …
Denmark supports peacemaking artists in Indonesia Read More
How is a typical day for an ambassador? Syarifah Reihana Fakhry is the right to ask, when it comes to be the Danish ambassador of Indonesia. The Danish Embassy crowned …
For 24 hours Indonesian student is Danish ambassador Read More
The Danish related NGO Fontana and the Research Center for Management and Sustainable Development (MSD) in Vietnam in collaboration with the Psychiatric Hospital of Khanh Hoa in Nha Trang held …
Danish NGO Fontana leading drug abuse project in Vietnam Read More
The Swedish journalist Jan Källman has passed away during a trip to Hanoi, where he suffered a stroke that eventually took his life after almost a fortnight in hospital in …
Swedish journalist Jan Källman has passed away Read More
Monday is typically associated with a lot of coffee, but women from Scandinavian Women’s Association in Singapore have found a healthier way to kickstart a new week: the answer is …
Scandinavian women’s way to kickstart Monday: football! Read More
Between the 13th and 15th May, Traill International School co-hosted with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and the PE department of Thailand, the first ever NCAA Pacific Rim Basketball tournament to …
Traill International School Read More
Seminar on emission controls from ships and Seafood Reception on board 100 year old Tall Ship Sørlandet Norway Maritime Day will be marked in Hong Kong on 22 June. A half …
Norwegian Maritime Day in Hong Kong 22 June 2016 Read More
Usually summer solstice in Scandinavia equals an easy breezy long event, but the sunny day might be a challenge for some. Muslims living in the nordic regions will experience the longest …
How Indonesians in Scandinavia manage fasting during Ramadhan Read More
A list comparing 54 countries on their innovation potential in biotech includes Singapore and Denmark in its top five. At its simplest, biotechnology is technology based on biology – biotechnologyharnesses …
Denmark and Singapore tops biotech innovation list Read More
S’pore being the second country in the world with most incidents of diabetes, the Health Promotion Board of Singapore aims to boost the public health in Singapore. After studying Denmark’s …
Singapore to boost public health with help from Denmark Read More
Representatives from the incoming Philippine government (GPH) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) met in Oslo, Norway, 14-15 June and agreed to resume formal talks the third …
Norway hosts Philippines peace talks in Oslo Read More
Finnish company UPM Raflatac – one of the world’s leading suppliers of self-adhesive label materials – has received the prestigious 2015 GoldenBee CSR China Honor Roll Award – as the only company …
Finnish Company receives social responsibility recognition in China Read More
The company behind popular Finnish sci-fi franchise Iron Sky expands to the China market. Finnish Iron Sky Universe and Shandong Jiabo Culture Development Co. Ltd., are co-producing the film Iron Sky: The Ark, …
Finnish Sci-Fi Success expands to the China Market Read More
Vietnam already fosters more than stabil relations with Denmark and Sweden. Now they’re reaching out for Norway. President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan visited …
Vietnam hopes for stronger bonds with Norway Read More
The order for 24 Vestas V110-2.0 MW wind turbines was placed by long-time customer China Longyuan Power Group Corporation. China Longyuan Power Group Corporation has the largest installed wind capacity …
Vestas receives 48 MW order in China Read More
Thai minister of tourism and sports Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul made some clear-cut statements about the future for tourism in Thailand when speaking at the Thailand Travel Mart Plus 2016 in Chiang Mai, June …
“Thailand is entering the sports tourism era” Read More
The KIS community congratulates the class of 2016! We are very proud to let you know that our 32 graduating students this year have received 140 offers from 96 universities …
KIS CLASS OF 2016 Read More
Viedam Mould and Research is the brand new, grand-scale, modern technology & total solution tool manufacturing company, located in Saigon High tech park, Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam that …
Amb Charlotte Laursen inaugurates Viedam Mould and Research manufacturing Read More
With her ambassador role in Vietnam coming to an end this summer Ambassador Camilla Mellander has written her final Swedish National Day open letter to the Vietnamese people. “Swedes all …
Final Swe National Day letter from Ambassador Camilla Mellander Read More
Three Vietnamese students from HCM City University of Technology have won the first prize at the nation-wide Smart Water Innovation Contest, organised by the Swedish Embassy in Hanoi in cooperation …
Smart Water Innovation Contest winners Read More
Nordic Business Council Philippines (NBCP) is a Manila-based trade & investment and business support organization between the Nordic and Baltic countries and the Philippines. Apples & Spears is a Singapore-based …
NBCP and Apples & Spears synergy supports Asean market entrance Read More
The annual European Union Film Festival kicks off a month of European cinema treats in Thailand beginning on June 22 and ending July 24. The festival plays in Bangkok, Chiang …
Enjoy Scandinavian Cinema at Film Festival in Thailand Read More
Participants reviewed opportunities in Indonesia for business expansion and investment by Norwegian businesses in an Indonesian Business Discussion, initiated by the Indonesian Embassy in Oslo, Norway. The event is a …
New reviews on opportunities in Indonesia for Norwegian businesses Read More
China has on 3 June confirmed that it is lifting its import ban introduced four years ago on bovine and ovine genetic material from Denmark, France, Germany and the …
China lifts Danish beef, poultry import ban Read More
2015 was a year to celebrate for food ingredients manufacturer Palsgaard, due both to healthy financial results and the achievement, well ahead of time, of a substantial part of the …
Malaysia performance in Palsgaard’s CSR report Read More
On 7 June the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (European Chamber) released, in collaboration with Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, their annual Business Confidence Survey with a focus on …
Scania, other European businesses treated unfairly in China Read More
On April 2016, Denmark and Indonesia signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance cooperation in the agribusiness sector. Now, in June 2016, it’s time to follow up on the contract …
Danish Agriculture and Food Council enhances cooperation with Indonesia Read More
Bangkok Prep students recently celebrated their Secondary School graduation among families and friends. Former Secretary General of ASEAN, Dr Surin Pitsuwan …
Bangkok Prep Celebrates Graduation Read More
Thailand’s highest ranking female tennis player at Bangkok Prep Sports Awards Students receive recognition for achievement in sports June 10th 2016, Bangkok – Tammarine Tanasugarn, Thailand’s highest ranking female Tennis …
Bangkok Prep Sports Awards 2016 Read More
Broken hearted Norwegian tries to take his life. Tonight the police and Sawangboriboon rescue workers have been called to the Station House in Pattaya City Soi 13/2 after reports that …
Norwegian tried to kill himself in Pattaya Read More
Hong Kong is the sparkling design hub of the Asia. It’s hip, wealthy and carries a deep-rooted genuine interest for design. This combined with a rooted tradition for consumerism and …
How will Scandinavia succeed on the Hong Kong design market? Read More
Two new systems for sustainable fish farming just opened in the Vietnam Mekong Delta. The systems stables the foothold for Danish companies and enhance export to the region while making fish …
Danish tech companies seizes the Vietnam aquaculture market Read More
Over ten years have passed since Phuket-based Derani Yachts’ inception, operated by sea captain and boating devotee Håkan Lange from Sweden. Now in 2016 this international boat brand dealership also …
Finnish boat with wow factor arrives to Thailand Read More
For 3 years the Ivar Aasen topdeck project has been under construction in Singapore, and the platform deck for the Ivar Aasen project is now on its way to Norway …
Beautiful Ivar Aasen topsides send-off before sailing away to Norway Read More
What makes a nation happy? To foster debate about the relationship between society and human wellbeing, the CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen, Mr Meik Wiking visited Kuala …
Danish happiness presentation in Malaysia Read More
A delegation of 18 Chinese journalists visited the Stockholm head office of indoor air purification leader Blueair in early May as part of a visit to Sweden arranged by prestige …
Bluair shares air pollution insights with Chinese media Read More
The Danish Government’s initiative Global Green Growth Forum (3GF) continues with the founding country hosting the Global Green Growth Forum Summit 2016, seeing among others Malaysia’s Minister of Energy, Green …
Malaysian energy minister delegation to 3GF Copenhagen Read More
On 23 May the Embassy of Denmark in Hanoi reported on positive results from three Danish supported pilot projects focusing on improving aquaculture condition and water supply in Can Tho …
Vidatech: Danish aquaculture pilot project in Vietnam Read More
The Swedish School in Hong Kong is described less of a school and more of an afternoon Swedish language club for school age children (6 to 12 years) once a …
The Swedish School Hong Kong is recruiting Read More
A statue of former Swedish prime minister, Olof Palme, was inaugurated in Hanoi on Thursday June 2. This was the starting pistol to a weekend of diplomatic charm offensive where strong ties …
A hot weekend – Swedish-Vietnamese ties are getting stronger Read More