Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Pork, potatoes and parsley. The dish “stegt flæsk med persillesovs” (=fried pork with parsley sauce) is as Danish as can be. Last year on 20 November 2014 Denmark elected the …
Official day of the National Dish of Denmark will be celebrated in Thailand Read More
Denmark’s Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen visited China in later October. Among other things on the agenda included a meeting with the Chinese counterpart, the signing of Danish participation in AIIB, …
Danish Foreign Minister on rollercoaster China Visit Read More
On 17-19 November 2015, Swedish Minister for Strategic Development, Future Issues and Nordic Cooperation Kristina Persson will visit Jakarta to progress, deepen and strengthen the already forged relationship between Indonesia …
Swedish Minister Kristina Persson is visiting Jakarta Read More
After more than two months of choking haze, life has pretty much returned to normal for the people in Singapore. But it will all just repeat itself next year if …
Danes mobilizing against the haze in Singapore Read More
This weekend saw the Norwegian Seamen’s Church in Singapore hosting their annual Christmas Bazaar. more than 800 people visited the bazar that had around 60 volenteers, served cinnamon buns at …
Christmas Bazaar at The Norwegian Seamen’s Church Read More
It is not Danish beer who is quenching the thirst to Russian and Chinese people. A flat beer market in the big countries in the East has made Carlsberg suffer a huge …
Carlsberg cuts 2000 jobs after devaluation in China and Russia Read More
The Danish minister for Foreign Affairs, Kristian Jensen, has congratulated Myanmar on its successful general election last week. “I would like to congratulate Aung San Suu Kyi and her …
Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs makes statement on Myanmar’s election Read More
39 countries and 139 destinations. These numbers makes Norwegian airline Europe’s third largest low-cost airline, and after being granted a new operating licence the Nordic aircompany seems to get off …
New Norwegian UK subsidiary will open doors for new routes to Asia Read More
When it comes to Scandinavian fashion it is Sweden who owns the runway worldwide, but now Finnish fashion has in recent (fashion) seasons made the heads of fashion editors and …
Pre Helsinki makes Finnish fashion famous in China Read More
Over 100 Vietnamese and Swedish education managers and experts shared experience on public policy-management in university education in Hanoi on 11 November 2015. Not only was the Vietnamese-Swedish workshop focused …
Vietnamese and Swedish workshop on public policy-management in Hanoi Read More
Usually when 32-year old Michael Johansen travels from Denmark to Thailand it equals family visits and lazy days on the beach. On November 2015 he travelled to Ubon in Northern Thailand …
From Randers to Ubon: Michael flew directly to Thailand for a photo workshop Read More
Slush. It might be a little word, but Finnish Slush is huge. Not only in Scandinavia, but worldwide – and it’s still growing. Today Slush is one of the leading …
Finnish Slush makes ideas grow in Asia Read More
The Swedish Institute Management Programme Asia (SIMP) was launched in early November 2015 at the Swedish Embassy in Hanoi, attracting numerous industry leaders, business representatives and participants from associations and …
Swedish Institute Management Programme Asia (SIMP) invites Vietnamese managers Read More
On 9 November 2015 Danish Minister for Environment and Food Ms. Eva Kjer Hansen visited Vietnam where she lauded the strong Vietnam-Denmark partnership in the areas of food, environment and …
Denmark’s food minister visited Vietnam, MoUs signed Read More
The Embassy of Sweden, Hanoi hosted the ‘Study in Sweden’ event on Sunday 8 November 2015. At the event, held within the Embassy compound, prospect students and the graduates that …
Study in Sweden event held at Swedish embassy, Hanoi Read More
Hasselblad Group, the leader in high-quality professional cameras, and DJI, the world’s most-innovative aerial technology company, announced on 5 November a corporate partnership through DJI’s acquisition of a strategic minority …
Hasselblad forms strategic partnership with DJI, China Read More
SIMP, or The Swedish Institute Management Program-Asia, was highly promoted in Philippines on Monday and Tuesday 19-20 October. Since Sweden is considered to be one of the leading countries in …
Swedish Institute promotes business sustainability in the Philippines Read More
Norwegians know how seafood is best consumed: fresh! Therefore 1 tonne fresh seafood from the waters of Norway was flown in specially to celebrate the feast of Norwegian Seafood Gala …
1000 kilograms seafood sent by air to Kuala Lumpur for the Norwegian Seafood Gala Dinner 2015 Read More
Vestas Wind Systems A/S of Denmark has landed its largest China order for the year, with two projects for a combined 200 MW from China’s Hanas Group. The order is …
Vestas wins its largest order in China in 2015 Read More
In 2014 Kim Bohman made a radical change in his life. “I want to move to Thailand and make a career as an actor and a model”, the 27-year old Thai-Swedish …
Kim Bohman builds an acting career in Asia Read More
The video which was produced by Steen Trolle and Jesper Nymann, DigitalCreative, is now available. The production is rare as the two volunteers shot and produced the whole video as a …
Video from Danes World Wide meeting Read More
“My task is to facilitate the Danish community in Shanghai and to make its members’ experience here more meaningful and inspiring.” Anneli Vilu is the Executive Director of the Danish …
Anneli Vilu, Executive Director DCCC: an Estonian woman in Danish environment, China Read More
What seems to be the major reason for the haze story repeating itself each year, is agriculture fires on peatlands in the Indonesian archipelago. Much of the land is being …
A Swedish solution for Southeast Asia’s smog crisis Read More
In 2015 the thick smog blanketing much of Southeast Asia has been at the worst levels in a decade. Having persisted for months it has reached as north as the …
Scandinavians in Singapore speak up about life under the smog Read More
In late October a Visit Finland roadshow Beijing event gathered the key Chinese tour operators and Finnish tourism related businesses. Ambassador Marja Rislakki opened the event by noting that the …
Visit Finland roadshow Beijing Read More
On 23 October Finnish Santa Claus Foundation and Chinese Daye Transmedia Group signed an agreement regarding the collaboration and licensing of the rights of the Finnish Santa Claus brand in …
China group signs Finnish Santa Claus brand rights Read More
On 27 October, an information evening, with a surprise performance of song Group Vocal Six, was arranged for newly arrived Swedes in Hongkong. Some of the longer residing Swedes also …
Hong Kong Info evening for newly arrived Swedes Read More
Detection Technology’s new factory in Beijing was inaugurated on 4 November. The new 4 000 m2 facility is located in the Southeast Beijing Business Development Area (BDA). The building of …
Beijing Inauguration of new Detection Technology factory Read More
On 20 October Team Finland China network deliberated in Hong Kong on future trends, how to better serve Finnish companies and ways to clarify our narrative to attract more investments …
Team Finland China deliberates in Hong Kong Read More
The 2015 edition of the CleanConnect Congress in Shanghai, an event for Chinese and global cleantech companies and institutes, was held on 3-4 November. CleanConnect is the focal point to …
Finnish seminar at CleanConnect Congress in Shanghai Read More
Consul-General Mr. Jari Sinkari and Mr Mika Finska of Cleantech Finland invited interested parties to meet with the enthusiasts of green technology at a Cleantech Thursday buffet reception on Thursday, …
Cleantech Thursday hosted by Finnish Consul-General Hong Kong Read More
When Claus Gundersen of Scandinavian Society Siam started planning for a walk through the old EAC legacy in Bangkok with Poul Weber as special guide, he had no idea that over …
Guided tour with Poul Weber in old Bangkok Read More
Look out for the Danish music as well as art contribution to this year’s Penang Island Jazz Festival, 3-6 December, 2015. The Danish embassy in Kuala Lumpur will collaborate with …
Danish artist and expo at Penang Island Jazz Festival, Dec 2015 Read More
On 31 October and 1 November an important and celebratory event was held when the Danish company DONG REnescience A/S and Malaysian Mercu Resolutions Sdn. Bhd. signed a MoU in …
Danish and Malaysian company enter MoU for waste treatment Read More
Yet another interesting breakfast dialogue at the Danish residence was held on 4 November 2015. The Malaysian Danish Business Council (MDBC) in collaboration with the Embassy of Denmark in Kuala …
Danish breakfast dialogue series in Malaysia continues: AEC Read More
University of Architecture in Ho Chi Minh City and University College of Northern Denmark have signed the first Danish-Vietnamese contract ever to jointly offer a Danish Accredited Higher Education in …
First Danish higher education ever enters Vietnam Read More
On occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Danish composer Carl Nielsen the prestigious Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera on 9 October hosted a concert in …
150th anniversary of composer Carl Nielsen celebrated in Saigon Read More
Following on the arrival to Singapore, the Vietnamese market is among those that are lined up to enter for the global furniture brand JYSK from Denmark. JYSK has entered into …
Vietnam next for Danish brand Jysk Read More
On 5 November, His Royal Highness the Prince Consort of Denmark Henrik paid a visit to the Embassy of Denmark in Vietnam. He had a tour at the office and …
H.R.H. Prince Consort of Denmark visits Hanoi embassy Read More
Swedish telecommunications and services provider Ericsson has signed deals with major two Indonesian telecommunications firms to help them with their network infrastructure and roll out their 4G/LTE connections in different parts …
Ericsson signs two deals with Indonesian telecom firms Read More
Singapore has been named the world’s healthiest country, according to a list from Bloomberg Rankings, which ranks countries using data from the United Nations, the World Bank and the World …
Singapore is number one in health and business Read More
Yechiela Pojanamesbaanstit is tired of people thinking she is a prostitute just because she is Thai. In October 2015 she wrote her first article to the Danish newspaper Information. It …
“Just because I’m Thai doesn’t mean I’m a prostitute” Read More
Finland’s President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö and Mrs Jenni Haukio has been on a state visit to Indonesia on 2 – 4 November 2015. President Niinistö held bilateral talks …
Finland’s President on State Visit to Indonesia Read More
Smartphone users will soon find an instant sign-in with their fingers or thumbs more convenient than typing passwords. Swedish company Fingerprints Cards (FPC) believes in fingerprints sensors is the future. …
Swedish Fingerprints ready to meet Chinese and Norwegian competition Read More
“We want the Swedish companies to act as role models when it comes to CSR,” said the Swedish Corporative Social Responsibility Ambassador Diana Madunic in a speech on 31 October …
Swedish CSR Ambassador promotes Swedish business ethics in Beijing Read More
Imagine receiving a text message with the information about the ideal departure time for you to avoid heavy traffic on your commute. Imagine that the heating in your home is …
Smart City Dialogue hosted by Singapore Read More
24 Danish seniors living in Thailand have been caught red-handed for cheating with their pension valued for over two million Danish kroner. A single Danish senior in Thailand receives 13.000 Danish kroner …
Danish seniors caught in social fraud in Thailand Read More
It has been a significant week for Valmet. On 19th August the Finnish pulp and paper supplier announced their 110 million-euro order from Chinese Huanggang Chenming Pulp & Paper. 5 …
Finnish Valmet lands two Chinese million-euro orders Read More
China was pointed to in business media as the main reason as the Maersk Group reported on 23 October that it will adjust its expectation for the 2015 result from …
Lower 2015 result expected for Maersk – weakening China container market Read More
Following on the Swedish Healthcare delegation to Thailand held in May 2015, Business Sweden is returning with two more delegations during November. The first one is a ‘Sustainable and Automated …
Business Sweden manufacturing delegation to Thailand Read More