Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
A recent report made by Bank of America Merril Lynch says that home prices in Singapore can fall 20 percent by 2016 depending on how the government moves on its …
Gloomy predictions for property prices in Singapore Read More
In 2001 The Danish Cyclists’ Federation launched the campaign ”Bike to School” (BTS). BTS is a recurring cycle campaign for school children of all ages. It’s purpose is to get …
127,000 Danish kids cycling to school in September Read More
When TV-news reports on flooding, the speaker is often accompanied by pictures of armies of people building dams of sandbags to save their homes. This might become images of the …
Innovative Danish dam uses water to fight flooding Read More
Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt started her official visit China from the 9th to the 12th of September, in an effort to strengthen bilateral political and commercial ties for win-win …
Danish PM kicks off 4-day visit to China Read More
More than 300 creative industry professionals gathered at the Europe-Asia roundtable sessions (EARS) of 2014, a four-day event that wrapped up in the Finnish capital of Helsinki on September 7. …
Finnish, European talents target China’s booming creative economy Read More
Sounds from everything between ram horns and Jew harps will fill the Piano Music Hall the 17th of September when the Norwegian musician Odd Sylvarnes Lund performs his “Enchanted Norwegian Musical …
Experience odd Norwegian music in Bangkok Read More
Tomorrow the 10th of September China stops all import of whole Norwegian salmon until it is guaranteed that the salmon is virus free. No transitional period was offered when the …
China stops import of Norwegian salmon Read More
Volvo Trucks announced an ambitious plan to expand its Asia operations at the Singapore Productivity Forum 2014. The plan includes substantial investment to upgrade its dealer networks in Thailand and …
Volvo Trucks Rolls Out Plan For Expansion Across Asia Read More
Fashionistas and lovers of Swedish clothing brand H&M will have only until next month to wait before they can visit the first store in Manila. Sources from the SM group, …
The long wait for Sweden’s H&M is almost over Read More
Danish ambassador in Malaysia Nicolai Ruge and Datuk Seri Ahmad Phesal, Mayor of Kuala Lumpur took a bike ride together at the KL Car Free Sunday event. A monthly initiative, …
Kuala Lumpur mayor cycling with the Danish ambassador Read More
Small Danish themed Restaurant, Little Denmark, in Hua Hin is up for sale. The owner and her Danish husband are not as young as they used to be and running …
Little Denmark for sale Read More
A total of 54 500 persons with non-Nordic citizenship immigrated to Norway to work in 2013. This is a decrease of 2 200 persons compared with the record year of …
1,900 Filipinas applied to work as au pair in Norway in 2013 Read More
Thai students were awarded the ‘Diploma of Excellence’ with USD 3,000 at the ‘Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2014’ organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). Stockholm Junior Water Prize …
Thai students win award at Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2014 Read More
Fingerprint Cards (FPC) collaborates with Huawei on Ascend Mate7 fingerprint reader. Huawei Ascend Mate7 incorporates Fingerprint Cards Touch Sensor FPC1020. Mate7 offers ‘Peace of mind’ through the design with a …
New Huawei smartphone features Sweden’s Fingerprint Cards sensor Read More
Almost 200 companies are members of Norwegian Business Association Singapore (NBAS) that hosts around 20 events every year. This makes NBAS one of the major players in the Scandinavian community. NBAS …
Norwegian Business Association seeks new coordinator in Singapore Read More
Norwegian-Irish duo Secret Garden, that won the Eurovision back in 1995 and subsequently sold 3 million albums are playing a concert in Singapore this November. Secret Garden took the world …
Norwegian Eurovision winners visits Singapore Read More
According to Wall Street Journal, China will be limiting the amount of foreign content on Chinese streaming sites to 30 percent. As soon as Thursday regulators could require that no …
China will limit the access to foreign TV-Shows Read More
With a phenomenal sales growth and a Chinese factory on the way LEGO is strengthening its position in Asia. In the first half of 2014 Danish toy manufacturer LEGO has …
LEGO increase sales in China by 50 percent Read More
The share of foreign criminals in Norwegian prisons has been quadrupled in 14 years. Norwegian prisons are not frightening enough, police and attorneys say. The share of foreign citizens who …
Surprise! Norwegian prisons do not deter would-be criminals Read More
To reach a the growing middle class and make up for loss related to the Russian boycott on EU goods, the Danish government is presenting a new strategy to increase …
Danish Embassies will be hiring food experts Read More
So far Monsoon Music Festival in Hanoi has confirmed three Scandinavian acts. Two of the bands are funded by the Danish Embassy. It is the Danish rock band Carpark North and the …
Heavy Scandinavian presence at Hanoi music festival Read More
Pattaya Police took into custody a Thai woman in Pattaya in the early morning hour of September 4 for allegedly peddling Ecstasy pills on the streets of this well-known tourist …
Finn arrested in Pattaya’s Ecstasy drug bust Read More
This week more than 20 Norwegian companies should have participated in what would have been the first large Norwegian-Chinese business summit since Liu Xiaobo received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010. …
China cancelled Norwegian business conference 1 week in advance Read More
Presenting the ABBA legacy in Bangkok is The Arrival, from Sweden. Ever since its inception in 1995, this troupe of musicians and singers has toured over 50 nations and appeared …
The next best thing to an ABBA reunion Read More
One of Northern Europe’s leading contemporary dance companies, Danish Dance Theatre, is set to wow the audience during the upcoming Bangkok’s 16th International Festival of Dance & Music 13 September …
Danish Dance troupe descends on Bangkok Read More
“Little Fairytale, Big Future” – The Danish Cultural Season in China (2014-2015) Danish cultural initiatives in China will be intensified in the Autumn of 2014 and Spring of 2015 with …
Biggest ever Danish art and culture expo in China underway Read MoreYesterday Swedish Television SVT could reveal that the Swedish Defense Research Agency (FOI) negotiated a deal on export of software used to develop the Swedish fighter jet Gripen. For years …
Swedish Defense Research Agency secretly cooperated with China Read More
The trial of a British researcher from the Finnish NGO Finnwatch has begun. The researcher, Andy Hall, face up to seven years in prison for comments he made about the …
Researcher from Finnish NGO is on trial in Bangkok Read More
Demand for high-end aluminum products will continue to grow in China over the next few years due to the renewed focus on energy conservation and sustainable development, a top industry …
Sapa Group sees sustained demand growth of aluminium in China Read More
In order to find the best candidates, for the entrepreneur and business person of the year, Danish Chamber of Commerce in China and Hong Kong (DCCC and DCCHK) seeks help …
Help find the Danish business person of the year in China and Hong Kong Read More
The last half year has been extraordinarily windy in Denmark. Combined with a larger amount windmills this has made the windmills share of the power supply jump from 31 percent the first …
Windmills has made up a record breaking 41,2 percent of the Danish power supply in the first half of 2014 Read More
Back in 1974 one thousand Volvo 144s were sold to North Korea. 40 years has passed but the payment has never arrived. According to Newsweek this bizarre trade debt is actually …
North Korea owes EUR 300 million for Volvos delivered in the 70’s Read More
Tobacco executive Anders Colding Friis to succeed Allan Leighton as new CEO in March 2015. The Board of Directors also recommends that Peder Tuborgh, subject to approval at an extraordinary …
Tobacco executive to take helm at Pandora Read More
Former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg came close last year to approving a secret document aimed at normalizing diplomatic relations between Norway and China, reported newspaper Dagens Næringsliv (DN) on …
Former Norwegian PM rejected apology to China Read More
Icepeak has come a long way since the brand manager Kalle Korvenranta packed his backpack with sales samples and went to Germany to introduce a new brand to buyers. Icepeak …
Icepeak is Finland’s little known success story Read More
Ambassador of Norway for Indonesia Stig Traavik sometimes prefers to choose cycling rather than driving a car to his office in Jakarta in order to stay healthy. “I like cycling …
Norwegian ambassador spotted cycling to work in Jakarta Read More
Within the next 7 years IKEA will open two new stores in Bangkok. According to store manager Lacia Sherlock, the Swedish furniture store is currently experiencing a phenomenal growth. Even …
IKEA plans to open two new stores in Bangkok Read More
Belgium-based Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI) expressed great concern about civil and criminal charges pressed by Thai-based Natural Fruit Company against FinnWatch activist Andy Hall. These charges pertain to his …
Thai Pineapple industry urged to cooperate instead of litigate Read More
Sigve Brekke appointed interim Chief Executive Officer in dtac Mr. Sigve Brekke, the Vice Chairman of Total Access Communication PLC (dtac), will assume the role as the interim CEO of …
Sigve Brekke appointed interim CEO of dtac Read More
Do you know that the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Sweden does not only take place here in Vietnam but also in Sweden. The exhibition “Vietnamese Cultural …
Sweden, Vietnam celebrate 45 years of diplomatic ties Read More
Here at KIS International School we are all incredibly proud of the excellent academic results achieved by the graduating class of 2014, says Linda Belonje, Director of Marketing and Development …
A Perfect Score and Other Outstanding Results for KIS Class of 2014 Read More
Norwegian Embassy staff visited the Stolthaven Terminals together with students from NTU to learn more about chemical shipping. Many of them are taking an exchange semester in Oslo. To be …
Students visit Norway’s Singapore-based shipping terminals Read MoreAfter three years of negotiations with Finnairs cabin personnel stalled this spring, Finnair has signed a contract with crew management company OSM Aviation, the company that also recruit cabin crew …
Finnair outsources cabin operations to Asians Read More
A Swedish micro-insurance company that sells insurances for less than USD 1 a month just made a USD 10.000 payout after a 90 year old woman died from a fall. According …
Swedish company behind first death related micro-insurance payout in Cambodia Read More
As the latest Scandinavian authority joining social media platforms, the Swedish Consulate in Phuket has now opened a Facebook page as a new way to reach the public. It is …
Swedish Consulate in Phuket reaches out with new Facebook page Read More
Last week the Danish Ambassador to Cambodia and Thailand, Mikael Hemniti Winther, sat down with Pnhom Penh Post and talked about Danish businesses in Cambodia. Even though there is relatively …
Danish ambassador talks corruption and business opportunities in Cambodia Read More
A group of importers that includes some of Scandinavia’s largest retailers has publicly criticized the Thai food industry’s response to reports alleging human rights abuses. In a letter to the …
Scandinavian buyers decry Thai food industry’s actions Read More
A Chinese-owned company set up to take over Saab’s assets after the troubled Swedish carmaker’s bankruptcy said on Aug 29 it had succeeded in being placed in receivership. National Electric …
Chinese owner of Saab car brand granted bankruptcy protection Read More
Finnish dairy group Valio has revealed plans to invest EUR70m (US$92m) to expand its whey powder production as it targets growing demand for infant formula in China. The company said …
Valio to invest in whey powder production in China Read More
There are a small number of citizens of Nordic countries among some 16,000 foreign inmates in Thai prisons, according to Thailand’s Department of Corrections. As of August 2014, nine Swedes, …
Nordics a tiny minority among 16,000 foreign inmates in Thai prisons Read More