Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Maersk Line, the shipping unit of Denmark’s Maersk shipping and oil conglomerate, is speeding up plans to offer a wider range of services in China because more Chinese companies are …
Maersk Line targets China’s emerging markets Read More
The government of Norway has pledged $1 million to the UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal. That makes it the first country to make a pledge since a new budget was approved …
Norway Pledges $1 Million to Khmer Rouge Tribunal Read More
UPM chooses Voith Paper to supply labelling materials production line for UPM Changshu mill in China – UPM has chosen Voith Paper to supply the labelling materials production line at …
Voith to supply labelling materials production line to UPM in China Read More
To meet the needs of a data-hungry new generation of users in densely populated areas, dtac TriNet Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of Thailand’s second-largest mobile operator dtac, has assigned long-time …
Thai operator dtac launches LTE with Ericsson Read More
Malaysians are beginning to acquire a taste for the flavourful pink salmon. We have even localised the fish and turned them into curry and asam pedas. As a result of …
Norwegian salmon imports to Malaysia look set to rise Read More
On a glorious and warm Saturday in March, 128 golfers made their way down to Black Mountain in Hua Hin for the first ever SAAB-SEB tournament. People not only came …
First SAAB-SEB Tournament A Resounding Success Read More
Anti-Corruption Organization of Thailand, together with the public and private sector, independent institutions and civil society, recently organized a seminar in Bangkok on “Sustainable Corruption Prevention and Suppression Reform”. The …
How to prevent and suppress corruption in Thailand? Read More
Through the Mekong River Commission Denmark supports the work for sustainable development, utilisation, management and conservation of the water and related resources of the Mekong River Basin. The Mekong River Commission (MRC) …
Denmark supports Mekong River Commission Read More
Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende said he was pleased that China had confirmed that it would like to participate in the negotiations on an international Trade in Services …
Norway welcomes China’s participation in world trade talks Read More
Danish architecture is globally renowned, and Shanghai may to get its own landmark straight from Denmark. The RÉN building is designed by Bjarke Ingels, and takes its form from the …
Shanghai mulls landmark Danish architecture Read More
Norwegian businesses expect to increase fisheries cooperation with Dong Thap province and introduce its seafood to the Norwegian and European markets following a March 22 visit. A delegation from the …
Norway, Vietnam enter fisheries cooperation Read More
Ericsson is named network supplier and managed services provider for Telenor in Myanmar. The deal covers: – Multi-vendor implementation and managed services to support Telenor’s nationwide network rollout – Frame …
Ericsson is Telenor Myanmar’s network supplier and service provider Read More
The Danish manufacturing company opened a 147-square meter showroom at the Shangri-La Plaza Mall on March 25 featuring the wide array of products that would induce one to break the …
Bang & Olufsen opens flagship store in Philippines Read More
In Kunming, China ,March 15th, the art exhibition “Art is Easy” made by Norwegian artists Hilmar Fredriksen and Anne Rolfsen officially opened. The exhibition was presented by TCG Nordica as …
Art is Easy in Kunming Read More
From April 24 to 28 the Danish Queen Margrethe and Prince Consort will be on an official visit in China. The Danish Export Association “Exportforeningen” is co-arranging a high-level business …
Join the Danish Royal Couple on China Trip! Read More
Maritime business students from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) gathered at the Ambassador’s residence in March to sample some Norwegian food and get the chance to ask questions about their impending …
Singapore’s maritime students leave for Norway Read More
The first Norway – Singapore Arctic Symposium was held in March in Singapore. The symposium was the result of a collaboration between Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and …
Arctic symposium in equatorial Singapore Read More
Over 1000 guests of the Norwegian business community were treated to sumptuous seafood buffet and dishes specially created by Norwegian and Singaporean celebrity chefs. The annual event, now in its …
Norwegian seafood: raw, cured, smoked or marinated Read More
On Tuesday, May 6, Danish Business Association in Singapore, holds a networking event headlined “The War for talent – recruitment in Singapore”. The war for talent’ focusing on how companies …
DABS “War for talent” event Read More
Yesterday, March 31 ,a workshop on investigative journalism was held in Hanoi. The workshop, which is the first international workshop on investigative journalism and undercover reporting to be held in …
Investigative Journalism Workshop in Hanoi Read More
A drive to increase wages for Asian clothing workers is likely to hit profit margins at world number two fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) as weak consumer demand and …
H&M warns wage rises in Asia to hit profit margins Read More
On the 21st of March the CABINET Interior Design, together with Black Mountain Golf Club and Nishaville Resort, hosted a Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce networking event, the first ever to …
First ever SweCham event in Hua Hin Read More
Myanmar-Nordic Liaison Ltd. – a company owned by three experienced Danish Partners – establishes permanent office location and physical presence on Strand Road in the heart of Myanmar’s commercial hub …
Consulting firm to promote Nordic-Myanmar trade, investment Read More
The final event of Women’s Month, co-organised between the US, British, and Norwegian Consulates, was an interactive half-day festival, encouraging discussions about women’s rights in China and around the world. …
Women’s Month draws to an end with Women’s Festival in Guangzhou Read More
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh has affirmed the Vietnamese Government’s readiness to offer the best possible conditions for Swedish businesses to run long-term investment in the country. At a …
Vietnam encourages Swedish investment Read More
The Danish embassy on March 28 pledged to increase financial support to underwrite small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam with a focus on food safety and clean technologies. The …
Denmark increases support in food safety, clean tech Read More
Do it for Denmark: The Danish travel agency, Spies Rejser, has launched a competition calling for Danes to have more sex to tackle declining birth rates, British media, The Independent, …
Lets all conceive in Asia! Read More
PT Volvo Indonesia, the local unit of the Sweden-based truck maker Volvo, says it will boost the sales of its UD Trucks in areas outside the mining sector in a …
Volvo targets non-mining sectors for truck sales growth Read More
Norway welcomes the peace agreement signed Thursday by the Philippine Government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, says Foreign Minister Børge Brende (photo). The agreement brings an end to the …
Norway welcomes Philippine peace accord Read More
Tourism Malaysia director in Sweden, Azizul Raheem Awaluddin, and his wife Shalwati Norshal were sentenced on 29 March to jail and ordered to pay compensation to their children after they …
Swedish court sentences Malaysian couple to jail Read More
Danish labour market pension funds PKA and PBU are investing DKK75m (€10m) in a project to build a diesel engine catalyst factory in China. The plant is being built by …
Denmark’s pension funds invest in catalyst factory in China Read More
DTU Wind Energy and EMD International have been awarded Dkr7m to support a Danish-Chinese research and development effort focused on optimising projects in mountain landscapes. Copenhagen awarded funding under its …
Danish tech tames China’s mountains Read More
Kevin Magussen admitted that he was very disappointed with himself after his first-lap incident during the Malaysia Grand Prix. The Danish McLaren driver, who had finished on the podium in …
Kevin Magnussen disappointed with himself Read More
Thanksgiving Lunch for the Crayfish Party Sponsors at Chosen Children Village in Silang, Cavite, The Philippines. The Scandinavian Society was able to donate P200,000 to the important work done for …
Big Scandinavian Society orphan donation Read More
This year, the Annual pan-Asia Nordic Football tournament Viking Cup is set to take place in Shanghai from Thursday 17th to Sunday 20th April 2014. The tournament which is fought …
Viking Cup Shanghai coming up Read More
[wzslider] Phuket’s most distinguished beach club venue to date has been opened by Nikki Beach Worldwide. In the upscale residential and holiday zone of Bang Tao, on the resort and …
Nikki Beach Phuket Opens – with Swedes at the Helm Read More
KEMPPI, the world-leading Finnish manufacturer of welding equipment and provider of high-tech welding solutions, held a KEMPPI ASIA LAUNCH event at Subang Jaya Grand Dorsett on 27th March to celebrate …
Kemppi Asia Launch Read More
The Sweden-based communication technology and services provider, Ericsson, is expecting its business in Indonesia to see stable growth this year on the back of the country’s growing demand for high-speed …
Ericsson sees stable growth in Indonesia Read More
Swedish engineering group Sandvik’s China business contributed to more than 7 percent of its total revenue in 2012 and it will advance into the mid-range China market to tap the …
Sandvik to enter lucrative mid-range China market Read More
BluFox Relocation recently opened its doors for business, with offices in Bangkok and Singapore. A growing business in the Southeast Asian region, and one that calls for experience and integrity. …
Relocation calls for professionalism and integrity Read More
Paddy Power has opened up betting on which animal is likely to be killed next at Copenhagen Zoo, in what may just be the Irish bookmaker’s sickest bet yet. The …
Betting is on: which animal will be killed next at Copenhagen zoo? Read More
The value of Arla’s stock in China’s largest dairy, Mengniu, has risen 65 percent, making Arla’s investment of 1.8 billion kroner now worth just under 3 billion kroner. “We are …
Arla’s investment in Chinese dairy delivers huge gains Read More
Vietnam urges greater official development assistance (ODA) from Norway to help the country respond to climate change and protect ecology, said Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Wednesday. Dung …
Vietnam seeks additional Norwegian aid to tackle climate change Read More
The Swedish Film Festival will be held on the 24-27th of April at the SFX Cinema in The Emporium shopping mall. Admission is free and it features six movies with …
Swedish Film Festival Read More
At the Danish Business Association Singapore Annual General Meeting, Henrik Ziegler stepped down as President and handed the mantle over to Nordea CEO Lars Kyvsgaard. Henrik Ziegler is staying put …
Change of guard at DABS Read More
Sweden-based Spotify has previewed its cloud-based music streaming service in the Philippines this Tuesday backed by beverage heavyweight Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola Philippines broke the news this morning on its official Facebook …
Spotify arrives in Philippines via Coke Read More
Swedish supplier SKF says it has signed a five-year deal to supply transmission seals to China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. The deal is worth 100 million crowns (11.3 million euros), …
SKF to supply transmission seals to China’s Geely Read More
Norwegian oil firm Statoil has a won a license to explore for oil and gas in a deepwater block offshore Myanmar together with U.S. major ConocoPhillips, the Asian country’s energy …
Statoil wins deepwater oil license off Myanmar Read More