Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Philippine government on May 7 questioned the sincerity of leftist rebels in resuming peace negotiations which have been stalled since 2011. Philippine government chief peace negotiator Alexander Padilla said …
Norway-brokered Philippine peace talks in doubt Read More
The Lord Mayor of Kuala Lumpur, Datuk Seri Ahmad Phesal, is visiting Copenhagen 8-11 May together with a delegation of advisors and urban planners from KL as well as representatives …
Lord Mayor of KL to visit Copenhagen Read More
Sweden’s Bluewater™ brand and cutting-edge SuperiorOsmosis™ water purification technology will be launched in China at the Beijing ISH International Trade Fair, May 13-15, 2014, on booth E2-20 in the New …
Sweden’s Bluewater launches water purifiers in China Read More
The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and the China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) have signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in food safety. Read more: …
Denmark, China sign food safety MOU Read More
Finnish Young Professionals Beijing announced the relaunch of the organizing team for the spring season of 2014. Similar to the past couple of years, we are planning to host events …
Finnish Young Professionals Beijing relaunch spring networking Read More
The Royal Danish Embassy, the World Diabetes Foundation and Novo Nordisk and members of the medical profession met to discuss discuss potential solutions in order to improve outcomes for the …
Novo Nordisk launches diabetes awareness in Thailand Read More
Danish students from Copenhagen Business Academy are visiting Malaysia to do an exchange program with the business students from KLMU. The students are learning about Malaysian business culture and today …
Danish business students visits Malaysia Read More
Board members of the Danish Embassy’s Cultural Development and Exchange Fund (CDEF) met in Ho Chi Minh City in early May to review and select among 38 applications for support …
Denmark sponsors 12 unique Vietnamese art projects Read More
Hundreds of Vietnamese young people gathered at the office of IKEA Trading Ltd. in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday (May 6) for Lunch Beat. Participants ate sandwiches and danced …
Lunch Beat shakes up Ho Chi Minh City ‘work-day heroes’ Read MoreThe Norwegian branch of Coop has replaced all its stock of Yum Yum noodles with a new version of the product that does not contain palm oil. This is the …
No palm oil in Yum Yum in Norway Read More
On Sundays, April 13 and May 4, the annual confirmations of Danish 7th graders were held at the Seamen´s Church in Singapore. Five young Danish confirmands received their Christian acknowledgement …
Annual Confirmations in Singapore Read More
The Capacity Building Program on Community-Based Exhibition: Unstraight Perspective Hanoi/Göteborg was opened today in Hanoi. The program is coordinated by UNESCO Hanoi office with funding from Swedish Institute, in collaboration …
Sweden Vietnam cooperate in museum and exhibition Read More
The Danish government are blazing a trail in pursuing a renewable energy future and is hoping its success will rub off on others. Interviewed in Deutsche Welle online this week, …
China eyes Denmark’s district heating systems Read MoreA Norwegian man threatened to electrocute himself on Monday evening at the Jomtien Restaurant Pattaya. The police was called to the scene of action, where the man ended up jumping …
Suicidal Norwegian injures self, jumping off rooftop Read More
Myanmar and Norway have sought cooperation in environmental conservation sector as part of their bilateral cooperation, initiating a letter of intent on the move in its latest development. The Letter …
Myanmar, Norway initiate environmental cooperation Read More
Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems said on Friday it had received a 63 megawatt turbine order for a wind project in the Philippines. The order was for 21 …
Vestas receives 63 MW wind turbine order from Philippines Read More
The Norwegian Consulate General has received an invitation to participate in the 11th Shanghai International Suzhou Creek Dragon Boat Invitational Tournament. This will be held on May 30th (Friday) and May 31st (Saturday) right before the Dragon …
Dragon Boat Festival in Shanghai Read More
Now that Denmark has accepted a Chinese gift of two pandas, they will be expected to give something in return. Greenland’s minerals are at the top of their wish list. …
Pandas for Danish zoo come with strings attached Read More
Denmark and China have signed a new cooperative agreement on energy efficiency and extend two existing agreements with the Chinese energy authority. The Danish Ambassador to China, Friis Arne Petersen, …
Denmark, China sign new energy pact Read More
At a time when the Chinese government is trying to punish Norway over a Nobel Peace Prize awarded in Oslo four years ago, one of China’s largest real estate developers …
Chinese travel firm keen on Norway Read More
As global warming melts Arctic ice, the region is being opened to increased commercial activity like shipping, mining and drilling. And along with human activity comes foreign policy and military …
As the World Warms, Navy Strategists Plan for an Arctic Rush Read More
Danish restaurant Noma, renowned for its devotion to local produce and innovative use of foraged ingredients, has once again topped Restaurant Magazine’s influential list of the “World’s 50 Best Restaurants.”
Copenhagen’s Noma regains title of world’s best restaurant Read More
Image: Four years after being treated for breast cancer, many patients who were working prior to diagnosis reported being unemployed. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock
Why Do Breast Cancer Survivors End Up Unemployed? Read More
The Embassy of Sweden in Malaysia, Business Sweden & MASBA, recently further strengthened their close cooperation by together presenting the first Networking Evening at the prestigious Royal Selangor Golf Club …
Successful MASBA Networking Evening with the Embassy of Sweden & Business Sweden Read More
A delegation led by Ms Anna Ekström, Director General, from the Swedish National Agency for Education (Skolverket) recently (1st-4th of April) visited Singapore. The visit to Singapore was aimed at …
Swedish officials observe Singapore’s education Read More
Danes Worldwide, the organization for Danes abroad, has initiated 6 live chat sessions with their panel of experts (in Danish). First counselling session will take place Wednesday 7th May at …
Free counseling for Danes abroad Read More
The Federation of Thai Industries in cooperation with the Finnish Embassy in Thailand and UBM (Thailand) Co., Ltd., will hold a seminar on June 4-6 on Finland’s Cleantech and Thailand’s …
Finnish Embassy, Thai Industries to hold Cleantech seminar Read More
Danish companies are going about their business wrongly when they outsource their production to cheap and low-wage markets like the ones found in China and India. There are bigger gains …
Danish researchers: Not worth outsourcing to China Read More
Swedish frontier and emerging markets specialist Tundra is launching a Vietnam fund – the first such actively managed product from any Scandinavian provider, the manager says. Reasons cited for the …
Sweden’s Tundra launches Vietnam fund Read More
A piece of the Norwegian Arctic is for sale with economic superpowers such as China as potential buyers, experts say. The area concerned available for purchase is Austre (eastern) Adventfjord. …
China may gain Arctic foothold Read MoreFilipino au pairs in Denmark are set to receive as much as 6,500 kroner in cash bonus if they will not get pregnant during their two-year stay in the country. …
Reward for Filipino au pairs for not getting pregnant in Denmark Read More
The spacious four-story training center “Global Platform” of the International NGO ActionAid,in Myanmar’s capital city of Yangon, is gaining the reputation as a hotbed of creative political activism that could …
The house of a new tomorrow Read More
The Swedish Institute, the Swedish government agency in charge of promoting Sweden abroad, has assembled “Innovative Sweden” – an exhibition showcasing the Swedish spirit of innovation and displaying the latest …
Swedish Innovative Exhibition in Jakarta Read More
The China-Sweden Research Centre for Traffic Safety (CTS), with Volvo Car Group in a leading role, is now starting a close-up study of driving behavior in the Chinese megacities Beijing …
Volvo studies driving behavior in Chinese megacities to improve safety Read More
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia have been encouraged to work closely with Swedish companies, especially in the field of innovation. Business Sweden Market Unit Manager for Malaysia, Singapore …
Malaysian SMEs urged to work with Swedish firms Read More
Denmark will be among the first countries to receive approval to export dairy products to China after the country tightened food safety regulations in this product category following the 2008-2009 …
China approves Danish milk formulas Read More
Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Prince Consort of Denmark attended the ceremony marking the construction start of the factory in Jiaxing, China, which by 2017 will …
Queen Margrethe attends groundbreaking at Lego factory in China Read More
The Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) says its cooperation with China has been further strengthened by the signature of an agreement between the Ministry of Business & Growth, and the Chinese …
China-Denmark Intensify Maritime Cooperation Read More
Citizens of Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom holds the best passports for global travel last year, with visa-free access to 173 countries, according to the latest Visa Restrictions Index. …
Finnish, Swedish passport holders most welcome worldwide Read More
The Swedish Ambassador in Poland, Staffan Herrstrom, recently spend two weeks in Cambodia. “Cambodia was a great experience. My wife Karin and I went there to visit our eldest daughter …
Swedish Ambassador talks about Cambodia trip Read More
ALK and China-based specialty pharmaceutical company Eddingpharm, today announced that they have agreed a collaboration that will expand ALK’s presence in China. Under the agreement, Eddingpharm will handle the sales …
ALK enters collaboration to accelerate growth in China Read More
TWO foreign business delegations with interest in manufacturing and Information Technology are set to visit the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) next month. This was revealed by Peza Director General …
Danish, Swedish firms to explore Philippine industrial zone Read More
Chinese taste preferences and food habits are different to those of most Arla consumers in Europe and the rest of the world. Arla now seeks to tap into the unique …
New Arla lab to bring cheese to the Chinese Read More
China could influence the formulation of a multilateral framework on the development of the Arctic as it increased its presence in the region, a senior Danish official said. Danish Foreign …
China can influence Arctic Council agenda, says Danish minister Read More
The annual BMW Malaysian Open ladies tennis tournament was held 14 – 20 April at the prestigeous Royal Selangor Golf Club in the centre of Kuala Lumpur. As every year, MASBA members …
MASBA News: BMW Malaysian Open Read MoreThis is the key message of the Embassy’s Traffic Safety Day that took place in Hanoi at Thursday. At lunchtime all of the Embassy staff travelled by motorbike to Cat …
Swedish Embassy supports Vietnam campaign on helmets for kids Read More
The Danish State visit to China has brought a flurry of agreement signings between Denmark and China. On 25th of April, more than 30 agreements were signed between businesses from …
Royal visit yields early Sino-Danish commercial windfalls Read More
China has begun secret negotiations with Norway over ending the diplomatic freeze triggered by the award of the Nobel Peace Price to a leading Chinese dissident four years ago, NRK …
Norway, China hold secret Oslo talks on normalization: NRK Read More
Convicted match-fixer Wilson Raj Perumal is being held by Finnish police on an international arrest warrant, two years after the Singaporean was jailed in the Nordic country for bribing Finnish …
Singapore’s international football match fixer arrested again in Finland Read More
Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Danish Queen Margrethe II in Beijing on April 24 and the two heads of state voiced their hope to elevate their bilateral ties. …
China president hails Queen Margrethe’s visit, pledges to deepen bilateral ties Read More