Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Swedish CENTEC Vietnam, the centre for environmental technology cooperation between Vietnam and Sweden, will close down at the end of 2013. The organisation was tasked with identifying and supporting partnerships …
Swedish CENTEC Vietnam closes down by end of 2013 Read More
Christmas is the season of giving, and employees of Intermarine Shipping & Chartering Sdn Bhd in Kuala Lumpur lived up to this much welcomed festive tagline this Christmas season. The …
Intermarine donates staff’s Christmas gifts to victims of typhoon Haiyan Read More
The Danish Christmas tree is the only Scandinavian Christmas tree represented in Central World shopping mall’s Christmas tree competition, where Ambassador’s wives from 11 countries have decorated each their Christmas …
LAST CHANCE: Vote for the Scandinavian Christmas tree to win 100,000 baht Read More
The Danish missions’ visa and consular section will be closed during Christmas and New Year From the 23rd to 27th of December 2013 (both days included), the Danish missions’ visa …
Hotlines for Danes in China during holiday season Read MoreOn Saturday December 7 Swedish Chamber of Commerce China held the annual Christmas Party at Grand Ballroom, Radisson BLU Hotel in Beijing. This year the Swedish comedy troupe Fågäng, consisting of …
Swedish Christmas Party with entertainment in Beijing Read More
State Secretary of Swedish Ministry for Defence State Secretary Carl von der Esch visited Thailand recently to discuss issues of common interest related to the defence cooperation. During the visit …
Sweden seeks closer defence cooperation with Thailand Read More
Danish bio-innovation company Novozymes and the China Knitting Industry Association (CKIA) have signed a strategic partnership in a bid to jointly promote sustainable development in the Chinese textile industry by …
Novozymes boosts China knitting industry’s green credentials Read More
A stuffed toy wolf has sold out at Hong Kong’s IKEA stores, the Swedish furniture giant said Tuesday, after it became an unlikely symbol of opposition to the city’s unpopular …
IKEA stuffed toy wolf now anti-govt symbol in HK Read More
A section dedicated to Danish food products has recently been opened in the high-end supermarket CenturyMart in Bailian Xijiao Mall in Shanghai by the Consul General in Shanghai, Mr Nicolai …
Chinese supermarket showcases Danish food products Read More
A Swedish man in Phuket apparently committed suicide by slashing his throat in the afternoon of 11 December 2013, according to local newspaper Phuketwan. The man was identified by police …
Chronically-ill Swede dies after reportedly slashing own throat Read More
“From the Time of the Crocs” is a new book about the Danes in Siam from 1865 and upwards. The book is a selection of some of the best historical …
New book about the Danes in Siam Read More
On Sunday the 1st of December, the Ambassador hosted a Christmas market at the Swedish residence together with the Swedish Church, Swedish Women’s Educational Association (SWEA) and the Swedish School …
Swedes flock to Christmas market at ambassador’s residence Read More
Together with Torben Venning, the Danish CEO of Humana Child Aid Society, the Danish Ambassador to Malaysia handed over awards to students at a school for children of migrant plantation …
Denmark envoy joins migrant children’s graduation celebration Read More
IKEA urges all customers that have an IKEA SMILA wall mounted lamp to check immediately that the lamp and cord are out of reach of children when in a cot …
IKEA recalls wall-mounted lamps due to strangulation hazard Read More
The Finnwatch monitoring group has issued a report detailing poor working conditions at a glass factory in Thailand that produces goods for two prestigious Finnish design companies, Marimekko and Fiskars …
Beautiful Marimekko, Iittala designs made in Thai sweatshops conditions Read More
STOCKHOLM–Peter, 55 years old and homeless, is standing at a Stockholm supermarket, carrying the two objects that help him make a living: a stack of magazines and a debit card …
Sweden braces for a cashless future Read More
Volvo Group of Sweden said it is eyeing 50 percent growth of its truck business in Asian countries after it launched a new heavy-duty UD truck range with Dongfeng on …
Volvo group eyes 50% of China, Asian truck business Read More
Senior Norwegian officials have made clear their intention to facilitate trade and investment between Vietnam and European nations, in addition to pursuing bilateral partnerships in line with environmental protection as …
Norway seeks closer bi- and multi-lateral ties with Vietnam Read MoreChina and Denmark has agreed to exempt workers from each other’s countries from paying endowment insurance. Wang Xiaochu, vice-minister of human resources and social security, signed an agreement with his …
China, Denmark exempt workers from insurance pay Read More
The China-Nordic Arctic Research Center was set up on 10 December 2013 in Shanghai. Ten research institutions from China, Iceland, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden signed an agreement to boost …
China-Nordic Arctic Research Center set up in Shanghai Read More
Olav Thon, one of the world’s richest people, gave away his entire fortune NOK 25.4 billion (US$4.14 billion). The money will go to charitable causes. Property King establishes a foundation …
Norway’s richest man gives away US$4.14 billion Read More
Nordea Bank, the Nordic region’s largest bank, will open a full-scale currency and money markets desk in Singapore to offer clients trading around the clock as it expands services for …
Nordea to open currency desk in Singapore Read MoreThe Consulate General of Finland in Hong Kong, which handles all Schengen visa applications for Hong Kong citizens traveling to the Nordic countries, will open in a new location on Friday …
New Schengen Visa office opens in Hong Kong Read More
Sweden has signed an agreement with Hong Kong which will enable prosecutors and courts in Sweden to assist prosecutors and courts in Hong Kong when investigating crimes. The agreement was …
Swedish criminals in Hong Kong facing more problems Read More
Jazz fans in Hong Kong will be delighted to hear that Swedish Anders Bergcrantz Quartet East will give two concerts in HongKong this week. The concerts will be at Fringeclub …
Anders Bergcrantz Quartet East in Hong Kong this week Read More
Danish brewer Carlsberg upped its stake in China’s Chongqing Brewery to 60 per cent, strengthening its foothold in the world’s largest beer market by volume, and hopes to increase its …
Carlsberg consolidates position in China Read More
The European Commission approved on 27 November Microsoft’s nearly 5.5-billion-euro (S$ 9.3 billion) takeover of the mobile phone business of Finland’s Nokia which once dominated the global industry. The acquisition …
EU clears Microsoft-Nokia mobile phone deal Read More
In one of the world’s best cities for bicycles, Copenhagen cyclists are earning a reputation for recklessness and arrogance, prompting calls for politicians to back-pedal on plans to further boost …
Bike-friendly Copenhagen faces cyclist backlash Read More
Long established as a major Pattaya property developer catering mostly to Scandinavians and other Europeans, the New Nordic Group is looking to expand its customer base by targeting more Thai …
New Nordic Group eyes Thai buyers to expand customer base Read More
The Norwegian Nobel committee paid tribute on Friday to Nelson Mandela, calling him “one of the greatest names in the long history of the Nobel Peace Prize”. Mandela, who died …
Mandela: ‘one of the greatest names’ in Nobel history, Committee Read More
Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf said he valued Sino-Sweden relations highly, and would keep supporting bilateral cooperation when he accepted on Thursday credentials from the new Chinese Ambassador to Sweden. …
Swedish king lauds Sino-Swedish ties Read More
The Indonesian-Swedish Initiative for Sustainable Energy Solutions (INSISTS) will be working to assist the Indonesian government in developing its renewable energy policy, including reducing the damage to tropical forests caused …
Sweden, Indonesia to develop renewable energy solutions Read More
The 17 Group of Norway, an association of maritime suppliers, expects a 40 percent rise in combined sales in China next year with more high-end ship types being built here. …
Norway’s marine suppliers bullish on China market Read More
Whilst Denmark isn’t exactly at the top of the list for would-be migrants, it seems to have similar problems about attracting the right type of expat as many other first …
Danish ex-justice minister calls for grading of immigrants Read More
After 31 December 2013, you will no longer be able to pay with the older versions of the 50-krona and 1,000-krona banknotes that do not have foil strips. The reason …
Old Swedish banknotes not valid in 2014 Read More
Swedish company Midroc Automation has been requested to deliver a fully automated system to manage the World’s largest gold mine in Papua, Indonesia. The client is the American mining company …
Swedish Midroc gets 800 Mil. SEK order in Indonesia Read More
Norwegian pianist, singer and entertainer Ingrid Bjørnov visits Singapore in March next year and will give a concert at the Tanglin Club on 6 March 2014. The concert is a …
Ingrid Bjørnov to Singapore Read MoreGlobalskolen reminds that the deadline for the next semester is 30 January 2014, but early registration simplifies the planning of a new semester. Globalskolen is a tutorial program in Norwegian, …
Sign up for online school for Norwegian children abroad Read More
Maersk Line and the intra-Asia container shipping specialist, MCC Transport, celebrated their 20 years of business co-operation in Cambodia with a major celebration in Phnom Penh attended by Public Works …
Maersk Celebrates 20 years in Cambodia Read MoreCargotec has established Sinotruk (Shandong) Hiab Equipment Company a joint venture with the China National Heavy Duty Truck Company (CNHTC). The Finnish manufacturer’s stake in the JV is 50 percent …
Finland’s Cargotec in Chinese truck crane joint venture Read More
A new collaboration which may be a sign of things to come sees a project incorporating innovative European design skills alongside the physical and mechanical attributes of Chinese ship building …
Danish-designed, Chinese-built ships in the offing Read MoreThe Norwegian government contributes almost USD 279 million to international organization Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The three-year NOK 1.7 billion allocation to the international organization between …
Norway’s global anti-infectious disease funding reaches US$279 million Read MoreTiny, programmed drug-delivery vehicles called nanorobots have the potential to bring about more targeted treatments with fewer side effects. And a research team from Denmark has built the beginnings of …
Danish nanorobots offer hot, cold delivery to ailing organs Read MoreYes. All. The. Books. In Norwegian, at least. Hundreds of thousands of them. Every book in the library’s holdings. By law, “all published content, in all media, [must] be deposited …
Norway to digitize all native language books Read MoreThe Rembrandt Hotel proudly welcomes Chef Jens Jensen, the head Chef at Møllegården, Alrø in Denmark to be the guest chef for the Modern Danish Christmas Gastronomy Festival, which is …
Modern Danish Christmas Gastronomy Festival starts at Rembrandt Hotel today Read MoreThe Consulate General of Denmark in Guangzhou organised an exquisite Hi-Fi event for a very select group of people at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Guangzhou the 30th of November. …
Consul General in Guangzhou hosts Hi-Fi event Read MoreSocial workers in a wealthy Copenhagen neighbourhood have begun making house calls to wake up students with high rates of absenteeism, sparking accusations that Denmark’s welfare state has become too …
Has nanny-state Denmark gone too far? Read MoreNorway’s OBX index could be hampered in the near term by developments hitting the fish production and processing sector, according to comments from politicians and market analysts. The problem is …
Norwegian salmon’s China market share dwindles Read More[wzslider] On Friday November 29 Thai-Danish Chamber of Commerce held the annual Christmas Lunch, which they in their invite had called “the biggest and most-anticipated event of the year”. That …
DanCham held cheerful Christmas lunch with Ambassador’s performance Read MoreOn Saturday November 30 Swea Bangkok held its annual Christmas Party at Rembrandt Hotel. It was a traditional Swedish Christmas party with all what it takes to get in the …
Swea Bangkok held well-attended Christmas party Read More