Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Stora Enso is suffering from falling demand from print media in Europe. The group said it wanted to accelerate its development in China after receiving Chinese approval to build two …
Finnish paper maker Stora Enso eyes China project Read More
Maersk Line has deployed the world’s largest container ship on its China services to serve the nation’s growth in foreign trade. The first of the series of Triple-E vessels owned …
Maersk’s massive container vessels to deploy on Asia-Europe route Read More
Finnish mobile maker Nokia shipped fewer phones than forecast in the second quarter, despite a 32 percent rise in sales of its flagship Lumia smartphone. Shares traded down 4.26 percent after …
Nokia misses estimates; sales to China halve Read More
Swedish experts have warned that a newly discovered flu virus in China shows worrying signs that it could spread around the world this autumn. “The virus seems new to …
Swedish experts warn of new global bird flu virus Read More
Investors in China may feel more upbeat if they consider the evidence of growth there in the latest results from Swedish company Alfa Laval, which makes equipment for heat transfer, …
Sweden’s Alfa Laval points to stability in Chinese market Read More
Rare earth giant China is concerned that Greenland will become a major competitor in this field of activity, according to analysts. They argue that Chinese President Hu Jintao’s recent three-day …
China recognises Greenland’s rare earth potential Read More
The alleged killer of a New Zealand man stabbed to death in Pattaya, Thailand has changed his name to Andreas Karlsson and moved to the small town of Nynashamn. In …
Swedish murder suspect changed his name and moved to small town Read More
IKEA has become the largest foreign landowner in China. The China division of the Dutch interior decor firm with Swedish roots has opened 12 retail outlets in the country, with …
IKEA becomes biggest foreign landowner in China Read More
Swedish company Probi and BiO-LiFE, a healthcare company in vitamin and dietary supplements category, have entered into a partnership agreement to launch a probiotic product within the gastrointestinal field in …
Swedish Probi and BiO-LiFE partner to launch probiotic medicine in Malaysia Read More
China has by far the most Internet users in the world while Scandinavian countries top the penetration rate. In percentage terms, Iceland, Norway and Sweden have the highest Internet penetration, …
China has most internet users – Scandinavia tops internet penetration rate Read More
Loss-making Norwegian solar equipment maker Renewable Energy Corporation will split the company into separate solar and silicon divisions, independently list the two, raise cash and move out of Norway, it …
Norwegian REC to base its solar business in Singapore Read More
The 2014 IKEA Catalogue will be launched in Sweden, many parts of Europe and the United States in early August. In Thailand, the catalogue will be launched at the IKEA …
2014 IKEA Catalogue to be launched in Thailand on August 27 Read More
In response to significant growth in the market and the global demand in many enterprises, Double A has invested USD 6.1 million to upgrade its pulp production line in Thailand …
Double A invests in technology from Finland to upgrade Thai pulp plant Read More
Mark Hallum will take over as managing director of Volvo Car Manufacturing Malaysia Sdn Bhd from David Stenstrom, who has moved on to the role of senior director of Manufacturing Engineering …
Volvo Malaysia appoints Mark Hallum as managing director Read More
Directed by Danish Nicolas Winding Refn, filmed in Bangkok, Only God Forgives is now in Bangkok cinemas! For the opening, the Danish director discusses what happens when the logic of …
Only God Forgives now in Bangkok cinemas Read More
The Appeals Court in Thailand on Monday sentenced a Thai witch doctor to six years in prison for the murder of Duangsamorn, who had lived in Denmark over twenty years before …
Witch Doctor convicted of murder of Thai-Danish woman Read More
On the night of July 16, a passenger train of State Railways of Thailand (SRT) from Bangkok to Chiang Mai derailed in the mountainous area of Phrae province in the …
No injured Scandinavians in train accident in north of Thailand Read More
The food fair SIAL 2013, Shanghai was a great success for Scandic Foods Asia; the interest for Swedish food was constant throughout the entire fair, reports the company. More than …
Scandic Food a success at SIAL Shanghai Read More
Sweden’s food safety watchdog said on Tuesday it had found “extremely high” levels of arsenic in a Chinese herbal remedy, posing a “very serious health hazard.” The news was reported …
Arsenic found in a Chinese herbal product Read More
FLSmidth, a Danish industrial conglomerate, has settled out of court a civil lawsuit in the Philippines by accepting to be paid $415,000 in compensation for damages. The agreement was signed on …
FLSmidth wins Philippine law suit Read More
Danish educated head of Google in China, Dr John Liu, will leave Google after six years as the head of its business in China. John Liu earned his Ph.D. in …
Danish educated head of Google in China steps down Read More
Swedish Healthcare has started training Chinese medical staff With the Beijing-based Intech Rehabilitation Hospital as their partner. A recent course focuses on the management of startup nursing homes and rehabilitation …
Swedish Healthcare training Chinese medical staff Read More
This year, 559 Finnish tourists enjoyed the Visa on Arrival option that India has granted so far only Finland out of the four Nordic countries. In Asia, the other nationalities …
Finns can get visa on arrival to India Read More
Patrik Brummer, founder and chairman of the Swedish hedge fund Brummer & Partners, expressed his faith in the Philippine economy over the next decade when he on 9 July introduced …
Swedish faith in the Philippine economy Read More
Digi Telecommunications – the Malaysian-Norwegian mobile operator – is pushing ahead its plans to provide “Internet for All”. A new promotion package is offering DG Postpaid bundled with a free …
Digi: Internet for All Read More
On Saturday July 13, the first Scandinavian business fair and summer party was held at Baan Norway on Thapraya Road Soi 15 near Jomtien. The event was not as big …
First Scandinavian business fair and party in Pattaya Read More
According to the Ministry of Education and Training, five Vietnamese students participated in the International Physics Olympiad 2013 in Denmark from July 5-15. All of them won medals, including two …
Vietnamese students win gold medals at International Olympiad in Denmark Read More
Malaysia’s Government Transformation Programme (GTP) and the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) have been commended by Norway. Norway’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Espen Barth Eide, said it was very important for Malaysia …
Norway commends Malaysia’s strategic focus to achieve high income nation status Read More
Norwegians in the Eastern Seaboard area of Thailand may cast their voting in advance of the Norwegian general election at the Royal Norwegian Consulate in Pattaya up until the 22 …
Advance voting in the Norwegian elections Read More
Alex and Daniel Ytterdahl are half Filipino, half Norwegian. They grew up in Norway, but their mother is from the Philippines. Now, the two have released a music album together …
Fil-Norwegian brothers release music album Read More
Finland’s Nokia and Germany’s Siemens Communications have jointly entered Myanmar telecommunication market after the Directorate of Investment and Companies Administration issued a temporary registration to Nokia Siemens Networks Myanmar Ltd …
Nokia Siemens Networks enters Myanmar Read More
Thais who go to Sweden to work as berry-pickers are being mistreated and sometimes return with debts they have to pay for the rest of their lives, according to a …
Many Thai berry pickers in Sweden face huge debts Read More
Denmark will disburse up to US$100 million in non-refundable official development assistance for Vietnam in 2013-2014, the Danish ambassador to Vietnam says. Part of the above money will be used …
Denmark announces new non-refundable aid for Vietnam Read More
Blims Fine Furniture, a maker of stylish furniture in the Philippines, is seeking partnership with leading Swedish retailer Ikea following reports that the company plans to expand operations in the …
Filipino Blims Fine Furniture seeks partnership with Ikea Read More
Telenor Group has named the management team that will lead its new Myanmar business, including appointing Petter Furberg as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Telenor Myanmar, effective from when the …
Telenor moves management team in Thailand to head Myanmar business Read More
Scientists from a Norwegian aquaculture research institute will help Myanmar fish farm operators raise hatchlings to offset declining stocks of hilsa shad, a staple food in rural areas, the Myanmar …
Norway to assist fish farmers in Myanmar Read MoreDanish oil and shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk has signed a jack-up rig contract worth about $54 million with a unit of Malaysia’s Petronas. Maersk Drilling, a unit of the …
Maersk signs $54 million contract with Malaysian Petronas Read MoreAlthough the Chinese economy is growing slower than before, Swedish technology companies continue to recruit more people in China. “Our assessment is that the Swedish technology companies in China …
Swedish technology companies recruit heavily in China Read MoreIt is no longer just European and American scientists who are handling petri dishes and microscopes in the Danish research laboratories. Chinese scientists, it seems, have developed a soft spot …
Danish universities popular among Chinese scientists Read MoreMyanmar Communications ministry hails operators’ retail rollout roadmaps, which will see cost of SIM cards fall substantially. Ooredoo and Norwegian Telenor, the successful applicants for two mobile licenses in …
Myanmar SIM-cards will be 200 times cheaper with Telenor Read MoreSwedish home and professional appliance company Electrolux recently announced the top 20 semi-finalists for its Electrolux Design Lab 2013 competition, and making the cut are a handful of young designers …
Young Asian designers create unconventional air cleaners for Electrolux contest Read More
On 11 July 2013, a Swedish man called the embassy to inform of his suicide plan. Police rushed to his apartment and found a naked body with head covered in …
Swede called the embassy before committing suicide in Pattaya Read MoreState Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister of Malaysia has applauded the continuous collaboration between Yayasan Sabah and Danish-based NEPCon for the management of the Maliau Basin Conservation Area for the …
Denmark supports Malaysian environmental projects Read MoreCambodian opposition group, Denmark-based Khmer National Liberation Front (KNLF), has filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) accusing Prime Minister Hun Sen of “crimes against humanity.” The opposition …
Denmark based opposition group accuses Cambodian PM of crimes against humanity Read MoreSwedish polymer manufacturer Nolato is expanding its production facility in Beijing, China with an additional 2,200 square meters of space. The company develops and manufactures polymer product systems in medical …
Swedish medical company expands in China Read MoreRecord numbers of berry pickers are coming to Finland. The largest group is from north-east Thailand, which is the poorest region of the country. Annual incomes there are small, …
Record number of Thai berry pickers to Finland Read MoreSwedish fund manager Brummer & Partners is establishing a $120 million private equity fund dedicated for the Philippine market. Brummer & Partners chairman and founder Patrik Brummer told reporters …
Swedish fund ready with $120 million for the Philippines Read MoreAfter a great deal of delays the exclusive Danish fur shop Birger Christensen is now taking the first step in a China offensive with the opening of a showroom in …
Danish fur shop to open showroom in Beijing Read MoreIn the province of Hebei, almost near the border of Mongolia, some 300,000 music lovers gather in the grasslands of Zhangbei for the InMusic Festival every year. The festival …
Roskilde inspired music festival biggest in China Read More
On June 27, Bang & Olufsen held the grand opening of its brand new flagship store in Xintiandi district of Shanghai in presence of the Danish Consul General Mr. Karsten …
Bang & Olufsen’s new flagship store opens in Shanghai Read More