Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
On June 5 the Royal Danish Embassy in Beijing held a reception in order to celebrate the Danish Constitution Day. On the occasion of the Danish Constitution Day the Royal …
Royal Danish Embassy in Beijing celebrates the Danish Constitution Day Read MoreInter Ikea Center Group is investing 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in the already crowded Chinese shopping center space, in a bid to boost efforts in one of its …
Inter Ikea Center Group invests 1 billion euros in Chinese shopping center Read MoreChina will expand its study of the Arctic’s resources as well as the region’s shipping and economic potential, the main Chinese institute for polar research said on Wednesday. The Polar …
China to build research center for Arctic region Read MoreA group of far-sighted investors in Danish Scandinavian Farms Pig Industries will produce pigs on a large scale for the booming market in China. The decision is made seeing as …
Danish pig farms to produce quality meat in China Read More
A hot air balloon featuring the global smash computer game Angry Birds made its world debut in eastern Taiwan at a hot air balloon festival. The two-month festival kicked off …
Angry Birds hot air balloon debuts in Taiwan Read More
Following the success of its first event last year, the second “Thailand Tour De Ski” will be held on 14 – 20 October 2013. This year’s edition of the tour …
Thailand Tour De Ski 2013 to be held in October Read MoreThe Government of Myanmar, alongside the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Norway, today unveiled a Tourism Master Plan which outlines 38 development projects valued at nearly …
Myanmar Unveils Norwegian backed $500 Million Tourism Plan Read MoreFood safety has become a buzzword in China following a number of food scandals. This situation provides a great opportunity for Danish companies to offer their services either as …
The Chinese are hungry for Danish food quality Read More3000 young football players will meet this weekend in Hue, when Football for All in Vietnam (FFAV) is arranging the biggest football tournament in Vietnam. With over 300 teams, …
Norway behind biggest children’s football cup in Vietnam Read More
On 28 May 2013, Danish Ambassador Mikael Hemniti Winther paid a courtesy visit to the President of the Privy Council of Thailand and former Prime Minister General Prem Tinsulanonda. They exchanged …
Danish Ambassador visits General Prem Read MoreThe Admiral’s Pub and Restaurant at the Hotel Mermaid in Sukhumvit soi 29 will see a change in management from June 15 as Danish Bent Laasholdt and his wife …
Management at Admiral’s Pub and Restaurant calls it quits Read MoreDanish dairy brand Arla is now getting substantial new business from the export to China of existing foodstuffs as well as newly developed products specifically aimed at the market. “The …
Arla sets sights on China’s massive milk market Read MoreDespite of the developments in Myanmar the past few years, the country is still not something most Danes consider when they are planning their next summer holiday. Danish Star …
First Danish travel agency offers trips to Myanmar Read MoreChinese-owned Swedish automaker Volvo Car Corp expects to be selling 200,000 cars a year in China by 2018, a senior executive said, two years ahead of its latest target …
With new China plant, Volvo hopes to hit 2020 sales goal early Read MoreAddressing stigma and discrimination was underlined as critical to progress on HIV by UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador Crown Princess Mette Marit, during a site visit to a shelter for children living …
Crown Princess of Norway fights HIV and stigma in Malaysia Read MoreDamansara Assets Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Johor Corporation (JCorp), will open the Angry Birds Theme Park at Johor Baharu City Centre (JBCC) by May next year. JCorp President …
Angry Birds Malaysia Theme Park To Open In 2014 Read More
Hong Kong’s Center for Food Safety said on 4 June 2013 that it has suspended the import of poultry, poultry products and eggs from parts of Denmark and the Netherlands. …
Hong Kong bans poultry import from Danish farms Read More
Thailand’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra this morning welcomed Mr. Jon Fredrik Baksaas, President and CEO of Telenor Group, Norway and Mr. Jon Eddy Abdullah, CEO of DTAC, at Violet room, Thai …
CEOs of Norway’s Telenor and DTAC visit Thailand’s PM Read MoreKarl Fredrik “Freddie” Ljungberg, the former Swedish and Arsenal winger, talked online with Vietnamese fans today, June 4, during a program that was covered by tuoitre.vn, tuoitrenews.vn, and broadcast …
Swedish football player thrilled by Vietnamese fans Read MoreFinnish ecotourism operators are aiming at the Chinese market, with many affluent Chinese now eager to travel the world and visit unusual natural beauty spots. In late May, a group …
Ecotourism draws wealthy Chinese travelers to Finland Read MoreEight companies from Sweden have expressed interest in investing up to $500 million in total in Indonesia, Industry Minister M.S. Hidayat said on Sunday. The minister, who is part of …
Swedish Firms May Invest Up to $500m in Indonesia Read MoreEager to prove that a minor incident involving a rude Thai bus driver during a recent trip to Thailand did not affect his love for the country, a Norwegian man …
Norwegian shows his love for Thailand with neck tattoo Read MoreGrundfos, the world’s largest pump manufacturer, is eager to invest more in Thailand and extend its product lines to electronic products this year. The quality of skilled labour makes Thailand …
Danish Grundfos eager to invest in Thailand Read More[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”1300″] (Photos by Gilles Jack) Friday, May 31 was the first Young Professionals event at the newly-opened and stylish DoubleTree Hotel in Sukhumvit. The night presented a cozy …
Nordic Young Professionals Summer Networking Read More
Here is an event for music lovers. On Friday 14 June at 8pm, the popular jazz and party band from Finland “Boston Promenade” will return to Bangkok to perform during …
Popular Finnish band Boston Promenade back to perform in Bangkok Read MoreDanish investment group Sparinvest, is set to launch a remnimbi money market fund with one of China’s largest investment banks, Haitong Securities. This is the first fund launch from the …
Danish Sparinvest partners with Chinese investment bank for fund launch Read MoreChina and Finland on Friday agreed to further their cooperation on trade and arctic affairs and foster high-level parliamentary exchanges. The agreement was reached in talks between visiting top Chinese …
China, Finland eye further cooperation Read MoreDanish robot maker Universal Robots sees a potential goldmine in offering robots with a human touch to small enterprises on the mainland that are struggling with rising wages and a …
Danish robot maker sees a potential goldmine in China Read MoreThe visit of China’s top political advisor to Sweden would inject fresh vitality into relations between the two countries, Chinese Ambassador to Sweden Lan Lijun said. Lan made the remarks …
First official visit to Sweden by China’s new generation of leaders Read MoreDanish food entrepreneur, co-creator of Noma and founding father of the New Nordic Cuisine movement, Claus Meyer, serves up comfort food the Danish way at the first World Street Food …
Singapore street food event with a Nordic flavor Read MoreThe Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Carl Bildt, visited Singapore and attended the 12th International Institute for Strategic Studies Asia Security Summit (Shangri-La Dialogue 2013). He called on Minister …
Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs visits Singapore Read MorePop band THEO BERNDT will perform in Shanghai and Suzhou Swedish indie pop band THEO BERNDT has their 2013 China tour, playing at several locations across the country, including Shanghai …
Swedish indie pop band to China Read More
PYN Elite, Finland’s best-performing investment fund, is helping to drive a stock rally in Vietnam as it abandons Thailand, where its portfolio achieved annual returns of almost 25% for the …
Finnish fund abandons SET Read MoreIt will soon be easier for researchers at Uppsala University to further develop and spread their innovations in China. The University has just entered into an agreement with Beijing …
Uppsala University develops innovations with Peking University Read MoreThe Crown Princess continued her busy schedule on the second day of her visit in Malaysia. At the Women Deliver conference HRH attended a plenary session on “Global Progress on …
Danish Crown Princess gives gift from Lego to Malaysian School Read MoreVice President of Uhrenholt, Morten Staal Jonassen has received the Danish Export Association’s Diploma and HRH Prince Henrik’s Medal of Honour in connection with a Business Gala Dinner, where HRH …
Dane in Malaysia receives Medal of Honour Read MoreBanks and lawyers are experiencing an increasing interest from Chinese businesses who wish to enter the Danish market. Before long the Chinese will acquire a large Danish company if one …
Increasing interest in Denmark from Chinese businesses Read MoreThe body of a Swedish Muay Thai fighter was found yesterday at the popular tourist island Koh Lanta, across the bay from Phuket. Police and rescue workers arrived at …
Swedish Muay Thai fighter found dead on Koh Lanta Read MorePresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met with Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf and Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt during the President’s “historic” state visit to Stockholm, on Tuesday, strengthening the relationship …
Indonesian President met with Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf Read MoreMalaysia has been chosen as the pilot country for a pre-pregnancy diabetes prevention research project involving young married couples. Known as “Jom Mama”, it sees a private-public partnership between the …
Danish Novo Nordisk fights diabetes in Malaysia Read MoreThai Airways has decided to use a larger airplane on flights between Bangkok and Oslo. “This means that we are about to see a tough price war between Norway …
Price war on Norway-Thailand flights Read MoreSwedish Minister for environment, Lena Ek, got a taste of Chinese censorship during her visit to Peking this week. During a chat on the Chinese version of Twitter, Weibo, …
Swedish Minister for Environment censored during China visit Read MoreThe Swedes have given up on Thailand, it seems. The number of trips to what used to be a popular destination has decreased by 25 percent and has slipped …
Swedes abandon Thailand as tourist destination Read MoreChina is a strong growth engine in the Novozymes’ globalization strategy; given that China is the second largest national market for Novozymes, after the U.S. It opened first office in …
Danish Novozymes sees big opportunities in China Read MoreTillberg Design of Sweden will design many of the interior areas on board Titanic II Tillberg Design of Sweden will design the first-, second- and third-class accommodation, smoking room, first class …
Swedish firm to design Titanic II Read MoreThis summer Arsenal will make Asia tour, including Vietnam. As the global ambassador of the team, Fredrik Ljungberg will go before a station in Vietnam in early June. Former …
Swedish football player to meet fans in Vietnam Read MoreChina and Norway are close to the “final stage” of negotiations for a free-trade agreement, after talks were suspended for about two years following the awarding of the Nobel Peace …
China-Norway free trade talks nearing agreement Read More“There are so many people who no more want to show that I am rich, wealthy and successful, but they rather want to show this is who I am, …
Finnish Marimekko aims for the individual Chinese Read MoreThe Great KL Challenge organized by the cross-border initiative Sweden-Malaysia, triple helix collaboration was supported by SAAB Group, KeTTHa (The Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water), Agensi Inovasi …
Sweden supports student innovation in Malaysia Read MoreSingaporean EMAS enters several projects throughout the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Winning contracts totaling several hundred millions of dollars, EMAS will be collaborating with both Statoil and Det norske oljeselskap ASA. …
Singaporean EMAS wins million dollar contracts in Norway Read More