Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Danish Novo Nordisk reported Thursday, May 4, a 39% increase in first-quarter profits, due to the company’s sales of obesity treatments. From January to March, net profit reached 19.8 billion …
Novo Nordisk experience big profit rise due to obesity treatments Read More
Shanghai-listed Putailai (PLT) is is investing $1.3bn in a Swedish factory. The factory will be Europe’s largest factory for manufacturing anodes, a crucial part of the batteries that go into …
Chinese company to build Europe’s largest anode factory in Sweden Read More
On the April 30th, Vietnamese community held “Valborg Festival 2023” in Ostergotland region, Sweden. Attending the event were Vietnamese Ambassador to Sweden Phan Dang Duong, leaders of some Vietnamese associations …
Exciting “Valborg Festival” for the Vietnamese community in Sweden Read More
The Norwegian Seafood Council announced on Thursday, 4 May 2023 that Norway’s seafood exports increased in April due to a currency effect. The country exported NOK 12.9 billion worth of …
Currency effects influences Norway seafood exports to grow 14 per cent in April Read More
The Danish Ambassador to the Philippines Franz-Michael Mellbin has urged the Philippines’s Department of Energy (DOE) to implement policies that will ensure the availability of Filipino talents in the wind …
Denmark urges Philippines to implement policies for talents in wind energy sector Read More
The Chinese-owned Volvo Cars of Sweden announced on Thursday, 4 May 2023, that it will cut 1,300 office positions or about six percent of its employees in Sweden in an …
Volvo to cut 1,300 office jobs in Sweden to reduce costs Read More
The Norwegian telecom giant Telenor reported on Thursday, 4 May 2023 that its first-quarter earnings are in line with expectations. As the Analysts polled in a Refinitiv survey on average …
Telenor earnings in first quarter in line with expectations Read More
Norway ranked highest for press freedom, with a score of 92.65 out of 100, followed by Denmark, Sweden, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, and Portugal, according to Reporters Without Borders. The group …
Nordic countries rank high for press freedom Read More
Kim Alexandersen became the newest chairman of The Thai Nordic Association (TNA) at the community’s 104th Annual General Meeting, On April 4, 2023. He was born in Thailand and is …
Kim Alexandersen – first half Thai, half Scandinavian Chairman of Thai Nordic Association Read More
Malaysia will adopt a dual network model for its 5G rollout, the country said in a statement Wednesday, May 3. The decision is the latest by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s …
Malaysia to End 5G Monopoly Read More