Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
A total of 192,867 students received on 6 July 2024 the results from their Diploma Programme (DP) and Career-related Programme (CP) examination session in May this year. In a press …
IB graduation day worldwide Read More
The annual bicycle trip of the Norwegian Church in Thailand will take place from Monday 11 – 20 Nov 2024. The registration for participation is now open. This year the …
Sign up to bike with the Norwegian Church in Thailand Read More
Tarmo Peltokoski, 24-year-old Finnish conductor was hired Thursday to become music director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic. The young Finn will start a four-year term in the 2026-27 season after …
Young Finnish conductor to become Hong Kong Philharmonic music director Read More
Danish shipowner Celsius has placed the first order for a new style LNG carrier with special French tank to be built by Chinese shipbuilder China Merchants Heavy Industry- Jiangsu (CMHI). …
Danish firm orders new style LNG carrier to be built in China Read More
Denmark has been permitted to submit an “intervention” in the court case against Myanmar for having committed genocide against its Rohingya population in the western state of Rakhine in Myanmar …
Denmark to contribute in court case against Myanmar Read More
Danish Chamber of Commerce in China has opened up for nomination to this year’s Business person of the Year Award and Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Business Person of the …
Nominate your suggested Business Person of the Year now Read More
Thai berry pickers no longer have to borrow money from private loan sharks to pay for travel costs to go to Sweden or Finland to pick wild berries for the …
Thai bank will lend money to berry pickers Read More
The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) is ending cooperation with seven Chinese universities and three Iranian ones. According to Vice-Dean Rasmus Larsen the reason is a risk of “inappropriate knowledge …
Danish universities break away from the Chinese partners Read More
Petronas, the Malaysian national oil company, has awarded a contract to ABL of Norway for rig inspection services across its offshore assets in Indonesia. The one-year contract, which includes an …
ABL of Norway wins Petronas contract Read More
Citizens of Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Austria, Belgium, Spain and Greece are exempted from visa requirements for their first 15-day visit to Laos, provided the purpose of their trip is …
Nordic tourists visa-free for Laos Read More
Maersk Offshore Wind is a new company created by A.P. Moller Holding that will provide installation services to the offshore wind sector, using the Maersk offshore wind installation vessel (Maersk …
Maersk builds new wind mill installation ship in Singapore Read More
The Indonesian Festival Copenhagen, held at Rådhuspladsen (City Hall Square), captivated 16,000 visitors with cultural performances, cuisine, handicrafts, and various environmental preservation initiatives from Indonesia. The Indonesian Festival Copenhagen was …
First Indonesian Festival in Copenhagen Read More
Singaporean, South Korean and Japanese citizens no longer need to apply for work permit to work in the Czech Republic. The three Asian countries were on a list of nine …
Singaporeans free to work in the Czech Republic Read More
An air cargo route directly linking the Norwegian capital Oslo with Nanchang, the capital city of east China’s Jiangxi Province, was opened on Tuesday 2 July 2024. A fully loaded …
New direct air cargo link Oslo – Nanchang Read More
A Norwegian citizen was on Monday 1 July 2024 arrested on his way home from China and charged with espionage for the benefit of China. “The man who has been …
Norwegian arrested for spying for China Read More
“Help me find the Danish father of my niece,” wrote ‘Waew’ on the Facebook group for Half Danish Children or Daughters-in-Law of Danes. If you never heard of this group, …
Please help find my father! Read More
Maritime CleanTech and Ocean Hyway Cluster are partnering with Innovation Norway to enhance green maritime cooperations between Singapore and Norway. The Singaporean companies have just visited Norway this week on …
Norway and Singapore partner in green maritime innovations Read More
China’s Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao met the Finnish Minister of Economic Affairs Wille Rydman on Wednesday. They discussed the current collaborations of the two countries and Wang stated, that …
China’s Commerce Minister meets Finland’s Economy Minister Read More
The DCCC, Danish Chamber of Commerce in China, has now announced the date for their Danish Summer Night event. It will be held on a Friday in late September, 20 …
DCCC hosts Danish Summer Night Read More
The Swedish solar investment platform Trine has lent US$ 3 million in a debt financing facility to the Vietnamese solar energy startup Stride. Most of the money will make it …
Swedish firm backs Vietnamese solar energy startup Read More
The Asian company BCPG has succesfully exited its total portfolio in Japan. The company did this with a Danish renewable energy player, while gaining over 10 bilion baht in profit …
BCPG and a Danish energy company closes exit deal Read More
One of China’s top flash memory chip makers, Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp (YM TC) has decided to file a lawsuit against the Danish consulting firm, Strand Consult, and its Senior …
Chinese chip maker sues Danish consulting firm Read More
If one desire true remoteness and isolation then one should consider experiencing the day to day life on the Indonesian Island of Nongkat, where the Danish Højskoleøen is located The …
The rustic experience of everyday life on a remote island Read More
The outgoing Swedish Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexandra Berg von Linde has stated, that forcibly displaced Rohingyas can’t be forced to return to Myanmar if the circumstances keep being unsafe for …
Swedish Ambassador says Rohingyas need security in order to return home Read More
The Ikano Centres in Malaysia has decided to celebrate their Swedish roots and incorperate the Swedish Midsummer festival in a new campaign. The new campaign is called ‘Midsummer Sunsation’, and …
Ikano in Malaysia celebrates Midsummer Read More
Just as Novo Nordisk’s weight loss drug Wegovy has been allowed on the Chinese market, the company’s Chinese rivals Innovent Biologics and Eli Lilly have published news about their own …
New Chinese drug can challenge Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy in China Read More
The former head of Telenor Asia, Jørgen Rostrup has passed away after sudden illness last Saturday afternoon, 22 June 2024. This has caused many reactions from the employees at the …
Telenor leader pass away Read More
The Swedish shipping company, Erik Thun Group, has taken delivery of a new Chinese build tanker. The tanker was build by the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard Yangzhou. The ship has …
Swedish shipping company gets Chinese build tanker Read More
The Swedish electric perfomance car brand Polestar has announced that it plans to enter seven new markets during 2025. One of these being Thailand. The new markets will be in …
Polestar expands to Thailand Read More
The popular weight loss medicin Wegovy by the Danish phamaceutical firm Novo Nordisk has been approved for consumers in China. This has been confirmed by an employee at the company. …
Wegovy approved in China Read More
This time my column will be about Sweden and Midsummer celebrations in the archipelago with a completely different temperature than in Bangkok. After having spent a very nice National Day …
Summer in Sweden! Read More
A group of individuals from the Malaysian state of Sabah held the traditional Kaataman thanksgiving festival for the first time in the Swedish city Västerås. The group has been planning …
Sabahans of Europe celebrate Malaysian harvest festival in Sweden Read More
The Finnish Minister of Economic Affairs, Wille Rydman, will arrive in China today, 25 June 2024, and will stay for four days before leaving again, 28 June 2024. One of …
Finnish Minister to visit China Read More
Finland has introduced a new visa-free entry policy for citizens from 72 countries. The media, Travel and Tour World, indicates that this has caused a surge in the Finnish tourism …
Finland has surge in tourism after new visa rules Read More
The Norwegian Seafood Council for May 2024 has recorded a fall in the export of king crab but an increase in demand of snow crab in Asia. The value of …
Fall in Norwegian king crab export to Asia Read More
Denmark and Vietnam has signed a Memorandum of Understadning, MoU, underlining the continual collaboration between the two countires. Denmark wants to help the Ministry of Health improve on the quality …
Denmark helps Vietnam improve health sector Read More
The Malaysian Terra Theatre Collective is relying on crowdfunding to raise money to attend the 2024 Stockholm Fringe Festival (STOFF) in Sweden. A reworked version of the award-winning play Symbiocene …
Malaysian theatre collective crowdfunds money to perform in Sweden Read More
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in China organized a Peking Opera perfomance for a diplomatic envoy. This envoy included representatives from many nations, one of them being Sweden. The event …
Chinese Ministry arrange opera outing for diplomats Read More
The Embassy of Sweden Section Office in Phnom Penh congratulated the Thai Senate on the final reading of the marriage equality bill on last Tuesday. They published this on their …
Swedish Embassy Phnom Penh congratulates Thai same-sex marriage Read More
The Thai Ministry of Tourism and Sports has announced that it plans to extend its free insurance program for international visitors until the end of 2024. The campaign helps toursits …
Thailand extends tourist insurance througout the year Read More
Vietnam has a Net Zero target for 2050, but a newly released report made by Vietnam’s Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority, the Danish Energy Agency, and the Embassy of Denmark …
Vietnam needs to speed up green transition Read More
The amount of Asian immigrants to Lolland in Denmark is rising according to the municipality’s latest population count. Most immigrants came from the Philippines, but many also came from India. …
Increasing amount of Filipino immigrants in Lolland Denmark Read More
The Young and Resilient Research Centre has in partnerships with Save the Childen Hong Kong recieved $198,600 from the Tech Coalition Safe Online Fund. This money will be the stepping …
New funding found for child explotation study Read More
The Nordic party various Nordic communities have all been waiting for is finally open for registration! Thai-Nordic Association’s Crayfish Party will take place at The Landmark Ballroom on Saturday, September …
Crayfish Party in Bangkok announced Read More
Nicolaj Stubbe Hørlyck will be new pastor at the Danish Church Thailand starting from 1. September 2024. He replaces previous pastor Christa Lund Herum who has already left for Denmark. …
New Danish pastor to Thailand selected Read More
– Now aiming also at increased midnight sun tourism There is at least one place on this planet that people wonder – when coming across it for the very first …
Finland of Santa Claus: Rovaniemi, a globally recognised destination – promoted in Asia Read More
Bangkok Hospital Invests in State-of-the-Art Robot-Assisted Surgery to Elevate Patient Care through Surgical Innovation Bangkok Hospital, a leading healthcare provider in Thailand, has invested over 200 million baht to establish …
Bangkok Hospital Invests in Advanced Robotic Surgery Read More
In the middle of the South China Sea there is an Indonesian archipelago called Anambas. One of these islands is called Nongkat, but it is also called ‘Højskoleøen’, as it …
A product of dreamers: Højskoleøen Read More
The companies Maritime CleanTech and Ocean Hyway Cluster have gone into partnership the Innovation Norway to further the green maritime cooperation between Singapore and Norway. The new parternship was kicked …
Singapore and Norway partnering in maritime collaboration Read More
Acne Studios, a Swedish fashion house, will open its third physical store in Beijing, China. The new store will be located in the Taikoo Li Sanlitun retail district. The store …
Swedish fashion house opens third store in Beijing Read More