Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Danish company, Copenhagen Energy (CE) recently signed incorporation documents with the Philippines’ PetroGreen Energy Corp. (PGEC) for laying the groundwork for offshore wind power in the Philippines. According to Business …
Danish company signed deal for future offshore wind power in Philippines Read More
The Nordic Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (NordCham Philippines) has launched the book, “Nordic-Philippines Sustainability Book” during the recently organized Nordic Ambassadors’ Forum. The book contains work and plans …
NordCham releases “Nordic-Philippines Sustainability Book” Read More
Expatriates in the UAE now have the incentive to send money back home as the currencies of Pakistan, Philippines, and India have hit an all-time low. Recent reports say that …
UAE expats rushing to send money to Pakistan, Philippines, India as currencies plunge to all-time low Read More
The Big Pond Education in partnership with Private Education Assistance Committee (PEAC) and the Embassy of Finland in Manila are to organize a free webinar on “Finland Phenomenon-based Learning” on …
Invitation for Filipino educators to join “Finland Phenomenon-based Learning” webinar Read More
North Korea fired not less than 23 missiles Wednesday and one of them came down very close to the South Korean coastline. The missile landed 57 kilometers east of the …
North Korea fires 23 missiles escalating tensions with USA and South Korea Read More
The Embassy of Finland in Singapore announced to have concluded Nordic Green 2022 featuring the Nordic Green Talks – the virtual live-stream event “Green Transition and Energy Resilience”. The …
Nordic Embassies and ASEAN Nations discussed carbon neutral ambitions at Nordic Green 2022 Read More
The storm “Nalgae” hit the Philippines’s Maguindanao province on Friday, 28, 2022, led to at least 45 deaths from flood and landslides, plus dozens are still missing. “Based on the …
45 dead from “Nalgae” storm in Philippines Read More
A 59 year-old Norwegian passenger, Rose Alex Moi was arrested for carrying 8.34 kgs of suspected shabu drug (methamphetamine hydrochloride), approximately valued P56.7 million by anti-narcotics authorities at the Ninoy …
Norwegian arrested for possessing 8.34 kgs of drug “shabu” in Philippines Read More
The concert “Back On The Road Tour 2022” of the Danish soft rock band, Michael Learns To Rock was first performed last night, 26 October 2022 in Manila, the Philippines. …
“The Philippines is Michael Learns To Rock’s greatest audience” the band says Read More
The Danish Ambassador designated to the Philippines, Mr. Franz-Michael Melbin recently met with representatives of the Philippines’ Department of Information and Communications Technology and Department of Foreign Affairs. He …
Danish Ambassador meets with Philippines departments to strengthen their relations Read More
The Nordic Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (NordCham Philippines) is to organize “Nordic Ambassadors’s Forum: Sustainability Perspectives” on 3 November 2022 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Dusit Thani …
Learn more about sustainability perspectives from Nordic Ambassadors Read More
Growth numbers for the Asian markets are the driving force of Danish brewer Carlsberg’s sales numbers for the quarterly financial accounts. Conversably, the brewer’s growth numbers for Western Europe will …
Asian markets to prompt Carlsberg’s sales growth Read More
Early Monday morning local time, South Korean military fired warning shots against a North Korean vessel at an inter-Korean maritime border – the Northern Borderline – separating the two countries. …
South Korea fires warning against North Korean sea vessel on maritime border Read More
A Korean Air Lines Co’s plane overshot the runway while landing in bad weather at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport in Cebu, the Philippines on late Sunday night, 23 October 2022. …
Korean Air plane overshoots runway in Philippines Read More
The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) and the Finnish Embassy in the Philippines are to co-organized the hybrid event, “Future Cities Forum 2022: Smart City Solutions From …
Join hybrid event on “Smart City Solutions From Finland” Read More
The Swedish fashion retailer, H&M, announced its partnership with Shopee to launch the first “H&M Thailand Official Store” on Shopee Mall online platform in the aim of making customers’ shopping …
H&M collabs with Shopee to expand in Thai e-commerce Read More
The Philippines has abundant natural resource options to progress in the development of renewable energy, such as geothermal, hydro, biomass, solar power, onshore and offshore wind farms, etc. In order …
Right partners will grant Philippines success in renewable energy Read More
The Norwegian maritime firm Wilhelmsen Ship Management announced on 18 October 2022 to hire additional Filipino seafarers in accordance with its expansion plan. For 43 years, the Philippines has been …
Norwegian maritime firm to hire more Filipino seafarers Read More
IKEA’s Christmas Shop in Pasay City, the Philippines, announced that it will sell fresh, live Christmas trees soon. The Christmas trees will be imported from Sweden to the Philippines during …
IKEA to bring fresh Christmas tree from Sweden to Philippines Read More
The Danish Ambassador designated to the Philippines, Mr.Franz-Michael Mellbin stated that by cutting red tape and preventing corruption, the Philippines can effectively become a foreign investment destination. “Red tape has …
Denmark suggests Philippines should cut red tape to get more investors Read More
As North Korea is determined to develop its missile technology, missiles continue to sporadically fly about causing great disturbance to the neighboring countries. According to Danish public media DR, the …
North Korea tests warplanes and fires another missile Read More
Countries in Asia have become popular with students from foreign nations, thanks to the many great universities with high-quality schooling, lower fees, and efforts by their governments to market them …
Study in Asia: A Guide for International Students Read More
Norway is to support the Philippines in developing more renewable energy sources, for instance by exploring more opportunities on offshore wind and floating solar. “Norway is a long-term partner of …
Norway to support the Philippines in renewable energy development Read More
IKEA has recently launched the collection, “OBEGRÄNSAD” in collaboration with the electronic music artists, Swedish House Mafia this month, October 2022. The “OBEGRÄNSAD” or “unlimited” in Swedish is built on …
New collection of IKEA and Swedish House Mafia is launched Read More
The Philippines is one of the targeted countries for foreign investors to invest in renewable energy projects. Consequently, several companies have urged the country to lift the foreign equity limit …
Updates on foreign ownership in clean energy projects in the Philippines Read More
North Korea says it has conducted a military training involving tactical nuclear weapons. The military training was held on 25 October and attended by North Korean Leader, Kim Jong-un. This …
Kim Jong-un: No reason to enter into dialogue with the enemies of North Korea Read More
The ScandAsia magazine for October 2022 is now distributed. You can download the issue as a pdf file by right-clicking on the link: ScandAsia October 2022 You can also read …
ScandAsia Magazine October 2022 Read More
The mass shooting incident in Thailand, happened previously this week, at the Child Development Center Uthaisawan in Nong Bua Lamphu Province resulted in the deaths of 37 people, including 13 …
Mass shooting in Thailand results deadly losses and what Thai laws lack Read More
According to South Korean Military, North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Saturday night, local time, says Norwegian news media VG. The firing was the sixth missile testing North Korea …
North Korea continues “missile testings” Read More
Year after year, there have been lives sacrificed to the black hole of press freedom. People who tell the truth are under threats instead of praise. The recent death of …
Calls for media protection following the Philippine journalist death Read More
Thursday morning local time, North Korea fired two short-ranged ballistic missiles from its capitol, Pyongyang. According to Danish newspaper Politiken, this was reported by South Korean officers to South Korean …
North Korea fires seventh missile upon joint South Korean-American counteract Read More
“Revenge traveling” was the term which the tourism industry invented to describe the boom in traveling activity that shot up as soon as all the Covid related traveling restrictions were …
Revenge partying Read More
Greenlandic phone company, Tusass together with the Swedish telecom company, Ericsson, announced to collaborate in building a 5G network in Greenland on Friday 30 September 2022. According to the press …
Tusass and Ericsson connect Greenland with 5G Read More
Mr. Georg Platzer, the manager of the Swedish furniture retailer IKEA said that the company plans to open more shops in Manila, the Philippines. As the market and consumers’ needs …
IKEA plans to open more shops in the Philippines Read More
Ovation Productions recently announced that the Swedish DJ, Alesso, will have his concert at the SMDC Festival Grounds, in Manila, the Philippines on the upcoming 17 December 2022. Previously, in …
Swedish DJ to have a concert in the Philippines this December Read More
Typhoon Noru hit the main island of Luzon, the Philippines with maximum sustained winds of 240 kilometers per hour on Sunday, 25 September 2022. This Monday morning, 26 September 2022, …
Warning to Vietnam as Typhoon Noru hits the Philippines destructively Read More
The Swedish fashion retailer, H&M, is to host a virtual concert, “Celestial Spaces” featuring P-pop group, BGYO, on 24 September and 25 September 2022 at 8 PM. BGYO members; Gelo, …
H&M hosts “Celestial Spaces” concert featuring Filipino pop-group Read More
The Global Index of Digital Entrepreneurship Systems (GIDES), developed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), shows that Singapore is ranked the first out of 113 global economies in a global …
First place for Singapore in the Global Index of Digital Entrepreneurship Read More
The Philippine’s Department of National Defense (DND) announced on 23 September 2022 that the Ambassador of Finland to the Philippines, Mr. Juha Pyykko, previously proposed a support to the Philippines’s …
Finland offers green technology for Philippines military vessels Read More
The Thai Cabinet approved the announcement of extending the length of stay of visa-on-arrival and visa-exempt foreign visitors on Tuesday, 20 September 2022. Foreign visitors with visa-on-arrival will be able …
Extended stay in Thailand for foreigners is approved Read More
As the first business delegation to arrive in 3 years, the Danish Energy Delegation was welcomed in the Philippines at the Embassy of Denmark on 14 September 2022. The delegation’s …
Danish Energy Delegation visits the Philippines to discuss green energy transition Read More
Swedish Ambassador Annika Thunborg recently paid a courtesy call on Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, City Administrator Mike Alimurung, and department heads of Quezon City local government. Ambassador Thunborg and …
Swedish Ambassador visits Quezon City of Manila Read More
The Danish Embassy in the Philippines and Dansk Industri (the Confederation of Danish Industry) co-organized the Danish Energy Delegation for discussing green transition in achieving the Philippines’ sustainability goals. Danish …
Danish Energy Delegation discusses green transition in the Philippines Read More
Filipino singer and actor Gerald Santos recently shared in a media conference about his departure to Copenhagen, Denmark, to start rehearsals of the Danish edition of “Miss Saigon” in December …
Filipino singer & actor Gerald Santos to perform “Miss Saigon” in Copenhagen Read More
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) announced warnings toward public consumers against purchasing duplicate LEGO products after the government authorities previously found over 2,000 boxes of fake LEGO …
Philippines warns against duplicate LEGO toys Read More
The Nordic Chamber Of Commerce in the Philippines (NordCham Philippines) is to host a virtual event, “Latest Updates on the Situation in the Philippines” on tomorrow, 14 September 2022, at …
NordCham to host virtual event on latest updates on the Philippines conditions Read More
Members from the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok recently met with two representatives from Office for the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) Regional Office for Southeast Asia to discuss …
Sweden supports enhancement of human rights in Southeast Asia Read More
SN Aboitiz Power Group (SNAP) is going forward with the plan to complete construction of its battery energy storage system (BESS) in Isabela, the Philippines by the first half of …
SNAP continues to work on its battery energy storage system in the Philippines Read More
The Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce (TNCC), in collaboration with the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok, Starboard, and Trash Hero Bangkok are to organize “World Cleanup Day 2022.” The event will …
World Cleanup Day 2022 is around the corner Read More
Ambassador Annika Thunborg of the Swedish Embassy in Manila met Secretary Robert Borje, the Vice Chairperson and the Executive Director of the Climate Change Commission earlier this week. Both discussed …
Swedish Ambassador met Secretary Robert Borje of the Philippines Climate Change Commission Read More