Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Denmark is a pioneer of clean technology. For example, the country generated 22% of its electricity from wind power last year (more than any other nation) and plans to achieve …
Why is Denmark Suited to the Pioneer Clean Technology? Read MoreSweden’s Volvo Group, the world’s second biggest truckmaker, said Tuesday it was halting the operations of its Japanese subsidiary UD Trucks until next Monday amid growing fears of radiation from …
Radiation Fears Promt Volvo / UD Shut Down in Japan Read MoreAn Australian blogger with a passion for Saab cars who, in the words of Saab board chair Victor Muller “played a key role in saving Saab” has been rewarded with …
Saab Hires Aussie Who ‘saved’ the Car Read MoreIkea and H&M are among a slew of Nordic firms who on Wednesday offered to help their Japanese employees to leave Tokyo and relocate further south due to growing fears …
Swedish Firms Help Staff Leave Tokyo Read MoreAll Finnish citizens who were in Japan on Friday when the country was hit by a powerful earthquake and tsunami have been accounted for. A list maintained by the Ministry …
All Finns in Japan Accounted For Read MoreMany Swedes in Japan are trying to leave the country following Friday’s earthquake and tsunami, while the Swedish foreign ministry reported on Saturday it had heard from all the Swedes …
Swedes Flee Japan Amid Quake’s Devastation Read MoreNorwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg on Friday sent his condolences to his Japanese colleague Naoto Kan, following the major earthquake that struck Japan. “Our thoughts are with all those who …
Norway’s PM Sends Condolences to Japan Read MoreThe Finnish Foreign Ministry said Sunday that most of the around 800 Finns in Japan when Friday’s earthquake and tsunami stuck have been located. None of those contacted by Finnish …
Around 40 Finns Still Unaccounted For in Japan Read MoreWhen it comes to new products and technology, this country is known as a remarkable test market because of its extraordinary openness, according to IBM’s Dagmar Fink, who is also …
Popping in Uninvited a Big No-no Read MoreFour Danish nationals were among the hundreds of people missing after a powerful earthquake and tsunami ravaged Japan, officials said Saturday. “There were six Danes in the area but the …
Four Danes Missing in Japan Read More