Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Bottled ground water from the Finnish city of Lahti will be transported on the China-bound trains next year, as a ground-breaking ceremony took place on Friday for a bottling facility. …
Clean Finnish water to be bottled and shipped to China Read More
IKEA has recalled MATVRÅ Blue/Red 2-pack bib for children worldwide as there is a choking risk, the company has announced in a press release. This includes the firm’s retail stores …
IKEA recalls children’s bib: Risk of choking Read More
Siemens and Grundfos have signed a digital partnership framework for strategic cooperation between the two companies. The focus is on developing water and wastewater applications, industrial automation and building technology. …
Siemens and Grundfos sign digital environment pact Read More
Whether you like it hot or cold, with milk, sugar, egg, whipped cream or just plain black, most adults know the feeling of waking up in the morning but not …
Are you paying too much for your coffee? Check here Read More
Santa Fe Group, the last remnant of the EAC conglomerate founded by H.N. Andersen back in 1884, has sold its relocation business, including the moving company’s debt to Proventus Capital …
Santa Fe Relocation sold Read More
IKEA has seen better times in Singapore, which just presented the results for fiscal 2019 ended 31 August. With a turnover of S$341 it is S$1 million lower than this …
IKEA has seen better days in Singapore Read More
The world’s oldest travel firm, Thomas Cook Group, has entered compulsory liquidation according to a press release. The liquidation follows failure to reach a sufficient financial agreement between the company’s …
Travel firm bankrupt: Nordic subsidiaries survive Read More
Scania in Malaysia and Singapore closed its operations for one hour on 20 September in support of a call for a Climate Day. Starting from 11am until 12pm on 20 …
Scania took a break for the climate Read More
Researchers from Singapore Management University (SMU), the Hanken School of Economics, Finland; and two American universities have carried out a study titled ‘Overworked and Under-Resourced: A Mindfulness Intervention for Middle …
Finnish-Singaporean study show Mindfulness works against stress Read More
When he was in his early 20s Mr Antti Vänskä, on route to a summer job in Australia, sent a postcard to his parents back in Finland from Singapore, describing …
Antti Vänskä – the new Finnish Ambassador at the helm in Singapore Read More