Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
A recently published study from Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU) reveals an underground rich on Rare Earth Minerals (REE). REE is a core ingredient in the conversion to more energy-efficient …
Sweden to challenge China on mineral dominance Read More
Should the current bio fuel-demand for palm oil continue to rise, the demand for it may be six times higher than it is today. That is the basic conclusion of …
New study: Palm oil demand to increase six-fold by 2030 Read More
Nordcham Philippines hosted its Annual General Membership Meeting and Economic Briefing with Dan Steinbock, CEO and Founder of Differencegroup and Martin Guri, Chief Equity Strategist at Nordea Bank. The event …
NordCham Philippines 2018 AGM report Read More
Researchers from Lund University of Sweden has recently discovered a previously unknown language in the heart of the forest in northern Malaysia. The language has been named Jedek and according …
Unknown language discovered in Malaysia Read More
Swedish Church in Phuket will hold a 10 Years Anniversary sermon on Sunday 18 February, 11 am until 2 pm, at Phuket Orchid Resort Spa. The Embassy of Sweden in …
Swedish Church Phuket celebrates 10 years Read More
NordCham Philippines in Partnership with the EU-Philippines Business Network (EPBN) invites to the NordCham Awards Night 2018. The Awards Night recognizes prominent companies who have significantly contributed to economic growth, …
Invitation: NordCham Philippines Awards Night 2018 Read More
“Now is a good time to enter the Philippine market!” states Business Sweden, with a recently established office in Manila since September 2017. “Last year we saw an all-time high …
Business Sweden in Philippines’ market outlook 2018 Read More
In a recently published report by analyst firm Euler Hermes, Indonesia and Malaysia ranks as some of the worst countries in the world to collect debt, based on the complexity …
Indonesia and Malaysia among the world’s worst debt collectors Read More
Big data can tell us a lot of things; how people move in a city, what diseases a population is exposed to, how to advertise efficiently and target a certain …
Sweden ranking the second most productive country in the world – Denmark far in the bottom Read More
Palm oil is wrongfully discriminated against by the European Union. The notable message was delivered to reporters by the Swedish Minister for Entrepreneur and Innovation, Mikael Damberg, at the Sweden-Southeast …
Swedish minister criticizes EU’s stand on Malaysian palm oil Read More
The ’Nordic Day 2018’ was held at the Nordic House in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma). Naw Susana Hla Hla Soe was guest of honour, holding a speech about gender equality. The …
Nordic Day 2018 held in Yangon Read More
H.M. Queen Silvia of Sweden on 8 February visited Udon Thani to attend the Academic Conference for the Lay judges from the Juvenile and Family Courts of Thailand. Her Majesty …
H.M Queen Silvia’s child abuse Thailand speech Read More
As Penang develops and its economy keeps on growing, Nordic business solutions and brands can meet certain needs, use it for production and cater to consumer demand (such as in …
The Nordics in Penang: business solutions, brands, production and design Read More
Embassy of Sweden together with EU Delegation, Embassy of Belgium and SwedCham arranged two sold out screening in Singapore of the film ‘A Plastic Ocean’ on 3 and 8 February. …
Sweden/EU arranged ‘A Plastic Ocean’ Singapore screenings Read More
The EU-Philippine Business Network in partnership with Advantage Austria, the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP), the German Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (GPCCI), the Italian Chamber …
EU-Philippine Business Network invitation Read More
H.M. Queen Silvia of Sweden and World Childhood Foundation on 7 February made a project visit in Bangkok together with H.R.H. Princess Soamsawali. Friends International presented its efforts to support …
H.M. Queen Silvia, World Childhood Foundation visit Thailand Read More
“Sustainable, automatised and digitalised solutions can enhance lives of society and improve profitability for our customers,” writes Scania Malaysia. “The future of transport will be increasingly sustainable, automatised and digitalised …
Scania on sustainable transportation at Sweden-SEA business event Read More
When flying in over Penang and after landing at its airport it becomes clear that this island has a lot of industries. When driving towards George Town, passing by the …
Live, play, work – the formula for manufacturing hub Penang Read More
On 30 January dtac announced strategic targets to achieve its 2020 digital ambition. The company plans to increase the use of digital channels by up to seven times, allowing its …
dtac anticipates massive increase of digital channels use Read More
“The importance of the Southeast Asia region cannot be overstated. The region consists of 11 countries and around 620 million people. Therefore; the Swedish ambassadors conduct annual meetings to discuss …
Sweden held Southeast Asia ambassador’s meeting Read More
Delivery of the new car model XC40 to dealers started in January 2018, Volvo Cars’ first entry into the small premium SUV segment. Proving popular among car buyers, with global …
Successful car-sharing Volvo XC40 set for China launch Read More
HMS Industrial Networks on 12 January announced the opening of their new sales and support office in Singapore. This new office will help expand the market presence and local business …
HMS Industrial Networks opens in Singapore Read More
Swedish and Filipino companies champion responsible business More than 150 leaders in business and government convened at Fostering CSR in the Philippines: Conference on Responsible Business at Makati Shangri-La Hotel …
‘Fostering CSR in the Philippines’ conference Read More
A well-visited evening event on 11 January 2018 saw all the four Chambers of Commerce organisations (Danish-Thai, Thai-Finnish, Thai-Norwegian and Thai-Swedish) in Thailand kick off their, intended, deeper-than-ever-before collaboration. It …
Nordics in Thailand to deepen cooperation Read More
The NordCham Philippines President himself possesses in-depth knowledge of setting up, running and growing a business out of the Philippines. Bo Lundqvist started Retail Associates 12 years ago, after a …
Bo Lundqvist: NordCham President and Retail IT solutions specialist Read More
Volvo Buses and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore have signed a cooperation agreement on a research and development program for autonomous electric buses, part of the Land Transport Authority …
Singapore test trials of Volvo autonomous electric buses Read More
AstraZeneca has announced a strategic joint venture with the Chinese Future Industry Investment Fund (FIIF) to form an equally-owned, stand-alone company in China to discover, develop and commercialise potential new …
AstraZeneca joins with Chinese investment fund to develop new medicines Read More
Scandinavian Society Siam invites members and friends to an afternoon exploring a historical part of Bangkok Sunday 28th January 2018 at 2 pm. Read also: Report from previous historical walk Participants …
Guided tour through a historical part of Bangkok Read More
Versasec, the leader in smart card management systems, has opened of its new Singapore office (December 2017) serving resellers, customers and prospects in the Asia-Pacific region. The new Singapore office …
Swedish Versasec opened Singapore Office Read More
Around 170 guests attended the official inauguration of Stora Enso‘s new polyethylene (PE) coating plant at the consumer board mill in Beihai, China on 19 December. Stora Enso has invested …
New Chinese Stora Enso polyethylene coating plant inaugurated Read More
Few people cleverly match business with pleasure as does expat Dato’ Nils Nordh. This well-known Swede (not least in Malaysia where he is the only Swedish person holding the Malay …
Nils Nordh: shipping executive, World Amateur Golfers’ Chairman & CEO Read More
Denmark and Sweden have re-opened their respective embassies, while the former business council has upgraded itself to become the Nordic Chamber of Commerce Philippines (NordCham) and can offer all essential …
The Nordics seriously back in business in the Philippines Read More
Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) is a non-aligned, independent, non-governmental organization (NGO) promoting and protecting human rights in the Kingdom of Cambodia. CCHR currently has support from Sweden’s Diakonia (for …
CCHR allowed continue promoting human rights in Cambodia Read More
In Vientiane, Laos, Sweden’s Honorary Consul Peter Fogde organized a Lucia reception where around 80 Scandinavian guests enjoyed the Lucia procession. Photo credit: Peter Fogde Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok
Swedish Lucia in Laos 2017 Read More
On the 5-7 December, HRH Prince Carl Philip of Sweden visited Hong Kong together with two business delegations. The purpose of the visit was to promote Swedish business and raise …
Swedish design and education: Prince Carl Philip in Hong Kong Read More
In Thailand already on 11 January a very important event in the new year, namely the ‘Nordic New Year’s Kick-Off 2018’, where all four Nordic Ambassadors will also be in …
Bangkok 2018: Nordic chambers kick off closer cooperation Read More
Come experience the Nordics! During the weekend 15-17 December citizens and visitors to Shanghai could experience a spread from the Nordic countries. Consulate General of Finland together with the …
Nordics in Shanghai: More Surprises per Square Meter Read More
On 13 December Ambassador Staffan Herrström hosted The Embassy’s annual Lucia Reception in the Garden Villa at the Sukhothai Hotel Bangkok. The Ambassador was welcomed to the stage by two …
Embassy of Sweden’s Sankta Lucia Bangkok celebration Read More
Mattias Landgren, State Secretary for Infrastructure Affairs at the Ministry of Enterprise, visited Singapore on 4-6 December. The purpose of the visit was to promote Swedish interests in connection with …
Mattias Landgren, Swe Ministry of Enterprise, visited Singapore Read More
‘Say No to Plastic Waste’ is the 2018 New Year´s Resolution from the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong! “The world produces more than 300 million tons of plastic …
Swedcham Hong Kong’s challenge: Say No to Plastic Waste Read More
Dated 15 December 2017 the Embassy of Sweden in Kuala Lumpur is warning Swedes of the risk for thefts at the Malaysian capital’s airports Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and …
Swedish Embassy warns of Kuala Lumpur airport thefts Read More
The World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) was hosted for the 13th time on 21-23 November 2017, this hear held in Kuching on Borneo, Malaysia. Sweden participated in WIFE for the …
Sweden participated in 13th World Islamic Economic Forum Read More
Every year the EU Delegation organizes a seminar to highlight the international Human Rights Day that takes place on December 10, under the auspices of the United Nations. Building …
Scandinavian speakers on CSR at Singapore EU Delegation seminar Read More
NEVS AB (the Swedish company who acquired the main assets of the Saab Automobile bankruptcy estates) and DiDi Chuxing, a leading Chinese mobile transportation platform, have formed a strategic partnership …
Nevs agrees with China’s DiDi on electrical vehicles Read More
The Scandinavian Christmas Service in Bangkok – an age-old dear tradition – will this year take place on “lillejuleaften”, Saturday 23rd of December instead of on 24 December as usual. …
Scandinavian Christmas service in Bangkok moved forward to 23rd December Read More
Team Sweden in Malaysia has announced the second Sweden-Southeast Asia Business Summit to take place in Kuala Lumpur on 6-7 February 2018. The inaugural, successful summit was held in Singapore …
Sweden-Southeast Asia Business Summit 2018 announced Read More
The Nordic Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Inc. and The Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands (CCPI) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on 22 November 2017 in Intramuros, …
Nordcham MoU with Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands Read More
Philippines Undersecretary Enrique A. Manalo and Swedish State Secretary for EU Affairs and Trade Oscar Stenström, and their respective delegations, met on 25 November 2017 in Manila for the Philippines-Sweden …
Fourth Philippines-Sweden Political Dialogue meeting Read More
On 21-22 November the Embassy of Sweden and Business Sweden arranged the “Philippines-Sweden Airport Collaboration” delegation to Manila, headed by State Secretary Oscar Stenström. This activity is the start of …
Philippines-Sweden Airport Collaboration started Read More
The Embassy of Sweden in Manila congratulates Finland on her 100th year anniversary of independence on 6 December 2017. To commemorate the anniversary, the sculpture “Spirit of the Finn” was …
Finnish 100 anniversary sculpture unveiled in Manila Read More