Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Swedish company IKEA has been collaborating with Danish shower innovator Flow Loop in developing shower cabins that are able to recycle water using UV light for purifying used water. …
IKEA collabs with Danish Flow Loop to create sustainable bathing Read More
The Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce (TSCC) is to organize the event, “GAC Company Visit and Networking Lunch” on 3 November 2022 at GAC Thoresen Logistics (GTL) Amata from 10:00 AM …
SweCham members invited to join “GAC Company Visit and Networking Lunch” Read More
The European Union (EU) successfully drafted a law to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035 in accordance with increasing adopting of electric vehicles and the …
EU to officially ban petrol and diesel cars from 2035 Read More
SWEA Singapore presents a new episode of their podcast in which they have talked to actress, playwriter and singer, Ida Esmaeili in New York on what it is like growing …
SWEA Singapore podcast episode with Ida Esmaeili on growing up abroad Read More
The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur is excited for the 23rd edition of the European Film Festival (EUFF) in Malaysia which will feature movies from 17 European countries. Norway …
The Norwegian Embassy is excited for the European Film Festival and so are we Read More
The Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce (TSCC) invites all interested attendees to join the event, “BCCT/Nordic Chambers Business Networking” to be held on 9 November 2022, from 6 PM to 9 …
Join BCCT/Nordic Chambers Business Networking Read More
An Asian American woman, Katherine Zhou who has lived in Stockholm, Sweden since 2020 spoke out about her experience with racism via Twitter on 20 October 2022 and later faced …
“Confronting racism is a newer problem for Sweden” shared Asian American who is a victim of it 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
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Singapore announces Mats Rahmström, president and CEO of Atlas Copco group, as its next guest for the SwedCham APAC CEO series. on 22 November …
Mat Rahmström, CEO of Atlas Copco, to talk at SwedCham APAC CEO Series Read More
The popular Danish Christmas Bazaar in Bangkok is back on Friday 2nd December 2022 from 12:00-20:00 at beautiful Gaysorn Urban Resort. Don’t miss i. Last year, in 2021, the bazaaar was …
Christmas Bazaar in Bangkok is back! Read More
The Swedish Public Health Agency, Folkhälsomyndigheten together with the Swedish Food Agency are investigating the cause of Cryptosporidium outbreak as the increasing numbers of infected cases has been seen since …
Sweden investigates parasite infection Cryptosporidium outbreak Read More
Humankind’s devotion to the throwaway culture is hard to change and undeniably strongly influenced by consumerism. A throwaway lifestyle is seen as a sign of modernity – single use plastic …
H&M tops list of 7 most polluting fast fashion companies Read More
The Nordic Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (NordCham Vietnam) is to hold the “Nordic Business Awards 2022” on Friday, 28 October 2022 at Sofitel Saigon Plaza, HCM City, Vietnam. “The …
Nordic businesses in Vietnam to be awarded 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 fourth International Guitar Festival and Competition is to be organized at the Kim Dong Theater in Hanoi, Vietnam from 18 to 20 November 2022. According to Radio the Voice …
International Guitar Festival of 2022 to be held in Vietnam 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 Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Singapore will host its Market Outlook: Malaysia on 5 December. Ambassador Dr. Joachim Bergström and Trade Commissioner Emma Broms will provide an overview of …
SWEDCHAM in Singapore to host “Market Outlook: Malaysia” Read More
The Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce (TNCC), in collaboration with the European Chamber of Commerce Thailand (EABC), will organize the event “EABC 2nd Joint European Networking Cocktail” on Tuesday, 29 November …
Expand your connection in EABC 2nd Joint European Networking Cocktail Read More
H&M Moves announces collaboration with Zlatan Ibrahimovic in their mission to get “the whole World and everybody” moving through democratizing sports and says Zlatan has embarked on a long-term commitment …
Swedish football player Zlatan Ibrahimovic as H&M Global Brand Mover Read More
On Tuesday October 18th, the Finnish ambassador H.E. Mr.Jyri Järviaho opened the door to his beautiful residence for the media. He was joined by the other four Nordic ambassadors, H.E. …
All about happiness, equality and human rights – Nordic Film Festival 2022 Read More
The 14th CFA Institute Global Pension Index, conducted by the American asset management firm Mercer, was recently revealed that Thailand has the worst pension system in the world. The survey …
Thailand is ranked as having the worst pension system in the world 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
Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) and its ecosystem partners were delighted to mark 16 October 2022 as the official launch of “DE Rantau Hub” at the second location in Langkawi, …
Malaysia launches second “DE Rantau Hub” in Langkawi to attract Digital Nomads Read More
H&M has announced the launch of its ‘Imagine That’, the first independent kidswear collection from H&M’s Innovation Stories initiative. Produced from recycled bottles and a cactus-derived leather alternative, the kids …
H&M launces independent innovations stories collection for kids Read More
Russian President Putin said yesterday, on 12 October, that the sabotage of North Stream was “an international act of terror” but that the pipelines are able to be repaired. This …
Putin: Up to the EU whether they want Russian gas or not Read More
As a result of Finland signing the Glasgow Statement on International Public Support for the Clean Energy Transition at the COP26 summit in November 2021, Finnvera, a Finnish state-owned financing …
Finland joins Nordic countries in ending finances into fossil fuels leaving Norway behind Read More
EUROCHAM Malaysia thanks the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) for welcoming and receiving its CEO, Mr. Sven Schneider, together with the EUROCHAM team and delegation in Cyberjaya on 11 of …
EUROCHAM Malaysia on courtesy visit at MDEC 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 Ambassadors of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden in Thailand welcome you to the press conference of the Nordic Film Festival 2022. The event will take place at the …
Nordic Film Festival 2022 in Bangkok – Press Conference Read More
SWEA announces to soon initiate this year’s rehearsals for Lucia 2022 and expresses joy of being able to organize a “Luciatrain” without masks or other restrictions. Come along and sing …
SWEA hosts “Lucia-train” event for Christmas 2022 Read More
German divers will contribute to the investigation of the presumed sabotage on North Stream pipelines 1 and 2 near the Danish Island Bornholm. The team of investigators is established and …
Germany to investigate pressumed sabotage on North Stream Read More
A United States reconnaissance aircraft has been observed flying near the site of the damaged Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea only hours after the first leakage emerged. …
US admits aircraft flewing near North Stream only hours after leakage was American 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
To inspire people to dance and celebrate the vast variety of movement, H&M Move has launched their first ever Dance Collection “equipping Movers with stylish and functional movewear.” H&M announces …
H&M launches dance collection with Jaquel Knight 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
Säpo, the Swedish Security Service, has concluded it was explosions causing significant damage on North Stream 1 and 2 and is therefore strengthened in its suspicion of sabotage. This was …
Sweden concludes explosions and sabotage on North Stream 1 upon investigation Read More
The Nordic Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia (NordCham) invites to ”NordCham Roundtable” on 12 October 2022 in Jakarta, where participants should anticipate “lots of insights and a lively discussion.” The …
Join NordCham’s Roundtable for insigths and lively discussions Read More
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry in equal parts to Carolyn R. Bertozzi (USA), Morten Meldal (Denmark) and K. Barry Sharpless (USA) …
Danish and American chemists share 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Read More
Sweet baked doughs filled with a cinnamon-sugar filling, “Cinnamon bun” or “cinnamon rolls” are believed to have originated in Sweden. On 4 October of every year, it is the Swedish …
Cinnamon bun is perfect for Fika Read More
H&M Home is to launch its new, aesthetic “Design Lab” collection in selected stores and online on 17 October 2022. “The concept and idea of this Design Lab collection began …
H&M Home to launch “Design Lab” collection this Fall Read More North Stream AG, the partly Russian-owned company behind the North Stream gas pipelines, declares on their official webpage, that Sweden, Denmark and Norway are preventing the company from inspecting the …
Russian company behind North Stream: Scandinavian countries prevents investigation Read More
Several indications of drone activity has been reported at both Norwegian and Danish oil- and gas fields. Latest, a report on drone activity at Danish gas field Roar this weekend …
“New” drone observations at Danish Oil field Roar in North Sea Read More
Swedish scientist Svante Paabo won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work on human evolution by discovering the genetic code of humanins’ extinct relatives like “Neanderthals” and “Denisovans”. …
Swedish scientist wins 2022 Nobel Prize in Medicine Read More
In a press release published on the Danish Royal House’s Instagram, Queen Margrethe declares she has underrated how her decision of depriving her four grandchildren of their royal titles has …
Queen Margrethe in press release: “No doubt my family is my biggest pride and joy” Read More
A 47-year-old Swedish man, Christoffer Mattias Hans Ottoson was safely helped out of his burning car after a car crash accident on Pasak Soi 1 road, Choeng Thale district, Bangkok …
Swedish man safely rescued from burning car in Bangkok Read More
Franco-Thai Chamber of Commerce (FTCC) invites in collaboration with the Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce (TNCC), Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce and other foreign Chambers in Thailand, to a “Lunch Talk with …
Join “Lunch Talk with Bangkok Governor” Read More
SWEA Singapore hosts a lecture on breast cancer, featuring Dr. Mikael Hartman, on Wednesday 5 October. Hartman is a doctor, surgeon and researcher currently living in Singapore while working for …
SWEA to host lecture on breast cancer Read More
Sweden has Zlatan Ibrahimovic´, Norway has Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Denmark has Christian Eriksen, and Finland has Kimi Räikkönen – just one out of many of Finland’s extraordinary track record of …
Article exploring Finland’s production of talented racecar drivers Read More
China’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations (UN), Mr.Geng Shuang expressed concerns over the recently reported gas leaks under the Baltic Sea during a UN Security Council on damage …
China comments on gas pipelines leak in the Baltic Sea 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