Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
As of 1 November 2021, the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok will take over all consular services for Swedes in Cambodia while the Embassy of Sweden in Phnom Penh will …
Sweden’s representation in Cambodia will be transformed into a Section Office Read More
The Arctic Council, which is the leading intergovernmental forum promoting cooperation in the Arctic, has expressed concern over China’s intentions of exploring the region, media reports say. Climate change has offered access …
Arctic Council concerned over China’s rising interference in the region Read More
SwedCham together with FinnCham, NorCham, and the Danish Chamber of Commerce invites you to join the first-ever Official Nordic Mahjong Championship on 13 November at Mahjong Parlor in Sheung Wan, …
The 1st ever Nordic Mahjong Championship in Hong Kong is on its way Read More
Earlier this month Philippines’ Investigative journalist Maria Ressa and Russian Dmitry Muratov won the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize and both will be attending the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony which will …
Philippines’ Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa to receive Nobel Prize in person in Oslo Read More
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (SwedCham HK) together with The Scholarship Fund for Swedish Youth Abroad has announced a scholarship for a final year university student in …
Applications open for SwedCham HK international trade scholar 2022 Read More
Last week, Swedish Ambassador Ann Måwe attended an event by Vice President Võ Thị Ánh Xuân at the presidential palace to celebrate the Vietnamese women’s day together with representatives of …
Ambassador Ann Måwe attended event to celebrate Vietnamese Women’s Day Read More
On 25 October, The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) welcomed the start of Finnair’s latest direct non-stop service from Stockholm to Phuket scheduled to run during the 2021-2022 winter season. …
Thailand welcomes first Finnair flight from Stockholm to Phuket Read More
The Consulate General of Sweden in Hong Kong is present with their Swedish Pavilion at Eco Expo Asia at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 27 to 30 October. Eco Expo …
Visit the Swedish pavilion at Eco Expo Asia Read More
The Danish seafood processing giant Espersen is currently “slowly but surely” reopening the company’s facility in Vietnam after 10 weeks forced shutdown due to Vietnam’s strict covid-19 measures, Intrafish writes. Espersen is …
Danish Espersen reopens Vietnam facility ‘slowly but surely’ as country battles Covid Read More
The Swedish Chamber of commerce Singapore invites you to join their first virtual speed networking breakfast on 2 November. More about the event: Are you ready to try something new? …
SwedCham SG to host virtual speed networking breakfast Read More
A total of 91 European families recently traveled to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam to pick up 92 Vietnamese children they had adopted, VN Express reports. In collaboration with the administration …
Swedish and Norwegian families receive adopted children in Vietnam Read More
As Vietnam looks to boost the country’s tourism industry after almost two years of closure, the government has announced its plans to reopen the resort island of Phu Quoc to …
Vietnam plans to open Phu Quoc island to vaccinated tourists next month Read More
As part of the Swedish furniture giant IKEA’s global effort to become a more sustainable business, IKEA Bang Yai in Thailand has been turned into a circular store. According to Greenqueen, …
Thailand’s IKEA Bang Yai transforms into a circular shop Read More
In the monthly letter to all Swedes in Thailand, Ambassador Jon Åström Gröndahl comments on Thailand’s easing of covid-19 restrictions, the country’s reopening plan while also updating on the Embassy’s upcoming …
Update from Ambassador Jon Åström to all Swedes in Thailand Read More
Last week Indonesia’s Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy invited a total of 19 EU Ambassadors to participate in a meeting to synergize to strengthen the country’s tourism and creative …
EU Ambassadors discussed Indonesia’s Tourism and Creative Economy Sector Read More
The Thai-Norwegian Chamber of commerce, in collaboration with the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce, the Franco-Thai Chambers of Commerce, and Pimclick invite you to join the webinar “New Rules of Social …
Learn the new rules of social media marketing in 2021 Read More
Ambassador Annika Thunborg presented her letters of credence to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte at a ceremony held in Malacañan Palace on 20 October 2021, the Embassy of Sweden in Manila writes. During …
Ambassador Annika Thunborg presented her letters of credence Read More
From 1 November, vaccinated Nordic travelers will not need to undergo quarantine when traveling into Thailand. The Thai Foreign Ministry wrote in a post on Facebook last week that Denmark, …
Thailand opens for vaccinated Nordic travelers from November Read More
Vietnam has temporarily recognized vaccination certificates or vaccine passports of 72 countries and territories worldwide including Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland, media Vietnam Net reports. According to spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang, …
Vietnam recognizes Nordic vaccine passports Read More
Hong Kong Textile Apparel Institute (HKRITA) and the Swedish H&M Foundation recently announced an ambitious project to address textile waste in Cambodia. According to a press release by the H&M Foundation, the …
HKRITA and H&M launch project to treat textile waste in Cambodia Read More
The Embassy of Sweden in Manilla has announced that the SI Scholarship for Global Professionals 2022-2023 is now published. SI Scholarship is a fully funded international scholarship program for master’s …
Embassy of Sweden in Manilla announces Swedish scholarship opportunity Read More
The Swedish IOC-member (International Olympic Committee) Gunilla Lindberg defends the decision of having the Winter Olympics in Beijing despite criticism and boycotts of the games. Both politicians and organizations have …
Swedish Olympic Committee member: Chinese human rights violations not a concern Read More
Euro-Center in Bangkok is gearing up for the expected resumption of tourism this winter with hiring new Danish and Swedish speaking staff. The advertisement on Jobsdb.com mentions that Thai language …
Euro-Center hiring Danish and Swedish speakers Read More
On Monday the Swedish newspaper Expressen released an editorial article in which they urged for Swedish support for Taiwan against the continuously more aggressive China. Democracies must stick together the …
China reacts harsh to Swedish newspaper editorial Read More
In international rankings, Sweden is recognized as one of the top innovative nations in the world and is home to some of the world’s best universities. Do you want to …
Join Study in Sweden 2021: A place for your next journey Read More
The annual Nordic Green panel discussion of 2021, themed “Nordic Green Talks: Reducing our Carbon Footprints” will be held in conjunction with the annual Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) on …
Join the annual Nordic Green panel discussion in Singapore Read More
In a recent press release, the High Representative on behalf of the European Union declares to support the work of the ASEAN Special Envoy. The declaration reads: Ahead of the ASEAN Summit …
Myanmar: EU declares to support the work of the ASEAN Special Envoy Read More
Thailand is currently fighting flooding in many parts of the country. The Green Climate Fund, with support from Sweden, will help to improve toughness against climate change with a project …
Sweden supports Green Climate Fund’s efforts in Thailand Read More
Thailand’s national airline, Thai Airways International has announced that the airline will resume full service on 36 international routes to destinations in Scandinavia including Denmark and Sweden plus routes in …
Thai Airways to resume international services to 36 destinations including Denmark and Sweden Read More
Denise Sandquist got the idea for the dating app “Fika” when she was looking for her biological mother in Vietnam. The app was introduced in Vietnam at the end of …
Swedish woman develops dating app in Vietnam Read More
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong invites you to celebrate Halloween with a spooky Hong Kong tour on 28 October. More about the event: Rife with haunted houses, …
Join the haunted house tour with Hong Kong a la Carte & SwedCham Read More
For the 3rd consecutive year, the Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi teamed up with Plan International in Vietnam to organize Girls Takeover in connection with the International Day of the …
Swedish Ambassador empowers Vietnamese girls to take the lead through annual series “Girls Takeover” Read More
The European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam invites you to their supported event on how to protect your brand and innovation when doing business in South-East Asia on 19 October. …
Learn how to protect your brand and innovation when doing business in South-East Asia Read More
On 7 September, Ambassador Jon Åström Gröndahl hosted a High-Level Dinner on Climate Change at the Ambassador’s residence in Bangkok. According to the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok, Sweden aims at …
Ambassador Gröndahl hosted High-Level Dinner on Climate Change in Bangkok Read More
For the first time, SwedCham Hong Kong will give out the award “SwedChamer of the Year.” The award will be given to a person who has contributed to the Chamber …
Nominate a candidate for SwedChamber of the year Read More
In late 2019, the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce had the pleasure of hosting two scholars from The Faculty of Engineering at Lund University, Elizabeth Merkoulova and Elin Karlsson Nycander, who …
SweCham Invitation: Middle Income trap: Should companies be worried? Read More
On 10 October, Sweden’s Ambassador to Vietnam, Ann Måwe visited local Vietnamese artist Ngo Van Sac in his studio in Hoai Duc. Ngo Van Sac graduated from Hanoi Institute of Fine Arts …
Ambassador Ann Måwe visited local artist Ngo Van Sac in Hoai Duc Read More
The Swedish designer Sofia Holt recently left Vietnam after 7 years in the country. In a recent post by the Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi, she talks about some of her …
Designer Sofia Holt on her memorable time in Vietnam and her future plans in Sweden Read More
During a board meeting at the end of September, the Swedish Association in Hun Hin (Svenskföreningen i Hua Hin) went through the association’s ability to continue its activities during …
Swedish Association in Hua Hin will not conduct membership activities in 2021 Read More
For the 3rd consecutive year, the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok celebrated the International Day of the Girl Child together with Plan International. According to the Embassy, this time, Swedish …
Ambassador Gröndahl celebrated International Day of the Girl Child with Plan International Read More
The Embassy of Sweden in Manila and the European Union in the Philippines support this year’s FIFTH WALL FEST, a film festival promoting culture through dance, the Embassy states. FIFTH WALL FEST …
Sweden and the EU supports this year’s FIFTH WALL FEST Read More
As part of IKEA’s goal of turning 50 percent of its restaurants around the world plant-based by 2025, IKEA Indonesia just launched four new plant-based dishes. Greenqueen writes that in …
IKEA Indonesia adds new plant-based dishes with Local Startup Green Rebel Read More
On 7 September, the Embassy of Sweden Hanoi teamed up with the embassies of Canada, France, Mexico, and Spain, as well as UN Women in Vietnam for a first-ever Feminist Foreign Policy …
Sweden, UN Women Vietnam and partners joined Feminist Foreign Policy dialogue Read More
Having spent 3 months in Sweden, during an unusually warm and pleasant summer, it was in September 2021 time for me to return home to Thailand. With memories from last …
My optimal quarantine in Phuket Sandbox Read More
The SwedCham x Forsman & Bodenfors Singapore collaboration SESG (Sweden – Singapore), which brought together Swedish MNCs and local SMEs, is one of three finalists for the category “Most Transformational …
SwedCham collaboration is up for award at the 2021 SICC Award Ceremony & Gala Read More
The Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok is moving to new premises and will therefore be closed during the period 4 November to 19 November, the Embassy states. The Embassy asks visitors who …
Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok is closing while moving to new premises Read More
The recent digital edition of Study In Europe #EUSIE21 drew a record 15,000 attendees from across ASEAN, according to the Embassy of Finland in Singapore. It presented 30 webinars on higher …
Digital edition of Study in Europe drew record high attendees from across ASEAN Read More
Despite clear demands from the Norwegian government and several reports of concern regarding safety concerns related to the use of Chinese technology, the Chinese telecom giant Huawei is still responsible …
Experts: Huawei equipment used for expansion in Bergen is a cause for concern Read More
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong invites you to their upcoming event titled ’Breaking Barriers: How a Swedish brand conquered the world’ on 20 October. About the event, SwedCham …
Join SwedCham HK and learn more about how a Swedish brand conquered the world Read More
The Swedish engineering group Trelleborg is expanding geographically by establishing manufacturing operations in four countries including Vietnam, Japan, Russia, and Morocco. The new production facilities will be the Group’s first …
Trelleborg expands in four countries including Vietnam and Japan Read More