Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Ambassadors and foreign representatives in Jakarta’s diplomatic circles have taken a diversity pledge to decline speaking engagements in all public discussions where women’s voices are not represented, part of a …
International Diplomatic Missions joined forces to empower women in Indonesia Read More
Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok announced the winner of the ”Women’s Empowerment Photo Challenge” to be “The Big C (Conversation)” by Naruemon Chaingam This is how Khun Naruemon describes her …
”Women’s Empowerment Photo Challenge” Winner announced Read More
On 1 March 2021 the Embassy of Sweden released an update from field visit to Siem Reap province with UNDP team. The visit aimed to following up on the implementation …
Swedish embassy and UNDP team in Cambodia visited Siem Reap Read More
The first 324,000 AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX Facility have been delivered to Cambodia on Tuesday 2 March 2021. Cambodia becomes the first country in Western Pacific Region and …
Cambodia received the first AstraZeneca vaccine from the COVAX Facility Read More
Despite progress for women in the workplace, it is still a long way to go for many countries according to The Economist’s latest glass-ceiling index, which ranks conditions for working …
Nordic countries tops best place for working women Read More
Volvo Group recently published the Annual and Sustainability Report 2020 on 26 February 2021. In a year with many challenges the Volvo Group delivered a good profitability and strengthened its …
Volvo Group delivered a good profitable 2020 Read More
Thailand has started implementing a new “Smart Visa” a type of visa specially designed to attract highly skilled manpower, investors, executives and startups entrepreneurs wishing to work or invest in …
Thailand granted Smart Visa that allows 4 years stay Read More
China has started implementing an international vaccine health certificate in anticipation that it will be recognized by other countries soon, making global travel easier. The country is among the first …
China rolls out the first Vaccine Passport Read More
Who is turning 25? ASEM – the Asia-Europe Meeting! As a political dialogue forum, ASEM has since 1996 acted as an informal and open setting to foster dialogue and cooperation …
Asia-Europe Meeting – ASEM holds virtual celebration to 25 years of accomplishments Read More
Geely, China’s largest private-sector automaker, has taken the first step toward becoming the Foxconn of electric vehicles. Geely and Foxconn, the Taiwanese Apple assembler, are establishing a 50-50 joint venture …
Chinese Geely and Taiwanese FoxConn form joint venture Read More
The Swedish Zinzino Group announced on 3 March 2021 that the group’s revenue increased with a total of 33% during February 2021 compared to the year before. Zinzino AB is …
Swedish Zinzino Group reports strong sales growth during February Read More
As the world celebrated International Women’s Day on Monday, male ambassadors and foreign representatives in Indonesia’s diplomatic circles took a diversity pledge to decline speaking engagements in all public discussions …
Nordic Ambassador’s in Indonesia pledge to end all-male discussions Read More
The Swedish fashion giant H&M has paused placing orders in Myanmar due to the shocking use of deadly force against protesters in the country, Reuters reports. The fashion retailer has …
Swedish fashion retailer H&M pauses placing new orders in Myanmar Read More
The Warsaw court has recently ruled that 53-year-old Swedish Li Zhihui should not be extradited to China, where he risked the death penalty and has released him from custody after …
Swedish Li Zhihui released from custody after two years Read More
The Sweden Embassy Bangkok released the finalist of Women’s Empowerment Photo Challenge Vdo clip before announcement for the winner on 8 march 2021, their statement says: We were overwhelmed by …
Sweden Embassy Bangkok Women’s Empowerment Photo Challenge finalist revealed Read More
Mega Bangna mall opened on 4 March 2021 over 9000 square metre of free space, free of charge, for skate lovers. It is the new carpark space for IKEA store …
Mega Bangna opens 90,000 sqm. space for skaters from 4-10pm Read More
A Swedish national charged with running an international scheme from Thailand that defrauded more than 3500 victims in 46 countries recently pled guilty in a US federal court, reports Finance …
Swedish man pled guilty to operating a $16 million crypto fraud business from Thailand Read More
Swedish Michael Baines has since 2011 been rescuing and rehabilitating street dogs in Thailand through what today is called ‘The Man That Rescues Dogs’. The charity is home to 600 …
Swedish run dog rescue charity in Thailand suffers during the pandemic Read More
3 March 2021 Volvo Cars announced it is only going to sell electric vehicles by 2030. It will phase out all car models with internal combustion engines by then, including …
Volvo Cars will sell only electric vehicles by 2030 Read More
Readers of the Swedish QX Magazine have voted HRH Crown Princess Victoria as the “Hetero of the Year 2021” in this year’s Gay Gala, partly due to the speech the …
HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden voted Hetero of the Year 2021 by QX Magazine readers Read More
The Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi encourages more females to become more visible on the global hit lists. The announcement says: It’s time to achieve greater financial equality. It’s time …
Sweden and UN Global Goals 2030 invites to International Female Song Writer Day Read More
The ambassadors of Sweden and Finland both share a common love for the Philippines, but for different reasons. As of 12th in a series, Lifestyle Inquirer magazine highlights the different …
Lifestyle Inquirer: Swedish and Finnish Ambassadors special connection to the Philippines Read More
On 3 March 2021 NIH-HK is a supporting partner of Women & FinTech Forum (WFTF), which will be hosted on 18th March 2021. This one-day virtual forum will showcase the …
Nordic Innovation House Hong Kong introduces Women & FinTech Forum (WFTF) speakers Read More
The Danish embassy in Singapore has announced a vacancy opening as follow: Do you want to work within international trade and help some of the world’s most sustainable and forward-looking …
Danish Embassy Singapore’s Trade Department is looking for a student assistant Read More
Want to know more about engaging the community with digital tools? Join Maarit Kahila and Anna Broberg, Founders of Maptionnaire will teach about the trends of of community engagement on …
Learn how to enhance community engagement in NIH-SG webinar Read More
The Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok recently updated the following statement aimed at inspiring ambitious leaders in Thailand to join the Swedish Institute Management Programme Asia: “Are you one of …
Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok on the Swedish Institute Management Programme Asia Read More
On 28 February, Thai state-owned NBT television network showed in a national live broadcast how Thailand kicked off the country’s Covid-19 vaccine program using China’s Sinovac vaccine. Presided by Prime …
Thailand kicks off Covid-19 vaccine program with China’s Sinovac shot Read More
CCCL Film Festival offers film production grants to emerging Thai fiction and non-fiction filmmakers. The theme for the 2021 CCCL Film Festival is “Making Peace with Nature.” The program aims …
CCCL Film Grant Program has opened for submissions Read More
Thai authorities are preparing a plan to ease restrictions for travellers vaccinated against the coronavirus, senior officials said on Wednesday 24 February, as the country looks to revive a tourism …
Thailand hopes to welcome vaccinated travelers in third quarter Read More
Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced that it would again allow people from CECC’s list of low- and medium-risk countries/regions who are eligible to enter Taiwan and wish to …
Taiwan allows entry from low-medium risk countries from 1 March Read More
Being profitable with a Scania is more affordable than most people would think, says Scania in Malaysia celebrating its 50 years (F50Y) in Malaysia. Scania is launching a major promotion …
Being profitable with Scania is more affordable than most think Read More
According to The Wealth Report 2021 put out by Knight Frank, China, Sweden and Singapore are the three countries with the fastest-growing ultra-high net worth individuals (UHNWI) populations globally. The …
Knight Frank: China, Sweden, and Singapore tops as countries with fastest-growing ultra-rich population Read More
Swedish-Swiss Tetra Pak, the world-leading processing and packaging solutions company, joined the 2nd Circular Economy Seminar: From Concept to Practice, organized by NXPO or Office of National Higher Education Science …
Tetra Pak joins circular economy seminar from concept to practice organized by NXPO Read More
Sweden celebrates the month of Women’s day at the beginning of March. On 2 March 2021 in a statement: With an entrepreneur, a crown princess and the teen who might …
Sweden celebrates Women’s day month with 10 Super Swedish Women Read More
The Inbound international tourism sector in Thailand says vaccines are a game-changer that allows for the reopening of the country and for quarantine requirements to be dropped. According to a …
Petition from Thailand’s Tourism Sector seeks to reopen Thailand safely by 1 July Read More
The Finnish eco-friendly packaging company Stora Enso together with Swedish fashion H&M Group, Inter IKEA Group, and LSCS have formed TreeToTextile. They are constructing a €35 million demonstration plant in …
Stora Enzo, IKEA, H&M and UNFCC invested €35 million for TreetoTextile’ s demonstration plant Read More
On 24 February 2021 Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, under Sweden-based Trelleborg AB Group, is a leading global supplier of polymer-based critical sealing solutions and components deployed in general industry, automotive and …
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has arrived in Vietnam Read More
Online personal loan lender NetCredit has recently published a study showing how much money it would require in the bank to retire comfortably in Asia and around the globe. Destinations …
NetCredit: How much do you need to retire in Asia? Read More
The year 2020 did not only see an economic decline, but it also saw the Total fertility rate (TFR) dropping in several countries including Singapore and Scandinavian countries, writes Borneo …
Total fertility rate drops in Singapore and Scandinavia Read More
Forecasts by the Vietnamese Cong Thuong Industry & Trade newspaper say that Vietnamese businesses exporting fruit and vegetables to the Nordic and Northern Europe are believed to possess opportunities. The …
Newspaper: Fruit & vegetable exporters should tap into the Nordic’s niche market Read More
Snøhetta has designed a new production facility for the electric performance car producer, Polestar. Located in Chengdu, China, the edifice is a production facility as well as a touchpoint for …
Snøhetta designed Polestar Production Facility in Chengdu Read More
Nordic Joint Statement delivered by Ambassador Anna Karin Eneström at the informal meeting on the situation in Myanmar, 26 February 2021, New York has been released, as follow: President, I …
Nordic countries release a statement on situation in Myanmar Read More
Singapore, Sweden, and Denmark are amongst the top 10 countries with the most automated production in the world according to new World Robotics statistics by the Frankfurt, Germany-based International Federation …
Singapore, Sweden & Denmark top as most automated manufacturing countries Read More
Cambodia’s Ministry of Education, Youth Sports (MoEYS), Sweden, and UNICEF are working together to urgently respond to the learning needs of students whose schools are currently being used as COVID-19 …
Cambodia, Sweden, and UNICEF unite to protect education during Covid-19 Read More
According to a recent statement from Chinese carmaker Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, the group company plans to boost cooperation with Swedish auto manufacturer Volvo although the two sides apparently failed …
Chinese carmaker to boost cooperation with Swedish Volvo Read More
23 February 2021 the first batch of 117,600 doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine arrived in HCMC’s Tan Son Nhat Airport in the morning. Vietnam Vaccine JSC (VNVC) said it had …
Covid-19 vaccine by AstraZeneca arrived Vietnam and Thailand Read More
A Swedish television program “Foreign Offices” which covers current international affairs, aired on 23 February 2021 a special episode discussing Taiwan’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. The episode, titled “Virus-free …
Swedish TV program discussed Taiwan’s handling of Covid-19 Read More
A recently published study conducted by Finnish researchers in real-time among 20 travelers to Southeast Asia showed that travelers to the tropics are much more predisposed to acquiring super-bacteria …
Research: Nordic travelers to Asia catch super-bacteria faster than we knew Read More
SwedCham welcomes their new intern Simona to Hong Kong where she will be until the end of the year. Simona Rosi is half Swedish, half Italian from Stockholm and she …
Meet SwedCham Hong Kong’s new intern Simona Read More
The Danish government has announced that the current COVID-related travel- and entry restrictions, set to expire on 28 February, will be extended to 5 April (included). This includes the test- …
Denmark extends all COVID related travel and entry restrictions until 5 April Read More