Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
25 January 2021 – The Asia-Europe Foundation made the following announcement regarding the 4th ASEF Sustainable Young Leaders Development Summit Post Covid-19: The Asia-Europe Foundation – ASEF is currently having …
ASEF Funded Youth Leadership Programme open for applications Read More
The winners of the 3rd Global Finale of the Global Startup Awards have just been announced. The Global Startup Award, the world’s largest independent startup ecosystem competition was founded in …
Startups from Cambodia, Malaysia, Sweden and Denmark wins Global Startup Awards Read More
27 January 2021 – Singapore has once again retained its place as the most livable location for East Asian expatriates, continuing a trend which stretches back to 2005. This was …
Singapore named the most livable location in the world for 15th year in a row Read More
A Swedish court on Friday dismissed an appeal by Huawei against its exclusion from the country’s 5G network rollout, paving the way for the 5G spectrum auction slated for next …
Swedish court dismisses Huawei appeal over 5G network exclusion Read More
Sweden is one of the biggest contributors globally to WFP’s work, and the largest contributor of flexible funds for WFP in 2020. Fully flexible contributions allow WFP to use funds …
Sweden continues to be the largest contributor of flexible funds to World Food Programme Read More
China and the European Union held their 8th High Level Dialogue Conference on water resources via video link in Beijing on Friday 22 January 2021, marking an important part of …
China appealed to further cooperation on water resources management Read More
On 26 January 2021 the Cambodia’s National Institute of Statistics published the new ‘General Population Census of Cambodia 2019’ report. The census help paint a picture of Cambodia and how …
General Population Census of Cambodia report released Read More
National Institute of Planning in Cambodia recently organized a workshop on the use of the reporting program, CamStat, with participation by Mr. Kjell Tambour, Team Leader/Project Manager at Statistics Sweden. …
Sweden, the EU and Cambodia’s National Institute of Statistics workshop was a success Read More
At IKEA’s latest planning studio in Singapore, customers can scan a QR code in any room using their smartphone or the iPads’ provided and design the room as they wish. …
IKEA offers virtual room decoration with Livespace in Singapore Read More
On 20 January 2021 Sweden.se released a statement regarding Covid-19 vaccines that said: “Just like many other countries around the world, Sweden has started vaccinating people against Covid-19. Sweden’s HM …
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has been Covid-19 vaccinated Read More
Sweden continues to support enhancement of public services in Cambodia, together with their partner Transparency International Cambodia (TIC), the Embassy announced on 21 January 2021. “Today, a ceremony to …
Sweden continues to support Cambodia with ‘School of Governance (SoG) Project’ Read More
The global trend of democratic backsliding, as well as lack of respect for human rights and the rule of law, are risks being exacerbated by the pandemic says Sweden. “We …
Sweden allocated extra USD 12 million to democracy and human rights in Asia and the Pacific Region Read More
Swedish Trelleborg, a global engineering group focused on polymer technology, will under a contract awarded by Torgy LNG, provide 190 integrated cable protection systems for Jiangsu Qidong offshore wind project …
Swedish Trelleborg provides cable protection for Chinese Offshore Wind Farm Read More
On 21 January 2021 the European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia participated in the 7th Project Advisory Board meeting on “Enhancing Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Standards in Construction Sector”. …
EuroCham discussed safety matter during a meeting with Cambodia Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training. Read More
Gao Feng, a spokesman for the Chinese ministry of commerce said at a regular press conference that China will take all necessary measures in response to Sweden’s decision to ban …
Sweden faces potential Chinese retaliation over Huawei 5G ban Read More
Volvo Cars Thailand opens three new retailers in and around Bangkok to remain on a steady path to stable business growth. Volvo Cars remain popular amongst the Thai population and …
Volvo Cars Thailand opens 3 new retailers Read More
Many major investors in Europe propose to pour about $ 1 billion to develop logistics center in Phu My (Ba Ria – Vung Tau). This is the effect from the …
EU investors proposed to invest 1 Billion dollar in logistic Center in Phu My, Vietnam Read More
The European Union in Hong Kong and Macao are inviting for participants in a Comic and Cartoon Competition on a topic of Gender Equality. : Participants must be between 18 …
Comic competition on Gender Equality by EU in Hong Kong and Macao now open for applications Read More
The Philippines Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday 19 January 2021 that it may exclude elderly people with critical illnesses from the list of people who could receive Pfizer’s …
Philippines may exclude Covid-19 vaccine to weak elderly people Read More
Clean transport transition is well underway and sales of plug-in electric cars have increased significantly in 2020 in the world’s two biggest markets, Europe and China. Europe is led by …
EV cars in Norway account for more than half of the entire auto market Read More
On 14 January 2021, ABB, the Swiss-Swedish company released an update on Vaccine development collaboration with the Faculty of Engineering at Thailand’s Mahidol University and the Institute of Molecular Biosciences. …
ABB contributing to accelerate COVID-19 vaccine development in Thailand. Read More
The coronavirus pandemic has turned the world upside down, writes the Swedish headquartered global logistics company Greencarrier. An unpredictable fallout has been a shortage of containers. During a pandemic like …
Swedish Greencarrier explains why there are not enough containers Read More
On 20 January 2021 the Swedish ambassador to Vietnam H.E. Ann Måwe released a memo on a meeting with cultural counterparts in Ho Chi Minh City, as follow: Productive days …
Ambassador Måwe met with cultural counterparts in HCMC Read More
According to a YouGov survey released in December 2020, suffering from mental health problems including depression and anxiety differentiates according to the country of residence. This is something businesses with …
Latest global mental health statistic is a warning to workers abroad Read More
Husqvarna is a small town in the Swedish region of Småland and also a company with long traditions. Founded over 330 years ago in 1689, the company was first a rifle …
Husqvarna Thailand talks about its origin and heritage Read More
Camfil Malaysia, a subsidiary of the Swedish Camfil group, has entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) in Malaysia that …
Camfil Malaysia strengthens collaboration in molecular testing at UTAR Read More
Starting this Friday, 22 January, Hong Kong will be able to experience an exhibition by the Swedish photographer Andrea Björsell at Sin Sin Fine Art. Andrea is a Hong Kong-based …
Swedish photographer Andrea Björsell launches exhibition in HK Read More
Swedish Kim Eriksson Sirawan has previously tried to have his prison sentence shortened, but lost his appeal in the Supreme Administrative Court. According to Aftonbladet, he is now appealing to the …
Swedish Kim Eriksson Sirawan’s appeal: Release or send me back to Thailand Read More
Both China and the World Health Organization (WHO) could have responded more quickly to prevent a disaster when the Covid-19 outbreak was in its initial stages. That is the conclusion …
Experts: WHO and China could have reacted to Covid-19 faster Read More
Swedish IKEA in Singapore has acknowledged a misprint mistake on their reusable bags candidly with an “alamak…” (“Oh, no!”) and sells them anyway – discounted as a limited edition. A …
IKEA turns mistake into marketing pitch in Singapore Read More
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Singapore has, amongst others, joined in celebrating Singapore’s so-called ‘Hawker Culture’ of unique cultural dishes from around the world. By bringing together Swedish multinational …
Sweden join in raising the profile of street food vendors in Singapore Read More
Cambodia and the EU met virtually recently to consult on development priorities between Cambodia and The EU. Present at the meeting was Chhieng Yanara, Minister Attached to the Prime Minister …
EU and Cambodia discuss development priorities Read More
Norwegian Air has announced that the airline will halt its long-haul business in an aim to survive the pandemic. The low-cost airline continues to struggle to survive the financial effects …
Norwegian Air drops flying to Thailand Read More
The first rooftop solar power system at the Ho Chi Minh City-based Tan Son Nhat International Airport was inaugurated on 15 January, with an installed capacity of 1.1 MWp. This …
Tan Son Nhat airport installed its first solar power system with Swedish-Finnish engineering Read More
There is an unpredictable shortage of shipping containers in Asia and it has never been more expensive to transport a container of goods from Asia to other parts of the …
Asia in container crisis as world’s demand for medical equipment increase Read More
On 14 January 2021 the Philippine government announced it has secured another 17 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines from British-Swedish pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca. According to Philippines News Agency, …
The Philippines secures another 17 million dose of AstraZeneca Read More
According to AirlinesRatings.com, an airline safety and review website, Singaporean Airlines, SAS, and Finnair are amongst the safest airlines to fly with in 2021. Singapore Airlines ranked 4th on the …
Singapore Airline, SAS and Finnair among safest airlines in the world Read More
The myth that Norwegian Air is Chinese-owned can finally be put to rest once and for all. Recent figures from Norwegian Air shows that nearly two out of three Norwegian …
99 percent of Norwegian Air shareholders are Nordic Read More
On 15 January 2021 the Nordic Innovation House-Hong Kong announced: The NIH-HK is supporting AFF2021 event as a community partner to kickstart this new year. Insurtech start-ups worldwide will bring …
Nordic Innovation House HK supports Asian Financial Forum 2021 Online Read More
On 13 January 2021 the Swedish Head of Development Cooperation, Samuel Hurtig, welcomed three Cambodian participants who successfully completed the International Training Programme on Gender Statistic. The programme was organized …
Three Cambodians complete Swedish training in gender statistic Read More
On 13 January 2021 the Nordic Innovation House Singapore invited to join a competition “MedTech Innovator Asia Pacific Accelerator 2021” MedTech Innovator is the largest accelerator of medical devices in …
NIH-SG invites to pitch your projects in MedTech Innovation Asia Pacific Program 2021 Read More
Swedish Oatly is a vegan food brand that produces alternatives to dairy products from oats. With headquarters in Malmö, Sweden, the company started producing alternatives to cow’s milk over 30 …
Swedish Oatly is rapidly expanding into the Asian market via Singapore Read More
Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam H.E. Ann Måwe has published a note from her visit to the Hitachi ABB production site and EVN-NPT power station in Bac Ninh province, as follow: …
Ambassador Måwe visited EVN-NPT and Hitachi ABB in Bac Ninh Read More
IKEA’s first fashion collection, EFTERTRÄDA has landed in Thailand and the country becomes the third country worldwide to welcome the collection. EFTERTRÄDA means ‘to succeed’ in Swedish and the collection …
EFTERTRÄDA – IKEA’s first fashion collection landed in Thailand Read More
Malaysia has declared a national State of Emergency to battle the coronavirus pandemic, which has killed as many people in the past two months, as in the first 10 months …
Malaysia declares Covid-19 state of emergency until 1 August Read More
Malaysia plans to file a lawsuit on 15 January against the European Union (EU) on the trade bloc’s policy to phase out palm oil-based biofuels imports to the World Trade …
Malaysia to file WTO lawsuit against EU Read More
The Danish company Group 88 has been hit hard in 2020 by the lack of tourists from Thailand, China, Denmark, and Sweden. Group 88 owns eight of the luxury stores …
Lack of tourists from Thailand, Denmark and Sweden hit Oslo luxury shops hard Read More
Nordic Innovation House Singapore held on 13 January an SGInnovate webinar with DeepTech ecosystem players to better understand the state of Deep Tech in Asia and what we can expect …
Nordic Innovation House Singapore hosted SGInnovate webinar Read More
On 6 January 2021 the European Union announced paid traineeship positions open for applications as follow: Are you a young graduate? Looking to work in international relations? We have openings …
Paid traineeship positions open for applications for the EU in Malaysia Read More
On 12 January 2021 the Embassy of Sweden section office in Yangon released a welcome note about their new team member, as follow: “We warmly welcome our new colleague Frederik …
Swedish embassy in Yangon welcomes new team member Read More