Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Finnish Embassy in Vietnam held a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam – Finland relations. Also to celebrate the 106th Independence Day of Finland. In HCMC …
Finnish Embassy celebrates 50th anniversary of Vietnam Read More
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh recently met with his Swedish counterpart Ulf Kristersson at COP 28. At the meeting Pham Minh Chinh stated that Vietnam always attaches importance to …
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met Swedish counterpart Ulf Kristersson at COP 28 Read More
Cambodia and Vietnam jointly launched a cross-border QR code payment system on Sunday, December 3. The new method will allow people in Cambodia and Vietnam to make payments using local …
Cambodia and Vietnam launch cross-border QR code payments Read More
Celebrating the 106th anniversary of Finland’s Independence Day and the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties with Vietnam, a tree planting day was held at Cuc Phuong National Park in Ninh …
Tree planting marks 50th anniversary of cooperation between Vietnam and Finland Read More
Vietnamese Prime Minister, Pham Minh Chinh, held a meeting with Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, on the sidelines of COP28 on Friday, December 1. During the meeting, PM Chinh mentioned …
Vietnamese PM Pham Minh Chinh meets with Danish PM Mette Frederiksen at COP28 Read More
During her official visit to Norway, Vo Thi Anh Xuan, the Vice President of Vietnam, led a delegation to Equinor’s office in Oslo to explore offshore wind collaboration between the …
Vietnamese Vice President explores offshore wind collaboration with Equinor in Norway Read More
Vietnamese Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan praised the growth of Vietnam-Norway relations in all fields at her meeting on Thursday, November 30, with Crown Prince of Norway Haakon Magnus …
Vietnam and Norway strengthen multifaceted cooperation Read More
It is not long before we enter the gift season which will be followed by countless cheerful activities, spending time choosing presents for people that are special to us, including …
Discover unique scents with “DANiche” Read More
A delegation led by the Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, Nguyen Ho Hai, visited Finland on November 22, to strengthen ties and celebrate the 50th …
HCMC delegation visited Vietnamese Embassy in Finland Read More
In a meeting between Vietnamese Vice President Võ Thị Ánh Xuân and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Copenhagen on November 21, both nations affirmed their commitment to implementing the …
Vietnam, Denmark agree to soon implement green strategic partnership Read More
BoConcept, the Danish furniture and design company, continued making its way in Vietnam, having opened six stores in both major cities of the country like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh …
Danish furniture BoConcept makes way in Vietnam Read More
Last Friday, the Strategic Sector Cooperation (SSC) on Statistics from Denmark visited Vietnam. The aim of the visit was to ‘leverage administrative data from the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) database …
Tea enhances collaboration Read More
The Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration (VNMHA) and Norwegian Meteorological Institute (NMI) have signed an MOU on developing weather forecasts and climate services for the 2024-2028 period. The cooperation marked …
Norway and Vietnam marks 10-year climate cooperation Read More
PETA Asia is claiming that Swedish H&M is implicated in supporting the down industry. The accusation is based on a recent 13-month-long investigation. PETA claims that H&M sources down jackets …
H&M accused of unethical jacket production in Vietnam Read More
The ScandAsia magazine for November 2023 is out now. You can download the issue as a pdf file by right-clicking on the link: ScandAsia November 2023 You can also read …
ScandAsia Magazine November 2023 Read More
Today it is World Diabetes Day. And lately, attention to the disease has been spread across Southeast Asia. Novo Nordisk sponsored an event in Hanoi last Saturday to spread awareness …
Novo Nordisk sponsored event in Hanoi for diabetes awareness Read More
In 2005, the story of Minh Graphic began as An Phu Design, a Vietnamese-founded company with a vision for creative communication. Over the years, Minh Graphic has undergone a significant …
Minh Graphic: Vietnamese-Danish Graphic Design Company is bridging cultures through their design Read More
Tiina Alahuhta-Kasko, President and CEO of Marimekko said in a recent press release reporting the company’s growth that Asia and Scandinavia are the company’s main focus in its current strategy …
Marimekko ensures Asia and Scandinavia as its main markets Read More
The Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam Ann Måwe recently paid a visit to Quang Nam province and to Ly Thuong Kiet Elementary and Middle School in Hoi An City on Tuesday 7 …
Swedish Ambassador pays visit to Quang Nam province of Vietnam Read More
Thai fashion retailer, Jaspal Plc, secured the rights to import and distribute products of the Finnish brand Marimekko in Vietnam and Malaysia. It also was appointed to handle the import …
Thai fashion house Jaspal secures rights to import and distribute Marimekko and others Read More
From November 2-4, following the working visit to Sweden of Politburo member, Permanent member of the Central Committee (PCC)’s Secretariat and Head of the PCC’s Organisation Commission Ms. Truong Thi …
Vietnam is Finland’s most important trading partner in Southeast Asia Read More
Vietnam is looking for advanced cooperation with Finland in sectors such as science-technology, innovation, forestry, and telecommunications, said Truong Thi Mai, Politburo member, permanent member of the Vietnam’s Party Central …
Vietnam seeks stronger cooperation with Finland Read More
Scandinavian film enthusiast residing in Vietnam are invited to attend the 23rd Vietnam Film Festival which will be held from 21-25 November 2023 in Da Lat City, the Central Highlands …
You are invited to Vietnam Film Festival Read More
The Communist Party of Vietnam delegation led by Madam Truong Thi Mai, Politburo member, Permanent Secretary of the Secretariat, Head of the Central Organizing Committee, had a working visit to …
Vietnam – Sweden exchange experiences Read More
Australian Magazine “Delicious” highlighted nine different types of coffee from all over the world – Scandinavia and Southeast Asia included. The featured Singaporean coffee is the ‘kopi.’ Also known as …
Ever tried putting cheese in your coffee? Read More
Southeast Asian SME digital finance platform, Funding Societies, secures US$7.5 million in debt funding from Norfund. A Norwegian Development Financial Institution (DFI). This marks the first debt transaction done by …
Norway funds Southeast Asian enterprises Read More
Politburo and permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee’s Secretariat, Truong Thị Mai, paid a working visit to Sweden from 28 October to 1 November 2023. During …
Vietnamese party official visits Sweden Read More
PM of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen and PM of Vietnam, Pham Minh Chinh, came together virtually yesterday on 1 November 2023, in establishing a Green Strategic Partnership (GSP). After 10 years …
Denmark and Vietnam in green ties Read More
28 October 2023 was a special day for NordCham Vietnam. Not only was it the date of the Nordic Business Awards 2023 – but it was also a date which …
The winners of the Nordic Business Awards 2023 Read More
Last week, the Swedish Development Finance Institution Swedfund visited Hanoi to look for ways to optimize collaboration with Vietnamese counterparts, focusing on green transition. A highlight from the visit was …
Swedfund visited Hanoi Read More
Entrepreneur and Vietnamese-born Trung Nguyen moved from Vietnam to Finland in 2004, where he today works as the founder and CEO of Reactron Technologies Oy. He has learned a lot …
From Vietnam to Finland: “Finns aren’t that quiet” Read More
Vietnam’s Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) held a meeting to review the three-year implementation of EU-Vietnam free trade agreement (EVFTA), reporting that the third year’s impact on Vietnam’s exports …
Vietnam reviews three-year implementation of EU-Vietnam free trade agreement Read More
Norwegian medical company, Somamed AS, has had an increase in its annual sales by 450% since they moved its production to Vietnam, the Norwegian Embassy in Hanoi writes on Facebook. …
Norwegian ‘Rhino Horns’ increase in sale after partnership with Vietnam Read More
The beginning of October marked a remarkable milestone in the Danish health collaboration with the Vietnamese Ministry of Health and Thai Binh Province, as they have put together a training …
New Danish-Vietnamese health training programme settled Read More
Last week, Ann Måwe, Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam, visited Son La & Dien Bien provinces on a field trip. The trip was with The International Council for Research in Agroforestry …
Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam on field trip in Dien Bien Phu Read More
The Danish Embassy in Vietnam with the Vietnamese Ministry of Health, and Thai Binh Province jointly held several workshops to create complete plans for the development and implementation of a …
Denmark and Vietnam held workshops for tackling lifestyle-related diseases Read More
Vietnam ‘s city Hanoi will hold the 8th “VietFood, Beverage, and Professional Packing Machine (VietFood&Beverage Propack)” fair from 8-11 November 2023. The event will feature 300 booths by 250 businesses …
Vietnam to hold international food, beverage, and professional packing machine fair Read More
Denmark and Sweden are among the top five countries to live in for remote employees, out of 108 countries evaluated. Southeast Asia can be found further down the line. The …
The best countries to live in for remote working Read More
Danish artist LYDMOR will perform in the “Monsoon Festival” in Hoang Thanh Thang Long, Vietnam on Sunday, 22 October 2023. Her recent acoustic album titled NIMUE which she released last …
Danish artist to perform in “Monsoon Festival” in Vietnam Read More
Earlier in 2023 the Chinese owned platform TikTok announced that users could now earn money without posting content on the app – instead they could get an income by creating …
TikTok makes it easier for Scandinavians and Southeast Asians to earn money Read More
A Vietnamese ballerina, Đỗ Hoàng Khang Ninh will perform as Giselle in the classic ballet “Giselle” with the Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) in Ho …
Vietnamese ballerina trained in Norway to perform in “Giselle” classic ballet in HCM City Read More
A Vietnamese brand manager at a computing startup based in Helsinki, Hoang-Mai Nguyen, gave an interview with Good News From Finland about her experiences studying and working in Finland. She …
Vietnamese marketer talks about differences between working in Finland and Asia Read More
The Senior Advisor of Danish-Vietnamese Energy Partnership, Jørgen Hvid, talked about the green growth in the economic and industrial sectors ofVietnam. In an interview titled “Environment and Life: Green Growth …
Senior Advisor of Danish-Vietnamese Energy Partnership talks about green growth Read More
Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, Vo Van Hoan, hosted a reception on October 11 for Deputy Mayor of Tampere city of Finland, Ilkka Sasi, who …
Ho Chi Minh City and Tampere in good friendship Read More
All five Nordic countries strongly condemn the heavy attack on Israel by Hamas fighters carried out from the Palestinian Gaza strip which began on Saturday morning 7 October 2023. The …
Nordic countries strongly condemn Saturday’s Hamas attack on Israel Read More
A 10-day workshop on food safety was successfully held jointly by Denmark and Vietnam under the Danish strategic sector cooperation with Vietnam on Food Safety in the Pork Value Chain. …
Denmark and Vietnam jointly hold workshops for training about food safety Read More
California State University Fullerton (CSUF) is partnering up with universities in Vietnam, South Korea and Sweden. This creates an opportunity for students at CSUF to perhaps study overseas in both …
American university partners up with both Vietnam and Sweden Read More
World famous jazz pianist and Swede Håkan Andersson Rydin is in Vietnam, where he will be playing at the National Academy of Music on 7 October 2023. Håkan Rydin formed …
Famous Swedish pianist in Vietnam for jazz concert Read More
Thailand’s 30th prime minister, Srettha Thavisin said last week that one of the main agendas for his government is to transform Thailand into a major foreign investment destination. In accordance …
Thailand aims to be major foreign investment destination, free trade agreement with EU not yet finalized Read More
Addictions are one of the most challenging conditions any person can face. They not only have an immense physical and psychological impact on those affected, but they also affect those …
A New Dawn: Hope and Healing in the Process of Overcoming Addictions through Rehabilitation Read More