Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Denmark continued their programs on supporting potential cooperation between Denmark-Vietnam during their second official visit to the country. On their second day in …
Danish Crown Prince couple supports Vietnam green growth during their official visit Read More
The Danish Crown Prince Frederik André Henrik Christian and Crown Princess Mary Elizabeth are to extend their official visit for strengthening the Denmark-Vietnam ties to Thursday, 3 November 2022. They …
Second day of Danish Crown Prince Couple official visit to Vietnam Read More
The Crown Prince Couple of Denmark arrived in Hanoi, Vietnam this morning, 1 November 2022 and was warmly welcomed by H.E. Mr. Nguyen Xuan Phuc, the President of Vietnam and …
The Crown Prince Couple of Denmark arrives in Vietnam Read More
One Norwegian citizen was confirmed to have died in the tragic Halloween party in Itaewon, South Korea last Saturday, 29 October 2022. Though, no details of age or identity of …
One Norwegian case confirmed among losses of life in South Korea Read More
The Embassy of Finland in Singapore announced to have concluded Nordic Green 2022 featuring the Nordic Green Talks – the virtual live-stream event “Green Transition and Energy Resilience”. The …
Nordic Embassies and ASEAN Nations discussed carbon neutral ambitions at Nordic Green 2022 Read More
Denmark and Finland are in the top three of the most sustainable countries, according to 2022 Environmental Performance Index (EPI). The 2022 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) uses 40 indicators to …
Denmark and Finland are in top 3 most sustainable countries Read More
The Crown Prince couple will be arriving in Hanoi, Vietnam on Tuesday, 1 November 2022 for their second official visit to the country. As their Royal Highnesses are accompanied by …
Danish Royal Couple to arrive in Vietnam upcoming Tuesday Read More
Growth numbers for the Asian markets are the driving force of Danish brewer Carlsberg’s sales numbers for the quarterly financial accounts. Conversably, the brewer’s growth numbers for Western Europe will …
Asian markets to prompt Carlsberg’s sales growth Read More
The official visit of the Danish Crown Prince Frederik, which will take place o 1 and 2 November 2022, is to be accompanied by more than half of 35 Danish …
Wind power plan and net zero emission goal bring more Danish investors to Vietnam Read More
Early Monday morning local time, South Korean military fired warning shots against a North Korean vessel at an inter-Korean maritime border – the Northern Borderline – separating the two countries. …
South Korea fires warning against North Korean sea vessel on maritime border 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 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 United Nations Development Program (UNDP) organized a policy discussion on the subjects of human rights and climate change as well as launched a new project to improve Vietnam’s implementation …
Norway supports Vietnam on improving multiple sectors with UNDP Read More
As North Korea is determined to develop its missile technology, missiles continue to sporadically fly about causing great disturbance to the neighboring countries. According to Danish public media DR, the …
North Korea tests warplanes and fires another missile Read More
Minister of Construction, Nguyen Thanh Nghi hosted a reception for visiting Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland, Antti Kurvinen on 10 October 2022 in Hanoi, Vietnam Both parties discussed …
Vietnam discusses cooperation in water supply and drainage with Finland Read More
North Korea says it has conducted a military training involving tactical nuclear weapons. The military training was held on 25 October and attended by North Korean Leader, Kim Jong-un. This …
Kim Jong-un: No reason to enter into dialogue with the enemies of North Korea 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
The mass shooting incident in Thailand, happened previously this week, at the Child Development Center Uthaisawan in Nong Bua Lamphu Province resulted in the deaths of 37 people, including 13 …
Mass shooting in Thailand results deadly losses and what Thai laws lack Read More
According to South Korean Military, North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Saturday night, local time, says Norwegian news media VG. The firing was the sixth missile testing North Korea …
North Korea continues “missile testings” Read More
Vietnam has sent eleven Vietnamese workers to participate in the “WorldSkills Competition 2022 Special Edition,” which is to be held from 30 September 2022 to 28 November 2022. The competition …
11 Vietnameses to compete in “WorldSkill Competition 2022” Read More
Thursday morning local time, North Korea fired two short-ranged ballistic missiles from its capitol, Pyongyang. According to Danish newspaper Politiken, this was reported by South Korean officers to South Korean …
North Korea fires seventh missile upon joint South Korean-American counteract Read More
The Government of Norway (NORAD) funded the Global Program on Addressing Gender-Biases Selection (GBSS) in Asia 2020-2022 with a specific focus on Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Nepal. The project’s goals are …
Norway funds project to support gender equality Read More
“Revenge traveling” was the term which the tourism industry invented to describe the boom in traveling activity that shot up as soon as all the Covid related traveling restrictions were …
Revenge partying Read More
The Danish firm, Spectre, has started running its new factory in An Giang Province, Vietnam, after two years of construction. This is the third Spectre factory in Vietnam and the …
Danish Spectre new factory in Vietnam starts operating 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
Typhoon Noru hit the main island of Luzon, the Philippines with maximum sustained winds of 240 kilometers per hour on Sunday, 25 September 2022. This Monday morning, 26 September 2022, …
Warning to Vietnam as Typhoon Noru hits the Philippines destructively Read More
The Copenhagen Business School in Denmark recently hosted a workshop to support Vietnamese enterprises in enhancing global value chains. The workshop also discussed potential Vietnam-Denmark cooperations in the Sustainable Development …
Danish workshop to support Vietnam sustainable growth Read More
The Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) invites its members and any interested participants to join the Pre-meeting for the Danish Royal Visit to Hanoi November 2022. The meeting will be …
Pre-meeting for Danish Royal Visit to Vietnam in November 2022 Read More
The Global Index of Digital Entrepreneurship Systems (GIDES), developed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), shows that Singapore is ranked the first out of 113 global economies in a global …
First place for Singapore in the Global Index of Digital Entrepreneurship Read More
The Thai Cabinet approved the announcement of extending the length of stay of visa-on-arrival and visa-exempt foreign visitors on Tuesday, 20 September 2022. Foreign visitors with visa-on-arrival will be able …
Extended stay in Thailand for foreigners is approved Read More
The Asian economy has been on the rise in recent years. While many factors have contributed to this growth, globalization is undoubtedly one of the biggest players. By opening up …
How Globalization Has Helped The Asian Economy Grow Read More
The first nature film festival in Vietnam, “#It’s Time To Act” is scheduled to run from 23 September 2022 to 7 October 2022, the Spanish Ambassador to Vietnam, María Del …
Various Nordic professionals work together on Vietnam nature film festival Read More
The Danish owned and operated jewelry company, Norbreeze Group, recently organized an opening ceremony of its new office, “Norbreeze House” located in District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The …
Norbreeze Group opens new office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Read More
Mr. Preben Elnef, Vice President of LEGO Group shared the reasons why Vietnam holds the potential to be the first country in Southeast Asia the Danish firm decided to invest …
LEGO chooses Vietnam as first country in Southeast Asia to invest in $1bn factory Read More
H.E. Mr. Nicolai Prytz, the new Danish Ambassador to Vietnam along with EU and ASEAN Ambassadors and staff participated in the bicycle ride around West Lake, Vietnam to mark the …
Bicycle ride celebration on 45th anniversary of EU-ASEAN relations in Vietnam Read More
Members from the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok recently met with two representatives from Office for the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) Regional Office for Southeast Asia to discuss …
Sweden supports enhancement of human rights in Southeast Asia Read More
The Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce (TNCC), in collaboration with the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok, Starboard, and Trash Hero Bangkok are to organize “World Cleanup Day 2022.” The event will …
World Cleanup Day 2022 is around the corner Read More
The Embassy of Denmark in Vietnam welcomes H.E. Mr. Nicolai Prytz as the new Ambassador on 8 September 2022. On the same day, the Ambassador presented his credentials to the …
Danish Embassy in Vietnam welcomes new Ambassador Read More
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc of Vietnam hosted separate receptions in Hanoi for the Ambassadors of Denmark, Norway, the UK, and Czech Republic on 8 September 2022. At the meeting, the …
Vietnam President receives Ambassador of Denmark, Norway, the UK, and Czech Republic Read More
The Danish conglomerate has said that LEGO Group is to plant 50,000 trees in Vietnam’s southern Binh Duong Province for three years with support from the Vietnam Singapore Industrial Park …
LEGO Group to plant 50,000 trees for three years in Vietnam Read More
The ScandAsia magazine for September 2022 is now distributed. You can download the issue as a pdf file by right-clicking on the link: ScandAsia September 2022 You can also read …
ScandAsia Magazine September 2022 Read More
The Embassy of Denmark jointly hosted a seminar with the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and the Danida Fellowship Center on Tuesday, 6 September 2022. The seminar is …
Denmark supports Vietnam agriculture and food safety Read More
Crown Prince of Denmark Frederik congratulated Vietnam on its 77th National Day which was on past Friday, 2 September 2022. He expressed his delight at the strong relationship and development …
Crown Prince of Denmark congratulates Vietnam on its 77th National Day Read More
Mette Møglestue, Norwegian Deputy Head of Mission attended the “LGBT Inclusion Index” consultation workshop in Vietnam organized by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Vietnam last week. The LGBTI Inclusion …
Norway is ready to support LGBT index in Vietnam Read More
The Vietnam-Denmark Business Forum was successfully organized by the Vietnamese Embassy in Denmark on 5 September 2022 in Copenhagen. During the forum, Danish State Secretary for Trade and Global Sustainability …
Vietnam-Denmark Business Forum 2022 Read More
The Embassy of Finland in Ha Noi, Vietnam has announced to now recognize the new style Vietnamese passports with the added birthplace information. According to the embassy, holders of the …
Finland now recognizes Vietnam new passports Read More
The Norwegian Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam has welcomed the new Ambassador, Mrs. Hilde Solbakken. Previously, she has worked as Ambassador in Myanmar and served in Indonesia, Kenya, the United States …
Norwegian Embassy in Vietnam welcomes new Ambassador Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce in China (DCCC) with SwedCham China, and FinnCham Beijing are to host a Hybrid event, “Sourcing Trends in China and Southeast Asia” on 7 September …
Learn about reports on “Sourcing Trends in China and Southeast Asia” Read More
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) invites tourists to join “Phetchaburi Harmony World Shadow Puppet Festival” from 9 to 11 September 2022 in Phetchaburi province, Thailand. The three-day event aims …
Join “Phetchaburi Harmony World Shadow Puppet Festival” in Thailand next week Read More