On Wednesday 9 September 2015 Sweden’s Minister of Enterprise and Innovation Mikael Damberg signed a new Memorandum of Understanding on sustainable business between Sweden and China, as he visited Beijing. This MoU intends to deepen the two countries’ cooperation on sustainable enterprise, according to the Swedish minister. The agreement is part of the government’s raised…
In a secret offer to the Swedish Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, a Chinese company has really caught the attention of Swedish politicians. Leaked to Sweden’s national TV broadcaster, SVT, China Railway Construction is said to offer to build Sweden’s planned high-speed railway in five years fewer, and for $3bn less, than was originally estimated…
In September the Danish Business Association Singapore (DABS) hosts for its members a crash course named ‘Communicate with Impact’, which is a great opportunity for individuals and company leaders to improve their overall communication skills. Participants will learn to: talk positively and create a virtuous cycle of spotting opportunities, convey a message with clarity, speak…
Danish Ambassador John Nielsen has met (end of June 2015) with Mr Lê Hoàng Quân, the Chairman of the People’s Committee in Ho Chi Minh City in connection with the Ambassador’s term coming to an end. The ceremony marked the last five years of fruitful political partnership between Denmark and Vietnam and the increased trade…
About 200 people gathered at the Polo Club to celebrate the Swedish National Day on the 6th of June. In his opening address, Ambassador Håkan Jevrell welcomed the Swedish community and Angelica Lundberg, the Swedish priest, also gave a speech. The Swedish national anthem as well as traditional Swedish summer songs were also sung. The…
Team Finland is eyeing China as a huge market for food export expansion. Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade Lenita Toivakka made a Team Finland export promotion trip to Beijing and Shanghai in January 2015, followed by a Food from Finland country pavilion at the “SIAL CHINA 2015” International Food and Beverage Show in…
On 12th May 2015, Tuesday the Malaysian-Swedish Business Association, MASBA, conducted a company visit to SKF Bearing Industries (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd located in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan. “It was a great opportunity to explore the worldwide leading Swedish manufacturer and supplier of bearings and units,” reports MASBA. SKF in Nilai is a world class manufacturing facility…
A 35-year-old Finnish tourist has been sentenced to four weeks in jail after acting violently against policemen in Singapore, as he was reported to be naked and looking drunk in a hotel lobby, writes Straits Times. The sentence is still “light” as the offence he was accused of – causing hurt to a public servant…
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Research Council of Norway (RCN) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), in the end of April 2015, renewing their bilateral agreement on maritime education, training and research and development (R&D) for another three years until 2018. The signing ceremony took place in conjunction with…
[wzslider] The Swedish Young Professionals in China (YP) organized their first Swedish Career Fair on Saturday the 18th of April in Shanghai and the following Saturday, April 25th in Beijing in cooperation with the Swedish Spirit of Innovation. The aim was to increase the visibility of both large and small Swedish companies, and enable interaction…