SEB’s “Asia Growth Case”
SEB Private Banking in Asia is on a fast track of growth. Last year was the best year ever but even so, the first six months of 2015 have already …
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Explore Thailand with Expat Guide Thailand and EuroThaiLink
Planning to live, work or do business in Thailand? Expat Guide Thailand provides practical information for expatriates, while EuroThaiLink introduces Thai businesses to European products, technology and industrial machinery.
Philippine MSMEs in EFTA Markets event
There is greater opportunity for collaboration and partnerships between Norway and the Philippines. There are new areas that are waiting to be discovered and tapped into’, said Deputy Head of …
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65 years of Indo-Danish diplomatic ties, State Visit brings opportunity for increased cooperation
Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of the Kingdom of Denmark and His Royal Highness the Prince Consort will travel on a State Visit to Indonesia in October. Amid the comprehensive …
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World Medical Center achieves Norwegian DNV GL’s hospital certification
The World Medical Center (WMC) in Bangkok is the first hospital in Southeast Asia and Pacific region to attain an international standard in both quality of the services and risk …
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Danish network at Danish Loft Design
Dancham held a fun Speed Networking event at Danish Loft Design Co. in Sukhumvit Soi 31 on 20 August 2015. The event was attended by about fifty participants who not …
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Danish juice and coffee chain is coming to Singapore
The popular Danish chain, Joe & The Juice, is set to enter the Asian market, by opening two new cafes in Singapore in November. The chain has been introduced to …
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Volvo Cars reports summer sales growth and over 52,000 XC90 orders!
Volvo Cars posted a 4.6 per cent increase in retail sales for the month of July 2015, selling 38,128 cars globally. Key drivers of growth were Europe as well as …
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Big Danfoss presence at Bangkok exhibition
Danfoss had invited Danish Ambassador Mikael Hemniti Winther to perform the opening of a big stand at RHVAC – an exhibition for refrigeration, heating, ventilation and air conditioning held in the BITEC …
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Novo Nordisk increases sales in China region
Novo Nordisk increased operating profit in Danish kroner by 57% in the first six months of 2015 to DKK 26.3 billion. Sales in Region China increased by 25% (3% in …
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Vietnamese apparel sector: ‘Race to the Top’ for sustainable growth
The Danish government, together with the governments of Vietnam and the Netherlands and several development agencies and companies, has formed the “Race to the Top” partnership to support and promote …
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Radiometer Medical (Denmark) goes direct in Malaysia
On 1 August 2015 the official opening of Radiometer Medical’s new office in Petaling Jaya took place. The Danish Ambassador, Nicolai Ruge, was present to officiate the festive opening together …
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Danish ambassador, the Philippines: ”A future force in maritime sector”
Jan Top Christensen, Ambassador of Denmark to the Philippines, has shared insights with the Danish Export Association on the Southeast-Asian country’s shipbuilding sector: The Philippines was ranked as the world’s …
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Hibiscus Petroleum, Malaysia and Lime Petroleum Norway North Sea drilling
Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad (Hibiscus Petroleum) has announced that its jointly-controlled entity, Lime Petroleum Norway AS (Lime Norway) will be participating in the drilling of the Haribo prospect in PL616, located …
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Swedish Trade Commissioner announces EU – Vietnam FTA
On 31 May 2012 the EU council authorized its Commission to to start negotiations with Vietnam on a free trade agreement, which began on 26 June the same year, while …
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Sum up of Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik’s visit to Malaysia
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik visited Malaysia from 30 July to 3 August 2015, where he attend the International Olympic Committee session, opened the new regional office of Arla …
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HRH Crown Prince Frederik presents Medal of Honour, Danish export diploma to Carlsberg Malaysia
During his end of July until early August 2015 visit to Malaysia H.R. H. Crown Prince Frederik presented the Danish Export Association’s Diploma and HRH Prince Henrik’s Medal of Honour to …
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Danish ambassador visits summer business course in Kuala Lumpur
The 2015 edition of the ‘Doing business in Malaysia‘ Summer Course by Business Academy Aarhus, held at the University of Kuala Lumpur, is being held on 26 July to 7 …
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Denmark’s State Visit to Indonesia Oct 2015, with business delegation announced
In 2015 a new auspicious occasion has arrived for Queen Margrethe II of the Kingdom of Denmark to head east. Following on 2014’s state visit to China Her Majesty the …
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Tourist agreement for first direct flights to Copenhagen from China
On 30 July 2015 the Royal Danish Embassy in Beijing hosted the signing of an agreement between CAISSA Touristic and Scandinavian Tourist Board. The agreement is concerns the first direct …
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Swedish energy-saving workshop held in Shanghai
On 30 June 2015 a workshop on investments for increased energy savings in China was organized in Shanghai, where Swedish companies shared practices on energy saving. Investing in energy efficiency …
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Chinese airlines plan for new routes to Copenhagen and Helsinki
SAS and Finnair are getting some competition on the China routes, as direct charter flights from China to Copenhagen have been announced Beijing Capital Airlines, while a forthcoming route to …
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Swedish corporations comment on cost-management in China
As the Chinese slowdown is gaining strength in 2015 many Western companies are forced to take a hard look at their businesses there, leading many to reduce investments, costs and …
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Weak China demand causes negative growth in Asia for Assa Abloy
The year continues strongly for ASSA ABLOY, as it reported a sales increase by 22% in the second quarter of 2015. In Asia Pacific growth was however negative as result …
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The Danish Crown Prince opens Arla’s new business region in Asia – Arla Foods
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik from Denmark opens the new Arla office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It will be the main office for all of the company’s activities in …
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Swedish businesses wanting to enter the export market regard current export support as confusing, given the various government agencies, companies and boards involved. Team Sweden, set up by the Swedish …
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Seafood export record for Norway
The export value of Norwegian seafood recorded in the first half of 2015 was the best half-year ever, reported Norwegian Seafood Council. Norway exported seafood for NOK 34 billion, corresponding …
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Nevs strategic setup started in China
The Chinese joint ventures for National Electric Vehicle Sweden (Nevs) is under way, with the construction of a Production and R&D factory in the Tianjin Binhai Hi-tech zone. The project …
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Dtac on intense competition, 4G roadmap, the Internet of things
Norway’s telecom giant Telenor has release its first half year report for 2015, including Thailand and Myanmar reporting. “Telenor continued to deliver encouraging results for the second quarter. We reported …
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Vard’s 1H 2015 results: focus on R&D, innovation amid slower market
The Norwegian Singapore-based company Vard Holdings Limited (VARD), one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialised vessels has announced its financial results for the second quarter …
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Swedish SKF reports weaker demand in China
SKF, a leading global supplier of bearings, seals, mechatronics, lubrication systems, and services, published its half-year 2015 report on July 15, with Alrik Danielson, President and CEO commenting: “Demand in …
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Swede leads expert group investigating MRT Singapore disruption
On July 7, 2015 Singapore’s MRT public transportation suffered a 3.5 hour massive breakdown. Train service on the North South East West Lines (NSEWL) was disrupted in the evening due …
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Swedish virtual fitting solution expands to Singapore and Southeast-Asia
As a Swedish innovation for virtual fitting of clothes is being rolled on the market, now reaching customers also in Southeast Asia, online shopping of garments are seeing much improvement …
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Insights from Finnish Business Council’s new director in Shanghai
On 1 May 2015 Finnish-Swedish Mr Oskar Helling started his position as the new Executive Director of the Finnish Business Council in Shanghai (FBCS), succeeding Mr Timo Laurila. This gave …
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The risk of having your car taken from your garage or another location where you might be keeping it temporarily or on the long term is a risk you will …
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Microsoft changes Nokia strategy to focused phone portfolio
Microsoft Corp. has announced its plans to restructure the company’s phone hardware business, Nokia, to better focus and align resources. The future prospects for the Phone Hardware segment are below …
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KONE to equip Hangzhou’s Ping An Financial Center, China
The Finnish global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, KONE has won an order to supply 64 elevators and escalators to Hangzhou Ping An Financial Center, an office and …
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Finnish-Chinese relations’ 65 years anniversary: Chalara’s collaboration with China
The Embassy of Finland in China highlights Finnish business cases: Chalara – forging international connections in Shijiazhuang. Shijiazhuang is the capital and largest city of the Hebei province, which surrounds …
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Peter Bjork TSCC’s Executive Director resigns
Peter Bjork, Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce’s (TSCC) Executive Director, has resigned with immediate effect, to start a new position as Executive Director of European Association for Business and Commerce (EABC), …
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Swedish Rosti Group expands via acquisition
Swedish-owned Rosti Group, with manufacturing in among others China, Malaysia and Sweden has announced an agreement regarding the acquisition of 100% of the shares in the Dutch holding company Boog …
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Danish simplicity to Bangkok
Lars Kruse Thomsen and Steven Tynan are the two creators behind Danish Loft Design – a new furniture concept to Bangkok. In less than two months, the two Danes have …
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New Board for SwedCham Hong Kong
On May 22, 2015 the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (SwedCham Hong Kong) held its Annual General Meeting and elected a new Board. The new SwedCham Board is …
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Precise Biometrics’ BioMatch gets integrated in Chinese smartphones
Precise Biometrics’ product for fingerprint recognition in mobile devices, Precise BioMatch™ Mobile, has through cooperation with Fingerprint Cards (FPC) been integrated in several new smartphones from Chinese manufacturers. Precise BioMatch …
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Web-based fleet management system on offer from Volvo Malaysia
In its continued efforts to maximise its offering of total transport solutions to companies, Volvo Malaysia has recently introduced its latest web-based fleet management system; Dynafleet (in connection to the …
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Volvo’s first electric bus on route in Gothenburg, Sweden
Gothenburg is launching the public transport of the future. Gothenburg’s first route for electric buses opened on 15 June. The buses are silent and emission-free and run on electricity from …
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HERE selected for Finnish vehicle hazard warning pilot project
HERE, a Nokia company and a leader in mapping, navigation and location services, has been selected by Finnish traffic agencies to lead a pilot project to enable vehicles to communicate …
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Suncool AB, Sweden and Hong Kong company to invest in China solar thermal market
On July 3, 2015 Swedish innovation company Suncool AB and Hong Kong-listed company Zhong Fa Zhan Holdings Ltd. signed definitive agreements to invest in and establish a Chinese business for …
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Volvo Malaysia opens new dealership in Prai
Volvo Trucks Malaysia has opened a refurbished and enhanced dealership in Prai reports Bernama. The opening is part of our RM75 million investment to upgrade our dealerships across Malaysia. The …
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Malaysian innovation official visits KTH, Stockholm
In late April 2015 Mah Siew Keong, the Malaysian government official in charge of the Southeast Asian nation’s innovation efforts, visited KTH Royal Institute of Technology to witness first-hand the …
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CentralPlaza Westgate in Northern Bangkok aims to house IKEA store
The next mega CentralPlaza mega mall for Bangkok has been announced by Central Pattana, including a new partnership with Swedish furniture and interior store giant IKEA. The opening of CentralPlaza …
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The Chinese-backed investment group that bought technology and assets from Sweden’s Saab in 2012 now says it plans to build a $400 million factory and R&D unit for electric cars …
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