Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Sweden’s Foreign Minister, Laila Freivalds, visits the Indonesian capital Jakarta 9-10 March. She is there to attend the 15th EU-Asean Foreign Minister meeting. Among the main topics to be brought …
Freivalds in Jakarta Read MoreSida, Swedish International Development Agency, contributes with one or two participants in the 7-8 April international anti corruption conference in Jakarta, Indonesia. The topic is how to prevent corruption when …
Sweden takes part in anti corruption conference Read MoreA Swedish TV channel broadcasting all over Asia. That may be a reality later this year if the business potential is there. SVT Europa, a 24 hour TV channel for …
Swedish TV channel checks out potential in Asia Read MoreLate April, the Swedish Trade Council’ s Pulp & Paper Technology group and Swedish Environmental Technology Network arrange technical seminars and business meetings in Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta. The …
Pulp & Paper road show in April Read MoreHelsinki hosted in January a new round of talks between the Indonesian government and rebel leaders from Aceh Province to consider a possible cease-fire and to reopen the peace process …
Helsinki hosted Aceh talks Read MoreOn 24-25 February will Teater Studio in Jakarta host Sweden’s famous puppeteer, professor Michael Meschke, who along with artists from Folkteatern in Gävle will perform a puppet adaptation of The …
Puppeteers perform in Jakarta Read MoreThe Swedish company MedDay is consulting with scientists in the geological science department at Uppsala University about developing a tsunami warning system adapted for mobile phone use. MedDay draws on …
Tsunami alert via mobile phones investigated Read MoreThe Swedish Business Association, SBA, in Jakarta kicks off the new year with two own events and one in cooperation with the Nordic countries. On January 19th SBA arranges a …
SBA kicks off 2005 Read More27.12.04 2.30 Norwegian couple thought they had lost their 24 year old son to the wave off Patong beach on Phuket. But eventually they found him – with broken toes …
Earthquake and Tidal Waves Disaster — news as it breaks Read MoreNEWS – See also the report from Sunday 26 on: 27.12.04 22.06 Two Danish families have lost their three children in the Khao Lak area which has been almost inaccessible …
Day 2 — Getting an overview Read More