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Open Trade Gate Sweden launched Read MoreSwedish exports of goods are down to Laos, Thailand and Vietnam and up to Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines. Imports of goods dip from Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and …
Great variation in trade statistics first half 2004 Read MoreSmedvig has been awarded a letter of intent with Petronas Carigali and Esso Production Malaysia Inc. to extend the production drilling contract for the self-erecting tender rigs T-6 and T-9, …
Smedvig secures contract extension in Malaysia Read MoreThe Finnish Embassy provided the solar energy systems to the settlement of 18 families in orang asli settlement in Tapah. Prior to the availability of solar electricity, the village …
Finland provides solar energy to Malaysia Read MoreThe official inauguration of SWEA Kuala Lumpur followed immediately after the Regional SWEA meeting in Singapore 6-9 October. The opening took place at a function at the residence of the …
SWEA KL officially opened Read MoreBarkath Coro Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd., a 50-50% joint venture between Barkath Stores Sdn. Bhd. from Malaysia and Coro Food A/S from Denmark, recently received the productivity award given by the …
Teamwork behind Barkath Coro’s productivity in Malaysia Read MoreAmbassador Lauri Korpinen was speaking to reporters at Kampung Ampangan Kuala after donating a solar-powered lighting system produced by Finnish company NAPS System Oy. Mr. Korpinen added that it has …
RM1.1 Million assigned for Projects in Malaysia from Finland, Malaysia to open Embassy in Helsinki very soon Read MoreMr. Vanhanen is scheduled to meet Chinese PM Wen Jiabaon, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroy, Singaporean PM Lee Hsien Loong and Malaysian PM Abdullah Badawi. The meetings follow a private meeting …
Thaksin holds meeting with Finnish PM at Bangkok Airport Read MoreThe Scandinavian Weeks guesting the three capitals are each a week of dinner shows with top artists and jazz bands from Scandinavia and a top class Scandinavian buffet or Smorgasbord …
Top Scandinavian entertainment in KL, Bangkok, S’pore November Read MoreWhile bio fuel is gaining steady ground as an alternative to fossil fuel, as organisations bow to increasing price and environmental pressures, JJ-Lurgi Engineering Sdn Bhd is marketing the technology …
JJ-Lurgi offers bio fuel as alternative energy source Read MoreDanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Per Stig Moller, will preside at a Danish-Southeast Asian roundtable conference on October 7, which is a sideline activity towards the 5th Asia-Europe Meeting …
Danish-Southeast Asian round table discussion to be organised in Hanoi Read MoreThis Christmas will be the Danish chaplain Hans Vestergaard Jensen and his wife Anne Hviid Jensen’s third Christmas in Singapore. The couple is obviously thriving in the job and as …
Thriving in Singapore Read MoreFinnair launches faster and more frequent flights from Asia to Europe to serve the fast-growing business from the East. Finland’s newly extended Helsinki-Vantaa Airport has made Finnair to start …
Finnair’s new traveling campaign Read MoreNine of Sweden’s honorary consuls from Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam began a week long visit to Sweden on Sunday 12 September. One of the most important …
Honorary consuls from Asean visit Sweden Read MoreThe Swedish East Indiaman Götheborg is set to stop by in Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore on its way to China and back with its 2 year maiden voyage departing from …
Swedish ship to visit SEA harbors Read MoreFinnair announced that its business class cabins on MD-11 aircraft will be renewed. Finnair is the first European airline to renew its Business Class cabins in every aircraft belonging to …
Finnair to renew Business Class cabins in intercontinental fleet Read MoreFinnair has announced that from October onwards its passengers will be able to check-in in advance with only a text message sent from their mobile phones. The service, created by …
Finnair to introduce new text message check-in Read MoreThe fourth magazine in the ScandAsia family, the ScandAsia.fi, is now about to be established. The magazine has been a planned expansion ever since the start of the current three …
ScandAsia.fi for the Finnish in South East Asia soon to come! Read MoreAfter a successful visit to South East Asia in April and May, Jyske Bank (Schweiz) is repeating their visit to the region again on October 27 – November 10. The …
Jyske Bank (Schweiz) to repeat South East Asian visit Read MoreMr. Jan Haggstrom, Chief Economist of Svenska Handelsbanken, will during his Asian visit in September, give a dinner speech to members of the Malaysian Swedish Business Association (MASBA). His …
SHB chief economist to give dinner speech in Malaysia Read MoreNorway´s healthy NOK 662 million trade surplus with Asean´s ten member nations the first half 2003 has turned to a NOK 607 million deficit för the same period this year. …
Trade surplus turns to deficit first half 2004 Read MoreFive celebrities each from Denmark, Norway and Sweden arrived this Wednesday near Tengah island on Malaysia’s east coast. Their mission: to compete for 30 days in a star-filled version of …
Scandinavian celebrities fight it out Read MoreTelenor’s mobile operation in Malaysia, DiGi.Com Berhad (DiGi), announced a dramatic growth in its results for the six months ended 30 June 2004. The company accounts the increase for its …
DiGi posts 163.8% growth in half-year net profit Read MoreThe Swedish Women’s Educational Association Internation, Singapore (SWEA Singapore) is hosting SWEA’s regional meeting for Asia on October 6-9 this year. The meeting will be followed by an optional one-week …
SWEA Singapore to host regional meeting in October Read MoreJebsen & Jessen Marketing (M) Sdn. Bhd. has recently made a strategic partnership with a Hong Kong based digital entertainment producer, iRiver, to provide distribution, support and marketing for iRiver’s …
Jebsen & Jessen to solely distribute iRiver products in 3 SEA countries Read MoreDiGi’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Tore Johnsen recently officiated the groundbreaking for a 6.5-acre site at Lot 10, Jalan Delima 1/1 of the Subang Hi-Tech Industrial Park in Shah Alam, …
Malaysia’s DiGi breaks ground for new headquarters in Shah Alam Read MoreThe Swedish software and consultant company Softhouse has signed a license agreement for the patent pending concept Twin Factor with Unrealmind Interactive Berhad, the leading mobile content and service provider …
Unrealmind Interactive to market Softhouse’s Twin Factor in Malaysia Read MoreTetra Pak Group, the world’s major manufacturer of carton or aseptic packaging for the liquid food industry aims to promote carton recycling in Malaysia. Tetra Pak Malaysia & Singapore …
Tetra Pak heads for carton recycling in Malaysia Read MoreEricsson will supply microwave transmission for the Norwegian operator Telenor. The agreement covers all Telenor group affiliates worldwide. Telenor is the largest provider of telecommunications services in Norway and …
Ericsson to provide microwave transmission for Telenor worldwide Read MoreTelekom Malaysia’s Research & Development subsidiary has implemented Swedish Telelogic’s software and development tools Doors and Tau Generation 2. The tools will speed up Telekom Malaysia’s development process and reduce …
Telekom Malaysia implements Telelogic solution Read MoreAngela Rao’s website Malaysians in Sweden is mainly targeted toward Malaysians. But the English language portal does also give Swedes a good understanding of how Malaysians view Sweden. Here you …
Meeting point for Malaysians in Sweden Read MoreTetra Pak Malaysia and Singapore has appointed Peter Jhaveri as Managing Director. Jhaveri was a former commercial director of Tetra Pak Malaysia and Singapore and has worked in various …
Tetra Pak’s new management Read MoreCarl-Henric Svanberg, president and chief executive of Ericsson, points out that Sony-Ericsson Mobile Communications undergoes sales increase after focusing on product designs and user friendly and trendy features. He is …
Sony-Ericsson grows in Asia Pacific Read MoreTelenor’s Malaysian partners, DiGi.com Berhad and DiGi Telecommunications Sdn. Bhd., have appointed Mr. Morten Lundal as Chief Executive Officer, effective from July 26, 2004. He succeeds Mr. Tore Johnsen, who …
DiGi appoints new CEO Read MoreThe Norwegian paint manufacturer, Jotun is a truly global business. Still, each subsidiary operates very much like a local company. This way, Jotun’s international way of operating business is being …
Jotun’s big family of colourful penguins expanding further Read MoreThe new Malaysian Ministry of Energy building will be a showcase of energy efficiency and low environmental impact as the government asks the Danish organization to scrutinize the design and …
DANIDA aims for energy efficiency in Malaysia Read MoreEricsson has appointed Kristian Tear, previously Head of Ericsson Germany, Austria and Switzerland, to head its South-East Asian operations. Effective July 1, 2004, Tear will take on the role of …
Kristian Tear new president of Ericsson SEA Read MoreThe Euro 2004 is just around the corner and many people are looking forward to cheer their favorite teams. This year, the Danes and Swedes cannot miss to cheer the …
Danish and Swedish teams to battle in Euro 2004 Read MoreThe Malaysian company Petra Perdana Bhd has been awarded a project with Norway’s TGS Nopec Geophysical Company ASA. The agreement regards a seismic data acquisition undertaking in the North Sea. …
Petra Perdana signs North Sea contract Read MoreA Danish business delegation will visit Kuala Lumpur and Singapore from 26 September to 1 October this year for Danish companies interested in sourcing or developing and strategic partnerships in …
Danish Business Delegation to South East Asia Read MoreNew Danish Ambassador to Malaysia H.E. Børge Petersen arrived in Kuala Lumpur in February 2004 and has since then had a very active life, both officially and privately. During his …
New Danish Ambassador to Malaysia settling in Read MoreApproximately 130 happy Danes including spouses of many nationalities and 25 children enjoyed the Royal Wedding of Crown Prince Frederik to Mrs. Mary Donaldson – now Crown Princess Mary – …
Royal Wedding celebrated in KL with home-baked wedding cake Read MoreThroughout Southeast Asia, Danish residents and tourists on Friday night 14 May watched live on big TV screens the wedding of Crown Prince Frederik to Mrs. Mary Donaldson – now …
Danes across Asia celebrated the Royal Wedding Read MoreOn Sunday, 13 June, 2004 election of members of the European Parliament will take place. Danish, Swedish and Finnish citizens may vote in this election provided they are registered and …
Scandinavians in SE-Asia can vote in European Parliamentary Elections Read More”As days went by the understanding that we must do more networking than now with local Swedish chambers just grew stronger and stronger,” says Sweden´s ambassador to Malaysia, Bruno S …
More networking with local chambers needed Read MoreDiGi.Com Berhad (DiGi) on April 29 announced a pre-tax profit of MYR 103.4 million for the first quarter 2004, a surge of 137 percent compared to the preceding year corresponding …
DiGi’s Q1/2004 pre-tax profit surges 137% Read MoreThe Swedish Ambassador to Malaysia, Bruno S Beijer, and the Swedish Ambassador to Singapore, Teppo Tauriainen, will be visiting Sweden for meetings with Swedish business representatives to discuss the potentials …
Embassies in S’pore, M’sia arranging breakfast seminars in Sweden Read MoreSwedish Import Council and Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation on March 30 held a seminar in Kuala Lumpur to introduce the Swedish market to Malaysian exporters, reports the website of …
Swedish market introduced to Malaysian exporters Read MoreRegular flights between Stockholm and Kuala Lumpur may be a reality already this fall, reports the Swedish Civil Aviation Administration, LFV. LFV reveals that 17 100 travelers went from Stockholm …
KL–Stockholm direct flights in the making Read More“The most exciting has for sure been to meet the local people on the way. We have received a lot of attention and have been met by big smiles and …
Tuk-tuk journey to Denmark continues Read More