Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Sweden’s government will provide over SEK 26 Million for the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) to continue its operation to clear mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Cambodia. The bulk …
More Swedish support for mine clearing in Cambodia Read MoreSell harder! That is the message Swedish exporters active in five major Asean markets – Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand – should get after reading the latest market survey …
First half year 2003 fall in Swedish exports to five main Asean markets Read MoreMalaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad was optimistic when he left Sweden Wednesday morning 24 September after a hectic three-day official visit. “I hope that from now on …
Tight and eventful schedule marked Dr Mahathir’s visit to Sweden Read MoreNorway’s two largest oil producers, Statoil ASA and Norsk Hydro ASA, may bid for some of the 46 areas in the Philippines’ first auction of oil-and-gas-exploration licenses, a global news …
Norwegian companies may explore oil/gas in Philippines Read MoreMalaysia’s number three mobile phone operator DiGi.Com Bhd., which is 61 percent owned by Norway’s Telenor ASA, said on September 22 that its users had alredy grown over two million, …
DiGi.Com’s customers grow over 2 million Read MoreA number of Swedish citizens and dozens of tourists from other countries have the past week been rejected to leave Thailand when immigration staff has discovered fake Thai entry and …
Swedish embassy warns against fake Thai visa stamps Read MoreWallenius Wilhelmsen ASA, the world’s largest provider of vehicle and ro-ro (roll-on, roll-off cargo) transportation services, expects a 10-20 percent rise in cargo moved through Singapore this year from the …
Wallenius Wilhelmsen expects 10-20% rise in cargo moved through S’pore Read MoreA dispute between Thai berry pickers and the Swedish companies that buy the berries from them has begun in Fredrika, northern Sweden, reports the regional daily VK. The Thais have …
Thai berry pickers paid less than Swedish colleagues for same work Read MoreThe new swedish priest in Thailand, Mr. Lennart Hamark held his first service at the small but beautiful church at Soi Convent in Bangkok’s central business district on 14 September. …
New Swedish Priest at work in Bangkok Read MoreNorske Skogindustrier ASA’s half-owned joint venture in Singapore, Pan Asia Paper Co. Pte Ltd., announced on September 10 the creation of a 65-35 per cent joint venture with Hebei Longteng …
Pan Asia Paper to form joint venture in China Read More