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The Embassy of Sweden in Malaysia, Business Sweden & MASBA, recently further strengthened their close cooperation by together presenting the first Networking Evening at the prestigious Royal Selangor Golf Club …
Successful MASBA Networking Evening with the Embassy of Sweden & Business Sweden Read More
A delegation led by Ms Anna Ekström, Director General, from the Swedish National Agency for Education (Skolverket) recently (1st-4th of April) visited Singapore. The visit to Singapore was aimed at …
Swedish officials observe Singapore’s education Read More
Danes Worldwide, the organization for Danes abroad, has initiated 6 live chat sessions with their panel of experts (in Danish). First counselling session will take place Wednesday 7th May at …
Free counseling for Danes abroad Read More
The Federation of Thai Industries in cooperation with the Finnish Embassy in Thailand and UBM (Thailand) Co., Ltd., will hold a seminar on June 4-6 on Finland’s Cleantech and Thailand’s …
Finnish Embassy, Thai Industries to hold Cleantech seminar Read More
Danish companies are going about their business wrongly when they outsource their production to cheap and low-wage markets like the ones found in China and India. There are bigger gains …
Danish researchers: Not worth outsourcing to China Read More
Swedish frontier and emerging markets specialist Tundra is launching a Vietnam fund – the first such actively managed product from any Scandinavian provider, the manager says. Reasons cited for the …
Sweden’s Tundra launches Vietnam fund Read More
A piece of the Norwegian Arctic is for sale with economic superpowers such as China as potential buyers, experts say. The area concerned available for purchase is Austre (eastern) Adventfjord. …
China may gain Arctic foothold Read MoreFilipino au pairs in Denmark are set to receive as much as 6,500 kroner in cash bonus if they will not get pregnant during their two-year stay in the country. …
Reward for Filipino au pairs for not getting pregnant in Denmark Read More
The spacious four-story training center “Global Platform” of the International NGO ActionAid,in Myanmar’s capital city of Yangon, is gaining the reputation as a hotbed of creative political activism that could …
The house of a new tomorrow Read More
The Swedish Institute, the Swedish government agency in charge of promoting Sweden abroad, has assembled “Innovative Sweden” – an exhibition showcasing the Swedish spirit of innovation and displaying the latest …
Swedish Innovative Exhibition in Jakarta Read More
The China-Sweden Research Centre for Traffic Safety (CTS), with Volvo Car Group in a leading role, is now starting a close-up study of driving behavior in the Chinese megacities Beijing …
Volvo studies driving behavior in Chinese megacities to improve safety Read More
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia have been encouraged to work closely with Swedish companies, especially in the field of innovation. Business Sweden Market Unit Manager for Malaysia, Singapore …
Malaysian SMEs urged to work with Swedish firms Read More
Denmark will be among the first countries to receive approval to export dairy products to China after the country tightened food safety regulations in this product category following the 2008-2009 …
China approves Danish milk formulas Read More
Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Prince Consort of Denmark attended the ceremony marking the construction start of the factory in Jiaxing, China, which by 2017 will …
Queen Margrethe attends groundbreaking at Lego factory in China Read More
The Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) says its cooperation with China has been further strengthened by the signature of an agreement between the Ministry of Business & Growth, and the Chinese …
China-Denmark Intensify Maritime Cooperation Read More
Citizens of Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom holds the best passports for global travel last year, with visa-free access to 173 countries, according to the latest Visa Restrictions Index. …
Finnish, Swedish passport holders most welcome worldwide Read More
The Swedish Ambassador in Poland, Staffan Herrstrom, recently spend two weeks in Cambodia. “Cambodia was a great experience. My wife Karin and I went there to visit our eldest daughter …
Swedish Ambassador talks about Cambodia trip Read More
ALK and China-based specialty pharmaceutical company Eddingpharm, today announced that they have agreed a collaboration that will expand ALK’s presence in China. Under the agreement, Eddingpharm will handle the sales …
ALK enters collaboration to accelerate growth in China Read More
TWO foreign business delegations with interest in manufacturing and Information Technology are set to visit the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) next month. This was revealed by Peza Director General …
Danish, Swedish firms to explore Philippine industrial zone Read More
Chinese taste preferences and food habits are different to those of most Arla consumers in Europe and the rest of the world. Arla now seeks to tap into the unique …
New Arla lab to bring cheese to the Chinese Read More
China could influence the formulation of a multilateral framework on the development of the Arctic as it increased its presence in the region, a senior Danish official said. Danish Foreign …
China can influence Arctic Council agenda, says Danish minister Read More
The annual BMW Malaysian Open ladies tennis tournament was held 14 – 20 April at the prestigeous Royal Selangor Golf Club in the centre of Kuala Lumpur. As every year, MASBA members …
MASBA News: BMW Malaysian Open Read MoreThis is the key message of the Embassy’s Traffic Safety Day that took place in Hanoi at Thursday. At lunchtime all of the Embassy staff travelled by motorbike to Cat …
Swedish Embassy supports Vietnam campaign on helmets for kids Read More
The Danish State visit to China has brought a flurry of agreement signings between Denmark and China. On 25th of April, more than 30 agreements were signed between businesses from …
Royal visit yields early Sino-Danish commercial windfalls Read More
China has begun secret negotiations with Norway over ending the diplomatic freeze triggered by the award of the Nobel Peace Price to a leading Chinese dissident four years ago, NRK …
Norway, China hold secret Oslo talks on normalization: NRK Read More
Convicted match-fixer Wilson Raj Perumal is being held by Finnish police on an international arrest warrant, two years after the Singaporean was jailed in the Nordic country for bribing Finnish …
Singapore’s international football match fixer arrested again in Finland Read More
Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Danish Queen Margrethe II in Beijing on April 24 and the two heads of state voiced their hope to elevate their bilateral ties. …
China president hails Queen Margrethe’s visit, pledges to deepen bilateral ties Read More
Eyes like deep blue fiords, blond hair like snow covered mountains and a smile like the midnight sun, let me introduce to you Katja Nordgaard, Norway’s Ambassador to Thailand. …
Katja Nordgaard: The Nordic light in Bangkok Read More
Direct flights from Kuala Lumpur and Stockholm will open up opportunities to enhance trade and tourism between the two countries as well as improve training and talent development of Malaysians …
Call for Sweden-Malaysia direct flights Read More
Ambassador John Nielsen gave two lectures about the Danish experience on turning the economy into a greener economy. During the lectures at Da Nang University of Technology and Da Nang …
Danish envoy discusses green economy at Da Nang university Read More
Swedish energy company Lundin Petroleum said Tuesday it spent roughly $127 million on exploration programs during the first quarter of the year without success. Lundin said two exploration wells drilled …
Lundin spent $127 millions on explorations that came up empty Read More
Lotta Sylwander has submitted credentials as UNICEF Representative to the Philippines to Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario. As UNICEF Representative, Ms. Sylwander provides strategic leadership in the …
Swedish Lotta Sylwander joins UNICEF as Philippines Representative Read More
Norway’s parliament has been accused of cowardice after it declined to offer an official meeting to the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, when he visits Norway …
Norway MPs slammed for Dalai Lama ‘cowardice’ Read More
Christer Holmvall, an active member of the Golf section of Scandinavian Society Siam, was elected new Chairman of Scandinavian Society Siam at the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, 23 April. …
Christer Holmvall is new SSS Chairman Read More
Norwegian Ambassador to Thailand Katja Christina Nordgaard met with scholars sponsored by Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Asian Institute of Technology. Almost all scholarship holders are from Myanmar but the …
Norwegian envoy meets Myanmar scholarship students at AIT Read More
Over one hundred Chinese students gathered in central Shanghai to take part in the information meeting that the Consulate and the Swedish Institute co-organized in collaboration with 11 Swedish universities …
Chinese students get to know Swedish universities Read More
Norway opened a visa application center in Shanghai Tuesday in the Guangdong Development Bank Tower. Oyvind Stokke, Norwegian Consul General in Shanghai, greeted the first applicants, a family of three, …
Norway opens visa application center in Shanghai Read More
Geely and Volvo will make large-scale investments in the research, development and manufacturing of electric drive system for automobiles. Geely and Volvo are discussing on the establishment of a joint …
Geely, Volvo to jointly invest in electric car R&D Read More
A Danish website is turning private homes into take-away restaurants by letting users advertise what they are cooking, when and for what price. “Sometimes I only put one serving up …
Danish website turns private homes into take-away restaurants Read More
Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) will reveal the Volvo S60L PPHEV (Petrol Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) Concept Car at the 2014 Beijing International Auto Show. The ingenious petrol plug-in hybrid …
Volvo to unveil S60L Petrol Plug-in Hybrid at Beijing Auto Show Read More
The visit by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh to Sweden, which ended April 18, have considerably strengthened Vietnam’s bilateral ties and cooperation with the European countries, Deputy Foreign Minister …
Vietnam keen to expand cooperation with Sweden Read More
Swedish firm CybAero recently sold a number of its APID 60 helicopter UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) to the Chinese coast guard, which plans to use the unmanned aerial vehicle aboard …
Swedish firm sells UAVs to Chinese coast guard Read More
A 48-year-old filmmaker from Denmark became the center of attraction in Barangay San Pedro Cutud here when he showed up with nine other locals to be crucified on Good Friday …
Danish filmmaker crucified in Philippines Good Friday re-enactment Read More
China is poised to replace the US as Volvo Car Group’s (Volvo Cars) largest market in 2014 with sales of at least 80,000 cars, up from 61,146 in 2013, highlighting …
China to Become Volvo’s Largest Market in 2014 Read MoreA 52 year old Norwegian man fell two stories down from the Jomtien Hotel on Sunday morning leaving him severely injured. Rescue workers and the police arrived at the hotel …
Norwegian injured in Pattaya Read More
In the upcoming winter season 2014-2015, Finnair will introduce scheduled services to Krabi and Phuket in Thailand, destinations which were previously served on a charter basis. Finnair will operate to …
Finnair to start scheduled Phuket, Krabi services next winter Read More
After two years of downsizing and streamlining the wind turbine giant, Vestas, is ready to once again pursue growth on the Chinese market. Vestas has focused minimally on China recently …
Vestas poised for sensational comeback in China Read More
The trial of a Finnish man charged with attempting to hijack a Cathay Pacific flight has begun in Hong Kong. The South China Morning Post reports that the plane’s crew …
Finnish man’s Toblerone hijack trial starts in HK Read More
The upcoming state visit to China by Danish Queen Margrethe II will cement political trust and promote economic cooperation and cultural exchanges between the two countries, said Danish Ambassador to …
Danish ambassador: Queen’s visit to deepen Sino-Danish ties Read More