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Migration from Thailand to Sweden is a rapidly growing phenomenon with a threefold increase over the last 10 years. Thai-Swedish migration is a unique migration flow as it is highly …
Thai Women in Rural Sweden: Victims or Participants? Read MoreWorkers at a garment factory in Kampong Speu province in Cambodia that supplies global retailer H&M will return to work tomorrow, after more than 100 staff were hopitalised on Monday, following what …
H&M workers will return to work tomorrow Read MoreLeaders of the once-shining but now embattled solar firm Renewable Energy Corp (REC) have given up efforts to maintain production at four plants in Norway. Permanent closures will throw 700 …
REC blames the Chinese Read MoreBerry pickers working in Sweden without a permit are being badly mistreated, according to a new report from the labour rights watchdog Swedwatch.Foreign workers who come to Sweden without a …
Sweden mistreats illegal berry pickers: report Read MoreBangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra on Wednesday warned city dwellers in all 50 districts to brace for flooding as a significant portion of the backed up floodwater from the North is …
Bangkok Governor: All 50 districts must brace for flood Read MoreVolvo, the world’s second-largest truck maker, reported Tuesday a lower-than-expected third quarter profit and forecast a shrinking market in Europe next year but growth in North America.Volvo’s net profit for …
Volvo Trucks slashes 450 jobs Read MoreSven-Goran Eriksson has said he is sorry he will not be able to lead Leicester City into the Premier League after leaving the club on Monday. The ex-England boss left …
Sven-Goran Eriksson has left Thai owned Leicester City Read MoreThe two Chinese companies pledged to bail out cash-strapped carmaker Saab said on Tuesday that they are still onboard, despite the announcement by owner Swedish Automobile that the deal was …
Chinese firms stand by Saab bail-out deal Read MoreSwedish pensioners living abroad will soon be receiving a letter from the Swedish Pensions Agency (Pensionsmyndigheten) asking them to fill in a form and report in to the nearest embassy. …
Sweden to pensioners: ‘prove you’re alive’ Read MorePolice and the tax authorities have launched closer surveillance of Thai massage parlours in Sweden, suspecting that the sharp increase in their number indicates sex trafficking and tax evasion. Sex …
Thai massage parlours in Swedish sex trade raids Read MoreMinister of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland Jari Koskinen visits the Republic of Korea on 24–25 October and China on 26–28 October. In China the main event on the agenda …
Minister Jari Koskinen visits Korea and China Read MoreSaturday 22 October was a beautiful day for the Church of Sweden and the Swedish community on the island, when the welcome reception and blessing of the recently arrived new …
Phuket Community Welcomes New Swedish Chaplain Read MoreFinland plans to deport Vietnamese workers living in Ostrobothnia. Rural communities attracted the Vietnamese to fill unwanted jobs, but immigration officials say they do not earn enough money to qualify …
Vietnamese workers face deportation for being low-income Read MoreIKEA, the leading home furnishing company from Sweden, believes the home is the most important place in the world. So during these distressed times when millions of Thais are being …
Help Ikea help Thailand Read MoreSwedish Automobile (Swan), the owner of Saab, said on Sunday that it had broken off a deal for funding with the two Chinese firms Pang Da and Youngman, seen by …
Saab pulls plug on China funding deal Read MoreGuests at a dinner reception for Chinese wind power executives this week were at the Danish ambassador’s residence, but the host wasn’t there. Ambassador Friis Arne Petersen missed the long-scheduled …
Wind is old friend of China, Denmark Read MoreI suppose our situation is like many others in Bangkok: We feel the official information has so far been useless. The simple reallity of life is, that we are on …
When will we be flooded? Read MoreSeptember proved auspicious for Swedish premium brand Volvo after posting a 30.5 percent increase, the best month ever in Volvo cars’ sales history.Driven by strong sales on a number of …
The best month ever in Volvo cars’ sales history Read MoreWhat can developing countries learn from China in regard to handling climate changes? This is the topic for a Danish supported workshop in Beijing in these days, which gathers representatives …
Danish support to South- South workshop Read MoreMusic China and Shanghai Jazz Festival which are among the largest and most prestigious international music events in China took place during two weeks in Shanghai. Denmark was once again …
Danish music promoted in China Read MoreEmbassy of Finland is supporting set up of a Cloud Forest Center in Cameron Highlands. Tapio Saarela, Ambassador of Finland, and Ramakrishnan Ramasany, President of Regional Environmental Awareness Cameron Highlands, …
Finland supporting Cloud Forest Center in Cameron Highlands Read MoreDanish wind turbines maker Vestas and a Chinese energy research institute have issued a joint research report on the integration of wind power with the existing electric power grid, Vestas …
Research report offers solution for wind power grid integration Read MoreDesalinated seawater may be available for residents of the capital within five years and become a main supply source in efforts to deal with the water shortage. The project, which …
Norway could give Beijing desalinated water in five years Read MoreRovio Entertainment Ltd, the maker of the popular game Angry Birds, announced recently that it will open its first overseas operation in Shanghai, marking a clear step to further penetrate the …
Angry Birds to land in Shanghai Read MoreDenmark’s Lundbeck has added to the growing influx of pharmaceutical research and development capital into China by setting up its own research centre in Shanghai. The initiative is the culmination …
Lundbeck joins China wave with Shanghai research centre Read MoreSingapore based, BMT Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of the BMT Group, announced today the appointment of Per Røed as its Managing Director. With a background in ship design, …
BMT appoints new Managing Director for Singapore Operations Read MoreThe Swedish Minister for Employment, Hillevi Engström, has been invitited by China’s Minister of Human Resources and Social Security Yin Weimin to visit China between October 23 and 28. The …
Swedish Minister for Employment visits China Read MoreBlaming fatigue, Chinese foreign minister skips planned press conference after meeting that includes praise and criticism from Søvndal.Chinese foreign minister Jiechi told press after official dinner that as far as …
Foreign minister criticises China on Tibet Read MoreNew government will prioritise green economic cooperation with China, says Danish export ambassador.New gover nment will prioritise green economic cooperation with China, says Danish export ambassador.After serving as a cabinet …
Export ambassador on mission to green China Read MoreFunding to save Swedish carmaker Saab from bankruptcy has fallen through as Chinese investors would now rather take the company over, the Saab administrator said Friday, asking a court to …
Saab CEO rebuffed Chinese purchase bid Read MoreIndosat, Indonesia’s leading operator, and Nokia Siemens Networks have successfully conducted the country’s first Long Term Evolution (LTE) field trial in the 1800 MHz band. The trial is based on …
Indosat, Nokia Siemens Conduct Indonesia’s First 1800 MHz LTE Trial Read MoreViet Nam hoped Finland would seek more opportunities to expand co-operation on labour with the country, said Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai as he met with Finnish mayors in …
Labour co-operation to be expanded Read More
Stable Lodge started its Birthday Party this year on 19 October at 6.00 pm with a free flow of finger food and beverage. The dinning tables and line buffet were …
Stable Lodge 19th Anniversary Celebration Read MoreChinese authorities have rejected Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre’s latest effort last week to normalize relations between the two countries, and ministry officials appear disappointed. It remains unclear who …
China’s Rejection Disappoints Norway Read MoreChinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and his Danish counterpart Villy Soevndal agreed October 19 2011 to deepen their comprehensive strategic partnership and mutually beneficial cooperation, according to chinadaily.com.cn. China attaches …
China and Denmark to Deepen Strategic Partnership Read MoreOctober 19, China Wind Power Development Roadmap 2050 was launched at the opening day of the China Wind Power seminar in Beijing. Financed by the Sino-Danish Renewable Energy Development (RED) …
Sino- Danish cooperation on renewable energy Read MoreThe Swedish Embassy in Phnom Penh announces the award of US $1.7 grant by the International Developement Cooperation Agency (Sida) to support the Parliamentary Institute of Cambodia (PIC). The 3-year …
Sweden awards grant to the Parliamentary Institute of Cambodia Read MoreINVEST IN DENMARK launches ambitious design tour in AsiaInvest in Denmark sets off on a 10 days long industrial design tour around Asia to put Denmark on the map as …
INVEST IN DENMARK on Design Tour in Asia Read MoreDanish wind energy companies are largely represented at this year’s China Wind Power, which begins today, October 20 2011, in Beijing, tells the Danish Embassy in China. Danish and Chinese …
Extensive Danish Participation at China Wind Power Read MoreJames Phillips, the managing director of the footwear manufacturer Ecco Thailand, said yesterday, October 19 2011, to Bangkok Post that the Thai unit would ask the parent company’s owner, who …
ECCO´s Owner Arrived In Thailand Read MoreThe Danish government yesterday, October 19 2011, announced $135 million in official development assistance (ODA) for Vietnam to focus on green growth in 2011-2012, tells the online media, wwww.vir.com.vn. According …
Denmark Provides 135 million USD for Green Growth in Vietnam Read MoreScania, the Swedish manufacturer of trucks and buses, expects sales of over 100 units of trucks in Malaysia next year, particularly to logistics and cargo firms based in Bintulu, tells …
Scania Will Sell more than 100 Trucks in Malaysia Read MoreThe Embassy of Sweden and the Delegation of the European Union to China commemorated the EU Anti-Trafficking Day by organising a seminar under the headline Preventing Trafficking in Women – …
Sweden took part in the EU Anti-Trafficking Day Read MoreIn the evening of 14 October 2011, the members of HuahinDK showed up at Mondo Vino for the monthly networking. There were about 50 participants. This time there were many …
HuahinDK Networking Read MoreThe prospects of peace talks with the communists scheduled for late this month appears to have dimmed after the government rejected a recent rebel demand for additional prisoner release, the …
Peace Talk in Oslo Might be Cancelled Read MoreIkea is finally opening a store in Thailand and Swedish Ambassador Klas Molin can’t even try to ignore it, tells the online media www.nationmultimedia.comHe’s constantly being asked when the giant …
Swedish Envoy Hears about Ikea Read MoreThe Singapore Business Federation (SBF) and Copenhagen Capacity signed a memorandum of understanding about helping companies in the field of clean technology and other environmentally-related businesses to connect with their …
The Singapore Business Fed Signs Agreement with Copenhagen Capacity Read MoreNorwegian Peoples Aid “Norsk Folkehjelp” in Thailand is running a public campaign in Pattaya in the coming weekend 22/23rd October to raise funds to be able to clear more mines …
Support Norwegian Mine Clearing Action in Pattya Read MoreThe Embassy will be closed on Thursday and Friday 20-21 October and on Monday 24 October. The Embassy will resume its normal opening hours on Tuesday 25 October. The Embassy´s …
The Swedish Embassy moves to new premises Read MoreDenmark has donated 1.7 million Baht in humanitarian emergency relief to assist in alleviating the sufferings Thailand experience at the moment due to the ongoing severe flooding. Thai Prime Minister, Yingluck …
Denmark Donates 1.7 Million Baht to Flood Relief in Thailand Read More