Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Ericsson 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 MoreSome 5 million USD, said Sweden’s then minister in Manila, Lars Andreasson, when asked last February about the potential for ADB funded projects to Swedish companies during 2003. The actual …
Successful promotion of ADB projects beat forecast by 166 percent 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 MoreManila is the latest spot to get a taste of the Swedish vodka Absolut Vanilia. The official launch of the vanilla vodka took place in April at a fancy all …
Absolut brings vanilla vodka to Manila Read MoreThe operation to locate and recover the missing crew from the Bow Mariner and remove fuel oil ended Friday, March 26 with the approval of the US Coast Guard. The …
Bow Mariner salvage operation ends Read MoreScandinavian Airlines, SAS, has just announced that there will be a temporary reduction of frequencies on the service Copenhagen – Bangkok – Singapore. SAS goes down from daily flights to …
SAS reduces routes to Bangkok and Singapore Read MoreThe Swedish industry group SCA has acquired the Asian baby diaper company Drypers, which is based in Kuala Lumpur, for SEK 640 million. Dryper’s sales in 2003 reached SEK 550 …
SCA purchases Drypers Read MoreThere are basically no problems with tariffs in the Philippines. Rather it is the non-formal red tape issues, in many shapes and variations, that make life hard. Opportunities are best …
Swedish voices on business climate in the Philippines Read MoreMT Bow Mariner, a product tanker owned by Singaporean subsidiary of Norwegian chemical transportation company Odfjell had suffered an explosion and sank off the coast of Virginia on the US …
Odfjell’s vessel with Filipino crewmembers sinks off US east coast Read MoreGetting to know the Asian Development Bank, ADB, and how to win procurement contracts for goods, civil works and consulting services financed by the bank is why a business delegation …
Business delegation visits ADB Read More