Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Sars outbreak forced organisers of the Swedish design exhibition “swedenmade design 4stories” originally scheduled to open in May 2003, to delay the show to this fall. Now it is …
Swedenmade exhibition in Singapore opens 19 November Read MoreThe Malaysian shipyard Penang Ship Building – Naval Dockyard Bhd and the Swedish defence systems provider Bofors Defence confirm talks on setting up a joint venture in Malaysia. It is …
Bofors Defence announces joint venture plans with Malaysian partner Read MoreA Vietnamese and Swedish music festival opened in Hanoi’s Opera House on Tuesday 23 September by Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture and Information and the Swedish embassy. The festival is seen …
Opera and contemporary music in week long festival Read MoreSweden’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 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 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 More“This is completely unacceptable,” says Mr Arne Andersson, head of the National Food Administration’s, NFA, control unit to Swedish daily UNT in a comment to the findings on imported Thai …
Thai vegetables hit in Swedish pesticide analysis Read More