Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
[wzslider lightbox=”true”]A large group of MASBA members, recently took the time off and made a very informative afternoon visit to Volvo Car Manufacturing Malaysia Sdn Bhd with factory in Shah …
Volvo: A passion for customers and cars Read More
[wzslider] A jetlagged SubFive gave a soothing concert in Hong Kong last week despite technical difficulties and a lost instrument. The band was on the way to their 6th tour …
Calm, funky Swedish jazz in hectic Hong Kong Read More
The Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok thanks Anna Palmqvist, Jonah Wigerhall and Lars-Åke Bergqvist from H&M for an interesting and learning presentation at Friday September 26 Brown Bag Lunch. H&M …
H&M outlines campaign for ‘fair living wage’ Read More
[wzslider] With Kvik – Smart Danish Kitchens as one of the Co-Sponsors and the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce (TSCC) as Supporting Association the 2014 edition of the Thailand Property Awards …
Scandinavians at Thailand Property Awards 2014 Read More
[wzslider] A new Swedish chef arrival to Kuala Lumpur ensures some level of influence from the Swedish cooking traditions and definitely, that some specialties from Scandinavia can still be sourced …
New Swedish chef in Kuala Lumpur: Tommy Franssila Read More
Eight major clothing brands, including Swedish H&M and Spanish Inditex, which owns Zara, British New Look, and Irish Primark, have sent a letter to the Cambodian deputy prime minister saying …
H&M, other brands support Cambodian workers’ wage hike Read More
Swedish auto maker Saab, which is trying to resolve serious financial difficulties by attracting new investors, said September 24 it was cutting 200 jobs, more than one third of its …
Financially-ailing NEVS cuts 1/3 of Saab Cars workforce Read More
The jazzfunk and fusion quintet Subfive is playing a show at Orange Peel Music Lounge in Hong Kong Wednesday the 24th of September. The group has been playing everything from …
Swedish jazz band visits Hong Kong Read More
Sweden’s Defense Ministry and other leading defense and technology organizations will be under the spotlight this week as a parliamentary committee probes whether a research cooperation initiative could have led …
Swedish Parliament to probe defense tech transfer to China Read More
Last week, Embassy staff participated in the event “iMove against corruption and impunity for poverty reduction” in Svay Rieng. Organised by Transparency International Cambodia, the event included a motorbike/tuk-tuk march …
Sweden supports Cambodia’s anti-corruption campaign Read More
[wzslider] On 27 – 31 August 2014 the rare occurrence honouring Thailand’s much beloved but displaced elephants took place in Bangkok for the first time. VR Sports Club, east of …
A glamorous and slippery King’s Cup Elephant Polo Read More
This fall Jan-Ove Risbjerg will substitute for Gudmund Erling who travelled to Brussels this week. Jan-Ove Risbjergs and his wife Birgitta will start working at Svenska Kyrkan Singapore in the …
New Swedish priest in Singapore, for now Read More
CybAero, which develops and markets unmanned helicopters, has performed demo flights on location for its major Chinese customer AVIC, which signed a framework agreement with CybAero this summer with an …
CybAero’s deal could break arms embargo on China Read More
Among more than 100 Swedish embassies, the embassy in Vietnam was awarded for being the most successful Swedish Embassy in when it comes to promotion. Camilla Mellander, the Swedish Ambassador …
Swedish Embassy in Vietnam awarded for its innovative communication Read More
Saturday the 6th of September Swedish entrepreneur Roger Karlsson opened his new beach bar Chicken Bar. The bar is located on Pattaya Beach Road close to the Central Road intersection. …
New Swedish owned bar opens in Pattaya Read More
Despite some strengths and signs of progress a new report claims that Cambodia’s integrity system remains weak. Swedish Ambassador Anna Maj Hultgård spoke in support the Cambodian efforts to fight …
Swedish ambassador speaks at Cambodian corruption report launch Read More
Volvo Trucks announced an ambitious plan to expand its Asia operations at the Singapore Productivity Forum 2014. The plan includes substantial investment to upgrade its dealer networks in Thailand and …
Volvo Trucks Rolls Out Plan For Expansion Across Asia Read More
Fashionistas and lovers of Swedish clothing brand H&M will have only until next month to wait before they can visit the first store in Manila. Sources from the SM group, …
The long wait for Sweden’s H&M is almost over Read More
Thai students were awarded the ‘Diploma of Excellence’ with USD 3,000 at the ‘Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2014’ organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). Stockholm Junior Water Prize …
Thai students win award at Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2014 Read More
Fingerprint Cards (FPC) collaborates with Huawei on Ascend Mate7 fingerprint reader. Huawei Ascend Mate7 incorporates Fingerprint Cards Touch Sensor FPC1020. Mate7 offers ‘Peace of mind’ through the design with a …
New Huawei smartphone features Sweden’s Fingerprint Cards sensor Read More
So far Monsoon Music Festival in Hanoi has confirmed three Scandinavian acts. Two of the bands are funded by the Danish Embassy. It is the Danish rock band Carpark North and the …
Heavy Scandinavian presence at Hanoi music festival Read More
Presenting the ABBA legacy in Bangkok is The Arrival, from Sweden. Ever since its inception in 1995, this troupe of musicians and singers has toured over 50 nations and appeared …
The next best thing to an ABBA reunion Read More
One of Northern Europe’s leading contemporary dance companies, Danish Dance Theatre, is set to wow the audience during the upcoming Bangkok’s 16th International Festival of Dance & Music 13 September …
Danish Dance troupe descends on Bangkok Read MoreYesterday Swedish Television SVT could reveal that the Swedish Defense Research Agency (FOI) negotiated a deal on export of software used to develop the Swedish fighter jet Gripen. For years …
Swedish Defense Research Agency secretly cooperated with China Read More
Back in 1974 one thousand Volvo 144s were sold to North Korea. 40 years has passed but the payment has never arrived. According to Newsweek this bizarre trade debt is actually …
North Korea owes EUR 300 million for Volvos delivered in the 70’s Read More
Within the next 7 years IKEA will open two new stores in Bangkok. According to store manager Lacia Sherlock, the Swedish furniture store is currently experiencing a phenomenal growth. Even …
IKEA plans to open two new stores in Bangkok Read More
Do you know that the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Sweden does not only take place here in Vietnam but also in Sweden. The exhibition “Vietnamese Cultural …
Sweden, Vietnam celebrate 45 years of diplomatic ties Read More
A Swedish micro-insurance company that sells insurances for less than USD 1 a month just made a USD 10.000 payout after a 90 year old woman died from a fall. According …
Swedish company behind first death related micro-insurance payout in Cambodia Read More
As the latest Scandinavian authority joining social media platforms, the Swedish Consulate in Phuket has now opened a Facebook page as a new way to reach the public. It is …
Swedish Consulate in Phuket reaches out with new Facebook page Read More
A group of importers that includes some of Scandinavia’s largest retailers has publicly criticized the Thai food industry’s response to reports alleging human rights abuses. In a letter to the …
Scandinavian buyers decry Thai food industry’s actions Read More
A Chinese-owned company set up to take over Saab’s assets after the troubled Swedish carmaker’s bankruptcy said on Aug 29 it had succeeded in being placed in receivership. National Electric …
Chinese owner of Saab car brand granted bankruptcy protection Read More
There are a small number of citizens of Nordic countries among some 16,000 foreign inmates in Thai prisons, according to Thailand’s Department of Corrections. As of August 2014, nine Swedes, …
Nordics a tiny minority among 16,000 foreign inmates in Thai prisons Read More
There must be a significant number of Sweden-based Thais who go mushroom-hunting without enough knowledge to tell the difference between edible and poisonous varieties. The Swedish health authorities found it …
Foraging Thais told to steer clear of Sweden’s poisonous mushrooms Read More
The Europe-Asia Roundtable Sessions (EARS) in Helsinki from September 4–7, 2014 draws together creative-industry professionals from countries, including Finland, China, Japan, Korea, Serbia, Indonesia and Sweden, to focus on the …
East-West creative types to meet in Helsinki Read More
The Immigration Bureau has published a new regulation that allows tourists, including those who enter Thailand under visa exemption category, to extend their stay in the kingdom by another 30 …
Nordic tourists to get up to 60-day visa-free stay in Thailand Read More
At lunchtime in Hanoi Thursday the 28th August the sidewalk in front of the Swedish Embassy will turn into a street café. Swedish TV-chef Tareq Taylor will be cooking the …
Swedish TV-chef serves local food in Vietnam Read More
Sweden-based automaker Volvo Cars Corp, owned by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, saw its sales in the Chinese market grow to 7,583 units in June, hitting a new record in single-month …
Volvo Cars sales in China up in H1 Read More
Thai police have caught two ATM skimmer suspects – a Swedish man and a Filipino – in Chiang Mai’s Muang district along with 500 fake electronic cards. Thai newspaper The …
Swede arrested for ATM skimming in Chiang Mai Read More
The International Organisation of Good Templars (IOGT), headquartered in Stockholm, has chosen Thailand as the venue of its first congress in Asia, to be held in the beach resort of …
IOGT picks Thailand as venue of first ‘clean living’ conference in Asia Read More
A 45 year old Swedish man begs to survive and sleeps on the sidewalk of Soi Nana (Sukhumvit Soi 4), just 3 months ago he is said to have …
Swede lives on the streets of Bangkok after allegedly being swindled out of his life savings Read More
Sweden’s Inter Ikea Systems BV, the world’s largest retailer for home furnishings, said China became one of its top 10 markets by revenue for the first time in the current …
China becomes one of Ikea’s Top 10 markets Read More
Another international taxation information-exchange agreement is now in place, this time with Hong Kong China. This is the 44th of its kind in the Nordic Region. Since 2007, a unique …
Nordics, Hong Kong China enter tax information pact Read More
In order to raise money for Barnhem Muang Mai, a group of young Swedes decided to walk from Bangkok to Phuket. Calle Wollgard was the leader of a group of …
Epic bike journey from Sweden for Phuket’s post-tsunami orphanage Read More
Ali Khan and his family, originally from Thailand, have established several Lai Thai-restaurants across Sweden. The robot restaurant, Asia Taste, will open in September 2014. It will serve Asian food …
Thai/Asian restaurant in Sweden served by robotic waiters Read More
On August 14th, Sandvik Coromant’s Global President Klas Forsström inaugurated the company’s new sales office and training center in Jakarta. The state of the art facility for machining competence is …
Sandvik Coromant opened new training center in Indonesia Read More
After a long table tennis career Jan-Ove Waldner has a legendary status in China. According to Swedish newspaper Expressen he plans to launch his own clothing brand in the country. …
Swedish table tennis legend to launch clothing brand in China Read More
Two Asian shows in two days. Swedish house producer and DJ John Dahlbäck, will be performing in Shanghai and Singapore this September. Currently touring Mexico and USA John Dahlbäck is …
Swedish producer and DJ visits Asia Read More
The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) organizes the yearly ‘Stockholm Junior Water Prize’ which draws over 28 countries to join this special event. Stockholm Junior Water Prize focuses on water …
Thai students to compete in Stockholm Junior Water Prize Read More
On Thursday, 14 August 2014, two Thai women’s football players visited the Embassy to get their visa to Sweden. The two players, Thanatta Chawong and Taneekarn Dangda, are going to …
Thai women football players join Swedish team Read More
Comvik, a leading prepaid mobile phone operator from Sweden, has showed a keen interest in the Vietnamese telecom market, especially in investing in buying shares of MobiFone. During a recent …
Swedish firm keen to invest in Vietnam’s telecom sector Read More