Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
2014 marks 45th anniversary of Sweden-Vietnam diplomatic relations. On this occassion, Ms. Camilla Mellander, Ambassador of Sweden discusses bilateral relationship of the two countries in an interview with Vietnam Pictorial …
Sweden, Vietnam mark 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties Read More
Seventeen-year-old blogger Anniken Jørgensen raged against Aftenposten and H & M after she was featured in web series about textile industry in Cambodia. In a post on his blog titled …
Young Norwegian blogger decries Cambodia’s sweatshop conditions Read More
Sweden is among the top ten countries where most vacationers have been naked or topless on the beach. The majority of the Swedes also say they welcome nudity among other …
Swedes welcome beach nudity and toplessness Read More
Things are not working quite well for the National Electric Vehicle of Sweden (NEVS) a.k.a. the company that lifted Saab out of bankruptcy. It appears that the parent company is …
Saab owner, NEVS, facing financial difficulties Read More
Thailand Expat Guide 2014 is the second edition of the popular booklet. Packed with practical and useful information, the guide remains an indispensable primer for newcomers and a versatile tool …
Thailand Expat Guide 2014 – Out Now! Read More
Sweden’s government is pushing a new measure to tackle racism issues in the country — it plans to completely remove the word “race” from all legislative documents. Shortly after Sweden …
Sweden to Eliminate Mentions of Race From Laws to Twart Racism Read More
Between the 16th and 28th of August nearly a hundred young Scandinavians will be fighting to prove themselves in the Youth Olympic Games(YOG) held in Nanjing, China. The youths are …
92 Scandinvians will participate in the Youth Olympics Read MoreA man who allegedly killed a New Zealand man in a fight at a bar in Thailand has been arrested in Sweden. New Zealander Robert Hollick, 43, died in August …
Man wanted by Thai police for NZ man’s death nabbed in Sweden Read More
From Pippi Longstocking to dark humored comic novels. It seems like Singaporeans have figured out that Nordic literature has more to offer than gloomy crime novels. Even though Nordic Noir …
Singaporeans are exploring Nordic literature Read More
The Friends of the ECCC is a group of major donors, including Sweden, supporting the ECCC since its inception. It is based in Phnom Penh. On August 7, the group …
Sweden, Friends of ECCC laud verdict against ex-Khmer Rouge leaders Read More
Routes between Scandinavia and China will be strongly affected if Russia chooses to ban EU flights over Siberia. According to Financial Times signs has emerged that a ban on western …
Russia consider a ban on EU flights Read More
Senior Thai government officials have visited Sweden to observe Saab ‘Remote Tower’ air traffic control system as part of assessment before deciding whether the technology would be suitable for Thailand, …
Thailand mulls Saab ‘Remote Tower’ air traffic control Read More
A Swedish woman picked up more than she bargained for when she discovered a pile of unattended Ikea bags in her local church. Instead of opening the bags to find …
Ikea bags stuffed with 80 sets of human remains found in church Read More
Fraud suspect Jesper Haron Mortensen, director of now bankrupt Sead Distributions, is believed to be in Singapore. Several sources have told the Danish IT-magazine Computerworld that the director is now …
Missing director of bankrupt company is said to be hiding in Singapore Read More
Volvo Cars’ global sales up 8.3 per cent, strong growth in China and Europe. Global sales of 36,438 cars, up 8.3 per cent versus July last year China sales up …
Volvo Car Group sales rise 8.3 pct in July Read More
The quota of almost 6,000 Thai berry pickers employed to work in Sweden and Finland this harvesting season has been filled, according to Thailand’s Ministry of Labour. The Nordic countries …
Sweden, Finland recruit fewer Thai berry pickers this year Read More
The number of applicants for a tourist visa to Sweden has increased a lot this summer compared to the same period last year. So far the number of applicants in …
Sharp rise in Chinese tourists to Sweden Read More
Last year 1,600 people in Sweden took their own lives – the highest number since 1989. Statistics for 2013 from Sweden’s National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen) found that …
Swedish suicide rates hit 25-year high Read More
Thailand’s National Food Institute has identified the Nordic countries as an important target for the country’s food and beverages export growth. Petch Chinabutr, President of National Food Institute, said consumers …
Thailand targets Nordics for food export growth potential Read More
Statement by the European Union Spokesperson issued on July 23 on the political agreement reached in Cambodia: “We welcome the agreement reached on 22 July by the two main political …
EU welcomes Cambodian government-opposition accord Read More
Thaivisa.com reported on July 24 that it was told by the Immigration Bureau that the new regulation that would impose harsh punishment, including blacklisting, on visa overstayers and those guilty …
A wiggle room for visa overstayers to avoid blacklisting Read More
Swedish weather agency SMHI has issued its first ever warning for high temperatures with the many areas set to bask in plus 30C heat. “For a Class 1 warning it …
‘First ever’ heat warning issued for Sweden Read More
The Swedish hotelier Jonas Sjöstedt who is enjoying a successful career with Centara Hotels & Resorts in Thailand has been, more or less, on a jungle trip for nearly two …
Hotelier Jonas Sjöstedt is Back in Civilisation Read More
Marc Spiegel, President of Thai-Finnish Chamber of Commerce, in a recent message to Chamber members, said the ongoing crackdown on the misuse of tourist and education visas by the Immigration …
Visa overstayers told to clean up their act Read More
Across the country there will be held commemoration Tuesday to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks three years ago. In all, 77 people were killed and around 90 wounded …
Norway commemorates the 22 July terror Read More
Sweden’s foreign minister Carl Bildt slammed the the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines flight over the Ukraine as an act by gangsters. Read more: Swedish Wire and ABS-CBN
Swedish FM: Downing of MH17 ‘a 1st class int’l gangster crime’ Read More
Countries including Sweden, Norway, Ireland, Switzerland, Germany Thailand, Australia and New Zealand have an interest in using “remote towers” to control air traffic, according to Saab, which is already certifying …
Saab: ‘Remote Tower’ Concept Gaining Wider Acceptance Read More
In the mid-2000s Trojan horse virus programmes were found on two computers belonging to the Swedish foreign office with links to a company in Beijing, according to a report on …
China spied on Swedish foreign office PC: report Read More
Representatives of the EU Delegation, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan mark the celebration of the International Justice Day on 17 July outside of the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum …
Sweden, EU, Japan mark Justice Day in Phnom Penh Read More
Defence and Security Company Saab will be exhibiting its latest range of cutting-edge technologies across the aerospace domain, covering defence, surveillance, and combat management systems at the Asian Defence & …
Saab showcases cutting-edge techs in Manila’s aerospace, defence show Read More
Defense and security company Saab has announced that it will deploy two Surface Movement Radars (SMR) and provide related services at Singapore Changi Airport. The program will entail the deployment …
Saab to deploy 2 surface movement radars at Singapore’s Changi airport Read More
Swedish businessman Hans Wetterberg has a background as colourful as adventurous, spanning 40 years all over the globe. But though officially retired, he keeps on doing what he loves most: …
Bringing a taste of Scandinavia to the world Read More
ScandAsia’s Agneta Bekassy has asked a two well-known Scandinavian residents in Thailand, who have lived in Bangkok for more than 20 years, what they think about Bangkok of the past …
Bangkok Then and Now Read More
มุมภาษาไทย / mum pha:să: thai / Thai Language Corner By Klavs Johansen ([email protected]) With this slightly provocative headline, we will this month strike a blow for learning to write and …
Thailand Language Corner: Fighting Illiteracy Read More
Sandy white beaches and coves, high mountain peaks, pristine rain forests and abundance of wildlife and marine life, coral reefs and scenic waterfalls. Koh Chang is one the more sought-after …
Elephant Island beckons travellers of all stripes Read More
Sweden, through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Sida, has confirmed its continued support to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, ECCC, by making available a contribution of …
Swedish Supports Cambodia’s Genocide Tribunal Read More
JAKARTA – The first Indonesia-Sweden Tax Forum was held on July 2, co-chaired by Mr. John Hutagaol, Director of Tax Regulation II at the Directorate-General of Taxation together with Daniel …
First Indonesia- Sweden tax forum held in Jakarta Read More
Sweden will release the Malaysian father convicted of hitting his children from jail today upon completing his three-month sentence on July 9, but his wife in the high-profile case that …
Sweden To Release Malaysian Father In Child Abuse Case Read More
Singapore bus operator SBS Transit has placed an order for 415 Volvo double-deck buses, bringing the total number of Volvo vehicles ordered by the operator to 1,415 in the past …
Singapore bus operator orders Volvo double-deckers Read More
GÖTEBORG, Sweden — SKF has been selected to deliver Nautilus bearings for Dongfang Electric New Energy Equipment (Hangzhou) Co Ltd.’s first order of wind turbines outside China. “We are delighted …
SKF to supply bearings to Dongfang Electric New Energy Equipment Read More
The Swedish UAV company CybAero, which develops and sells unmanned helicopters, has landed an order from China worth over US$100 million (SEK 700-800 million) through an eight-year framework agreement. The …
China orders US$100 worth of Sweden-made robo-coptors Read More
The Danish Embassy presents the ‘Handbook of Accused’s Rights’, in which the rights of those accused of a criminal offense in Thailand have been translated into 20 different European languages. …
Thailand’s rights of criminal suspects in European languages Read More
The Swedish company Crunchfish AB is launching the camera app GoCam on iOS as part of their vision to bring touchless technology to the world. It is touchless, easy to …
Swedish firm launches hand-free selfie camera app Read More
The newly established global “Good Country” index measures how much each of 125 countries contributes to the common good in the world , and what it takes away. This index …
Scandinavia dominates Top 10 in “The Good Country Index” Read More
A new survey by IPSOS for the Swedish branch of Amnesty International shows that of those asked, 52 percent of Swedes are against the country’s weapon exporting and 33 percent …
Majority of Swedes against weapon export: new poll Read More
IBD: Commonplace symptoms belie more serious health threat Abdominal cramps or diarrhea don’t often point to something serious. But for millions of sufferers around the world, these routine-like symptoms turn …
IBD & digestive threats Read More
The fastest-growing groups of tourists to Sweden come from China, the United States and Germany, according to the official statistics agency Statistics Sweden. In April, the agency said that the …
Chinese among fastest-growing tourist groups in Sweden Read More
Swedish expat Lars Goran Dikander, 66, passed away on Monday in Chon Buri surrounded by his family. He will be missed by many, said Wal Brown, head co-ordinator of the …
Long-time Swedish expat, volunteer passes away Read More
China’s National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS), which rescued iconic car brand Saab from bankruptcy, has been forced to pledge vehicles and buildings in order to borrow 58 million kronor, Swedish …
Saab’s Chinese owner pledges assets to save the company Read More
A Swedish automotive sub-supplier delegation, led by Ambassador Mr. Lars Fredén, met with the Geely Chairman, Mr. Li Shufu, and other representatives for Geely on June 17. The purpose of …
Swedish automotive sub-suppliers visit Geely Read More