Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Embassy of Sweden in Malaysia, Business Sweden & MASBA, recently further strengthened their close cooperation by together presenting the first Networking Evening at the prestigious Royal Selangor Golf Club …
Successful MASBA Networking Evening with the Embassy of Sweden & Business Sweden Read More
A delegation led by Ms Anna Ekström, Director General, from the Swedish National Agency for Education (Skolverket) recently (1st-4th of April) visited Singapore. The visit to Singapore was aimed at …
Swedish officials observe Singapore’s education Read More
Swedish frontier and emerging markets specialist Tundra is launching a Vietnam fund – the first such actively managed product from any Scandinavian provider, the manager says. Reasons cited for the …
Sweden’s Tundra launches Vietnam fund Read More
The Swedish Institute, the Swedish government agency in charge of promoting Sweden abroad, has assembled “Innovative Sweden” – an exhibition showcasing the Swedish spirit of innovation and displaying the latest …
Swedish Innovative Exhibition in Jakarta Read More
The China-Sweden Research Centre for Traffic Safety (CTS), with Volvo Car Group in a leading role, is now starting a close-up study of driving behavior in the Chinese megacities Beijing …
Volvo studies driving behavior in Chinese megacities to improve safety Read More
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia have been encouraged to work closely with Swedish companies, especially in the field of innovation. Business Sweden Market Unit Manager for Malaysia, Singapore …
Malaysian SMEs urged to work with Swedish firms Read More
The Swedish Ambassador in Poland, Staffan Herrstrom, recently spend two weeks in Cambodia. “Cambodia was a great experience. My wife Karin and I went there to visit our eldest daughter …
Swedish Ambassador talks about Cambodia trip Read MoreThis is the key message of the Embassy’s Traffic Safety Day that took place in Hanoi at Thursday. At lunchtime all of the Embassy staff travelled by motorbike to Cat …
Swedish Embassy supports Vietnam campaign on helmets for kids Read More
Direct flights from Kuala Lumpur and Stockholm will open up opportunities to enhance trade and tourism between the two countries as well as improve training and talent development of Malaysians …
Call for Sweden-Malaysia direct flights Read More
Swedish energy company Lundin Petroleum said Tuesday it spent roughly $127 million on exploration programs during the first quarter of the year without success. Lundin said two exploration wells drilled …
Lundin spent $127 millions on explorations that came up empty Read More
Lotta Sylwander has submitted credentials as UNICEF Representative to the Philippines to Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario. As UNICEF Representative, Ms. Sylwander provides strategic leadership in the …
Swedish Lotta Sylwander joins UNICEF as Philippines Representative Read More
Christer Holmvall, an active member of the Golf section of Scandinavian Society Siam, was elected new Chairman of Scandinavian Society Siam at the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, 23 April. …
Christer Holmvall is new SSS Chairman Read More
Over one hundred Chinese students gathered in central Shanghai to take part in the information meeting that the Consulate and the Swedish Institute co-organized in collaboration with 11 Swedish universities …
Chinese students get to know Swedish universities Read More
Geely and Volvo will make large-scale investments in the research, development and manufacturing of electric drive system for automobiles. Geely and Volvo are discussing on the establishment of a joint …
Geely, Volvo to jointly invest in electric car R&D Read More
Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) will reveal the Volvo S60L PPHEV (Petrol Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) Concept Car at the 2014 Beijing International Auto Show. The ingenious petrol plug-in hybrid …
Volvo to unveil S60L Petrol Plug-in Hybrid at Beijing Auto Show Read More
The visit by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh to Sweden, which ended April 18, have considerably strengthened Vietnam’s bilateral ties and cooperation with the European countries, Deputy Foreign Minister …
Vietnam keen to expand cooperation with Sweden Read More
Swedish firm CybAero recently sold a number of its APID 60 helicopter UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) to the Chinese coast guard, which plans to use the unmanned aerial vehicle aboard …
Swedish firm sells UAVs to Chinese coast guard Read More
China is poised to replace the US as Volvo Car Group’s (Volvo Cars) largest market in 2014 with sales of at least 80,000 cars, up from 61,146 in 2013, highlighting …
China to Become Volvo’s Largest Market in 2014 Read More
Some twenty Swedish managers participated in an intensive courses on doing business in China during the past week, which is an integrated part of the Gothenburg Extensive MBA program of …
Swedish managers learn how to do business with China Read More
The Season so far The Kuala Lumpur Vikings have been playing in a new league this season, the Weir Veterans Football League. So far, the team is reasonably on track, …
KL Vikings geared-up for Viking Cup in Shanghai Read More
On Wednesday, April 16, this week, two groups of students from the Senior High School no. 61 in Jakarta visited the Embassy in order to learn more about Sweden and …
Local high school visit at Swedish Embassy Read More
Volvo Trucks, already leading the premium truck market in Asia Oceania, plans to up the ante even more. This was announced by Mr Christophe Martin, President of Volvo Group Trucks …
Volvo Trucks aims to keep the lead in Asia-Oceania Read More
Stockholm-based underground automated vacuum waste collection specialist, Envac, has secured its largest tri-system contract with Hainan Cancer Hospital, an international centre of healing and research in Haikou City, China. Under …
Chinese hospital orders Envac vacuum waste collection system Read More
Sweden’s Saab Group, which makes the Gripen Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA), has proposed to lease its fighter jets to the Malaysian government with full warfare capabilities and no restriction. …
Saab pitches Gripen fighter jets to Malaysia Read More
The European ASEAN Business Centre(EABC) Annual General Meeting of the year 2014 was successfully held on 9 April 2014 at the Sukhothai Hotel Bangkok, with the honorable presence of Mr.Narong Sasitorn, …
EABC General Annual Meeting and Garden Networking Read MoreDPM Vu Van Ninh is heading a high-level delegation to Stockholm, Sweden this week. The purpose of the visit is to strengthen bilateral relations and to exchange views and experiences …
Vietnamese deputy delegation in Sweden Read More
Yesterday, on April 9, The Swedish Embassy had an event for invited Vietnamese, a jazz picnic! The event was a great success with a lot of attendees, happy people and …
Embassy hosts Swedish jazz picnic in Hanoi Read More
National Electric Vehicles Sweden, the Chinese-Swedish company behind the re-launch of Saab, has started production of its first electric Saab models. The electrically-powered 9-3 sedans are built in Sweden, but …
First electric Saab 9-3 to be tested in China Read More
This summer, IKEA and the big fluffy heart ‘Angna’, the one who is guardian of Småland, invited Smalish citizen to join cooking workshop for charity. Kids enjoy selling their warm …
IKEA cooking workshop for Mercy Center Read More
A city council in Sweden’s Gothenburg is set to cut the number of hours its staff members work down to just six – while keeping them on full pay. The …
Sweden to test 30-hour work week Read MoreOn April 3, the Embassy, together with Nanmeebooks Publishing and the Publishers and Booksellers Association of Thailand (PUBAT), arranged a literature event “Happy Reading – Children’s literature in Thailand & …
Swedish Children’s literature in Thailand Read More
The Myanmar Journalism Institute will be established through a collaboration among members of private commercial and public media organisations from Denmark, Sweden, Germany and Myanmar. It will offer diploma courses …
Myanmar’s first journalist school set for May launch Read More
Launching Ceremony of Master’s Degree Program in International Human Rights Law at Pannasastra University, carried out by Raoul Wallenberg Institute with support from Sweden/Sida. Speeches by among others Minister of …
Ceremony on Human rights law in Hanoi Read More
For the first time ever the staff from Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish embassy joined in a common crises exercise. The goal was to show and practice how the Nordic …
Joint Scandinavian crisis management team in Hanoi Read More
Increasing competition in China’s top tier cities has prompted Swedish retailer H&M to take to smaller centres. H&M plans to open between 80 to 90 stores across China this year, …
H&M eyes China’s smaller cities Read More
To meet the needs of a data-hungry new generation of users in densely populated areas, dtac TriNet Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of Thailand’s second-largest mobile operator dtac, has assigned long-time …
Thai operator dtac launches LTE with Ericsson Read More
On a glorious and warm Saturday in March, 128 golfers made their way down to Black Mountain in Hua Hin for the first ever SAAB-SEB tournament. People not only came …
First SAAB-SEB Tournament A Resounding Success Read More
Ericsson is named network supplier and managed services provider for Telenor in Myanmar. The deal covers: – Multi-vendor implementation and managed services to support Telenor’s nationwide network rollout – Frame …
Ericsson is Telenor Myanmar’s network supplier and service provider Read More
A drive to increase wages for Asian clothing workers is likely to hit profit margins at world number two fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) as weak consumer demand and …
H&M warns wage rises in Asia to hit profit margins Read More
On the 21st of March the CABINET Interior Design, together with Black Mountain Golf Club and Nishaville Resort, hosted a Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce networking event, the first ever to …
First ever SweCham event in Hua Hin Read More
Myanmar-Nordic Liaison Ltd. – a company owned by three experienced Danish Partners – establishes permanent office location and physical presence on Strand Road in the heart of Myanmar’s commercial hub …
Consulting firm to promote Nordic-Myanmar trade, investment Read More
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh has affirmed the Vietnamese Government’s readiness to offer the best possible conditions for Swedish businesses to run long-term investment in the country. At a …
Vietnam encourages Swedish investment Read More
PT Volvo Indonesia, the local unit of the Sweden-based truck maker Volvo, says it will boost the sales of its UD Trucks in areas outside the mining sector in a …
Volvo targets non-mining sectors for truck sales growth Read More
Tourism Malaysia director in Sweden, Azizul Raheem Awaluddin, and his wife Shalwati Norshal were sentenced on 29 March to jail and ordered to pay compensation to their children after they …
Swedish court sentences Malaysian couple to jail Read More
Thanksgiving Lunch for the Crayfish Party Sponsors at Chosen Children Village in Silang, Cavite, The Philippines. The Scandinavian Society was able to donate P200,000 to the important work done for …
Big Scandinavian Society orphan donation Read More
This year, the Annual pan-Asia Nordic Football tournament Viking Cup is set to take place in Shanghai from Thursday 17th to Sunday 20th April 2014. The tournament which is fought …
Viking Cup Shanghai coming up Read More
[wzslider] Phuket’s most distinguished beach club venue to date has been opened by Nikki Beach Worldwide. In the upscale residential and holiday zone of Bang Tao, on the resort and …
Nikki Beach Phuket Opens – with Swedes at the Helm Read More
The Sweden-based communication technology and services provider, Ericsson, is expecting its business in Indonesia to see stable growth this year on the back of the country’s growing demand for high-speed …
Ericsson sees stable growth in Indonesia Read More
Swedish engineering group Sandvik’s China business contributed to more than 7 percent of its total revenue in 2012 and it will advance into the mid-range China market to tap the …
Sandvik to enter lucrative mid-range China market Read More
BluFox Relocation recently opened its doors for business, with offices in Bangkok and Singapore. A growing business in the Southeast Asian region, and one that calls for experience and integrity. …
Relocation calls for professionalism and integrity Read More