Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
A Swedish judge recently acquitted a man for drunk driving due to this Asian ethnicity even though the man’s blood alcohol content (BAC) was eight times over the legal limit, …
Swedish judge excuses drunk driver on Asian genes Read More
Professor Ola Winqvist and other delegates of Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet (or Karolinska Institute in English) recently visited Zhongguancun Demonstration Center and signed a strategic cooperation agreement on technical exchanges with …
Sweden’s Karolinska, Zhongguancun in cooperation pact Read More
On Sunday 12 January 2014 at 9 am sharp a group of 9 brave Vikings turned up at Admirals@24 to join the Viking Wheelers Bangkachao Invasion. They were: Bent Laasholt, …
Admirals Bangkachao Invasion by Viking Wheelers Read More
Hundreds of berry pickers from Thailand who staged a long protest in Umeå , a town in northeast Sweden, over unpaid wages last summer have won their fight for compensation …
Thai berry pickers in Sweden to win compensation Read More
H&M and other major labels that source clothing and shoes from Cambodia have written an open letter to the government, manufacturers and union leaders of the country, expressing major concern …
H&M, major brands decry violence against Cambodian workers Read More
On Thursday January 9 Scandinavian Airlines hosted this month’s Nordic networking event at Admirals Pub in Bangkok. On that occasion the Director and General Manager of SAS Southeast Asia Niels …
Niels Henrik Hansen says goodbye to SAS Bangkok Read More
Volvo Cars reports global sales growth in 2013 thanks to strong China growth. The United States continued to be No.1 market for Volvo Cars, followed by China, contributing to a …
Volvo cars global sales up on strong China growth Read More
Indonesia is considering Russia’s Sukhoi Su-35 fighter and Swedish SAAB JAS 39 Gripen, American F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon, as a replacement for its Air Force’s aging jet fighters, …
Gripen, Sukhoi among shortlisted fighters for Indonesian air force Read More
WantChinaTimes reported that Swedish mining equipment supplier Sandvik Mining is one of the latest companies to name a Chinese executive after Gao Dinggui was named as president of its construction …
Sweden’s Sandvik Mining appoints Chinese exec Read More
The Swedish author of the trilogy with focus on the topic of human trafficking in Southeast Asia has launched a new effort to promote donations directly to selected NGO’s doing …
Trafficking Author Initiates Campaign Read MorePattaya Police have arrested a Thai musician accused of sexually assaulting a 20-year-old Swedish woman in the early hours of 4 January 2014. Pol Lt Nakornraj Nontsriraj told ScandAsia the …
Man arrested for alleged rape of Swedish woman in Pattaya Read MoreA 20-year-old Swedish woman claimed she was sexually assaulted by a “long time” Thai friend of the family in the early hours of Saturday, September 4 after she called the …
Swedish woman accuses Pattaya musician of sexual assault Read More
CHIANG MAI – A Swedish businessman lodged a complaint against a Chiang Mai karaoke parlour for alleged overcharging on 29 December 2013. The 49-year-old man reported being unlawfully detained by …
Swede accuses karaoke parlour of rip-off Read More
China will play a pivotal role in Volvo Car Corp’s global revival plan, said Alain Visser, senior vice-president of the automaker headquartered in Sweden. Volvo has set a goal to …
Volvo Cars’ fate rests with China – not Europe Read More
It is with great pleasure we invite you to Scandinavian Society Siam’s traditional ‘juleskål’, which will be served directly after the Scandinavian Christmas service and before the Finnish Christmas service …
SSS hosts Scandinavian traditional ‘juleskål’ Read More
A newly-leaked document from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden confirms Denmark’s formal agreement to work with the US surveillance agency NSA. The document was revealed by Swedish television channel SVT as …
All Scandinavian nations, except Finland, spy for US Read More
A year out of bankruptcy and with just two cars a day rolling off its production line, Saab is betting on an as yet unbuilt electric version of a decade …
Saab’s revival hinges on electric cars, China market Read More
Sweden’s Linköping Football Club will be playing with the Thai National Women’s team in an unofficial international friendly football match on Saturday, January 25. The match would be a part …
Linkoping women challenge Thai national football squad Read More
Thailand’s Immigration Bureau will ask the Foreign Ministry to reconsider the decision to exempt visa fees for tourists and travelers from 17 countries, including Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Apart …
Thailand reconsiders visa fee exemption for Scandinavians, others Read More
In early December 2013, Minister for Trade and Nordic Cooperation Dr. Ewa Björling visited Indonesia – for the third time in three years! We spoke to her to find out …
Swedish-Indonesian trade reaches new heights Read More
On 14 Dec, TSCC organized yearly Christmas Lunch at Rembrandt Hotel. There was more than 100 guests and 30 kids participate the event. On the arrival guests were welcomed with …
Strong turnout at TSCC Christmas Lunch Read More
The call for the Swedish Institute Study Scholarships for the academic year of 2014/2015 is now open. The application period is 3-11 February 2014. Information about the procedure and eligibility …
Study in Sweden: Apply for scholarships! Read More
UD Trucks on 16 December 2013 delivered the first units of Quester, its all-new heavy-duty truck range, designed specifically for growth markets in Asia and the rest of the world, …
Thai UD Trucks delivers first Quester heavy-duty trucks Read MorePHUKET: Tommy Viktor Soderlund, one of two Swedish nationals charged for the stabbing murder of Maksim Schantz two years ago, reiterated his plea of not guilty at Phuket Provincial Court …
Phuket murder trial of Swedes enters closing stages Read More
High school experiment attracts interest from scientists across Europe Does radiation from wi-fi routers and cell phones have health consequences? That’s the question five high school girls in Denmark set …
Danish experiment: plants die when placed next to Wi-Fi routers Read More
Veteran Foreign Correspondent Bertil Lintner warns foreign businessmen of bitter lessons to be learned in Burma. By Gregers Moller Bertil Lintner, award-winning Swedish Foreign Correspondent based in Thailand, is highly …
Risky Burma Dreams Read More
Most travellers outside Scandinavia will be unaware that Thai offers probably the best “premium economy” seating anywhere in the world on B777-300ER flights departing Copenhagen and Stockholm for Bangkok. After …
Does THAI Scandinavia have the best “premium economy”? Read More
Clothing giant H&M is considering raising retail prices and passing the buck onto the consumer to help pay higher wages to garment workers in poor countries. There won’t be any …
H&M may raise prices to increase Cambodian workers’ wages Read More
Sweden, the third-largest exporter of sawn timber globally, expects shipment to China to triple this year from 2012 on rising demand. Mikael Eliasson, president of Swedish Wood, an industry association, …
Sweden’s timber export to China to triple in 2013 Read More
Volvo Car Corp said November vehicle sales in China jumped 69 percent in November to 5,995 units on strong demand for its XC60 SUV. The company said China was its …
Volvo November sales soar 69% in China Read More
China International Marine Containers Group (CIMC) has acquired 90-percent ownership of Swedish rig specialist Bassoe Technology AB, announced CIMC Raffles, the group’s major offshore business, on 14 December 2013. Bassoe …
Chinese Group Acquires Swedish Rig Specialist Read More
13 December is Lucia Day, celebrated around Denmark in nursing homes and hospitals as well as in many schools and day-care institutions. A small group, comprising mostly girls, processes along …
Swedes, Danes celebrate Lucia Day Read MoreOn the occassion of last months devasteting typhoon in the Philippines the Swedish DJ Otto Knows has chosen to donate his salary from a performance in Manila on December 14 …
Swedish DJ donates to UNICEF and Filippino typhoon victims Read MoreAfter a few years in the shadows the old favourite Bali is back on the list of popular travel destinations, said Swedish Fritidsresor in a press release. In the winter …
Bali is back on the charter tourism map Read MoreThe Swedish Church in Bangkok arranges a study trip to Cambodja and Burma for journalists in the beginning of March 2014. The exact dates are decided in the middle of …
Swedish Church arranges study trip to Cambodja and Burma Read More
Swedish CENTEC Vietnam, the centre for environmental technology cooperation between Vietnam and Sweden, will close down at the end of 2013. The organisation was tasked with identifying and supporting partnerships …
Swedish CENTEC Vietnam closes down by end of 2013 Read MoreOn Saturday December 7 Swedish Chamber of Commerce China held the annual Christmas Party at Grand Ballroom, Radisson BLU Hotel in Beijing. This year the Swedish comedy troupe Fågäng, consisting of …
Swedish Christmas Party with entertainment in Beijing Read More
State Secretary of Swedish Ministry for Defence State Secretary Carl von der Esch visited Thailand recently to discuss issues of common interest related to the defence cooperation. During the visit …
Sweden seeks closer defence cooperation with Thailand Read More
A stuffed toy wolf has sold out at Hong Kong’s IKEA stores, the Swedish furniture giant said Tuesday, after it became an unlikely symbol of opposition to the city’s unpopular …
IKEA stuffed toy wolf now anti-govt symbol in HK Read More
A Swedish man in Phuket apparently committed suicide by slashing his throat in the afternoon of 11 December 2013, according to local newspaper Phuketwan. The man was identified by police …
Chronically-ill Swede dies after reportedly slashing own throat Read More
On Sunday the 1st of December, the Ambassador hosted a Christmas market at the Swedish residence together with the Swedish Church, Swedish Women’s Educational Association (SWEA) and the Swedish School …
Swedes flock to Christmas market at ambassador’s residence Read More
IKEA urges all customers that have an IKEA SMILA wall mounted lamp to check immediately that the lamp and cord are out of reach of children when in a cot …
IKEA recalls wall-mounted lamps due to strangulation hazard Read More
STOCKHOLM–Peter, 55 years old and homeless, is standing at a Stockholm supermarket, carrying the two objects that help him make a living: a stack of magazines and a debit card …
Sweden braces for a cashless future Read More
Volvo Group of Sweden said it is eyeing 50 percent growth of its truck business in Asian countries after it launched a new heavy-duty UD truck range with Dongfeng on …
Volvo group eyes 50% of China, Asian truck business Read More
The China-Nordic Arctic Research Center was set up on 10 December 2013 in Shanghai. Ten research institutions from China, Iceland, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden signed an agreement to boost …
China-Nordic Arctic Research Center set up in Shanghai Read More
Nordea Bank, the Nordic region’s largest bank, will open a full-scale currency and money markets desk in Singapore to offer clients trading around the clock as it expands services for …
Nordea to open currency desk in Singapore Read MoreThe Consulate General of Finland in Hong Kong, which handles all Schengen visa applications for Hong Kong citizens traveling to the Nordic countries, will open in a new location on Friday …
New Schengen Visa office opens in Hong Kong Read More
Sweden has signed an agreement with Hong Kong which will enable prosecutors and courts in Sweden to assist prosecutors and courts in Hong Kong when investigating crimes. The agreement was …
Swedish criminals in Hong Kong facing more problems Read More
Jazz fans in Hong Kong will be delighted to hear that Swedish Anders Bergcrantz Quartet East will give two concerts in HongKong this week. The concerts will be at Fringeclub …
Anders Bergcrantz Quartet East in Hong Kong this week Read More
Long established as a major Pattaya property developer catering mostly to Scandinavians and other Europeans, the New Nordic Group is looking to expand its customer base by targeting more Thai …
New Nordic Group eyes Thai buyers to expand customer base Read More