SWEA Charity Swap in Beijing
SWEA Charity Swap was for the first time held in Beijing on September 25. At the event, clothes and accessories donated from SWEA’s members and friends were available for sale. …
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Volvo Car Malaysia has new Managing Director
Mr Keith Schafer has been assigned as new Managing Director for Volvo Car Malaysia. Mr Keith Schafer, who is a native Swede, has worked in management positions with Volvo since 1986 and …
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Young Thai student met Scandinavians to language cafe
Thursdag 26 September, was the European Day of Languages. The German Goethe-Institute hosted a multi-language cafe where Thai and foreign students were invited to come and talk with European languages …
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Swedish Polykemi to double China plant
Swedish polymer group Polykemi has announced plans to double the capacity of its plant in China in 2014. The company hopes to increase capacity to 20,000 tonnes from the current …
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IKEA Singapore recalls its rhubarb crumble pie after label mix-up
Swedish furniture store IKEA Singapore has recalled its rhubarb crumble pie that is sold in its Swedish Food Market. The background for the recall is that the words “egg powder” …
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Meet the new Swedish Ambassador to Singapore
The Swedish government has appointed Håkan Jevrell as new Ambassador to Singapore. In this video posted on the Embassy’s Facebook-page you can hear Håkan Jevrell tell about his way to …
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Young Swede killed in tragic crash in Rayong
On September 22, police received a report from Phutasart rescue about an accident on highway number 3145 which resulted in death of a young Swede named Mr. Jhon Olov Eddie …
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Malaysian kids learned Swedish cooking
As a part of the campaign Culinary Sweden in Malaysia the Embassy of Sweden had invited Malaysian children to learn traditional Swedish cooking at YoungChefsAcademy. The children came from Rumah …
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Vietnam learns clean technology from Sweden
Representatives from 12 Swedish businesses joined their 200 peers from local firms at a seminar in Hanoi on September 18 to discuss sustainable business with clean water from Sweden. At …
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Scania opens office in Yangon, Myanmar
Swedish manufacturer of heavy trucks and buses “Scania” has recently expanded its business in Myanmar with the opening of a new office and service center in Yangon. The inauguration ceremony of …
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Inspiring Artist Mikael Avatar
Despite having cerebral palsy, Swedish artist Mikael Avatar lives his life with a positive force and has achieved much more than the average person. He broke the world record long …
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Safe, solid and understated in a Swedish way, or a wannabe luxury brand pandering to a Chinese taste for excess and “bling”: that’s the debate causing ripples at the top …
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Stockholm celebrated Moon Festival with Embrace China Performances
A group of popular artists from China visited Sweden on September 20 with performances to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. The event with the Embrace China Performances was organized by All-China Federation …
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SWEA’s members in Beijing walk on Great Wall of China
On September 5, Swedish Women’s Educational Association (SWEA) in Beijing gathered 17 of its members to walk the wild stretch of the wall between Lianhuachi and Mutianyu. With a clear sky …
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Swedish Rolls Royce on Water: J Craft
J Craft’s ‘Torpedo’ at the centre of attention on Singapore Yacht Show It was not only the Swedish flag that caught our attention, but also the boat it was attached …
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SAAB inaugurates its Asia Pacific HQ office in Bangkok
On September 17, Defence and security company Saab inaugurated its Asia Pacific Headquarters office on the 24th floor of Two Pacific Place building on Sukhumvit road, Bangkok. The event was held …
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ScandAsia Singapore September 2013 now online
The latest edition of ScandAsia Singapore is now available as emagazine. The printed magazine was last week shipped off to Singapore where the postal services will distribute the magazine.
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Lebanese-Swedish Hezbollah suspect jailed for two years and eight months
In January last year, Lebanese-Swedish Atris Hussein was arrested by Thai Police for having nearly 2.8 tonnes of ammonium nitrate and urea-based fertilizer in his possession at the house he …
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Swedish pet food ‘Husse’ expands into Thailand
Swedish home-delivery pet food “Husse” has recently expanded its operations in Asia. Entering the Thai market this year, it will bring high quality pet food to pet lovers’ doors. For …
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Grand style installation of new Swedish priest in Bangkok
[wzslider autoplay=”true”] Lars Ryderstad, the new Swedish priest in Bangkok, was installed in his new assignment in grand style on Saturday evening the 14 September. The Bishop of Visby, Sven-Bernhard …
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CSR collaboration between Sweden and Chinese state-owned enterprises
The Centre of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of the Embassy of Sweden in Beijing and Stated-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC), in collaboration with the Swedish Institute and Centre …
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Swedish firm SCA buys tissue-maker Vinda to expand in China
Swedish paper and hygiene product maker SCA Group Holding BV said it would buy the remaining shares in Hong Hong-listed tissue maker Vinda International Holdings for HK$8.65 billion (US$1.12 billion) …
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Swedish embassy participates in launch of EUNIC-Bibliobus
EUNIC Thailand and EU joined forces with the BMA and launched the “EUNIC-Bibliobus” in Bangkok on September 11. The mobile library contributed to Bangkok World Book Capital 2013 was officially ready to …
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Swedish government to help Jakarta solving traffic problems
The Swedish Government will introduce the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) in Jakarta. That was the message from the Swedish Ambassador to Indonesia spoke at the JakartaCity Hall on Friday 13 …
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UMA opened 8th design furniture shop in HCMC
Her Excellency Mrs. Camilla Mellander, Swedish ambassador to Vietnam attended yesterday the opening of the 8th design shop in the UMA chain in Vietnam. The Swedish partner in UMA, Mr. …
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The Royal Thai Air Force receives last batch of Gripen jets
Despite one of the Gripen jets being hit by lightning in India on the way from Sweden to Thailand, the three planes safely landed in Thailand on September 4. As …
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China Next Stop for Swedish Fashion Designers
Students from the School of Textiles Fashion Design under University College of Borås in Sweden will show their graduation collections in Shanghai this autumn. It is the first time that …
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Norwegian wins international award for its inflight WiFi
Norwegian was awarded Best Inflight Connectivity and Communications for its free inflight WiFi at the prestigious Passenger Choice Awards 2013 in Anaheim, California last night. Norwegian takes home the award …
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Swedish Jonas Engwall to launch RTL CBS in Asia
Swedish executive Jonas Engwall has been named the new CEO of RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network, the recently formed joint venture between CBS Studios International and pan-European broadcaster RTL targeting …
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Gunnebo Security Group has opened offices in Bangkok and Yangon
The new office in Thailand is aimed at improving Gunnebo’s presence in a region that continues to experience fast growth, the company announced in a press release. This will mean …
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Swedish Tissue maker makes billion offer for Chinese Peer
Sweden’s SCA Group has decided to bid 8,6 billion Hong Kong dollars for the Chinese tissue company Vinda. The offer is made in effort to acquire all the shares on …
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Swedish MPs visit Bangkok
In the first week of September, Swedish Moderate Party MPs Anti Avsan and Isabella Jernbeck visited Bangkok. During their five days in Bangkok, the MPs visited the Klong Prem prison, …
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“Sweden-Switzerland” campaign launched in Shanghai
As people often confuse Sweden with Switzerland, the Consulate General of Sweden in Shanghai and Sweden’s official website – Sweden.cn have joined forces with the Consulate General of Switzerland in …
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Swedish Beer club opened in Shanghai
The brand new established Swedish Beer club opened on Friday August 30 with more than 500 guests. Also Chinese press showed up to cover the event. The Swedish Beer Club …
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Volvo Cars sees its China car sales above 50,000 this year
Geely-owned car maker Volvo Cars expects to sell more than 50,000 cars in China this year, Chief Executive Hakan Samuelsson said on Wednesday, Reuters reported. Volvo, wholly owned by China’s Zhejiang …
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TSCC networking back in business
The summer is over and it’s time for the Swedes to get back in business. On September 5, the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce held the first monthly networking event after …
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Tsunami hit area in Indonesia to learn from Swedish waste management
The Swedish municipality Huddinge will share its experiences from waste management with an area in Indonesia that is in need after tsunami. Representatives from the Swedish Municipality Huddinge are going …
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Lightening delays Swedish fighter jet delivery to Thailand
While flying over India on its way from Sweden one of the jets set to arrive in Thailand on September 4 was struck by lightening. The delivery of three Gripen …
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Apply for the Snorri Sturluson Icelandic Fellowships now
Annually The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies invites applications for the Snorry Sturluson Icelandic Fellowships. The Fellowships are granted to writers, translators and scholars (not to university students) in …
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After 93 years SSS has become a legal entity
Scandinavian Siam Society, which has existed since 1920, is now a registered association under Thai law. On July 31 Scandinavian Siam Society (SSS) finally received the certificate that proves the …
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Swedish Clean Motion to produce electric 3-wheelers in Indonesia
The Swedish company Clean Motion behind the Zbee electric 3-wheeler has established a local manufacturing partnership with PT Lundin Industry in Indonesia With the locally made electric vehicle the company …
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Experimental Vietnamese-Swedish music ensemble releases CD
The Six Tones, a Vietnamese-Swedish experimental music ensemble, will launch its double album “Signal in Noise” in Hanoi on August 30. The CD is a product of The Six Tones’ …
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Chinese delegations visits Swedish city Västerås
On Monday 2 September the Swedish city Västerås, 100 km West of Stockholm, is visited by a delegation from the Chinese city Jinan, in the partnership region Shandong. The delegation …
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SIA and SAS Expand Codeshare Agreement
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) today announce an expansion of their codeshare agreement to cover more destinations in Europe, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Codesharing has been …
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H&M opened the world’s second largest store in Bangkok
On 31 August the Swedish retail-clothing company H&M opened the world’s second largest store in CentralWorld in Bangkok. The grand opening of the H&M Flagship store in the Bangkok shopping …
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The Embassy of Sweden to promote Swedish food culture in Malaysia
In ten days of September the Embassy of Sweden in Malaysia will put focus on Swedish culinary traditions with the event Culinary Sweden. The Embassy if Sweden in Malaysia is …
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Crayfish party in Shanghai almost sold out
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce and Swedish Club in Shanghai are throwing a traditionally crayfish party later in September. With three weeks to the party it is nearly sold out …
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New Swedish language teacher in Beijing – is that you?
Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China is looking for a new person to teach in Swedish in the autumn. Since spring 2011 the Swedish Chamber of Commerce has offered several …
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Embassy of Denmark to handle visa application to Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden
The Embassy of Denmark is handling all visa applications to Sweden. From 2 September 2013 the visa application process for Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden will be outsourced to …
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New Swedish Ambassador to Singapore
The Swedish Government has appointed Håkan Jevrell as Ambassador to Singapore. Mr Jevrells previous positions have included District Prosecutor at Västerort local public prosecution office in Stockholm, deputy head of …
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