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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 …
CSR collaboration between Sweden and Chinese state-owned enterprises Read More
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) …
Swedish firm SCA buys tissue-maker Vinda to expand in China Read More
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 …
Swedish embassy participates in launch of EUNIC-Bibliobus Read More
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 …
Swedish government to help Jakarta solving traffic problems Read More
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. …
UMA opened 8th design furniture shop in HCMC Read More
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 …
The Royal Thai Air Force receives last batch of Gripen jets Read More
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 …
China Next Stop for Swedish Fashion Designers Read More
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 …
Norwegian wins international award for its inflight WiFi Read MoreSwedish 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 …
Swedish Jonas Engwall to launch RTL CBS in Asia Read More
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 …
Gunnebo Security Group has opened offices in Bangkok and Yangon Read More
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 …
Swedish Tissue maker makes billion offer for Chinese Peer Read More
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, …
Swedish MPs visit Bangkok Read More
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 …
“Sweden-Switzerland” campaign launched in Shanghai Read More
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 …
Swedish Beer club opened in Shanghai Read More
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 …
Volvo Cars sees its China car sales above 50,000 this year Read More
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 …
TSCC networking back in business Read More
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 …
Tsunami hit area in Indonesia to learn from Swedish waste management Read More
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 …
Lightening delays Swedish fighter jet delivery to Thailand Read More
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 …
Apply for the Snorri Sturluson Icelandic Fellowships now Read More
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 …
After 93 years SSS has become a legal entity Read More
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 …
Swedish Clean Motion to produce electric 3-wheelers in Indonesia Read More
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’ …
Experimental Vietnamese-Swedish music ensemble releases CD Read More
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 …
Chinese delegations visits Swedish city Västerås Read More
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 …
SIA and SAS Expand Codeshare Agreement Read More
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 …
H&M opened the world’s second largest store in Bangkok Read More
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 …
The Embassy of Sweden to promote Swedish food culture in Malaysia Read More
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 …
Crayfish party in Shanghai almost sold out Read More
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 …
New Swedish language teacher in Beijing – is that you? Read More
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 …
Embassy of Denmark to handle visa application to Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden Read More
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 …
New Swedish Ambassador to Singapore Read More
Sweden-based home furnishing giant IKEA Group opened its first wholly owned manufacturing facility in China on Wednesday 28 August through subsidiary IKEA Industry Group, ChinaDaily USA reported. The factory is …
IKEA opened manufacturing facility in China Read More
Three Singapore students Yinn Jaye Ong, Kang Le Yeo and Wie Jin Gong will take part in the 2013 International Stockholm Junior Water Prize finale held at the World Water …
Students from Singapore compete in 2013 Stockholm Junior Water Prize Read More
On August 27, IKEA Bangna held the biggest IKEA catalogue launch in Thailand, with over 1.2 million copies of the 2014 catalogue ready to be delivered to homes throughout Bangkok. …
IKEA holds the biggest IKEA catalogue launch in Thailand Read More
The auto maker Volvo, which is the Swedish subsidiary of Chinese-based Geely Group, has received permission to build a second and third plant in China. During the autumn of this …
Green light for Volvo to build two new plants in China Read More
The Swedish school in Singapore “Svenska skolan i Singapore” starts up the autumn term on Friday 30 August 2013. The term starts with a roll call at 16.00 in room …
Back to school @ Svenska Skolan Read More
Four Thai students namely Cattaliya Laohapotjanart, Thanwarat Jantiwatkun and Patnarin Kattiyasuwong will represent Thailand at the 2013 International Stockholm Junior Water Prize finale, to be held at the World Water …
Thai students will compete at the 2013 International Stockholm Junior Water Prize Finale Read More
Thailand is poised to experience the strongest growth in smartphone and tablet use in Southeast Asia this year, says a report by Sweden’s Ericsson. The report said the penetration rate …
Sweden’s Ericsson says Thailand is no. 1 in region for smartphones, tablets use Read More
The Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce presented the first two MBA scholarships for Thai students to study in Sweden, sponsored by Electrolux. The two Thai students who just received a scholarship …
Two Thai students receive scholarships to study in Sweden Read More
On August 19 the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok made the official opening of a course focusing on Human Rights of Women in Southeast Asia. Deputy Head of Mission at …
Embassy of Sweden opened Learning Course Read More
The Swedish producer Carl Myren was recently in Vietnam to produce a documentary on the work, achieved from development aid, supported by the Embassy of Sweden. The development aid is …
Swedish producer to shoot documentary in Vietnam Read More
Volvo has recently announced the launch of the V40 in Malaysia According to the Swedish based automaker, a total of three versions of the V40 are available in Malaysia, the …
Volvo V40 was launched in Malaysia Read More
According to the Facebook-page of Sweden’s Embassy to Vietnam, ambassador Camilla Mellander and other staff from Embassy of Sweden last week made a visit to the Vietnam – Sweden Hospital …
Swedish ambassador to Vietnam visited hospital in Uong Bi Read More
In attempt to build a brand in the growing Chinese vodka market, the Swedish brand Absolut has focused on educating the consumers on how to mix and consume vodka, the …
Swedish brand Absolut teaches Chinese how to drink vodka Read More
According to a press release from the Swedish Embassy to Vietnam, the Swedish businesses ABB, Scania and Swedish Export Credit Corporation (SEK) are ready to work in “fruitful long-term partnerships” …
Sweden is hunting mining partnerships in Vietnam Read More
IKEA Bangkok hosted last week the first traditionally Swedish crayfish party with more than 630 mostly Thai participants. The overwhelming success means IKEA will definitely arrange a crayfish party again …
IKEA’s multi-cultural crayfish party Read More
IKEA is issuing a repair kit for some of its Kritter and Sniglar junior beds due to a laceration hazard. The furniture retailer said it has received seven reports of …
IKEA recalls two types of junior beds Read More
As the murder trial of Tommy Soderlund continued yesterday, a police officer told the court that Mr Soderlund was arrested in the hotel room of a Pattaya bar girl who …
Bar girl delivered B100k to Swedish murder suspects, Phuket Court told Read More
The Viking Wheelers invaded Hua Hin the first weekend of August this year. The trip marks a fresh return on the social scene of the previously very active Scandinavian biking …
Viking Wheelers back and biking in Hua Hin Read More
A Swedish bus with foreign tourists aboard and a Norwegian bus collided on Monday in Western Norway, local authorities said to Swedish The Local The collision tool place late Monday …
Taiwanese tourist killed in Swedish bus crash in Norway Read More
The new Swedish priest in Bangkok, Lars Ryderstad, will be officially installed on Saturday 14 September at 18.00 in Christ Church in Bangkok. The installation will be performed by the …
New Swedish Priest installation in Bangkok on 14 September Read More