Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
A shelter collapsed injuring 23 workers on Monday at a Cambodian factory producing garments for H&M, police said, the latest incident to raise concerns about regional industrial safety. The concrete …
Accident at H&M garment factory in Cambodia injures 23 Read MoreIngela Bendrot, Swedish State Secretary to the Minister for Infrastructure, is currently on a visit to China for meetings and activities focusing on transport solutions. Bendrot had a meeting at …
Sweden and China collaborate on transport solutions Read MoreThe Swedish Embassy in Phnom Penh announces the award of $ 1.5 million to support the Community Based Adaptation Program. An extension agreement between Sweden and UNDP was signed on …
Sweden awards grant to Civil Society Organizations in Cambodia Read More
On 3 May 2013, global sports good industry player adidas has announced “The adidas Fellowship for Future Data Talents”, a scholarship fund for international students. The scholarship is developed in …
adidas and Hyper Island support future data talents Read More[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”1300″] Some thousands years ago the Vikings would make their way from Scandinavia to England on quests to rape and plunder. This Saturday the quest was on Chao …
Scandinavian Viking fest plunders Bangkok Read MoreWhen Swedes call ”sjukvårdsrådgivningen” which is a healthcare hotline, in many cases the calls will be transferred to Thailand. Swedish nurses in Hua Hin are answering questions from patients in …
Call center in Hua Hin in charge of Swedish healthcare hotline Read More2012 was a tough year for Swedes in Thailand. 105 died, which is the highest number ever in one year and almost double from the 55 deaths in 2007. …
2012 was record year of Swedish deaths in Thailand Read MoreIn 2013, the 8th Nordic Documentary Film Festival launches a brand new spring section – the NORDOX University Tour. It will take place from 18 May to 16 June, collaborating …
Nordic documentaries to tour China Read More
The new Swedish priest to replace Lovisa Moller, who has been stationed in Thailand since April 2009, at the Church of Sweden in Bangkok is Lars Ryderstad. He was born …
New priest at the Church of Sweden in Bangkok – Lars Ryderstad Read MoreThe Nordic embassies and Nordcham Vietnam are hosting the event Shaping Nordic Business Interests in Vietnam on May 15, inviting all Nordic companies in Vietnam to presentations from the …
Shaping Nordic Business Interests in Vietnam Read More
The Ambassador of Sweden to Indonesia HE Mrs Ewa Polano is visiting Surabaya on May 10-11, 2013. During her visit, Ambassador Polano on Friday presented the exclusive Royal Decoration – …
Swedish Consul Villy Nielsen receives Royal Knight Order Read MoreSweden Day is an annual theme fair taking place at China’s top universities Tsinghua University in Beijing and Fudan University in Shanghai. New for this year is our collaboration …
Sweden Day in China expands Read MoreLast year the first ever Swedish Film Festival in Thailand offered four different films exposing Thai audience to an insight in Swedish culture and filmmaking. The festival was a …
Second Swedish Film Festival in Thailand expands following the success of 2012 Read More
On 8 May 2013, police in Karon on Phuket under the supervision of Police Colonel Veeravat Chantravichit at 6pm arrested a 48-year-old Swede named Jens Peter and a 29-year-old Thai …
Swede arrested for drug possession on Phuket Read MoreIn May to successful artists from Sweden will both be exhibiting in China. One of Sweden’s most well-known ceramic artists, Eva Hild, holds her first exhibition in Hong Kong …
May offers plenty of Swedish art in China Read MoreSophie Zelmani and Pelle Carlberg are coming back to China for concerts at the Dreamer Festival in Beijing and Shanghai, and Sophie Zelmani is also giving some additional gigs in …
Swedish performers at Dreamer Festival in Beijing and Shanghai Read MoreVolvo Car Corp. said its April sales in China rose 30% over a year earlier, making the country for the first time its biggest single market and helping offset declines …
China is now Volvo’s biggest single market Read MoreChina Mobile and Ericsson have joined forces to trial the City Site, a four meter tall panel that includes a base station and an antenna customized for hotspot coverage. As …
Ericsson tests giant panels to improve coverage in China Read MoreThe annual European Union Film Festival in Singapore, organized by the Delegation of European Union to Singapore in cooperation with the Irish Presidency of the EU, presents 29 acclaimed …
Scandinavian films at the European Union Film Festival in Singapore Read MoreSwedish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong is looking for a full time Events Manager. Tasks include: – Management and planning of the Chamber’s 80-90 events yearly – Responsible for the …
Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong seeking events manager Read More“Lagom är bäst, which opened on May 2 to the public, is a multidisciplinary design, arts and craft exhibition by Thai designers and artists who have spent their lives …
Thai designers and artists host Swedish exhibition Read MoreThe Swedish government and the Batam Free Trade Zone Management Agency (BP FTZ) will form a team to study a proposal from Swedish aircraft, defense and security company Saab …
Indonesia and Sweden to set up eco-airport team Read MoreSaab cars designed for the Chinese market will be built in the Chinese city of Qingdao. Speaking to radio Sweden press officer, Mikael Östlund said “within a time horizon …
Saab factory in China ready in three to five years Read MoreSwedish State Secretary to the Minister of Enterprise, Håkan Ekengren, made a visit to China, 19 – 25 April. The State Secretary and his delegation began their visit at …
Swedish State delegation visits China Read More
Swedish H&M is expanding in Singapore, with three new stores slated to open within the next few months. The Swedish fashion chain already has two stores in the Orchard Road area. …
H&M to open 3 new stores in Singapore Read More
Shanghai Fashion Week (SFW) kicked off on 10 April 2013, showcasing 35 shows at the runway at Shanghai Xintiandi Taiping Lake and 800 shows on Changde Road. This year, Consulate …
Swedish Fashion in Shanghai Read More
Robert Kronberg, Chairman of Scandinavian Society Siam, was on Tuesday 23 April re-elected as Chairman for a second term at the Annual General Meeting of the 93 year old association …
Continuity in Scandinavian Society Siam Read More
Mr. Li Shufu, Chairman of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. Ltd. that bought the Swedish Volvo in 2010, said during a recent TV interview that Volvo interiors “feel too Scandinavian”. …
Is Volvo too Scandinavian? Read More
Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment, in collaboration with LFV Aviation Consulting, is holding a 2-day Workshop on Aviation and Climate Change in Hotel Santika Bali, commencing today. This event is part …
Swedish ambassador speaks at Aviation and Climate Change workshop Read MoreSwedish geneticist Svante Paabo was awarded the 2013 Gruber Genetics Prize at the Marina Bay Sands convention centre, Singapore on April 16 for his work in evolutionary genetics. The prize, …
Swedish geneticist receives prize in Singapore Read More
To accelerate growth and catch up with leading German premium brands, Swedish luxury carmaker Volvo Car Corp plans to start local production in China in the last half of the …
Volvo to start local production in China Read MoreSwedish car-maker Volvo is set to report a big operating loss in China for 2012 as thin sales and a costly new factory weighed on results, Swedish daily Svenska Dagbladet reported on …
Volvo reports big losses for 2012 Read MoreSwedish-American historian Fredrik Logevall has been awarded a Pulitzer prize, one of the most prestigious prizes awarded in the US for achievements in journalism and the arts. The Pulitzer, …
Swede wins Pulitzer for book about Vietnam Read MoreThe Embassy, together with the Swedish Business Association of Singapore (SBAS) recently hosted a highly appreciated ‘Student Networking Event’ at the Swedish Residence, with invited representatives from five leading Swedish …
Student networking event at the Swedish residence in Singapore Read MoreA few days ago ScandAsia brought an article about Swedish music streaming service Spotify launching in Singapore. However there are a few more countries in Southeast Asia that will now …
Swedish music streaming service also launched in Hong Kong and Malaysia Read MoreQi Jianguo, deputy chief of general staff of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), held talks with Jan Salestrand, the visiting Swedish chief of defense staff, on April 15, 2013 …
Sweden strengthens ties with Chinese army Read MoreSwedish Ferry Linnbark, 44, has been sentenced to death in Malaysia for narcotic crimes. That ruling is against UN’s rules on death penalty, says Amnesty’s secretary of press, Elisabeth Löfgren …
Amnesty: Death sentence is against UN regulations Read MoreOn Thursday Swedish Ferry Linnbark was sentenced to death by hanging by a court of law in Malaysia. He was found guilty of smuggling 4.3 kilos of amphetamine in …
Swede on Malaysian death row: I’m prepared to die Read More
On Saturday May 11, 2013, a shipload of genuine Scandinavian Vikings will invade Bangkok. At 13.45 the Nordic tribes – Norwegians, Swedes, Finns and Danes with their Viking spouses – …
The Vikings are coming! Read MoreA Swedish bar operator was sentenced to death by the High Court here on April 11 for trafficking in drugs two years ago, reported Asia One. Judge Noor Azian Shaari …
Swede gets death penalty for drugs trafficking in Malaysia Read More
Swedish telecommunications equipment maker Ericsson AB said on Tuesday it will acquire Microsoft Corp’s Internet protocol television unit Mediaroom. Analysts said the move will help Ericsson further explore the Chinese …
Swedish Ericsson expands in China Read MoreThe Annual Review Meeting of the Capacity Development programme of the Inspectorate system in Vietnam (POSCIS) which is supported by Sweden, Denmark , the Netherlands and Canada was held in …
Sweden and Denmark support Capacity Development programme in Vietnam Read MoreOn April 3, representatives from the Embassy of Sweden in Beijing attended the inauguration of the Beijing Alignment Academy. The academy was founded by Swedish companies Car-O-Liner and Josam and …
Swedish companies open automotive training academy in China Read MoreOn 9 April a Region Dalarna promotion office was inaugurated in Wuhan, Hubei province. Representatives from the Embassy of Sweden were present at the inauguration. This is an additional step …
Region Dalarna promotion office open in Wuhan Read MoreA healthcare delegation headed by the Swedish Minister for Health and Social Affairs, Mr Göran Hägglund, will visit China between 14 – 18 April. Minister Hägglund will have a bilateral …
Swedish Minister for Health and Social Affairs to visit China Read More
Royal Thai Air Force received another batch of three Gripen 39C fighters from Swedish Saab. The acceptance ceremony, presided over by the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Air Force, Air …
Royal Thai Air Force welcomes three more Gripen fighters Read More
Spotify is set to launch in Singapore, perhaps as soon as next week. The Swedish music streaming startup has just sent out invites for an event soon in Singapore, but …
Swedish music streaming set to launch in Singapore Read More
The Bangkok Post has reported that Ikea’s meatballs, which has been under scrutiny after the products reportedly contained horsemeat, will be back on the menu at Ikea, Mega Bangna within …
Meatballs return to Ikea Bangna Read More
On Friday April 5 2013, Ambassador Klas Molin took part in the opening ceremony of the project “Ethanol ED95 Public Bus Line”. The ceremony took place at King Monkut’s University …
Ethanol ED95 Public Bus Line opens in Bangkok Read More
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) halted its flights to Bangkok yesterday, ending 64 years of service linking the Nordic countries and Thailand. SAS started to fly to Bangkok back to 1949, one …
Monday was last Bangkok flight for SAS Read More