Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt offered to help solve Jakarta’s seemingly incurable traffic problems during his visit to the capital on Wednesday, reports the Jakarta Globe. “We have a lot …
Sweden Offers to Solve Jakarta’s Traffic Problems During PM Visit Read MoreSwedish investment house Kinnevik is betting big on Southeast Asia’s economic rise through an investment of $40 million in online shopping site Lazada, which is emerging as a leading player …
Swedish firm backs Lazada to expand operations in Southest Asia Read MoreBurmese President Thein Sein received a delegation led by Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt at the Credentials Hall of the Presidential Palace in Naypyitaw on Nov 12, the President’s Office …
Swedish premier meets Thein Sein Read MoreThe first Biogas Seminar x3 with the topic Turning Organic Waste into Valuable Energy was hosted by the CENTEC and The Trade Section of the Swedish Embassy in Hanoi on …
First Biogas seminar hosted in Hanoi Read MoreThe Swedish Golf Day which was held at The Vintage Club in Bangkok on November 10th, 2012, was a huge success with over 50 players turning up for the tournament. …
Successful Swedish Golf Day Read MoreOn Saturday, November 3rd the Nordic Club of Jakarta hosted their annual charity Crayfish Party in the Grand Ballroom at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. With plenty of imported crayfish and …
Crayfish Party Jakarta Style Read MoreThai Labour Minister Padermchai Sasomsap has encouraged Thai labours to work in the Scandinavian countries during their berry harvesting season, assuring approximately 100,000 baht monthly income. Padermchai has disclosed Labour …
Thailand urges its labour to berry-pick in Scandinavia Read MoreThe Swedish entrepreneur and author Jonas Ericsson launched his book “Can!” in Singapore on Oct 31. The book Can! chronicles his journey and daring vision of bringing Swedish design to …
Launch of “Can!” – a story from a Swedish Entrepreneur! Read MoreSwedish citizen Per-ake Ingvar Arvidsson, 67, hanged himself on the eve of November 8 at the back of the HomePro complex in Chalong, reports the Phuket News. His wife told …
Phuket-based Swede, 67, hangs himself Read MoreClubbing in Malaysia doesn’t come any better and the confirmation of many a rumour is that Swedish dance giants Swedish House Mafia (SHM) have selected Malaysia as one of the …
Top-selling Swedish House Mafia set to play ‘One Last Tour’ in Malaysia Read MoreThe Philippines’ representative to the 16th Manhunt International male beauty pageant was crowned winner at the finals night held on Nov 9 in Bangkok, Thailand. June Macasaet, 29, bested 52 …
Swede named 1st runner-up at Manhunt Int’l 2012 in Bangkok Read MoreA spectacular performance can be experienced today 11-11.45am and 2-2.45pm at Kim Ma Theatre, 71 Kim Ma Street. The admission is free. The Swedish musician and performer Stefan Ostersjo acts …
Inside/Outside a Swedish, Vietnamese, British installation performance Read MoreMinister of State for Social and Family Development, Halimah Yacob, spoke about her recent trip to Finland and Sweden to look at how preschool education is organised and delivered, when …
Singapore minister calls Nordic preschool a useful concept Read MoreMore than 50 persons from over 30 companies came to see the Swedish Chamber of Commerce’s seminar on R&D in Shanghai in connection with the Swedish Innovation Exhibition held on …
Swedish Innovation Exhibition in Shanghai Read MoreAt the Nordic Breakfast Seminar on November 8th, 2012, Mr. Jens Werner, Board Chairman of Georg Jensen Thailand, and former Board Chairman of Royal Copenhagen Thailand, enlightened the members of …
Breakfast seminar with Georg Jensen Read MoreOn the morning of November 7th, 2012, the newly appointed customs attaché, Tuomas Liikavainio at the Swedish Embassy in Beijing, invited Swedish companies to a breakfast discussion concerning customs procedures. …
Breakfast seminar concerning customs procedures Read MoreLundin Petroleum has kicked off drilling at the fourth well of its 2012 drilling programme in Malaysia.The Tembakau-1 exploration well on Block 307 was spud with the jack-up West Courageous, …
Sweden’s Lundin spuds off Malaysia Read MoreIn Cambodia, faintings occurred every day for five years in a single factory supplying to some of the biggest international brands, according to the Cambodian Legal Education Centre’s recent study. …
Fainting problem at factory of H&M’s supplier in Cambodia Read MoreSweden’s Fredrik Reinfeldt will be the nation’s first Prime Minister to visit Myanmar. The PM in accompany with Swedish Trade Minister Ewa Björling and other two business delegations, will arrive in Myanmar …
Swedish PM to visit Myanmar and Indonesia on Nov 12-14, expects to meet Then Sein and Suu Kyi Read MoreMr. Eskil Erlandsson, the Swedish Minister for Rural Affairs, arrived in Guangzhou, Guangdong province on 7 November 2012. The purpose of his visit is to promote Swedish forestry and food …
Swedish Minister visits China Read MoreOn 6 November 2012, Swedish ambassador Camilla Mellander presented her credentials to the President of Vietnam, Truong Tan Sang. After the ceremony, the two had a friendly talk where they …
Ambassador Mellander presents her credentials to Vietnam’s president Read MoreThe Nordic Young Professionals (NYP) Entrepreneurial Night & Mini Speed Networking event was held at the TenFace Boutique Hotel in Bangkok on Friday 2 November, 2012 and received a high …
One Speedy Night in Bangkok Read MoreMr. Gunnar Oom, the Swedish State Secretary for Trade, paid an official visit to China and Mongolia on 2-6 November. The focus of his visit was on mining industry. On …
Swedish State Secretary’s visit to China Read MoreAfter acquisition of the Chinese hygiene products company ‘Everbeauty’ in June, Swedish consumer goods manufacturer group Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA) expects to double sales revenue in China this year.Earlier this year, …
Swedish consumer goods manufacturer SCA expects to double sales in China Read MoreWhen Carl Bildt, Swedish minister for Foreign affairs, entered the podium to give his speech at the 9th Asem summit in Laos it was his 5th summit and his last. …
Carl Bildt focused on net freedom Read MoreThe Shanghai Overseas Returned Scholars Association (SORSA) launches ‘Nordic Countries Chapter,’ an association of scholars who pursued studies in the Nordic countries, on Saturday Nov. 10.Among other guests at the …
SORSA invites Sino-Nordic alumni to attend the ‘Nordic Countries Chapter’ launch Read MoreIt was a packed night at the Huntsman Pub, Landmark Hotel on November 1 where the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Thailand held a monthly networking event. The vibrant sounds …
November’s Swedish Networking Event Read MoreAt the breakfast meeting at Radisson Blu in Beijing on Nov 1st Jan Häggström, Chief Economist and Head of macro research at Svenska Handelsbanken, delivered a presentation to members of …
The European melt down and why the Nordic economies perform so well Read MoreThe YWCA International Bazaar will return for its 59th edition at CentralWorld LIVE on November 24-25. It also marks the embassies of Sweden and Germany’s first-time participation in the event.The committee …
Swedish Embassy joins the 59th YWCA International Bazaar Read MoreThomas Sewerin, certified psychologist and leadership consultant and Katarina Billing, certified psychologist and program director and facilitator lectured on “How to Coach and Manage Teams” at the morning event organized …
How to coach and manage your team Read MoreSwedish culinary week will be held on 3-9 November 2012 at Restaurant GREEN, Icon Hotel in Hong Kong. Swedish chef Henrik Norström, Michelin-honoured and silver place winner of the culinary …
Swedish culinary week at Hotel Icon, Hong Kong Read MoreSven-Goran Eriksson, current BEC Tero Sasana football club’s technical director, is being linked with a shock return to English football – at League One basement club Hartlepool, according to The …
Eriksson’s contract with BEC Tero expires today Read MoreCurrently locked out over revenue sharing dispute between National Hocky Leage owners and players, Swedish professional player Johny Oduya of Chicago Blackhawks took advantage of his spare to lead Bangkok’s …
Swedish hockey player Johny Oduya leads Bangkok’s Flying Farangs Read MoreOn 30 October 2012, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said that Malaysia’s state oil and gas company, Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) and Sweden-based petroleum firm Lundin Oil discovered additional oilfields …
Petronas and Swedish-based Lundin Oil discover oilfields in Malaysia Read MoreIn the early morning of October 30th, 2012, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, China invited their members to a breakfast seminar at Le Royal Meridien. Handelsbankens Chief Economist …
Members of Swedish Chamber gained insight on EU economic crisis Read MoreIn August 2011, the two Swedish men were charged with the brutal murder of Russian-born Swede Maxim Schantz. They will appear in Phuket Provincial Court on 2 November for a …
Two Swedish murder suspects to appear in Phuket court Read MoreOn the 30 October the Swedish Ambassador to China, Lars Fredén, held a reception for the Sweden Returned Alumni (SRA) network. About 100 alumnis attended the reception. The SRA network …
Reception for Sweden alumni at Ambassador’s residence Read MoreSwedish ambassador Camilla Mellander has recently met with Swedish business representatives in Ho Chi Minh City including IKEA, Atlas Copco, Sapa, Oriflame, Uma, PMA, Guston Molinel, and Trimar. The aim …
Ambassador met with Swedish business community in Vietnam Read MoreOn 27-28 October 2012, the Swedish Embassy participated in The OCSC International Education Expo 2012 held at Siam Paragon Shopping Complex in Bangkok. The Expo, with participation from more than 200 …
The Swedish Embassy participated in International Education Expo Read MoreFour Swedish companies will invest more than USD 200 million in Taiwan over the next three years, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Friday 26 October.According to the Ministry’s …
Swedish companies to invest over USD 200 million in Taiwan Read MoreAccording to Global Gender Gap Report released on 23 October by the Word Economic Forum, Nordic countries are among the top 7 countries with least gender gap in the world. …
Less Gender Gap in Nordic countries – In Asia, The Philippines is best for women Read MoreOn October 25th, 2012, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai arranged a workshop on Time Management together with facilitator Veronique Havrehed. The early morning seminar attracted around 20 persons …
Do you manage your time effectively? Read MoreThe public voting process for the photo competition “Swedish inventions through the eyes of Chinese” has begun. The jury have selected 21 most appealing pictures so all that is needed …
“Swedish inventions through the eyes of Chinese” photo competition Read MoreRecognizing this, the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce organized a BI seminar inviting Filip Ekstrand from the Swedish firm Advince to give a speech on this special subject on Thursday 24 …
Swedes gained insight on Business Intellegence Read MoreDr. Surawit Konsomboon, the Thai Deputy Minister for Public Health, has met with Ms. Maria Larsson, the Swedish Minister for Children and the Elderly, during her visit to Thailand in …
Thai Minister invites Swedes to travel to Thailand for medical treatments Read MoreJoin the Nordic Young Professionals as they host yet another fun night of getting to know new people and catching up with old friends at the Tenface Boutique Hotel on …
NYP entrepreneurial mini speed networking Read MoreSwedish fashion giant H&M denied accusations that it encouraged “slave-like” wages at a subcontractor’s factory in Cambodia on Wednesday, 24 October. “It’s completely incorrect,” H&M chief executive Karl-Johan Persson told …
H&M denies slave wages allegations Read MoreSwedish Ambassador to Thailand Klas Molin and Office of Co-financing Operations (OCO) Head Cecile Gregory signed an administration agreement on 19 October, for a grant equivalent to $7.5 million to …
Sweden, ADB sign agricultural support agreement Read MoreIKEA, the world’s largest furniture retailer, will shift to renewable energy by 2020 and grow more trees than it uses under a plan to safeguard nature, as it builds on …
IKEA going green by 2020 Read MoreA delegation of five researchers from Swedish Growth Policy Analysis recently visited Singapore on a fact-finding mission.The delegation visited the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), the National Research …
Swedish growth policy analysts Singapore trip Read More