Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
While Europe is in crisis Asian countries maintain growth, albeit at a slightly lower level. Lots of European companies look at Asia and not at least Southeast Asia to find …
No Nordic ministers at the Asia-Europe Finance Ministers’ Meeting Read MoreThe Swedish ambassador to Singapore Ingemar Dolfe recently hosted a popular and much appreciated BBQ-evening at the Swedish residence for about a hundred Singaporean former exchange students to Sweden. During …
Student reception at the Swedish residence Read MoreMinister for Finance Anders Borg and Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson visited Beijing on 10 October.The two ministers attended a joint meeting with Wang Jiarui, Minister of the …
Swedish Ministers visited Beijing Read MoreTo celebrate its seventh anniversary, the Nordic Documentary Film Festival (NORDOX) will be held in Beijing from 20 to 31 October this year, featuring a selection of films from all …
Nordic Documentary Film Festival in Beijing Read MoreHosted by the Embassy of Sweden, a meeting between the consular sections of all the Nordic Embassies in Bangkok was held on 9 October 2012. The meeting is a part …
Nordic consular meeting at Swedish Embassy in Bangkok Read MoreOn 10 October, Chinese author Mo Yan was announced the winner of 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature at at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden. “Yan is an author who with hallucinatory …
Chinese author Mo Yan won Nobel Prize in Stockholm Read MoreOn October 10th, 2012, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, arranged a breakfast seminar for Chinese employees working for Swedish companies. Vanessa Wang from GP Strategies was the facilitator …
Working with Swedes Read MoreWhile investigations are pending and the cause of fire on KRI Klewang remains unclear, news about the Indonesian’s stealth warship caught fire on 28 September has raised questions in the …
PT Lundin believe the fire not caused by vessel’s material and design Read MoreRoyal Thai air-force had Wednesday invited to a welcome celebration for their Saab 340 AEV aircraft. The second of two ordered together with 12 JAS-39 Gripen fighters in 2008 with …
How to welcome a surveillance aircraft Read MoreA delegation of 11 Swedish Members of the Parliament (MP) from the Transport and Communication Committee recently visited Singapore to learn about the management and promotion of the country’s public …
Swedish Members of Parliament visited Singapore Read MoreAn event was held at the Chatrium Hotel in Yangon, on 25 – 26 September, to review the past six years of the Three Diseases Fund (3DF) working to address …
Launch of USD 3million healthcare programme in Myanmar Read More“National University of Singapore” is not only the best university in Southeast Asia and China, but it is also better than any Scandinavian University. It is Times Higher Education who …
University in Singapore beats both Chinese and Scandinavian universities Read MorePirate Bay co-founder Fredrik Neij has won his appeal against the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok after it revoked his passport earlier this year. The authorities could not give a …
Fredrik Neij won court case against Swedish Embassy in Bangkok Read More“Children should be able to enjoy a secure and drug-free childhood and older people should be able to enjoy life as much as they always did,” Maria Larsson, Swedish Minister …
Maria Larsson promoted children’s right in Vietnam Read MoreH.E. Ms. Maria Larsson, Swedish Minister for Children and the Elderly, visited Bangkok on 30 September – 3 October. It was her first time in the country where she brought …
Swedish Minister Maria Larsson visited Thailand Read MoreYet again it was time for Swedes to gather at their usual venue Huntsman’s Pub at Landmark Hotel in Bangkok on October 4th, 2012. This time, approximately 30 members as …
Swedes Monthly Gathering at Huntsman Pub Read MoreThe advanced stealth warship of Indonesian Navy, KRI Klewang-625, caught fire on the afternoon of 28 September 2012 while undergoing maintenance at the naval port in Banyuwangi, East Java. The …
Indonesia’s advanced stealth warship caught fire Read MoreA Swedish national who allegedly punched a cab driver who he felt was trying to cheat him has evaded arrest by leaving Singapore using a second valid passport. At about …
Swedish man evades arrest in Singapore Read MoreAccording to the Grant Thornton Global Dynamism Index (GDI), Singapore is the best country for dynamic businesses to flourish. Two Scandinavian countries in the top-three are Finland which ranked second, …
Singapore tops Global Dynamism Index – followed by Finland and Sweden Read MoreSwedish R&B singer Maher Zain has tremendous success in Indonesia. The Lebanese born and Swedish raised singer sells more records than superstars as Adele and Justin Bieber. Right now he …
Swedish Maher Zain a big hit in Indonesia Read MoreTetra Pak has invested S$67 million to expand its manufacturing facilities in Singapore. The grand opening ceremony of the new facilities was recently held in presence of Swedish Ambassador to …
Swedish Tetra Pack expands in Singapore Read MoreWhat do you think of the second Overseas Vietnamese conference? It has been successful. Many Viet kieu (Overseas Vietnamese), mostly businesspeople, were open-minded during discussions that addressed issues and concerns …
Helena Van: Investing in Vietnam is a contribution to my fatherland Read MoreAfter Saab, a former US General Motors’ subsidiary, being filed for bankruptcy in December last year, the company has filed a three-billion-dollar claim in a US court against General Motors …
GM denies all criminal actions and intent filed by Spyker, Saab Read MoreAccording to a campaign by the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs everyone is fashion. If you agree and write a text of approximately 500 words about your interest in Swedish …
You are fashion Read MoreA 37 year old Swede from Gothenburg paid a friend to serve his one year prison sentence, while he himself went to the Philippines. “This kind of scam would be …
Went to Philippines instead of jail Read MoreApproximately 175 Scandinavians joined the Scandinavian Society Siam’s colorful Crayfish Party on Saturday September 29, 2012 which again this year took place at the Rembrandt Hotel in Bangkok. When you …
Scandinavian Crayfish Party celebrated in Bangkok Read MoreDespite the unpleasant weather condition on the morning of Saturday 29 September 2012, Bangkok shoppers were queuing – in the rain outside Siam Paragon shopping complex before it opened at 10am. – …
Bangkok shoppers’ craze for Swedish H&M opening Read MoreA delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) visited Sweden and Denmark this week (September 22-27.) The delegation was led by Hoang Binh Quan head of CPV’s Commission for …
Vietnam seeks closer ties with Sweden, Denmark Read MoreSwedish cool chain logistics company, Envirotainer has opened a new office in Singapore to improve customer access to its active temperature-controlled air cargo containers and cold supply chain management services …
Asia Pacific’s pharmaceuticals market the fastest growing Read MoreOman Reiner, a 30 year old Swede, was found dead at the Jocker Brother Guesthouse, a four room budget guesthouse, in downtown Chiang Mai on Thursday 27 September. The cause …
Swedish man found dead at guesthouse in Chiang Mai Read MoreThai navy has contracted Saab of Sweden to upgrade combat systems on two frigates. The upgrade continues a contract Thailand gave to Saab in 2011, the company said, and is …
Saab to upgrade Thai navy’s combat systems Read MoreThe Swedish Minister for Children and the Elderly Maria Larsson will visit Bangkok from September 30 until October 3, 2012. During her visit she will learn about children’s rights in …
Maria Larsson visits Thailand and Vietnam Read MoreThe Swedish singer-songwriter Sophie Zelmani comes to China on a three day- three gigs tour, which brings her to Beijing, Wuhan and Shanghai. It will be her first ever appearance …
Sophie Zelmani on tour in China Read MoreLast year 2011 was a devastating experience for a lot of people in Thailand who suffered through damages the flooding has caused. One of them who suffered a big loss …
ECCO’s Flooding Experience for Breakfast Read MoreKarl-Johan Persson, CEO of Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), officiated the red ribbon cutting ceremony with Lex Keijser, Country Manager for H&M Greater China, Singapore and Malaysia and Sin Gin, Store …
Swedish retailer opens first Malaysian flagship store Read MoreThe English School of Mui Ne in Vietnam A group of seven professional Swedish women in Singapore founded the charity organization “Together for Charity” a year ago. They realized that …
Swedish women in Singapore founder charity organisation Read MoreThe Ladies Lunch, which was held at the Jim Thomsen Restaurant on Minden Rd in Singapore gathered approximately 16 women from SWA on Tuesday 25th September, 2012. Most of the …
SWA’s Ladies Lunch Read MoreIn the weeks up to the big pool party for the new students in Hong Kong, emails were written and sent out to universities in both Denmark and Hong Kong. …
Pool Party for YP and Students in Hong Kong Read MoreA special guest added stardust to this year’s Nordic Golf Tournament in Singapore. Danish race driver and 8 times Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen was in Singapore together with another …
Tom Kristensen guest at Nordic Golf Tournament 2012 Read MoreOn the 15th day of the 8th lunar month (20 September, 2012), women from the Scandinavian Women’s Association (SWA) walked to the Corner of Pagoda Street and South Bridge Road in …
Mooncake Magic Walk with SWA Read MoreTalented Swedish Electro pop duo, Rebecca & Fiona, is set to make their electric debut in Malaysia on October 3, 2012 at Bianco Vertigo Gardens Kuala Lumpur. Young and exciting …
Rebecca and Fiona debut in Malaysia Read MoreA Swedish national Markus Olson, 22, was sentenced to two years in jail in Phnom Penh yesterday for attempting to post some 8.000 pills, including testosterone supplements and painkillers, which are …
Swedish Backpacker Gets Two Years for Trying to Mail Medicine Read MoreRoyal Thai Navy has allocated a budget of THB 3,300 million for Swedish Saab Group to set up an electronic communication systems on the twin frigates “Naresuan -Taksin’ which will …
Saab to set up communication systems between Thailand’s frigates and Gripens Read MoreAfter being convicted in Cambodia with charges of being an accessory to copyright violations for his role in bankrolling the filesharing site, Pirate Bay financier Carl Lundström was initially sentenced …
Pirate Bay financier bankruptcy file Read MoreThe Gustavus Center for International and Cultural Education (CICE) has announced the launch of a new Gustavus faculty-led programme called Semester in Malaysia: Living Diversity which will join Gustavus’ Semester in …
Gustavus Malaysia programme joins the Sweden programme Read MoreTransparency International ranks Singapore as the fifth least corrupt country after New Zealand, Denmark, Finland and Sweden. Following the scandals that have embarrassed the nation widely, it’s time that Singapore …
Singapore PM upholds the country’s image of honesty Read MoreThe Danish, Norwegian and Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Thailand co-organized an exclusive Scandinavian Networking event on Wednesday 19 September, 2012 hosted by the breathtaking Phothalai Leisure Park in Bangkok. …
Scandinavian gathering at Phothalai Leisure Park Read MoreThe Malaysian-Swedish Business Association (MASBA) hosted its annual Ambassadors Dinner at Hilton Sentral in Kuala Lumpur in co-operation with Svenska Handelsbanken on September 19, 2012.MASBA had the great pleasure of …
MASBA’s Annual Ambassadors Dinner Read MoreOnce a week the ladies from SWA take a walk to get some exercise while catching up with the latest news. This week, on Wednesday 19 September 2012, a few men …
SWA’s Walk n’ Talk Read MoreFollowing the report last year about the plan of Chinese tycoon Huang Nubo to buy the land in an isolated part of Iceland to build a resort being turned down, …
Green light for Chinese tycoon to rent land to build resort in Iceland Read More