Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Acquired by Chinese firm Geely from Ford in 2010, Volvo Car Corporation announced on Friday it would cut up to 400 temporary consultant positions and has reportedly issued an ultimatum …
Volvo cuts costs and strives to improve demand in China Read MoreSwedish Saab Group, the manufacturer of Gripen fighter aircrafts, aims to export at least 300 Gripens within the next ten years. The company speculates that Royal Thai Air Force might …
Saab aims to export 300 Gripens in the next ten years Read MoreThe relationship between Sweden and Indonesia has grown undeniably stronger in recent years. In 2011, the trade between Sweden and Indonesia grew by 35 per cent, and the Swedish business …
Swedish business delegation trip to East Kalimantan Read MoreThe Embassy of Sweden has re-opened to the public on 18 September 2012 in Kuala Lumpur after being closed for over a year. As the Embassy will be sharing premises …
Embassy of Sweden re-opens in Kuala Lumpur Read MoreAmbassador Ingemar Dolfe recently hosted a reception to welcome representatives from a leading Swedish University, Karolinska Institutet (KI), who flew to Singapore to attend a joint scientific symposium organized by …
Close research collaboration between Singapore and Sweden Read MoreThe Swedish Chamber of Commerce together with the Swedish Club in Shanghai celebrated their annual crayfish party on September 15th, 2012. Held at Paulaner Bräuhaus (Expo), more than 240 happy …
Swedish Crayfish Party in Shanghai Read MoreOn Friday 14 September 2012, the Swedish Consulate in Hua Hin officially opened at the Dusit Thani Hua Hin in the presence of Swedish Ambassador Mr. Klas Molin, Petchaburi Governor Khun …
Swedish Consulate officially opens in Hua Hin Read MoreIn cooperation with the Embassy of Sweden in China, Sweden’s official website in Chinese – Sweden.cn – and the Consulate General of Sweden are inviting creative Chinese citizens to capture …
Photo competition for “Innovative Sweden” exhibition Read MoreDespite the early hour, a lot of people were eager to hear the Swedish Minister of Trade, Dr. Ewa Björling, speak to the members of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce …
Breakfast Seminar with Dr. Ewa Björling Read MoreFrom today until 19 September, Swedish theatre company Strindbergs Intima Teater is presenting their “Strinberg’s World” play at the Beijing Fringe Festival. Strindberg’s World is a tribute to the famous …
Swedish ‘Strinberg’s World’ at Beijing Fringe Festival Read MoreA 70 year old Swede was on Friday 14th September, 2012, charged for aggravated fraud in Borås District Court, Sweden. The man is suspected of having embezzled investors who invested …
Swede charged in Thailand condo scam Read MoreThe Scandinavian Society Malaysia (SSM) hosted their annual Crayfish Party on September 15, 2012 at Tropicana Golf & Country Club in Malaysia. Approximately 104 Scandinavians and their friends enjoyed each …
SSM celebrated Crayfish Party Read MoreThe four Nordic Embassies were among the 11 European states represented at the Study in Europe Fair 2012 Singapore which was held at the Hilton Hotel on September 15, 2012. …
Nordic Embassies participated in Europe Fair 2012 Read MorePresident of SKF China, Erik Nelander, was awarded with the prestigious Magnolia award at the ceremony of the Magnolia Award on September 14. The award was presented to him by …
Magnolia Award for SKF President Erik Nelander Read MoreA Swedish man has been ordered held on remand on suspicions of instigating child rape. The man, reported as being in his fifties, is suspected of having paid Filipino women …
Swede held for ‘ordering’ child rape online Read MoreMost Swedes are finally back from their summer break and on September 13th, 2012, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Thailand kick started the season with their first networking evening. …
Swedish Networking at Huntsman’s Pub Read MoreGunilla Carlsson, Minister for Development Cooperation, met Wednesday with Cambodian Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng. Sar Kheng is visiting Sweden to study the Swedish experience with decentralization …
Decentralization export from Sweden to Cambodia Read MoreOn September 11, 2012, the Swedish Embassy in Thailand together with the Thai Ministry of Industry and the Thai National Food Institute (NFI) held a seminar on the theme Food …
Food Safety Standards and Traceability seminar Read MoreSingapore operator M1 Limited (M1) has awarded a contract to Swedish equipment maker Ericsson for the supply of its mobile backhaul network. Ericsson will be responsible for upgrading the carrier’sTDM-based …
Ericsson to deliver mobile backhaul to M1 Read MoreSwedish Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and Chinese Tsinghua University launch a new cloud based internet service making it possible for students to attend lectures anytime at both universities no …
Sweden and China launch new education and science cooperation Read MoreOn Friday 17th August 2012, New International School of Thailand (NIST) kicked of its 20th year with a grand birthday celebration. As a School of 1,500 students it is quite …
NIST’s 20th Anniversary Celebration Read MoreWhen Swedes goes on holiday they go to Thailand. That’s the conclusion on a new website named Flygbarometern, which will make a statistic on sold tickets every month. First month …
Swedes prefers Thailand as holiday destination Read MoreSingapore Technologies Engineering’s (ST Engineering) aerospace unit in Europe may cut 300 jobs as a result of a restructuring programme. In a media statement released on Friday, ST Engineering says …
ST Engineering in Scandinavia to cut 300 jobs Read MoreAmong the interesting stories featured in this issue include a talk with a Danish camera man best-known as Action Man, experiences of three young Swedes as students in Thailand, interview …
ScandAsia Thailand September is now available online! Read MoreWhen Pirate Bay founder Gottfried Svartholm was arrested 30. August in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh it was expected that the arrest was made because of Gottfried Svartholm’s had failed …
Pirate Bay founder suspect in hack against Swedish tax authorities Read MoreVolvo Car Group’s operating profit for first half year shrinks from SEK 1.529 billion in 2011 to just SEK 239 million in 2012. Volvo lost market shares on all markets …
Volvo profit plunge Read MoreAccording to the Global Competiveness Report 2012-2013 recently released by World Economic Forum (WEF), Switzerland was ranked as the world’s most competitive economy in the annual rankings, followed by Singapore, …
Singapore and Scandinavia are Strong in Global Competitiveness Read More“A favor for a favor” rumours have been circulating since the arrest of Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svartholm in Cambodia. And now they appear to have been confirmed, according to TorrentFreak. The website wrote on Wednesday, …
Cambodia Gets $59M Aid from Sweden after Pirate Bay Founder’s Arrest Read MoreThe signing on 5 September of an Agreement on Development Cooperation between Sweden and Cambodia has been considered proof by some of a “favor for favor” deal between Sweden and …
Sweden’s $59M aid to Cambodia is a continuation of 33 years Aid. Read MoreThe Philippines are closing their embassies in Stockholm, Sweden and Helsinki, Finland the 31 October, leaving their embassy in Oslo, Norway as their solve Nordic embassy. The embassy in Oslo …
Philippines Closing Embassies in Sweden and Finland Read MoreA new trading system from Swedish Cinnober has brought The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) into the frontline of stock exchanges with one of the world’s most efficient trading platforms. …
Swedish Cinnober behind Thailand’s stock exchange’s new trading system Read MoreAddiction to snuff tobacco made Petter Svensson into an entrepreneur in snuff-production in Laos. The snuff-production isn’t his main business, he is Industry Division Manager at Burapha Agroforestry Co, Ltd, …
Swedish Snuff Tobacco from Laos Read MoreThe 19th Beijing International Book Fair of 2012 was held at the China International Exhibition Center. This year, the Embassy of Sweden, in collaboration with Swedish publishers and with support …
Swedish Literature at Beijing International Book Fair Read MoreThe new owners of the bankrupt Swedish carmaker Saab announced Monday, that they will launch their first new model in 2014. Saab’s new owner National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB (Nevs) …
New Saab Model in 2014 Read MoreA new design centre in Borås will be the outcome when Nordic Design School and Jiangsu Yueda Group Co sign a cooperation agreement Wednesday 5th September in Borås. The new …
New Chinese Design Centre in Borås Read MoreBy investing DKK 1.75 billion in China the message is clear. Arla believes in the Chinese market. The investment is part of Arla’s strategy to fivefold its sale in China …
Arla Focuses on China Read MoreSingapore looks at Finland, Sweden and Norway for deciding how to enhance Preschool Education. “If you look at the Nordic countries, because of the quality of their preschool education, it …
Singapore Looks at Nordic Countries for Enhancing Pre-School Education Read MoreFollowing up on the report by ScandAsia in 2010 about the secretive project of Swedish PT. Lundin Industry Invest (North Sea Boats Ltd.), for the Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL), the company …
Swede Launches Advanced Stealth Warship in Indonesia Read MoreCo-founder of top Swedish file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, was arrested Thursday, 30 August, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. According to local sources, he was arrested in an apartment above …
Pirate Bay Founder Arrested in Cambodia Read MoreThe Thai premier league club BEC Tero Sasana has confirmed that Swedish Sven Goran Eriksson will be announced new coach for the club today Monday September 3. According to sportsillustrated.cnn.com …
Sven Goran Eriksson New Coach for BEC Tero Sasana Read MoreOn Tuesday, 28 August, the Danish Embassy in Bangkok hosted a four-day event with focus on CSR and business in Burma/Myanmar. The first day which was free of charge, served …
Successful CSR and Business Seminar Burma/Myanmar Read MoreIn 2011 Swedish export to Indonesia rose with 30 percent to more than SEK 5 billion. It is mainly telecommunication equipment, paper and pulp, machinery for pulp, machinery for metal …
Swedish Export to Indonesia up 30 Percent Read MoreThe Nordic Young Professionals Kick-off Party was a success as usual. It was fantastic to see such a large number of people interested in this event as there were more …
Huge Turnout for Kick-off Party Read More
After years of intensive research, development and secretive production that combined some of the world’s best technologies, PT Lundin Industry Invest has launched a high speed gigantic trimaran claimed to …
Swedish PT Lundin launches advanced stealth warship in Indonesia Read MoreSwedish SSC has delivered maritime surveillance systems to the first of three C212-400 maritime patrol aircrafts ordered by the Vietnam Marine Police. The aircraft was handed over at Gia Lam …
Swedish Surveillance Systems to Protect Vietnam Coastline Read MoreThree 18-year-old Singapores won the prestigious Stockholm Water Prize on Wednesday, 29 August 2012. The USD 5,000 award and a prize sculpture was presented by the Swedish Crown Princess Victoria to them during …
Singapore Students Scoop Stockholm Junior Water Prize Read More“Get a German husband. Get a Swedish husband. Get a Norwegian husband,” Sunai Julphongsathorn, Pheu Thai Party MP, allegedly urges 1.000 red shirts at a meeting. The Thai language website Sanook …
Thai MP urges Thai women to marry a farang – or did he? Read MoreThe Swedish underwear company Björn Borg is expending to China, opening its first shop on Shanghai’s luxury shopping street West Nanjing Road. The shop will be located in the exclusive …
Björn Borg enter the Chinese market Read MoreStories about Dr. Einar Ammundsen were numerous and flowed from the start to end of the Einar Ammundsen Evening on 26 August 2012 at Admiral Pub and Restaurant, to which the Scandinavian …
Down Memory Lane with SSS Read More