Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
22-year-old Narawadee Phothijam from Thailand, and 38-year-old Orjan Robert Elevsson from Sweden were on Saturday arrested at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Indonesia in posession of 6.5 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, worth …
Swedish Thai Couple Caught With Drugs in Indonesia Read More“Safety, quality and good looking trucks, that’s my impression of the Volvo Trucks brand, said 36 year-old, Brady Zhou during his visit at Volvo Trucks family day at The Place, …
Volvo Trucks Family Day – more than just trucks Read MoreSwedish fashion brand H&M has said it will launch an investigation into fainting incidents at a Cambodian clothes factory which provides some of its knitwear. Nearly 300 employees at the M&V …
H&M to Launch Probe After Workers Faint at Cambodian Factory Read MoreDespite concerns that Volvo Car Corp’s sales could tumble after its purchase by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co last August, the Swedish brand has registered solid growth. In the first …
Volvo: Solid First Year Under Geely Read MoreThe Swedish embassy in Beijing invites Swedish runners at all levels, from beginner to experienced, to train for the upcoming Beijing Marathon with a 10-week running camp through Oct 16. There …
Swedes Train for Beijing Marathon Read MoreEricsson, the world’s leading provider of technology and services to telecom operators, recently announced the appointment of Elie Hanna as the new President and Country Manager of Ericsson Philippines and …
Ericsson Names Philippine Country Head Read MoreOn Thursday 25 August 2011, about 30 members and friends of Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce gathered at Hotel Le Fenix in Bangkok for the traditional Pea Soup Dinner, prepared in …
Pea Soup Dinner with the Swedes in Bangkok Read MoreIt was quite a surprise that no less than 150(!) guests showed up for the Nordic Young Professionals Party at Le Fenix Hotel on 26 August 2011. We were five …
Nordic Young Professionals @ Le Fenix Read MoreFlybe Nordic – new regional Scandinavian airline owned by British Flybe and Finnair – will start operating on 30 October 2011 serving the Nordic and Baltic countries, says Finnair. Almost all …
Flybe Nordic Starts Operating 30 October Read MoreNordic Investment Bank (NIB) celebrated on 22 August 2011 the 25 Year Anniversary of co-operation between NIB and the People’s Republic of China. NIB operations with China started in 1985, when …
Nordic Investment Bank Celebrates 25 Years in China Read MoreVolvo will make Thailand its regional truck and bus production hub, Burint Opassetthakul, vice-president for Volvo Truck & Bus (Thailand) Co. Ltd., told Bangkok Post. Volvo has two Southeast Asian …
Volvo to Build Regional Truck Hub in Thailand Read MoreThe beginning of year 2010 marked the start of a “new” journey for the three Swedes behind Flow Cocktail in Thailand with the opening of Hyde & Seek Gastro Bar …
Trio of Swedes Gains Guest Success with Gastro Bar in Bangkok Read MoreAround 30 members of the four Nordic Chambers of Commerce in Thailand were quiet as mice when Tom Sorensen, Grant Thornton Thailand, told about the job candidate who during the …
Why Should I Work for Your Company? Read MoreTour arranged by Morten Luxhoi, story by Henrik Friis Viking Wheelers arranged their annual trip to Khao Yai during Mother’s day long holiday on 12-14 August 2011. Viking Wheelers lucky …
Viking Wheelers Annual Trip to Khao Yai Read MoreForeign investment creates jobs and growth in Sweden. For the third consecutive year, investment promoters from all over Sweden will meet in Stockholm for a conference on foreign investment organized by …
Conference on Foreign Investments in Sweden Read MoreVolvo Car Corporation today announced a new global brand strategy – “Designed Around You” – as an important part of the brand’s global revitalization plan. At the press conference in Beijing, …
New Volvo Brand Strategy Revealed Read MoreThe Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) on Tuesday 16 August 2011 welcomed home the RSS Archer, its first Archer-class submarine. Chief of Navy, Rear-Admiral Ng Chee Peng, and other senior …
Upgraded Submarine Returns from Sweden Read MoreKent Härstedt, Member of the Swedish Parliament representing the Social Democrats, met with Thailand’s new Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday, August 20, 2011 at 10.00 as one of the very first international …
Swedish MP Meets Thailand’s New Prime Minister Read MoreA couple who moved into their new Phuket home in a quiet neighborhood yesterday have already reported their house being burgled – and losing valuables totaling about one million baht …
Welcome to Phuket: Swede Robbed of B1 million on Day One Read MoreThai-Swedish Emma Johansson seems like a girl who can do everything she wants. She loves to go to school. What annoys her most is if something interrupts her studies such …
Ready to Conquer the World Read MoreThe Swedish duo charged with the August 1 murder of Maksim Schantz would likely serve out their sentences in Sweden, a consular official told the Phuket Gazette. Johan Sebastian Ljung, …
Phuket’s Swedish Murder Suspects May Not do ‘Hard’ Time Read MoreThe owner of Saab Automobile, Swedish Auto- mobile is now preparing a new issue. This according to a press release. The new issue is the second one in two weeks. …
New fresh Crowns to Saab After New Issue Read MoreA 64-year-old Swedish man, Johan Abrihim Escori, jailed since 2009 on child sex charges in Cambodia, died Sunday at the Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital in Phnom Penh, a prison officially and a …
Swedish Pedophile Dies in Phnom Penh Hospital Read MoreThe court hearing in the case against Mr. Kim Eriksson Sirawan ended last week, but his defense lawyer can still submit a closing statement in writing which will be taken …
The Missing Key Witness Read MoreScandinavian Airlines is the world’s most punctual airline. In July, 91.48% of all SAS flights arrived on time. For the past three years SAS has been Europe’s most punctual airline …
SAS Most Punctual Airline Read MoreTwo Swedish men, Mr Ulf Inge Morgan Bersgen, age 36, with a year and a half expired visa and Mr Joel Malik Nordin, age 33, and two Thai women were …
Swedes Arrested at Ya Ice and Marijuana Party Read MoreThis year, significantly fewer berry pickers from outside the EU have arrived in Sweden since the requirements on the berry businesses has been tightened. After years of scandals with exploited …
Fewer Foreign Berry Pickers This Year Read MoreIn a bid to increase its automobile market share in India, Volvo has announced that it will make more low specification versions of its range available, with fewer safety features …
Volvo Cuts Safety Features on India Market Read MoreDr Sven-Thore Holm, Swedish Expert on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, was on Wednesday 10 August 2011 Key Note Speaker on “How to Successfully Combine Innovation Creativity and Entrepreneurship” at the celebration …
Swedish Innovation Expert Speaks at Indonesia’s Technology Day Read MoreThe Swedish Government and the Social Democrats have agreed upon the allocation of the funds for the Government Offices. In the case of Vietnam, this means that the Swedish Embassy …
No Bangkok for Hanoi Embassy Read MoreThe drug case against Kim Roger Eriksson Sirawan was continued in the Criminal Court Bangkok today, Thursday August 11 2011.At the previous court meeting on June 17 2011 Kim Roger …
The Case against Mr. Eriksson Sirawan Came to an End Read MoreSaab CEO and sole director, Victor Muller, will meet Wednesday with representatives of the four unions at its factory in Trollhättan in western Sweden, who are seeking answers as to …
Saab Unions Demand Answers from CEO Read MorePhilippines vice-president lauds decision of Moro Islamic Liberation Front to drop its agenda of establishing an independent Moro state Vice-President Jejomar Binay rallied all sectors to support President Benigno Aquino …
Binay Urges all Sectors to Back Mindanao Peace Initiative Read MoreSwedish automaker Volvo Cars is recalling 1,303 imported S80 3.2 automobiles sold in the Chinese mainland over potential steering problems, China’s quality watchdog said on recently. The cars being recalled …
Volvo to Recall 1,303 Imported Cars in Chinese Mainland Read MoreDistributed every August, the annual Ikea catalogue is currently on its way to most households. It’s like an early Christmas of sorts for homes as Singaporeans troop to the stores, …
A Catalogue of Ikea Ideas Read MoreJob opportunities in Sweden may be opened for Filipino nurses after Vice President Jejomar Binay met with Swedish officials there earlier this month. The Vice President met and discussed with …
Sweden Open to Hiring Filipino Nurses Read MoreEmployees at beleaguered car maker Saab are cautiously optimistic after receiving their salaries for July this week and the news that further plans with Pang Da could take place over …
Saab Investors Line up new Meeting – Reports Read MoreVice President Jejomar Binay has urged overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to patronize the Housing Development Mutual Fund, known more popularly as the Pag-IBIG Fund, which he described as an “ideal …
Filipino Workers in Sweden Urges to Invest Read MoreGrand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok and Hyatt Regency Hua Hin, in association with the Banyan Golf Club, organised the Hyatt Open 2011 – the second Hyatt annual amateur golf tournament – …
Hyatt Open Names a 15-Year-Old Swedish Teenager The Champion Read MoreThe long running trademark dispute between beverage company Red Bull (originated from Krating Daeng in Thailand) and Swedish event organiser Bad Bull Entertainment has finally come to end, forcing Red Bull …
Red Bull Vanquished by Bad Bull in Swedish Trademark Battle Read MoreA joint Sundowner event, organised by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by DTAC, was held on 3 August 2011, at the Imperial Queen Park Hotel. Around 200 guests …
All Chamber Joint Sundowner Read MoreViet Nam welcomed the Swedish Government’s decision to maintain its embassy in Ha Noi, confident that it would make positive contributions to promoting the two countries’ relations, a Vietnamese Foreign …
Vietnam Happy That Sweden Keep Its Embassy Read MoreThe brutal killing of a Swede by two other Swedes on Phuket has turned the focus ti criminals from Pattaya moving to Phuket.According to sources it was a Pattaya argument that …
Swede’s Killing in Phuket Turn Focus to Pattaya Read MoreAs the Swedish Government is taking immediate action to stop the closure of Sweden’s representation in Malaysia and Vietnam, the embassies seem to be facing new challenges.Counsellor at the Embassy …
Swedish Embassies Work Hard to Restore Offices Read MoreThailand’s immigration police on Thursday arrested a Swedish man who has been hiding in the kingdom for nine years after eluding warrants in Scandinavian countries on 20 million krona fraud …
Swedish National Nabbed on 20 million krona Fraud Case Read MoreSwedish furniture firm Ikea has instructed its lawyers to consider whether a newly opened store in southern China constitutes an infringement of its trademark. “For us it is very important …
Ikea Lawyers Review Chinese ‘Copycat’ Store Read MoreSwedish Automobile, the Dutch firm which owns beleaguered automaker Saab, said Wednesday it was issuing new shares and should be able to pay some of its workers this week for …
Saab’s Owner Issues new Shares to Pay Staff Read MoreThe Swedish Embassies in Hanoi and Kuala Lumpur will not be closed. According to the announcement, Sweden’s Government and Social Democratic Party have agreed upon the appropriation to the government offices, which …
The Closure of Swedish Embassies in KL and Hanoi Cancelled Read MoreStrong demand for oil in countries like China and India will keep prices high, Sweden’s Lundin Petroleum said on Wednesday as it reported a doubling in second-quarter core profit. The …
Lundin Raises oil Output Forecast After Strong Q2 Read MoreJust weeks after five fake Apple stores caused a media uproar, a knockoff Ikea store was found in the same city of Kunming, a location now notorious for its large …
Chinese Furniture Store Painstakingly Mimics Ikea Read More