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After A Midsummer Night’s Party (Sommaren med Göran/2009), Swedish director Staffan Lindberg reunites with scriptwriter Peter Magnusson and producer Lena Rehnberg for Once Upon a Time in Phuket (En gång …
Swedish Film Institute Backs Phuket Movie Read MoreLife in a Bangkok slum is hard enough for most people, but for a single mother with a disabled daughter requiring 24-hour supervision, the struggle is that much tougher. Wasanna …
Swedish Expat’s Idea Creates Income for Poor Bangkok Women Read MoreThe ordeal that thousands of ethnic Karen people suffer due to the longest lasting armed conflict in the world between the Burmese military and the Karen people was featured in the …
Swedish Paper Reminds of Karen People’s Plight Read MoreThe Norwegian TV series “Thai Fjord” about the love between Norwegian men and Thai women has been bought by SVT to be broadcast in Sweden – and may be watched …
Thai Fjord to be shown on SVT Read MoreJan Wassenius, General Director of Ericsson Vietnam, said that the solution is believed to help ease the overloading at healthcare centers in Vietnam.“Smart home”, “smart building” and “smart city” are …
Ericsson Takes Part in Smart City Development Projects Read MoreGOME Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd said it had secured a five-year strategic collaborative agreement with global household and appliances maker AB Electrolux. GOME, the Chinese air conditioner distribution partner for …
Closer Ties Between GOME and Electrolux in China Read MoreThe China Development Bank and the Swedish government are jointly accelerating construction of an outbound investment financing platform for Chinese companies to go international, a senior official with Invest Sweden …
China Joins Hands With Swedish Friends Read MoreSaab will submit on Monday an appeal against a Swedish court’s rejection of its request for protection against bankruptcy, the parent company Swedish Automobile announced.“Swedish Automobile announces that Saab … …
Saab to Appeal Court Ruling Rejecting Bankruptcy Protection Read MoreA person tries to kill themselves in China every two minutes, the government and state media said Thursday, giving the country one of the highest suicide rates in the world.China’s …
Finland and China’s Suicide Rates ‘Among Highest in World’ Read MoreInter Ikea Center Group (IICG), one of Europe’s leading developers of shopping centers, is launching a 5 billion yuan ($781 million) project in Shanghai.“It is part of IICG’s expansion strategy …
Ikea Plans Shopping Center Project in China Read MoreThe onlinepaper, taiwannews.com tells that the owner of cash-strapped car maker Saab filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday in a last-ditch attempt to salvage a brand crippled by production stoppages, …
Sweden’s Saab Files for Bankruptcy Protection Read MoreThai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce organized the first networking of the season after the summer break at the Huntsman’s Pub, Landmark Hotel on 8 September 2011. It was also the party …
Back From Summer Party & Welcome New Swedish Ambassador Read MorePhilippines Department of Tourism London reports a meteoric rise in tourism arrivals to the Philippines in April as compared to the same period last year. In April 2011, visitor traffic …
North European Arrivals to Philippines up by 42% Read MoreThe Swedish SEB´s China Financial Index has dropped from 70 to 63.4 since May 2010. The index measuring top executives, from North European subsidiaries in China, views on business conditions …
Faith in China´s Economic Conditions Drops Read MoreThe Swedish Church in Singapore has a new priest, Lennart Uddling, who arrived in the first week of September from Sweden, after retiring as a priest there. The previous priest, …
New Priest at Swedish Church Read MoreSwedish crystal artwork and glass ware companies Orrefors and KostaBoda will now be intriduced in Thailand together with the Swedish cutlery makers MemaGAB and Gense. Masterpieces of the four brands …
Swedish Crystal and Cutlery Coming to Thailand Read MoreSAS and Singapore Airlines are expected to enter a joint venture with Singapore Airlines. The new joint venture is expected to be signed in the course of a month or …
Joint Venture Between SAS and Singapore Airlines Read MoreDalarna, a Swedish region, is this week host to a 100-man large delegation from the Chinese town Wuhan in Hubei province. Some 50 members of the delegation consists of representatives …
Chinese Business Delegation Visits Dalarna Read MoreLesjöfors, the Swedish market leading spring manufacturer, is pleased with its investments in the Chinese market. Both traditional springs and other components produced by Lejjofors have met increased demand. The …
Lesjöfors Expands in China Read MoreEricsson and Singapore Telecommunications Limited – SingTel – on Monday 5 September announced a partnership to provide emergency communications services to support disaster relief efforts in South and Southeast Asia …
Ericsson and SingTel Partners in Disaster Communications Read More24 Solutions – a Swedish IT company specializing in data storage and accessibility – is opening a new office in Singapore to expand its offering to clients. Through a presence …
24 Solutions Opens Office in Singapore Read MoreSeptember 7 Ambassador Friis Arne Petersen participated in the opening ceremony of Mengniu-Arla Nutrition Research Centre in Beijing. The new Nutrition Centre focuses on creating better nutrition for children and …
New Mengniu-Arla Nutrition Research Centre in Beijing Read MoreScandinavian Airlines (SAS) set a punctuality record in the month of August and thereby became the world’s most punctual airline for the second month in a row.In August, 93.84% of …
SAS, Most Punctual Airline Again Read MoreMore than 1,500 people got in line for the official opening of Swedish high street fashion label, H&M’s, first flagship store in Singapore on Saturday, 3 September 2011. The crowd had …
H&M Singapore Official Opening Read MoreA Phuket estate manager terrified a team of Thai workers when he fired warning shots over their heads in an effort to get them to stop making noise yesterday morning, …
Gunfire Silences Phuket Construction Clamor, Says Swede Read MoreKent Melmblom, 52, got heart problems when he was in Thailand and was hospitalized. So long that his tourist visa in Thailand run out. Then began the worst 12 days …
Overstay in Paradise – Swede With Hearth Problem Thrown in Jail Read MoreAn unbelievably lucky 46-year-old Swedish man, who won 2.1 million SEK on two lottery tickets, was asked by the media, what he would spend it on. Well, he told the Swedish …
Swedish Lottery Winner Plans Vacation to Thailand Read MoreSweden is to halve the number of countries to which it pays foreign aid. The number of recipient countries is to be cut from 70 to 33, with China, Vietnam, …
Sweden to Scrap Aid to China, Vietnam, Philippines, Laos Read More22-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 MoreAir Berlin – offering flights from Bangkok to Scandinavia – will increase flights from its hubs in Berlin, Dusseldorf and Vienna. Especially the routes to the Scandinavian countries will increase with a higher frequency from two to three flights on each days of the week …
Air Berlin to Improve Connections Next Summer 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 More