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Police and the tax authorities have launched closer surveillance of Thai massage parlours in Sweden, suspecting that the sharp increase in their number indicates sex trafficking and tax evasion. Sex …
Thai massage parlours in Swedish sex trade raids Read MoreSaturday 22 October was a beautiful day for the Church of Sweden and the Swedish community on the island, when the welcome reception and blessing of the recently arrived new …
Phuket Community Welcomes New Swedish Chaplain Read MoreIKEA, the leading home furnishing company from Sweden, believes the home is the most important place in the world. So during these distressed times when millions of Thais are being …
Help Ikea help Thailand Read MoreSwedish Automobile (Swan), the owner of Saab, said on Sunday that it had broken off a deal for funding with the two Chinese firms Pang Da and Youngman, seen by …
Saab pulls plug on China funding deal Read MoreSeptember proved auspicious for Swedish premium brand Volvo after posting a 30.5 percent increase, the best month ever in Volvo cars’ sales history.Driven by strong sales on a number of …
The best month ever in Volvo cars’ sales history Read MoreThe Swedish Minister for Employment, Hillevi Engström, has been invitited by China’s Minister of Human Resources and Social Security Yin Weimin to visit China between October 23 and 28. The …
Swedish Minister for Employment visits China Read MoreFunding to save Swedish carmaker Saab from bankruptcy has fallen through as Chinese investors would now rather take the company over, the Saab administrator said Friday, asking a court to …
Saab CEO rebuffed Chinese purchase bid Read MoreThe Swedish Embassy in Phnom Penh announces the award of US $1.7 grant by the International Developement Cooperation Agency (Sida) to support the Parliamentary Institute of Cambodia (PIC). The 3-year …
Sweden awards grant to the Parliamentary Institute of Cambodia Read MoreScania, the Swedish manufacturer of trucks and buses, expects sales of over 100 units of trucks in Malaysia next year, particularly to logistics and cargo firms based in Bintulu, tells …
Scania Will Sell more than 100 Trucks in Malaysia Read MoreThe Embassy of Sweden and the Delegation of the European Union to China commemorated the EU Anti-Trafficking Day by organising a seminar under the headline Preventing Trafficking in Women – …
Sweden took part in the EU Anti-Trafficking Day Read MoreThe Embassy will be closed on Thursday and Friday 20-21 October and on Monday 24 October. The Embassy will resume its normal opening hours on Tuesday 25 October. The Embassy´s …
The Swedish Embassy moves to new premises Read MoreIkea is finally opening a store in Thailand and Swedish Ambassador Klas Molin can’t even try to ignore it, tells the online media www.nationmultimedia.comHe’s constantly being asked when the giant …
Swedish Envoy Hears about Ikea Read MoreThailand’s government has expressed confidence that the capital Bangkok will escape the worst of the country’s current flooding. Agriculture Minister Theera Wongsamut said there were “good signs” that water levels …
Thai flooding: Bangkok ‘should escape worst of floods’ Read MoreThe 110th Canton Fair, officially known as the China Import and Export Fair, opened Friday in the city of Guangzhou, capital of the southern province of Guangdong. Since this year …
Seminars between Sweden and Japan in China Read MoreIn mid September, China’s ministry of construction visited Sweden. The ministry, also called ministry of housing and urban-rural development, were presented with a weeklong study trip focused on energy efficient …
China’s ministry of construction on study trip to Sweden Read MoreMobile phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson on Friday said it broke even in the third quarter due to a declining sales environment in Europe. The Japanese-Swedish group, now the sixth-biggest player …
Sony Ericsson breaks even in Asia Read MoreSwedish furnishing giant Ikea is undergoing a change and will soon rid their food shelves of anything not bearing it’s name.People outside of Sweden craving Swedish-brand eats have made a …
Ikea to drop famous Swedish food brands Read MoreA Chinese chef who collapsed from exhaustion on the streets of Gothenburg after being forced to work under ‘slave-like’ conditions has received a large indemnity following his ordeal.In May of …
Swedish eatery forced Chinese chef into ‘slave labour’ Read MoreChinese Youngman has now paid out SEK 100,000,000 to the Swedish auto manufacturer Saab automobile. The money is part of a greater deal between Saab and Youngman and gives the …
Saab got SEK 100,000,000 Read MorePeter Nyman, 48, died October 8 2011 in a motorbike accident in Karon, Phuket. Mr. Nyman ran a guesthouse on Phuket. Mr. Nyman died when he overshot a curve just …
Swedish Expat Died in Motorbike Accident on Phuket Read MoreA Chinese guest worker in Gothenburg, Sweden has been exploited by his employer and will now receive compensation. After long periods of hard work at a restaurant a Chinese guest …
Chinese Guest Worker in Sweden Exploited by Employer Read MoreOn October 15 the 18th Sino-Swedish Joint Committee meeting (JC-meeting) will be held in Guangzhou, China. The JC-meeting is Sweden and China’s most important bilateral trade and investment dialogue and …
The 18th Sino-Swedish JC-meeting will be held in Guangzhou Read MoreThe Thai company Coverage has sent out advises to companies about how to cope with flooding. Background for the floodingEssentially this is the run-off from the North of 3 major …
How to Cope with Flooding Read MoreSingapore’s International A Cappella Festival 2011 will be held tomorrow, 13 October, at the School of the Arts. The festival has been established as a month-long vocal extravaganza featuring top …
The International A Cappella Festival 2011 Read MoreThe 4th Annual EU Film Festival in China will take place from November 1st to November 30th, 2011 in the cities of Beijing, Chengdu and Shenzhen, and will offer a …
Scandinavian Films to be Featured in China Read MoreThe government has ordered every available measure be taken to protect Bangkok’s inner-city commercial and residential districts from flooding as torrents of northern run-off began to sweep through floodwalls in …
Flooding Now Threatening Bangkok Read MoreTwo men suspected of masterminding a series of bomb blasts at several European stores of Swedish furniture giant Ikea from May to September have been detained in Poland, local media …
Police detain Ikea blast suspects Read MoreSaab Automobile’s Chinese partner, Youngman, who promised to pay SEK 640 million, may be about to withdraw from the deal. But there has been roumours in Swedish media that the …
Geely not interested in Saab Read MoreIn a push to enhance its smartphone business, Japan’s Sony is nearing a deal to buy out Swedish telecom firm Ericsson’s stake in their mobile phone joint venture, according to …
Ericsson to sell stake in Sony Ericsson: report Read MoreText and Photo by Henrik Friis, President of Viking Wheelers–10 slightly rusty riders of Viking Wheelers showed up for the Ban Pho Riverside resort for the Rustic ride on 24th …
The Rustic Ride in Nong Tin Nok Read MoreAs the Christmas season approaches, many would have several plans made on how to get back in time to celebrate. The biggest dilemma would be travel charges. SAS is offering …
SAS Christmas Deal Read MoreVolvo Car Corporation is terminating production at their plant inUddevalla, in western Sweden, when they take over sole ownership of the company in 2013, the company announced on Monday.“The low …
Chinese owned Volvo Cars to close Uddevalla plant Read MoreDefence and security company Saab has received an order from the Royal Thai Air Force regarding extension of an Air Command and Control System. The order amounts to 104 Mmillion …
Saab Receives new Order from Thailand Read MoreIf you’re a diplomat or have tax-free status at an international organization, a special scheme from Volvo means that you can buy a premium car at favourable prices – and …
Volvo gives Diplomats special treatment Read More
The tourist arrivals to Thailand from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland increases 2,29 pct in 2010 to a total of 770.000 Nordic tourists. The tourists from Norway increased most with 10 pct …
Nordic Tourists Spend 44 Billion in Thailand Read MoreClothing giant Hennes & Mauritz (H & M) reports a profit before tax of 4.85 billion Swedish kronor for the period June-August, the third quarter in the company’s broken business …
Year to Date Better Than Expected for H & M Read MoreThe Chocolate giant Fazer has announced that it will redesign the packaging of a product they called “Kinapuffar” – China Pops – after a writer at Helsingborg Dagblad has managed …
Is Chocolate Chinaman ‘Racist’? Read MoreThe 2011 Right Livelihood Awards were announced today at a press conference in Stockholm . 2011 year’s four winners are rewarded for their contributions to the solutions to global problems. …
Swedish award goes to Chinese solar energy Read MoreScandinavian Society Siam was as vibrant as ever this Saturday night 1 October 2011 when the annual Crayfish Party kicked off at the Rembrandt Hotel with ScanDeli as the turnkey …
Lively Scandinavian Crayfish Party in Bangkok Read MoreThe house was packed and not a single ticket was printed in vain when Nordcham HCMC held its annual crayfish party in the Brazilian restaurant Au Lac Do Brazil in …
Partying in HCMC with red crayfish and Linje Aquavit Read MoreForeign employees to be registered to the Chinese social security system by November 15th, 2011 According to the information received from the Chinese Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, …
Companies have to register their foreign employees Read MoreFor the full financial year 2011, H&M will add 265 new stores to its business and both Indonesia and Thailand are scheduled to become new H&M franchise markets next year.Swedish …
Indonesia and Thailand new H&M franchise markets Read MoreThe Zhejiang (Geely Volvo) Orchestra, sponsored by Chinese automaker Geely Holding Group, has been on a performance tour in Europe since mid-September, as part of the company’s efforts to promote …
Volvo Geely: Brand promotion in Sweden Read MoreIKEA, the dominant Swedish home furnishing retailer, yesterday hosted the official launch of its catalogue, which will support the grand opening of its first store in Thailand on November 3. …
IKEA launches 2012 catalogue ahead of first store in Bangkok Read MoreThe recent car bombs in Su-ngai Kolok district of Narathiwat province have prompted ten countries to warn their citizens against traveling to Southern Thailand, according to the Tourism Authority of …
Travel Warning Issued by 10 Countries against Southern Thailand Read MoreSecuritas AB tells that the company has acquired the security services company Chubb Guarding Services Singapore. Enterprise value is estimated to MSEK 37 (MSGD 7). Chubb Guarding Services Singapore has …
Securitas AB Acquires Business in Singapore Read MoreThe way Malaysians do business has changed and they now have a new way of doing it, said International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed when answering queries …
Malaysia Invites Swedish Companies at Roundtable Meeting Read MoreA large delegation from Karolinska Institutet travelled to China in September 2011 in order to forge closer links with some of the country’s top universities. The party, led by president …
Swedish Karolinska Institutet’s visit to China Read MoreA 170 year old champagne from Finland was on Thursday 22 September unveiled in Singapore. The Veuve Clicquot champagne sold at an auction in Aland for 30,000 euros earlier this …
170 Year Old Champagne Found New Home in Singapore Read MoreText and picture by Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Beijing–For the 13th time, the Swedish Chamber´s Traditional Crayfish Party took place in the Royal Garden at Radisson BLU Hotel on …
Yet Another Success for the Crayfish Party in Beijing Read More