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Hennes & Mauritz AB, Europe’s second-largest clothing retailer, said a temporary collection from French designer Lanvin introduced this week has posted strong sales in countries including China and Russia. “The …
New H&M Collection Performing Well in China Read MoreTaking time out abroad from everyday work life is a new trend among Swedish families. It has led to the start up of Swedish schools for children who spend longer …
Swedish Tax Money Goes to Vacation Schools Read MoreThe first training course for media managers opened in Ho Chi Minh City as part of the program to improve management capacity on a strategic level to meet the actual …
Media Management Skills Shared in Vietnam Read MoreThe keys for the success in the fight against corruption are everywhere – not least in land management: Openness, Transparency, Access to Information and Accountability; Vibrant Media and Protected Whistleblowers, …
Transparency and Accountability Needs Promotion Read MoreSingapore Airlines and Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) have signed a codeshare agreement that will begin on December 1. The new codeshare agreement between the two Star Alliance members will see Singapore …
Singapore Airlines and SAS To Codeshare Read MoreChinese firms eager to expand abroad clinched some quality deals over the past two years, taking advantage of the opportunities created by the global financial crisis. But some of those …
Buying Volvo is a Tricky Business Read More“H&M has great faith in the concepts, which are judged to have great potential for the future,” the company said in a statement on Wednesday. FaBric Scandinavien will be incorporated …
H&M Completes “Cheap Monday” Acquisition Read MoreSweden and Thailand today signed an agreement for the delivery of a further six Gripen fighter aircraft together with one Saab 340 Airborne Early Warning surveillance system and the Swedish …
Sweden and Thailand Sign New Gripen Deal Read MoreIt will open its first Bangkok store _ its largest store in Southeast Asia _ next November as part of the new Mega Bang Na shopping centre. Swedish build-it-yourself furniture …
Ikea Promises Low Prices in Thailand Read MoreSwedish construction equipment provider Volvo Group is planning to invest more than $100 million in the expansion of products for emerging markets, most of it going to China, said the …
Volvo Construction Equipment Makes Huge Investments Read MoreA Swedish national wanted for alleged credit card scams was arrested on Walking Street by Immigration Police. Just after midnight on Monday a 27-year-old Swedish national named Charbel Malkesson was …
Swede Napped for Using Fake Credit Cards Read MoreThe store will be located in Orchard Building on Orchard Road in central Singapore’s main shopping district, according to a company statement. “We look forward to opening our first store …
H&M Opens First Singapore Store Read MoreGreat achievements have been made in Sweden-China trade and investment over the past 30 years and the volume of bilateral trade and investment will increase even further, said Bo Landin, …
Sweden-China Trade, Investment to Increase Further Read MoreThe capital’s children won’t have to rely on Rudolph to bring Father Christmas to Beijing this year, Santa has joined the Internet age. The portly, bearded man in red is …
Expat Kids Get the Chance to Connect With Santa Read MoreTwo years ago, the EU introduced anti-dumping duties on low-alloy screws and fasteners from China with a duty rate of up to 87%.To get around this “obstacle” some Chinese manufacturers …
Chinese Using Malaysia to Cheat EU Read MoreMore and more young Laotians leave rural areas and move to large cities or neighboring Thailand. Moving often leads to a better economy, but also to long hours and harsh …
Young People in Laos Wants the City Life Read MoreSwedish newspaper Aftonbladet has reported on another Scandinavian fatality in Thailand following a box jellyfish sting. Ann Nordh, 59, from Jonkoping, was in Thailand on holiday with her husband. She …
Swedish Tour Operators Hiding the Threat of Deadly Jellyfish? Read MoreA replica οf thе Swedish East India Company’s 18th century merchant vessel, thе Goetheborg, returned home tο Sweden οn Saturday amid festive celebrations аftеr a two-year voyage tο China.Thousands οf …
18th Century Merchant Vessel Returned Home Read MoreRecently Ambassador Ewa Polano inaugurated Oriflame’s new office located at one of Jakarta’s most prominent business areas.Oriflame Indonesia with its 200,000 consultants is the biggest in Asia, outnumbering China and …
Ambassador Inaugurated Oriflame’s New Office Read MoreOn September 8, Johan Winlöf was stabbed to death by his wife, Ornanong Winlöf, in their apartment in Ekamai Soi 30. At the Swedish embassy in Bangkok the death of …
Winlöf Case: Police Investigation Turned Down Read MoreBetween now and December 24, 2010, IKEA will donate 1 euro for every soft toy sold in IKEA stores worldwide to Save the Children projects to help realise every child’s …
IKEA Soft Toys Campaign and Save the Children Read MoreHuawei Technologies Co., China’s biggest telecommunications-equipment maker, forecast it will beat Ericsson AB to become the top producer of gear for the next generation of mobile-phone networks. “We have confidence …
Huawei Aims to Beat Ericsson in New Gear Orders Read MoreThe Swedish man, Carl-Fredrik Lundgren, 41, who was this week arrested in Thailand is now back in Sweden where he is facing a one or two year prison term for …
Swedish Fraudster Faces Prison Sentence Read MoreThree Swedish tourists have died after being attacked by the deadly dangerous box jellyfish in Thailand and Malaysia. Still, the larger Swedish agents do not believe that the current situation …
Rejects Warnings Against Deadly Jellyfish Read MoreSwedish national Mr. Carl Fredrik Lundgren, 41, has been arrested in Thailand for tax fraud valued at over 400 million baht. According to the Thai police, Mr. Lundgren used the …
Swedish Man Expelled for Tax Fraud Read MoreA poisonous jellyfish may have killed a Swedish woman in Cha-Am. Ann Nordh, 59, from Jonkoping died last Sunday in the resort of Cha-am in Thailand when she went swimming, …
Swedish Woman Killed By Poisonous Jellyfish? Read MoreA new high speed catamaran ferry inaugurated today will shorten the distance bewteen Pattaya and Hua Hin to three hours and fifteen minutes. The Thailiving Ferry will provide the exclusive water …
Take the Ferry From Pattaya to Hua Hin Read MoreBefore the 8th dialogue on anti-corruption, the Swedish Embassy, the Transparency International, Denmark, UNDP and the World Bank organized a talk on strengthening transparency in land management in Vietnam on …
Land-related Corruption Still a Problem Read MoreChinese ZPMC, world’s biggest gantry crane maker, aims to boost its market shares in the global wind power industry and plans to set up an assembly plant in Europe. Sweden …
China Looks for Assembly Site in Europe Read MoreNon Governmental Organisations will for the first time be eligible to get financial and technical support to implement their initiatives on judicial reform by submitting successful applications to the Justice …
NGOs Interested in Judical Reforms Read MoreThe Malaysian-Swedish Business Association (MASBA) organized Monthly Pub Evening on November 11th, 2010. 20 Members and guests delightfully gathered at the Ronnie Q Pub located at Bangsar Baru. MASBA …
MASBA Pub Evening in November Read MoreThis winter likely to see highest ever leisure traffic demand on SAS between Scandinavia and Bangkok – Customer satisfaction levels are up. New “Core SAS” strategies intensify customer focus while …
SAS Prepares for Heightened Demand Read MoreCambodia’s pedophile saga has provided no shortage of headlines in recent months. A Russian investor convicted of buying sex with 17 girls as young as 6 years old had his …
No Longer a Pedophile’s Heaven Read MoreVolvo Cars and its Chinese owners Geely have different ideas on how best to market the Sweden-based firm’s models in China. Geely chairperson Li Shufu wants to see large, luxury …
Volvo and Geely in Two Minds Read MoreThe Swedish company C2SAT has opened its first production facility in Singapore. It is a collaboration with the local company Fong’s Advance Technology. The Swedish ambassador Mr Ingemar Dolfe was …
C2SAT Opens First Production in Singapore Read MoreRecently, the spouses of the ambassadors of the Scandinavian countries visited a refugee school administered by the UNHCR to tell the children about their home countries and play together. The …
Ambassador’s Spouses Visited a Refugee School Read MoreVolvo’s chairman vowed to help Volvo surpass high-end cars like Mercedes-Benz during talks with Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf in east China’s Zhejiang Province. Li Shufu, chairman of Zhejiang Geely …
“We’ll Make Volvo Regain its Past Glory” Read MoreIKEA has begun mailing out a Winter and Seasonal Kitchen Brochure to all Singapore households for customers to browse through a range of ideas and inspiration in preparation for the …
IKEA Kicks off Christmas Drive Read More
The first Nordic Young Professionals Networking was held at Stable Lodge Restaurant on Thursday night 11 November 2010. Surprisingly, some 80 Nordic YP’s got together for a cozy evening! The …
Big Success for Nordic Young Professionals Night Read MoreA brand new website for exchange between Chinese and Swedish government representatives, organisations and companies has just been launched. Relations and trade between China and Sweden within sustainable development is …
New website for Sino-Swedish Collaboration Read MoreSwedish pensioner Kurt Blomqvist retired here five years ago, but he wasn’t content to rest, setting up an organisation to promote traffic safety among the Kingdom’s children. ‘‘A holiday is …
Swede On the Road to a Safer Thailand Read MoreNorweagian Air Shuttle has signed a letter of intent to lease two Boeing 787-8 (BA.N) Dreamliner aircraft as part of the airline’s plan to begin long-haul operations. The company is …
Almost Ready for Cheap Tickets to Bangkok Read MoreOpen Trade Gate Sweden was held recently in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, through Åsa Christiansson and Börje Risinggård, in Kuala Lumpur. In conjunction to that two seminars war organized, one on …
Open Trade Gate in K L Read MoreEricsson wins managed services contract with China Unicom, serving five major cities of China’s eastern Anhui province Ericsson takes full responsibility for base station sites, fixed network and transmission in …
China Unicom and Ericsson in Managed Services Contract Read MoreThe Swedish government plans to invest 10 million kronor ($1.49 million) to enable state agencies to develop clearer ethical guidelines for civil servants working overseas in order to curb the …
Civil Servants Abroad Can´t Pay for Sex Read MoreThe final competitions for 5 bus and 5 truck drivers will take place at Scania Siam head office in Samutprakarn Province on Saturday 13 November 2010.The competition aims not only …
SCANIA Driver Competitions in Thailand Read MoreYang Shuqi paces up and down Ikea’s Beijing store, looking for a “small bed with toys” for her grandson. She doesn’t plan to buy it – 1-year-old Beibei just needs …
Ikea Courts Chinese As It Plans Expansion Read MoreChinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Monday met with visiting Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf and the two sides vowed to advance bilateral relations to a higher level especially in …
Chinese Vice President Meets Swedish King Read MoreBy Staffan Herrström, Swedish Ambassasor to VietnamMost probably one of many lovely parts of the country but I must say this mountainous landscape is something special: remarkably beautiful. And the …
A Trip With the Swedish Ambassador Read MoreThe Embassy has cooperated with the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) of Thailand to bring forward the demonstration of “TD-LTE is Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology” by the renowned Swedish Telecommunications …
The first TD-LTE/4G Demonstration in Thailand Read More