Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The 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 MoreThe section for development co-operation in Phnom Penh was in August 2010 upgraded to an Embassy. Anne Höglund has been appointed as new Ambassador. She will present her credentials to …
New Swedish Embassy in Cambodia Read MoreThe current Swedish government´s plan for labour immigration to Sweden, has become a lucrative business for unscrupulous employers in Sweden. They can charge immigrants with up to 30,000 crowns for …
Swedish Work Permits on the Black Market Read MoreA total of 30.454 people visited in October the website https://scandasia.com/. That makes October 2010 the first month where the website was in average visited by more than 1.000 visitors …
Over 1.000 Visitors Per Day on ScandAsia.com Read MoreSwedish automaker Volvo, which was purchased by China’s Geely Holding Group Co earlier this year, plans to hire a team of Chinese designers to cater to local tastes as it …
Chinese Style Volvo to Enhance Local Appeal Read MoreNokia, the world’s largest maker of mobile phones, has used yuan for international trade, the Espoo, Finland-based company said last week in an e-mailed response to questions. Sweden’s Ikea, the …
Ikea and Nokia Shuns Dollars Read MoreAn industry source said Hong Kong-listed Tan Chong International, the owner of Nissan Diesel Thailand, was reluctant to produce and distribute the trucks in Thailand because it wanted to shift …
Volvo Nissan Dispute Halts Truck Production Read MoreLänsforsakringar Gothenburg and Bohuslän, one of 24 local Swedish insurance companies, spend nearly 22 million SEK in compensation for more than 2500 accidents, crimes and injuries associated with travel. “Average …
Accidents Expensive for Swedish Insurance Company Read MoreAmbassador of Thailand to Sweden, presided over the wreath-laying ceremony at the statue of King Chulalongkorn (King Rama V) at the Thai Pavilion.On the occasion of King Chulalongkorn’s Memorial Day …
King Chulalongkorn’s Memorial Day in Sweden Read MoreOn Sunday night, a cyclist at a road in Malmo, Sweden noticed that someone sent a green laser beam at him. The cyclist turned off the road and watched as …
8-year-old Fired Laser Beam on Passers-by Read MoreA Swedish tourist has been accused by Phuket police of selling methamphetamine ya ice from his room at a Patong resort that only opened two weeks ago, writes PhuketWan. The man, …
Another Swede Arrested for Methamphetamine Read MoreLeaders of some 25 Sweden-related businesses in Ho Chi Minh City and the neighbouring provinces met the Ambassador of Sweden and the Trade Section at the Embassy on 20 October …
25 Sweden-related Businesses Met the Ambassador Read MoreAround fifty former exchange students to Sweden recently gathered for a BBQ-evening at the Swedish residence. Swedish students currently studying in Singapore also attended the event. The evening offered an …
The Embassy Welcomes Exchange Students Read MoreSo far it has been dragging out a bit, but now Zabai Golf has its new website up and running. “Finally we have the new website up and running, this …
Zabai Golf’s New Website Up and Running Read MoreScania in China has signed a strategic partnership agreement with leading Chinese power generation engine distributor, Shanghai Boden Engine Co., Ltd. The exclusive deal, has a potential of hundreds of …
Scania Strengthens Position in China Read MoreLufthansa chairman Jürgen Weber has previously avoided directly answering questions regarding the possible purchase of SAS, but on Monday he clearly stated that the firm was an attractive proposition. “We …
Lufthansa Confirms Interest in SAS Purchase Read MoreThis is one of the findings the Ambassador of Sweden in Vietnam Mr Staffan Herrström and the Trade Section of the Embassy got during their tour in mid October to …
Swedes Enjoy Promising Businesses in Vietnam Read MoreThe Nordic business association NordCham organized a meeting on the 28 October at Press Club in Hanoi with the participation of the Nordic Ambassadors and Nordic companies in Vietnam. The …
The Future of Nordic Business Interests in Vietnam Read MoreSince his first job as a rural bricklayer more than 50 years ago, Gong Xuebin has built an international food empire with a huge stake in the Japanese market and …
Gong Xuebin and Ingvar Kamprad Read MoreA Swedish child tourist got his fingers trapped in an escalator at ‘Tuk Com’ IT City on Halloween. His hand was eventually freed and he was sent for emergency treatment. A …
Swedish Child Traps Hand in Pattaya Escalator Read MoreIndonesi’s largest telephone company plans to acquire a telecommunications company in Cambodia, according to its commissioner Tanri Abeng, Bisnis Indonesia newspaper reported yesterday. And Swedish owned Star-Cell has been widely …
Indonesian Telco Buying Swedish Cambodian Star-Cell? Read MoreAn upsurge in marriages between older Swedish men and young, underprivileged foreign women raises serious questions about gender equality, according to a new report. In a new ‘migration by marriage’ …
Increasing ‘Marriage Migration’ to Sweden Read MoreVolvo Cars continues to guide for a full-year positive result after announcing it has achieved an operating profit in the third quarter. The company said that sales volume grew 12.5 …
Volvo Cars Expects to End Year Positively Read MoreThe Sweden Pavilion yesterday welcomed its 3.5 millionth visitor, a 64-year-old retired teacher from Sichuan Province. Zhou Yufang was treated to a VIP tour of the pavilion and presented a …
Sweden Pavilion Counts 3.5 million Visitors Read MoreThe Ambassador of Sweden, Mr Staffan Herrström says in the coming years, the Embassy of Sweden will restructure its development relation to a cooperation more driven by Vietnamese and Swedish …
More Focus on Trade and Investment Read MoreThe recently appointed Ambassador of Laos to Sweden has handed in his accreditation papers in an audiens with H.M King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. The Ambassador, Southam Sakonhninhom, is …
Laotian Ambassador Accredited Read MoreThe employment agreement covering 290 Vietnamese berry pickers who worked in Swedish fields last summer, dozens of whom still remain in Europe, should never have been approved, according to a …
Berry Pickers Had Invalid Contract Read MoreThe owner of Cambodian mobile provider Star-Cell has written down the firm’s value by more than US$100 million and had “no goodwill” related to its operations in the Kingdom. In …
Bad Cambodia Connection for TeliaSonera AB Read MorePer Arne Granbo says to ScandAsia, that the flooding has forced the people at the Royal Elephant Kraal and Village to perform a rescue mission and move 92 elephants to …
Norwegian Elephant Friend in Flood Devastation Read MoreAlexander Klose, head of Volvo Cars China, made the comments at a trade show in the northern city of Tianjin, according to the official Xinhua news agency. He said sales …
China Now Volvo’s Third-largest Market Read MoreCardo has entered into an agreement to supply turbocompressors and mixers for Singapore’s largest biological wastewater treatment plant. The order is worth SEK 8.5 million. In its division Cardo Flow …
Singapore Orders Swedish Turbocompressors, Mixers Read MoreA Chinese scientist has challenged the origin of the river Indus, claiming that it’s origin located in a valley northeast of Kailash, the highest peak of the Gangdise Mountain, in …
Scientist Traces Origin of Indus River Read MoreThe Kingdom’s first enterprise census, slated for 2010, will provide crucial information to develop effective national policies, according to Minister of Planning Chhan Thorn. The survey is to be conducted …
Statistics Needed for Good Planning Read MoreThe Swedish fashion apparel brand H&M opened its second store in Guangzhou at Grandview Mall on October 14, 2010, following the opening of the first at China Plaza. H&M’s new …
H&M Is Opening Its Second Store In Guangzhou Read More
153 Nordic and Vietnamese people dressed in Crayfish apparel gathered at Swedish owned Au Lac Do Brazil restaurant in Phu My Huong on Saturday, October 2 for its famous and …
Nordcham Ho Chi Minh Crayfish Party Read MoreIn a global enquiry from TNS digital life regarding digital habits Malaysia turns out to have a dominant position in social medias. In Malaysia the mean value of friends in …
Malaysian Domination in Social Medias Read MoreIkea will add $300 million to the $1.2 billion the mall developer it part owns plans to spend in China as the world’s largest home-furnishings retailer taps rising consumption in …
Ikea to Add $300 Million Investment in China Read MoreSingapore-based Ikano Private Limited is trying to get a slice of the tightly held Thai shopping mall market. The country’s property developers own the majority of Bangkok’s famous shopping spots. …
Ikano to Open Bangkok Mall in 2012 Read MoreMinister for Education and Second Minister for Defence, Dr Ng Eng Hen, officiated at the launch ceremony of the Republic of Singapore Navy’s (RSN) Archer-class submarine RSS Swordsman at the …
Singapore Navy Launches Second Swedish Submarine Read MoreSecretary General Jens Orback of the International Palme Center will be speaking at the Conference “Growth, Social Balance and Sustainability: Perspectives for Social Democratic Economic Policies in Asia” in Jakarta …
Jens Orback at Economic Conference in Jakarta Read MoreIKEA, the world’s largest furniture retailer plans to double its orders from Vietnam in the next three years. At the moment, the conglomerate is the largest buyer of Vietnamese hand-made …
The Largest Buyer of Hand-made Products Read MoreNew Air Services Agreements between Thailand and Denmark, Norway, and Sweden were on Friday 15 October signed by Kasit Piromya, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, Michael Sternberg, Ambassador of …
New Air Services Agreements Between Thailand, Denmark, Sweden and Norway Read MoreA two-day “Sino-Swedish SymbioCare Forum” is under way at the Sweden Pavilion, where officials from the Chinese and Swedish governments and experts are discussing cutting-edge solutions in improving health and …
Crown Princess Victoria Visit Sweden Pavilion Read MoreThe number of Swedish employees working in China has doubled in the last five years, according to a comprehensive report issued by an engineering industry group in Sweden surveying the …
Swedes in China doubled in Five Years Read MoreSAS will expand its route network with two new long-haul routes. Oslo-New York will commence end-March 2011, whilst Copenhagen-Shanghai will start during winter 2011. – Due to significantly reduced costs, …
New SAS Copenhagen-Shanghai Route in 2011 Read MoreThaksin Shinawatra is scheduled to make a live phone-in to a gathering of European Red Shirts in Copenhagen on Saturday 30 October 2010. The Red Shirts plan to meet at …
Thaksin Plans Phone-In to European Red Shirt Meeting in Copenhagen Read MoreThe Swedish daily Expressen published on Sunday 10 October an interview with Kim Roger Eriksson, 29, who was earlier this year arrested and charged with setting up a laboratory to …
Swedish Kim Faces the Death Penalty in Thailand Read MoreSweden’s Medical Products Agency (Läkemedelsverket) has banned the sale of the PutOn condom brand in Sweden, claiming that the Chinese-manufactured product falsified its EU safety certification.Accordingly, the agency ruled that …
Swedish Authorities Put off by PutOn Condoms Read MoreVolvo Cars is looking to relocate about 50 employees from Sweden to China as more details emerge about Geely’s plans for the Swedish carmaker’s operations in China.Volvo’s human resources cheif …
Wanted: 50 Volvo Employees in China Read MoreAutumn started beautifully on Sunday night at Central Festival Mall, with the launch of the 2010 Fall Collection by the Makeup Store, Sweden’s high-end cosmetics company. Ten runway models showcased …
Swedish Cosmetic in Pattaya Read More