Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The iconic Swedish home furnishing conglomerate Ikea has stepped up its green policy from making its products 100% recyclable to ordering raw material from well-managed forest plantations.“We are working with …
Furnishing Giant IKEA Set to Boost Green Push Read MoreIt was just after twelve and the Indonesian woman was about to take the bus home when the Sharia police stopped her. When they found makeup in her bag, they …
Helping Battered Indonesian Women Read MoreVietnam and Sweden have signed a development cooperation agreement, in which Sweden is committed to providing Vietnam with a non-refundable aid package of at least US$36 million for the 2009-2011 …
Sweden Offers Vietnam US$36 Million in Non-refundable Aid Read MoreDonors from the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) are, according to Sai Gon Giai Phong Online, in Vietnam to know first-hand how the country is increasingly becoming …
Disaster Fund’s Donors Visit Vietnam Read MoreA 7.6-magnitude quake rocked West Sumatra province last Wednesday, killing more than 1,000 people and devastating scores of villages and towns. Since then aid and condolences for quake victims in …
The King of Sweden Sends Letter of Condolence to Indonesia Read MoreFor the second day in a row the Indonesian island of Sumatra has been hit by a violent earthquake. According to Reuters the latest earthquake, which hit yesterday, measured 6.6 on the Richter scale. …
Scandinavians Unharmed after Earthquakes Read MoreA representative from the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) together with the Norwegian counterpart HSH will visit Indonesia during the period October 4-9. The Norwegian HSH already has ongoing cooperation …
Swedish, Norwegian Chambers Visit Indonesia Read MoreSwedish Anna Mattsson who translated Pippi Longstocking into Khmer is to talk about what it is like to work with Pippi among schoolchildren in Cambodia, together with guests Khun Sovanrith, …
Cambodians Visit Pippi and the Astrid Lindgren House Read MoreThe Nordic police in South East Asia cover crime areas such as drugs, financial crimes, human trafficking and sexual abuse against children. According to police officer Annethe, who deals a lot with …
Fighting Crime in South East Asia Read MoreJonas Anderson, popular Swedish singer in Thailand, will perform in his first ever concert in Sweden on Thursday 15 & Friday 16 October at 20:00, on Södra Teatern, Stockholm, and …
Swedish-Thai Singer in Concert in Sweden Read MoreThe Vietnamese press has grown quickly and its face has remarkably changed and contributed to the country’s development, said experts from Sweden’s Institute for Further Education of Journalists (Fojo) at …
Swedish Fojo Strengthens the Vietnamese Press Read MoreMrs Polano is currently coordinator at the office of Minister for Trade Ewa Björling and chairs the Ministry for Foreign Affairs promotion team. She has previously served as Sweden’s Ambassador …
Sweden Appoints New Ambassador to Indonesia Read MoreThe first Gripen fighter for Thailand completed its maiden flight in Linköping, Sweden, today. The flight took off at 14:50 local time and lasted for 80 minutes with Saab test …
First flight for Royal Thai Air Force Gripen Read MoreA study conducted by an environmental organization in Sweden revealed that some branded flip-flops, sandals, clogs and other plastic shoes manufactured or sold in seven countries, including the Philippines, have …
Swedes Find Toxic Sandals in the Philippines Read MoreScandinavian tourists will return to Thailand in the coming high season as their currencies are getting stronger, says TUI Nordic, a tour operator in Scandinavia, according to bangkokpost.com. To accommodate …
Scandinavian Tourists Now Return to Thailand Read MoreThe contract Vinaphone signed with Ericsson last week includes installation and commissioning of the operator’s 3G network in the south of Vietnam. Vinaphone deputy director Hoang Trung Hai and Ericsson …
Ericsson Gets Big 3G Deal with Vietnamese Vinaphone Read MoreScandinavian Airlines in Thailand has launched special prices of 49,000 baht for a roundtrip Economy Extra and 69,000 baht for Business Class to 36 northern European cities. The prices exclude …
SAS Launches Special Fares Today Read MoreSamui Airport and Samui Park Avenue are organising Swedish jazz singer Jonathan Fritzen and Thailand’s leading jazz guitarist Changton Kunjara, The Bangkok Post reports on Friday. The free concert will …
Swedish Jazz Phenomenon Plays in Samui Read MoreWhile several local parishes of the Church of Sweden are advocating the use of fortified wine to prevent the spread of swine flu during communion, a Swedish politician is proposing …
Swedish Politician Mulls Thai Bows to Counter Swine Flu Read MoreThe uncertainty over Saab’s future looks like it will soon be over. General Motors, which owns the Swedish marque, will according to The Business Times conclude a deal to sell …
Saab Come Back in Singapore after GM Sell Read MoreGonorrhoea is on the rise in Sweden and in many other European countries. The majority affected are heterosexual men who often get gonorrhoea abroad, especially in Thailand. The present report …
Watch out for Gonorrhoea in Thailand! Read MoreMr. Otto Kreuger, the Swedish businessman who was convicted to one year imprisonment in a trial involving the transportation of a submarine from Sweden to Thailand, has issued a pressrelease …
Convicted Swedish Businessman Explains His Case Read MoreA Universal Player is a person who is enjoying his life, good with women, smart, self-confident, likes fashion and travelling, well-connected, loves to party and is always looking for more …
Mr. Universal Player Read MoreAndreas Hall 30 and Ruben Ludwigsson 33, two Swedish tourists, were on Monday 24 August at around 11pm arrested in Khao Lak and put in the detention in Phang Nga, …
Sex on the Beach – or Scam Victims? Read MoreThey borrowed several years of salary, and came to Sweden with the promise of hard work and good pay. But the blueberry harvest failed and now thousands of berry pickers …
Thai-workers in Sweden Work for Slave Wages Read MoreA film festival named ‘Cinematography for Schools’, funded by Sweden, will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from August 26-28. The festival will feature 13 short films, 13 cartoon films and …
Sweden Supports Film Festival in Ho Chi Minh Read MoreWednesday morning members of the Nordic Chambers of Commerce gathered for a breakfast seminar about negotiating techniques at the Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit in Bangkok. The presentation – an interactive video …
How to Get What You Want When Negotiating Read MoreA Swedish man, presumably in his twenties, was arrested yesterday in Thailand by the Thai police. According to Jan-Olof Ahlenius from the Swedish consulate in Thailand the man, accused of fraud, …
Swedish Man Arrested in Thailand Read MoreThe water experts are these days meeting at an UN-sponsored conference, the World Water Week 2009, an international gathering of policy makers and experts in Stockholm. A study was released …
Experts Gathered in Sweden Warn South East Asia Read MoreC2SATs Board has decided to establish its own subsidiary company, C2SAT Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, based in Singapore, to enable a stronger focus on the rapidly growing South East Asian …
C2SAT Strengthens Position in South East Asia Read MoreA Swedish version of the English reality TV-show “I’m a Celebrity…Get Me out of Here!” is expected to air on Sweden’s largest television network TV4. The TV-show, in Swedish called, …
Swedish Celebrities to Compete in the Malaysian Jungle Read MoreFrederik Härén is the charismatic Swedish lecturer and author of the international bestseller “The Idea Book”, which aims to “entice out ideas” and help people develop their creativity. And now …
Singaporean Swede Launches Book in Manila Night Club Read MoreSo far two Scandinavian movies are on top of the list, when Bangkok International Film Festival promotes itself prior to the seventh edition of the event in late September, The …
Danish and Swedish Movies Promoted in Thai Festival Read MoreThe two day workshop is part of the Sweden-funded project for Further Training of Journalists which has been implemented since 1994. Also joining the discussion are two Swedish consultants – …
Sweden and Vietnam Share Experience in Journalists’ Code of Ethics Read MoreSwedish businessman Otto Kreuger was on 14 August sentenced to a one year prison term by a court in Nonthaburi and ordered to pay the plaintif 10 million baht. The …
Swedish Businessman Sentenced to Prison Read MoreIt looks like a labor dispute between Vietnamese berry-pickers, in the Swedish town Branäs, is moving to an end. On Thursday, it became clear that nine of the berry-pickers are likely …
Angry Vietnamese Berry-pickers in Sweden Quit Read MoreSingapore bus company SBS Transit has put a new large order in 200 Swedish buses. Since 2007, the Singaporean customer has now bought nothing less than 1100 Swedish buses.Bus company …
200 Swedish Buses to Singapore Read MoreThe Scandinavian governments strongly condemn verdict on Burmese opposition leader. A Myanmar court on Tuesday sentenced pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, to an additional …
Reactions on New Aung San Suu Kyi Verdict Read MoreEight prominent business figures, among these Swedish CEO at DiGi Telecommunications, Johan Dennelind, concluded at a roundtable talk in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday that the Malaysian government should promote the use …
DiGi CEO, on Green Energy in Malaysia: Incentives Not Enough. Read MoreThe TV commercials for Malaysia as a tourism destination are familiar. Much less known is the ‘Malaysia My Second Home’ (MM2H) initiative, though that is about to change. The country’s …
Malaysia My Second Home Targeting Scandinavians Read MoreA Bangkok Airways flight with 68 passengers and 4 crew members travelling from Krabi to Koh Samui Airport skidded on Tuesday off the runway and crashed at landing. The plane …
No Scandinavians Injured in Samui Crash Read MoreTo be eligible, the adults must sign up at the SAS booth at the Home, Health and Family show at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center 10am-9pm, Thursday 30 July-Sunday …
SAS Thailand: Free travel to Scandinavia for children Read MorePhilippine Ambassador to Sweden Maria Zeneida Angara Collinson has hosted a cocktail reception for the 20 Filipino employees hired by Ericsson in its global headquarters in Stockholm at the Embassy …
Ericsson employs 20 Filipinos in Stockholm Read MoreThe European Union met with nations of the Asia-Pacific to discuss security policy in the region at the ASEAN regional forum on July 22-23 in Phuket, Thailand. On the agenda …
EU at ASEAN regional forum in Phuket Read MoreThe European Union congratulated Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on his re-election Saturday. “In peaceful elections, the people of Indonesia have testified to their commitment to democracy and have entrusted …
EU congratulates Indonesian president on re-election Read MoreAn exhibition about the ancient carved rock field in Sapa, the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, Vietnam will take place at the Vasterrbotten Museum in Sweden from September 27 …
Sapa-rock goes to Sweden Read MoreTwo joint meetings between EU and ASEAN on the problems connected with fossil fuels are planned to take place in Bangkok and Hanoi in September. The foreseeable depletion of fossil …
EU-ASEAN Expert meeting on fossil fuel planned in Bangkok and Hanoi Read MoreThe tragic bomb attacks that took place on 17 July 2009 have undeniably shocked Jakarta and the entire country. However, the latest UNWTO mission, carried out by Xu Jing, Regional …
UN: Jakarta will recover fast Read More‘Take a break and spend quality time with your family on a bounty-island – without you children missing out on school’. This suggestion seems harder and harder to resist for …
Swedish Curriculum on a Bounty-Island Read MoreMost countries in he European Union, Denmark, Sweden and Finland included, supports a termination of anti-dumping taxes on leather shoes from Vietnam and China. Reuters quoted an EU diplomat as …
Denmark, Sweden and Finland support terminating duties on Vietnam’s shoes Read More