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TOT Public Company Limited, has placed a first order for a video contribution network. TOT, a national telecommunications services provider in Thailand, has placed an initial order to deploy Net …
Swedish Net Insight Receives Order From Thailand Read MoreSwedish Trade Council is offering a free buiness seminar on Thursday 8 May 2008 in Gothenburg for anyone interested in business and investment in Thailand. The seminar is organized together …
Thailand Seminar in Gothenburg Read MoreAccording the Tourism Authority of Thailand, the number of tourist arrivals in the Kingdom for last year stood at 14.5 million persons. Of that, 757,734 visitors, or 5 %t, were …
350.000 Swedish Tourist Travel To Thailand Read MoreHundreds of Swedish home-buyers are spearheading an incredibly strong Nordic property boom in Thailand. And Scandinavian investors are expected to invest up to Bt16.2 billion in residential developments in Thailand …
Sweden Leads A Massive Nordic Boom In Thai Resort Towns Read MoreVietnamese writer Nguyen Ngoc Thuan has won the Swedish Peter Pan Award 2008 for best children’s literature for his story Vua nham mat vua mo cua so (Open the window …
Vietnamese Author Wins Swedish Children’s Literature Award Read MoreThe Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Carl Bildt, visits Indonesia 21-22 April at the invitation of the Indonesian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr. N. Hassan Wirajuda. The visit is …
The Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt Visit Indonesia Read MoreSystemair has acquired Megcool Industries in Kuala Lumpur with 1st of May as day of taking possession. Megcool has an annual turnover of SEK 20 million with an operating profit …
Swedish Systemair Take Over Megcool In Malaysia Read MoreJonas Bergquist gives the thump up to a nervegas detector developed in Singapore. It´s a microfluidic device that can identify exposure to nerve gas. The device could help identify individuals …
Swedish Professor Impressed By Nervegas Detector Developed In Singapore Read MoreCSM, a domestic and international broadband data/multimedia satellite and terrestrial network service provider in Indonesia, has selected the Swedish company Aptilo’s Mobile Wimax AAA Connectivity Service Network (CSN) platform, to …
Swedish Aptilo Shall Blanket Indonesia With Broadband Internet Acces Read MoreSomaly Mam of Cambodia, who has campaigned against trafficking and child prostitution was Wednesday named winner of the World’s Children’s Prize. Queen Silvia of Sweden, one of the patrons of …
Cambodian Campaigner Get World’s Children’s Prize In Stockholm Read More“This is my first posting in Asia and I’m thrilled to come to this region, which we all realize is growing in importance. I have seen a bit around Jakarta …
Swedish Ambassador Finds Fun in Jakarta Sun Read MoreThe Honorary Consulate of Finland and Sweden in Medan will be closed temporarily as of 15 April 2008 as the Honorary Consul Mr. Steven Leonardi will move away from Indonesia.Details …
Finnish and Swedish Honorary Consulate in Medan Temporarily Closed Read MoreNeonode, the Swedish mobile communication company that develops touch screen technologies and designs mobile handsets, today announced that Excel Field International LTD, a major privately held Asian distributor, has placed …
Swedish Mobilephone Handset Entering Asia Read MoreThai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce will from 1 July 2008 discontinue the current office sharing agreement with the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce. The current sharing agreement is as old as the …
Thai-Norwegian Chamber Cancels Office Sharing with Thai-Swedish Chamber Read MorePolice in Thailand are training volunteers to help patrol the beaches in Phuket, amid concern over the impact on the country’s tourism industry of the brutal murder of three foreigners.In …
Volunteers To Help Police Patrol Thai Beaches Read MoreWith only two months before ending its operations in the Philippines, the Swedish Embassy in Manila on Wednesday said it has stopped receiving new applications for residence and work permits. In …
Swedish Embassy In Manila Stop Receiving Residence and Work Permits Before Closing in May Read MoreIn addition to providing 2.3 million USD to the Government’s Recycled Energy Fund, Sweden will continue providing technical assistance to Viet Nam in developing recycled energy projects for rural areas, …
Sweden Helps Vietnam Develop Recycled Energy Read MoreA Thai man surrendered late Tuesday night for having allegedly murdered a Swedish tourist on a popular beach in this island provice.Akkaradej Tunkae, 31, who fled to Burma, contacted his …
Thai Man Arrested For Murder On Swedish Tourist Read MoreA two week vacation turned into currently nine months of separation from her mother for six year old Swedish girl, Alicia Elfversson.The mother of Alicia, Maria Elfversson, held a press conference …
Missing: Six Year Old Swedish Girl Abducted To Asia By Father Read More31 year old Ackaradet Tunkea known as Chon or Saichon has been identified as the murderer of Swedish tourist, Hanna Charlotta Backlund. His permanent address has been leaked by www.manager.co.th/local …
Suspect in Murder of Swedish Tourist Identified Read MoreA Swedish woman was Saturday 15 March around noon found stabbed to death on Mai Khao beach on Phuket only 300 meters from Mai Khao Beach Bungalow, where she was …
Swedish Woman Murdered on Phuket Read MoreSweden has pledged to work with Vietnam across a range of health services including primary health care, care for cancer patients and the treatment of hospital waste. The cooperation plan …
Sweden To Help Boost Vietnamese Health Care System Further Read MoreA Swedish business delegation is currently on a three-day visit to Brunei Darussalam to explore business opportunities in the country and at the same time, to promote investment opportunities in …
Swedish Business Delegation Currently In Brunei Read MoreThe Philippines will host this year’s International Conference on Gender, Migration and Development: Seizing Opportunities, Upholding Women Migrant Workers’ Rights” that will tackle the impact of migration on developing countries …
Philippines To Host 2-day International Conference On Women’s Rights Read MoreA total of 34 people, mostly from Vietnam, went on trial in southern Sweden on Tuesday accused of trafficking people from Vietnam to Sweden, judicial sources said. The suspects are …
Vietnamese Smugglers On Trial In Sweden Read MoreIn a Business-to-business exchange, the Department of Tourism (DoT) in the Philippines is set to present the country’s culture, natural attractions, tropical beach and diving destinations during a selling mission …
Philippines Approach Scandinavian Tourists Read MoreScandinavian residents in Singapore will have a unique opportunity to witness the first ever Youth Olympics, when the country will host the inaugural Youth Olympics in 2010. In a close competition …
Singapore To Host First Ever Youth Olympics In 2010 Read MoreThe Annual General Meeting 2008 of the Scandinavian Society Malaysia took place on the 29 February 2008 at 7.30 pm at The Royal Lake Club, on a side road to …
New Board of Scandinavian Society Malaysia Read MoreScandinavian tourists get more for their money in Malaysia than anywhere else in the world. If Denmark is set to index 100, living costs for tourists in Malaysia is only …
Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand Among Cheapest Vacation Destinations for Scandinavian World Wide Read MoreThe news portal ww.pattayacitynews.net on Wednesday 27 February reported on a 40 year old Swedish woman who has been living as a vagabond on the streets of Pattaya for several …
Mysterious Swedish Vagabond Woman in Pattaya Read MoreThe first International Puppetry Festival drew to a close on Saturday in Hanoi. The performance of ‘Hon Que’ (Country’s Spirit) by the Central Puppet Theatre of Vietnam won the only …
First Ever International Puppetry Festival Held In Hanoi Read MoreVietnamese opera singer, Thang Long, is right now preparing for her first overseas tour in Sweden next month. She will participate in Cay Sao Than (Mystical Flute), a work staged …
Vietnamese Opera Singer to tour in Sweden Read MoreThe Scandinavian Tourism Board held the first in a series of workshops promoting Scandinavian destinations to Asian tourists on Wednesday 20th of this month. The Norwegian ‘fjorde’ and ‘Wonderful Copenhagen’ …
Scandinavian destinations promoted in Thailand Read MoreMalaysia’s fastest growing mobile operator, DiGi, announced the successor to Mr. Morten Lundahl as company Chief Executive Officer (CEO) this Tuesday. The new CEO will be the Swedish Mr. Johan …
Johan Dennelind New CEO in DiGi Read MoreThe Swedish designer, Anna Efverlund, keeps her inner child alive so she can come up with the funkiest, most fun designs. After 25 years with Ikea, Smaaland remains Anna Efverlund’s …
Meet The Swedish Designer Behind Big Hit Cushion In Malaysia Read MoreThe European Commission plans to spend 5 million kronor to bring the Nordic site-blocking technique to other EU member states. The move was met with enthusiasm by ECPAT, an anti-child …
Nordic Site-Blocking Technique Favoured by Thailand-based Anti-Child Pornography Organization Read MoreAccording to a research by the Swedish packaging company, Tetra Pak, Thai consumers represent a challenge to the packaging industry because they focus heavily on high quality and attractive design.In …
Sweden’s Tetra Pak See Thai Consumers As a Challenge to Packaging Industry Read MoreThai Air Force head Air Chief Marshal Chalit Phukphasuk was scheduled to sign an agreement with the Swedish government on Febuary 11, 2008 during his trip to Sweden to buy …
Thai Air Force Head Signed Agreement with Swedish Goverment to Buy Gripen Fighter Planes Read MoreIn a feature about overseas Vietnamese coming home for the Lunar New Year, Tet, one Danish and one Swedish based Vietnamese was interviewed on the website VietNamNet Bridge about their …
Scandinavian Vietnamese Back For New Year Celebrations Read MoreSingapore has concluded three bilateral Open Skies Agreements (OSAs) with the Scandinavian countries, comprising Denmark, Norway and Sweden. With these OSAs, airlines of both Singapore and the Scandinavian countries will …
Singapore and Scandinavian Countries Conclude Three Open Skies Agreements Read MoreSwedish telecommunications equipment maker Ericsson said on Febuary 1, 2008 that 4,000 jobs worldwide would be cut as the company reported flat sales for fourth quarter 2007 and a 37-per-cent drop in …
Ericsson Chief Executive Noted That Political Unrest in Thailand Caused Investment in 2007 to Slow Down Read MoreA major child smuggling ring is suspected of bringing dozens of children from Vietnam to Sweden. Between 30 and 40 people suspected of involvement in the smuggling operation are to …
Suspects in Child Smuggling from Vietnam to Sweden to be Prosecuted in Sweden Read MoreKing Carl XVI Gustaf is to present medals to four Swedes for their service during the 2004 tsunami disaster in South East Asia, in which more than 500 Swedes were …
Swedish King Presented Royal Medals to Four Swedes for Tsunami Service in South East Asia Read MoreSet up by two Swedish Volunteers in 2000 to help children in need in the Chiang Mai province whose parents have died from HIV/AIDS, Kids Ark is now a non-profit …
Queen Silvia of Sweden Supports Kids Ark Foundation in Thailand Read MoreThe Swedish cabinet on January 24, 2008 formally approved that the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) should sign a deal with the Thai Air force regarding the sale of the …
Thailand to Recieve Swedish Gripen Jet Fighters in 2011 Read MoreSAS Cargo is entering Vietnam’s air-cargo market where it will conduct business through its general sales agent, Vector Aviation.The carrier said growing production of textiles, footwear and foodstuffs has helped …
SAS to Enter Vietnam’s Air-Cargo Market Read MoreSwedish artist Oskar Agler’s piece Nature of our Time will be put on display in the screening of Graphic Cities at the Thailand Creative and Design Centre (TCDC) on January 27, 2008.Oskar Aglert’s …
Swedish Artist Oskar Aglert’s Work on Display in Bangkok Read MoreBengt Carlsson has been living as a businessman in Singapore for almost 30 years. However, he still feels “More Swedish than the Swedes”. Therefore he sees the need for an …
More Swedish than the Swedes in Sweden Read MoreOn January 22, 2008 The Swedish Ambassador to Thailand, Lennart Linner, together with the representative of the Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia sent their condolence on the …
Swedish King and Queen Sent Condolence on the Passing Away of HRH Princess Galyani Vadhana Read MoreFrom August 2008 Sweden will no longer have an embassy in Laos. The Swedish government has decided to face out the bilateral development assistance to Laos. Consequently the Embassy of …
Swedish Chargé d’Affaires of Laos Regrets the Shutdown of the Embassy of Sweden Vientiane Read More