Scandinavian Excursion to Ko Kret
An excursion for members of the Scandinavian Society Siam to visit the Ko Kret island in the Chao Phraya river took place on Saturday 30o June, despite a heavy downpour …
Scandinavian Excursion to Ko Kret Read MoreGunilla Nordström Appointed Head of Electrolux Asia Pacific
Gunilla Nordström has been appointed head of Electrolux Major Appliances Asia Pacific and Executive Vice President of AB Electrolux succeeding Peter Birch, who will retire. She will be a member …
Gunilla Nordström Appointed Head of Electrolux Asia Pacific Read MoreSweden Brokerage Agency Expands in Asia
The brokerage and direct market access provider now offers trading and brokerage connectivity to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Singapore Stock Exchange.NeoNet already has access to the Tokyo Stock …
Sweden Brokerage Agency Expands in Asia Read MoreEricsson to Invest Further in Southeast Asia
Swedish telecom giant Ericsson expressed on Wednesday, June 20 at the event, CommunicAsia in Singapore, to invest further in Southeast Asia, particularly Vietnam, due to strong growth in mobile usage …
Ericsson to Invest Further in Southeast Asia Read MoreKamera Trained on Singapore Mobile TV
Swedish mobile video specialist Kamera has been selected as one of the broadcast partners for Singapore’s first live DVB-H mobile TV service TV2GO which will be launched this summer by …
Kamera Trained on Singapore Mobile TV Read MoreNordic Orders Giant Crane Vessel From Singapore
NORDIC Heavy Lift subsidiary Avonway has ordered a crane vessel with a record 5,000 ton single mast lifting capacity from Singapore’s Sembawang Shipyard for 2010 delivery. Sea of Solutions, part …
Nordic Orders Giant Crane Vessel From Singapore Read MoreSwedish Fugitive Arrested in Philippines
A Swedish national, 42-year-old Hans Patrick Sungberg reportedly branded as a fugitive for allegedly embezzling more than 700,000 euros and large-scale fraud. The Swede was 8 June 2007 arrested by …
Swedish Fugitive Arrested in Philippines Read MoreLao’s Youths Learning New Moves from a Swedish Performer
Dozens of representatives from the Vulnerable Lao Youth Development Association (VYDA), the Lao National Theatre, the Lao National Puppet Theatre and other educational institutions are getting the chance to learn …
Lao’s Youths Learning New Moves from a Swedish Performer Read MoreSwedish and Finnish Experts to Help Philippines Solve Extra-Judicial Killing
Six experts, including a senior Swedish police officer, a German diplomat and prosecutor, a Finnish professor of international humanitarian law and a British prosecutor and expert in international cooperation, will …
Swedish and Finnish Experts to Help Philippines Solve Extra-Judicial Killing Read MoreCambodia / Denmark / Finland / Indonesia / Laos / Malaysia / Norway / Philippines / Singapore / Sweden / Thailand / Vietnam
Thailand’s New Security Measures for Hand-Carry Luggage
Thailand has implemented new aviation security measures for hand-carry bag on all flights departing Bangkok‘s Suvarnabhumi Airport from 1 June 2007. These measures also apply to passengers making transit/transfer connections …
Thailand’s New Security Measures for Hand-Carry Luggage Read MoreA Passion for Thailand
“Every time I succeed in opening the eyes of someone to Thailand, making them see what I see, feel what I feel towards this country and its people, that’s when …
A Passion for Thailand Read MoreSweden Donates P100 mln to Strengthen Philippines’ Tax Law
Swedish Ambassador to the Philippines Annika Markovic disclosed her government’s donation during her farewell call on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo at Malacanang’s Music Room on 11 June 2007.Markovic was accompanied by …
Sweden Donates P100 mln to Strengthen Philippines’ Tax Law Read MoreNishaville – Beach Front Villa Resort Aiming at Swedes
Aleenta Resort & Spa is a Thai resort company and developer, so far with two boutique resorts on prime beach locations in Pran Buri and Phang Nga (north of Phuket). …
Nishaville – Beach Front Villa Resort Aiming at Swedes Read MoreBattling Bird Flu
Now to improve bird flu drugs for humans. Still at Mahidol University’s faculty of tropical medicine, they analyze how the anti influenza drug oseltamivir and a similar medicine are received, …
Battling Bird Flu Read MoreNew Swedish Initiative Opens Golf Course in Hua Hin
Late during dry season the landscape in most places in Thailand is commonly dry, simply due to lack of rain.But a huge valley with open fields, 10 kilometres inland from …
New Swedish Initiative Opens Golf Course in Hua Hin Read MoreThai-Swedish Design
Can design traditions from minimalist Sweden blend smoothly with the melting pot of influences from Thailand? The result, no doubt, would be incongruous. However, after finishing this project, my conclusion …
Thai-Swedish Design Read MoreTSCC Chairman Karlsson
Hans O. Karlsson was elected President of Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce at the Annual General Meeting of the members in April this year. The 47 year old Managing Director of …
TSCC Chairman Karlsson Read MoreBalancing the Five Elements at Four Seasons, Samui
Visiting a deluxe haven as the new upscale Four Seasons resort on Samui can be purely about indulging in luxury. “And what else?” you might ask, as the resort offers …
Balancing the Five Elements at Four Seasons, Samui Read MoreScandinavian Village Moves Forward Adding Riverside Park
When Scandinavian Village, basically as the sole Scandinavian developer on the market at that time, was trying to introduce its project in Thailand for Scandinavian retirees back in 2003, it …
Scandinavian Village Moves Forward Adding Riverside Park Read MoreThe Swedish Microcredit Foundation Aided 230 Families in Thailand
Born out of the Thailand Island Foundation, IT entrepreneur Johan Staël von Holstein’s initiative to help out local victims from the tsunami on Phi Phi Island, the Swedish Microcredit Foundation …
The Swedish Microcredit Foundation Aided 230 Families in Thailand Read MoreTaking Thaim-out Immensely Popular Among the Swedes
The development so far of the company Travel Insight on Koh Lanta (an island outside Krabi) is an especially inspiring example of what can happen when a couple of Swedes …
Taking Thaim-out Immensely Popular Among the Swedes Read MorePhyathai’s Mr. Fredrik
When calling up Phyathai hospital it’s not a problem at all to get through to Mr. Fredrik. And when showing up at the hospital asking for Mr. Fredrik the receptionist …
Phyathai’s Mr. Fredrik Read MoreSweden’s Comments on Overseas Filipino Workers
“Relying only on overseas Filipino workers’ remittances is not a sustainable way. The Philippine government must find ways to invest in the knowledge OFWs have gained from other countries to …
Sweden’s Comments on Overseas Filipino Workers Read MoreSwedish and Singapore Navies Conduct Mine Countermeasure Programme
The Swedish and Singapore navies are conducting a Mine Countermeasure Exchange Programme being code-named as Lejon Singa in Stockholm, Sweden from June 4 – 14, 2007.The programme aims to strengthen …
Swedish and Singapore Navies Conduct Mine Countermeasure Programme Read MoreEU-Thailand-Malaysia Matchmaking Conference 2007
EU-Thailand-Malaysia Matchmaking Conference 2007 Between European And Asian Companies And Experts Active In Prevention And Care Of Lifestyle-Related, Non-Communicable Diseases.Finpro and the European Union has started a project to foster …
EU-Thailand-Malaysia Matchmaking Conference 2007 Read MoreSweden Saw Impressive Puppet Show by Lao
The Lao National Puppet Theatre group travelled to Sweden to perform for international audiences from May 23 to 27, at the Swedish Theatre Biennial, which is an international arts festival …
Sweden Saw Impressive Puppet Show by Lao Read MoreYoung Indonesians Take Home Environmental Award in Sweden
The three Indonesian students beat 14 other finalists to win the sixth edition of the international environmental competition, Volvo Adventure in Gothenburg, Sweden, on May 30 with their “Useful Waste …
Young Indonesians Take Home Environmental Award in Sweden Read MoreSwedish Ambassador Concerned Over New Ban in Vietnam
Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung issued the decision May 28 banning everyone within government ministries from speaking to the media, except ministers, provincial governors or officially appointed spokespeople. Reporters …
Swedish Ambassador Concerned Over New Ban in Vietnam Read MoreRoyal Swedish Decoration Awarded to H.E. Mr Anand Panyarachun
Acting on behalf of His Majesty the King of Sweden, the Ambassador of Sweden to Thailand H.E. Mr Jonas Hafström decorated H.E. Mr Anand Panyarachun with the degree Commander Grand …
Royal Swedish Decoration Awarded to H.E. Mr Anand Panyarachun Read MoreSwedish Ambassador to Thailand Talks about Equal Opportunities
The Ambassador speaks about Swedish experience of working with equal opportunities, a regional seminar on the topic ‘Women’s Quotas: How to introduce and implement them better?’ “I am glad to …
Swedish Ambassador to Thailand Talks about Equal Opportunities Read MoreSeminar on Human Trafficking in Manila with Anders Oljelund
The Embassy of Sweden in Manila, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) will hold a seminar entitled “Combating Trafficking Together” on Thursday, 7 June …
Seminar on Human Trafficking in Manila with Anders Oljelund Read MoreFree Trade Agenda during Swedish Trade Minister’s Visit to Malaysia
During his stay, which began on Thursday the 31st of May, Tolgfors met with Dato’ Ahmad Hunsi Hanadzlah, Malaysian Deputy Minister of Trade, for follow-up talks on the recently initiated …
Free Trade Agenda during Swedish Trade Minister’s Visit to Malaysia Read MoreLow Turnout for Breakfast Meeting on Taiwan
Tuesday morning at 7.30 the members of the Scandinavian chambers of commerce were invited to a breakfast meeting on Taiwan and its role in China and Asia. The meeting took …
Low Turnout for Breakfast Meeting on Taiwan Read MoreSweden Participated in Discussion on Anti-corruption in Vietnam
Sweden together with other international development partners have expressed their willingness support Vietnam in its combating and preventing corruption during the one-day mid-year Consultative Group Meeting for Vietnam held in …
Sweden Participated in Discussion on Anti-corruption in Vietnam Read MoreSweden and Vietnam Have Done a Good Job Together
Now it is time to start thinking of the future bilateral relations and find new modalities and avenues for the future cooperation. The Ambassador voices his hope that the impressive …
Sweden and Vietnam Have Done a Good Job Together Read MoreVietnam’s Senior Officials Take a Field Trip to Sweden
On 10 June 2007 the Inspector General of Vietnam’s Government Inspectorate, Minister Tran Van Truyen is to lead a high-ranking official delegation to visit Sweden and the Netherlands to explore …
Vietnam’s Senior Officials Take a Field Trip to Sweden Read MoreVietnam’s Students Represent for Swedish Environment Contest
Three high-school students who cleaned up an oil spill on a river using fibres from a local kapok tree have won first prize in a national environment contest. Phan Phuoc …
Vietnam’s Students Represent for Swedish Environment Contest Read MoreOperax and DMX Technologies Committ to Asian Market
As a leading IT solutions provider of broadband network infrastructure to the telecommunications industry, DMX will further strengthen its position within the digital interactive value added services by offering Operax …
Operax and DMX Technologies Committ to Asian Market Read MoreEricsson Supports More Money for Philippine’s Education
To put this statement in action, Pangrekar introduced two ambassadors to a local education department official recently to symbolically commence Ericsson Philippines’ corporate social responsibility (CSR) activity in the area …
Ericsson Supports More Money for Philippine’s Education Read MoreSIDA Offers a Directing Programme
The Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), the Vietnam Film Institute and the HCM City House of Culture and Cinema will jointly organise a directing programme for teenagers from 11 to 18 …
SIDA Offers a Directing Programme Read MoreThailand Misinterpreted Sweden
The Thai government reckons that Sweden is willing to hand over information about militant Muslims in the country to Thailand’s military junta, according to Thai newspaper The Nation. However, Swedish …
Thailand Misinterpreted Sweden Read MoreSIDA Held Workshop on How to Build a Green Future
Ramboll Natura, a programme of the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) and the Asian Institute of Technology Center in Vietnam (AITCV) held a five-day workshop in Hanoi starting from May 28 …
SIDA Held Workshop on How to Build a Green Future Read MoreWelcome to the Virtual Swedish Embassy
Sweden is the second after Maldives to have opened a virtual embassy in Second Life, the internet reality world inhabited by computer-generated residents, to provide information about Sweden to the …
Welcome to the Virtual Swedish Embassy Read MoreSwedish Grant US$2M to Boost Philippines’s Tax Collection
On behalf of the Swedish government, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency has granted US$2 million to the Philippines’s government to boost tax collection on May 30, 2007.“This grant will …
Swedish Grant US$2M to Boost Philippines’s Tax Collection Read MoreSweden Looks to Indonesia for Biofuel
In the attempt to reduce the use of fossil fuels by 2020, Sweden is eyeing on Indonesia for its supplies in cheap and green biofuel for motor as told by the …
Sweden Looks to Indonesia for Biofuel Read MoreSwedish Ambassador Bids Farewell to Laos’ PM
At the meeting, held at the Prime Minister’s Office, Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh congratulated the outgoing ambassador for his diplomatic achievements in the Lao PDR. The Prime Minister said that …
Swedish Ambassador Bids Farewell to Laos’ PM Read MoreBroström Expands Further in Asia
Broström has been present in Asia since 1998 and gradually built up a product tanker operation based on vessels in the 40,000 to 50,000 dwt range from its office in …
Broström Expands Further in Asia Read MoreSweden’s Design Urges Malaysia to Innovate Based on Consumers’ Needs
Designers should look into consumers’ needs and not rely purely on the technical idea of designing a product that does not fulfil their needs, says Henrik Otto.He said the approach …
Sweden’s Design Urges Malaysia to Innovate Based on Consumers’ Needs Read MoreSaab’s New Print Campaign in Singapore
“For over 60 years, Saab has had a rich history of innovation and technological breakthroughs. That’s how they’ve created such successful cars today,” says Ong Lay Ling, Managing Director of …
Saab’s New Print Campaign in Singapore Read MoreMillicom Plans to Cooperate with MobiFone
Millicom, a subsidiary of Sweden’s Kinnevik group, wants to cooperate with the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) to establish the International MobiFone Company to invest in Cuba as announced …
Millicom Plans to Cooperate with MobiFone Read More