Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
“I actually enjoy the ceremonies in Thailand more than I used to enjoy marrying a couple off in Sweden”, says Lennart Hamark, the Swedish priest of The Scandinavian Church in …
Swedish Beach Blessings in Thailand are Booming: “I still do!” Read MoreNot only tour agents and travelers from Sweden, but also Scandinavia on March 22-25 had opportunities to take a closer look on Indonesian traditions and buy travel packages from Indonesian …
Indonesia Showcases in Travel Fair in Sweden Read MoreA Swedish company Alfa Laval, a provider of heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling technologies, has received some purchase agreements, approximately SEK 50 million, from a Vietnamese ship builder.“Vietnam …
Swedish Alfa Laval Takes Steps in Vietnamese Fast Growing Marine Sector Read MoreHans O. Karlsson, Ericsson (Thailand) Ltd., was elected as the new President of Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce during the 2007 Annual General Meeting at the Conrad Hotel, Bangkok on the …
New President of Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce Read MoreThe Annual General Meeting 2007 of Swedish Business Associations (SBA) took place on March 22 at Shangri-La Hotel in Indonesia. All voting members concluded this year AGM by summing up …
SBA New Board after AGM 2007 Read MoreSwedish Business Association of Singapore (SBAS) Annual General Meeting 2007 was held on March 21 at The Tanglin Club with unchanged top positions.SBAS President Jan Djerf was re-appointed to take …
SBAS Annual General Meeting 2007 Read MoreThe World Bank (WB) has approved a US $50 million interest-free credit to support the Vietnamese government’s efforts to reduce poverty among its ethic minorities and communities in remote and …
Sweden and Finland to Co-finance World Bank’s Project in Vietnam Read MoreVolvo Malaysia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sweden-based AB Volvo Group, sees strong demand for trucks and prime movers in a market and expects this year sales of 350 units, worth …
Volvo Malaysia Forecasts Sales for 2007 Read MoreThe Swedish Trade Council in Ho Chi Minh City sees an increased interest in Vietnam from Swedish companies. To meet the demand STC will deploy more resources to consulting activities. …
Swedish Trade Council sees increased interest in Vietnam Read MoreA new collaboration initiated by SENSA (Swedish Environmental Secretariat for Asia) with SIWI (Swedish International Water Institute) is to organize a study trip for participants in ADB’s Working Group on …
Sweden Organizes Study Trip from the Mekong to the Baltic Read MoreOn 12 and 14 March seminars were held in Bangkok and Chiang Mai, titled Swedish Knowledge Economy, From Natural Resources to High-Technology, was organized by the Thai Public Policy Development …
Thailand Seeks Swedish Inspiration for Development Read MoreChemicals inspectors from Indonesia, Cambodia, China, Laos, Nepal, Vietnam and Thailand are visiting the Swedish Chemicals Inspectorate for three weeks this March. The 27 inspectors represent the chemicals inspections authorities …
Handling Chemicals The Swedish Way Read MoreMalaysia has request tour operators from Sweden to include Penang and Langkawi in Their tour packages to Thailand.Tourism Deputy Minister Datuk Donald Lim Siang Chai said this would be a …
New Malaysian Airline to Bring More Tourists from Sweden Read MoreDenmark’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Per Stig Møller on Wednesday, March 14 recommended Thai government to use carrot-and-stick measures to deal with the insurgency in the deep south of Thailand, …
Carrot-and-Stick for Deep South Situation, Suggested Danish Diplomat Read MoreA 19-year-old Swedish girl, Marion Vik from Malmo, two weeks ago met her Malaysian Chinese father, after taking out all her savings and starting her journey half world from Sweden, …
From Sweden to Malaysia to Meet “Who is Part of Me” Read MoreThailand again on March 5 was honored as “World’s Best Tourist Country” in the prestigious annual Grand Travel Award by Travel News, the Swedish Travel publication, according to the Tourism …
Swedes Prefer Thailand and Singapore Airlines Read More“Once again Indonesia has been struck by disasters and once again many of its people have experienced hardship. On behalf of the Swedish Government I wish to convey my sincere …
Sweden Sends Aid and Condolences to Indonesia Read More“Swedish bosses have more international experience than their Nordic neighbors”, says an advertisement made by an Icelandic advertising agency. The text in itself is not offensive, but these days, the …
Swedish Bosses See More G-strings Read MoreNguyen Van Yeu, the National Assembly’s Deputy Chairman of Vietnam, on February 5 marked his appreciation towards Sweden’s cooperation in nation development of Vietnam during an official visit of the …
Vietnam Appreciates Swedish Help and Hopes for Further Ties Read MoreSweden has actively supported the efforts to reach sustainable peace in the conflict-affected areas of Mindanao, southern Philippines, ever since a peace agreement between the Government of Philippines (GRP) and …
Swedish String in Philippines’ Peace Cords Read MoreThe Linnaeus Essay Competition awarding ceremony was held on February 22, 2007 at the Swedish Residence. The first prize was given to Mr. Jonah Stevens Brocka from the Lyceum of …
Linnaeus Essay Competition Awarding Ceremony Read MoreVolvo Car (Thailand) Ltd. aims to expand sales in automobile market in Thailand for 1,000 units in the year 2007, according to Robert Norman who takes a helm as a …
Volvo Thailand Sets Goal for 2007 Read MoreA Swedish man was arrested Wednesday morning in Pattaya for illegal medicine trade. Among the evidence collected in the home of the Swede, was morphine based pain killers, antibiotics and …
Swedish Man Arrested for Illegal Medicine Export Read MoreThe Swedish Ambassador to Singapore, Pär Ahlberger, visited Brunei from February 21st to 25th 2007. The purpose of the visit was to present his credentials to Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah …
Swedish Ambassador Presents Credentials in Brunei Read MoreA Swedish tourist has complained with the Embassy of Sweden since he was overcharged for damages in just-a-small jet ski accident for almost 100,000 baht by the local Jet Ski …
Swedish Tourist Squeezed by Phuket Jet Ski Operator Read MoreLiberal member of the Swedish Parliament, Birgitta Ohlsson, is criticizing The International Bar Association (IBA) for choosing Singapore as the venue of their annual convention in October 2007. In an …
Swedish MP Criticizes International Lawyer Gathering for choosing Singapore as Venue Read MoreTUI Nordic, one of the leading tour operators in Europe will be operating two new charter flight routes to Surat Thani during the upcoming 2007-8 winter schedule, from October 2007 …
TUI Nordic Introduces Charter Flights to Surat Thani Read MoreThe Swedish cosmetics company, Oriflame, has experienced a massive sales increase in Asia within the last year. Turnover in the Euro currency reached 12.4 million Euro – a 48 per …
Oriflame sales are exploding in Vietnam and Indonesia Read MoreBar Baska, the Danish restaurant owned by Erik Winther will be permanently closed down this Sunday on February 25, due to a financial problem. Erik Winther is a Danish Chef in Bangkok. He …
Come What May Read MoreThe Vietnamese team of artists – which includes the popular girl band “5 Lines” as well as traditional music artist Truong Quy Hai – will perform for the Vietnamese communities …
Vietnamese Artists to Perform in Scandinavia Read MoreScandinavian residents in Thailand with work permits rose sharply during 2006. According to figures obtained by ScandAsia, the total number went up from 2045 Scandinavians holding a work permit in …
Scandinavian Work Permit Holders Up 15% Read MoreAn independent Cambodian group investigating the Khmer Rouge genocide has received 400 kilograms (880 pounds) of documents on the brutal regime from Sweden, its director said Tuesday.The documents, which arrived …
Swedish Government Kept Cambodian Evidence For Three Decades Read MoreThe Annual general meeting of SSM was held at the Tropicana Golf & Country Club on Friday the 9th of February 2007. It was supposed to start at 7.30pm, but …
President of SSM Re-elected Read MoreSweden will provide humanitarian and post-conflict assistance in peace talks aiming at settling a bloody ceasefire between the Philippine Government (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), Muslim separatist …
Sweden to Boost Philippines’ Peace Talks with Muslim Rebels Read MoreDisappointedly only 20 players turned up for the Puerto Azul golf challenge on February 10 2007, which is the lowest number in many years. The event was held by The …
Low Turnout for Puerto Azul Golf Event Read MoreThe meeting took place on Wednesday this week, as representatives from SIDA met with representatives from the newspaper Thanh Nien and the Vietnamese government in Ho Chi Minh City. The …
Swedish Praise for Vietnamese Newspaper Read MoreScandinavian Airlines will launch a new route flying non-stop Stockholm to Bangkok by the end of October 2007. This route will be operated three times a week in both directions …
SAS to fly Stockholm-Bangkok End of October Read MoreStrolling around a market in Manila with her 8 month old daughter Ellen, Petra Rigby Jinglöv saw some toys and books made of fabric that caught her attention. These soft …
Adorable Business Read MoreThe Swedish Embassy in the Philippines and the Swedish Trade Council will be heading a delegation from the 18th to 23rd of March 2007 in order to promote Swedish involvement …
Swedish delegation to promote ADB contracts Read MoreThe project – which the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) has decided to co-fund along with the Dutch Poverty Reduction Cooperation Fund – will be implemented in the provinces …
Sweden Funds Bio-diversity Preservation in Central Vietnam Read MoreTired of having your charter vacations to Thailand get off to a bad start due to crying babies and beeping gameboys? If so, a remedy now seems to be on …
Child-free Flights from Scandinavia to Thailand and Malaysia Read MoreSweden and Vietnam have agreed to lengthen a cooperation and development agreement for the period 2004 -2006 to the end of this year.Moreover, Sweden will provide Vietnam additional funds, approximately …
Sweden Extends Vietnam Cooperation Assistance Read MoreThe following Tercentenary Lectures on Science and Art entitled “In the Spirit of Linnaeus” started from January 11th and still on going until February 22nd 2007, so far have been …
Linnaeus’s Series of Events to be continued Read MoreEight members joined on Thursday February 1, the first networking evening in 2007 of the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce. The event took place as usual at the Huntsman’s Pub in …
First 2007 Meeting in Swedish Chamber of Commerce Read MoreSweden and Finland will be among the countries which the Philippine government will invite to investigate the killing of more than 800 journalists and activists since 2001. A commission under …
Swedes and Finns to help Philippines solve murders of activists and journalists Read MoreSigurd Hamgaard received the “Pattaya Pojke” award of the year 2006 at the Scandinavian Expats Annual Party held at Green Tree Restaurant and Pub on Beach Road in Pattaya.Chairman John …
Sigurd Hamgaard “Pattaya Pojke 2006” Read MoreDr. Ammundsen’s Memorial Cup Tournament was on January 20 kicked off as the first tournament of the Scandinavian Society Siam Golf Section in the year 2007 at Windsor Park & …
January SSS Golf Kicks Off Read MoreDurian – the typhoon which recently tormented parts of Vietnam along with other neighboring countries – has left many Vietnamese people injured and homeless. In order to assist those people, …
Swedish Support to Vietnamese Typhoon Victims Read MorePassengers from Stockholm departed to Asia approximately 500,000 (up by 20 %) during 2006. The majority of these arrived into Thailand, around 150,000 passengers into Bangkok. “We have a total …
Passengers from Stockholm to Asia is Up by 20% Read MoreThe successful 2nd Joint Nordic Golf Tournament was held during a long sunny day at Bangkok Golf Club on January 19 with a total of 86 participated golfers.The winner of …
A Successful Nordic Chambers Golf Trophy Read More