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The Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) and the Ministry of Public Health of Laos PDR recently signed a cooperation agreement in Vientiane to help the country build a draft national …
Laos, Sweden Boost Health Cooperation Read MoreA delegation of international cultural experts were welcomed Thursday in Hanoi by Vietnamese Minister of Culture and Information Pham Quang Nghi. The delegation, led by Sweden’s Minister of Culture Bengt Goransson, …
Swedish-led Delegation Studies Vietnamese Culture Read MoreThe Asia-Pacific region is growing more and more important to Volvo Car Corp and last year the region contributed approximately 10 percent of the Swedish company’s global sales volume.In an interview …
Volvo Sees Malaysia As Important Market Read MoreIt is only one year ago since Thailand-born Sunisa Daennabua saw her first ice hockey game. This April the now thirteen-year-old Sunisa was awarded the ‘silver puck’ trophy by …
Ice Hockey Goalie Sunisa Rookie Of The Year Read MoreEricsson has successfully completed a large scale project bringing network coverage to cell phone users in Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi Airport. The project gives passengers the possibility to use six different mobile …
Ericsson Completes Milestone Contract In Thailand Read MoreTogether with his two friends Henrik Ejderholm and Martin Håkansson, Johan Hammarstrom, is well on his way to becoming the first pilot with a severe hearing impairment to complete a …
Flying Around The World To Make It Listen Read MoreA large-scale effort to win over the Chinese market has been launched by Arla Foods, and according to the Scandinavian dairy company – which is owned by Danish and Swedish …
Arla Foods Prepares to Move Into Vietnam Read MoreSwedish Ambassador to Thailand, Jonas Hafström, together with Norwegian Ambassador to Thailand, Merete Fjeld Brattested, and Governor of Phuket Province Udomsuk Assawarangkul presided over the opening of the Royal Norwegian Consulate General …
Sweden, Norway Share New Consulate In Phuket Read MoreHer Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will join other monarchs and heads of state and government at this special gathering in Stockholm to honor the Swedish monarch at the royal palace on his …
Thai Royal Visit To Sweden Read MoreThe course focussed on how partners or couples – even family members and friends, neighbors and work colleagues – can successfully relate to each other. The course also provided guidance …
Couples, Neighbours, Friends Learn To Relate Read MoreSingapore Exchange Limited, SGX, and OMX in Stockholm are strengthening their partnership and are to work more closely to provide technology solutions and services for Singapore capital markets.This broadened partnership serves to …
Singapore, Swedes Broaden Ties To Galvanise Capital Market Read MoreCambodian CTN is the latest to sign up with Swedish producer Strix to broadcast reality TV format winner ‘The Bar’. Close to 20 countries have now bought the rights to the Swedish …
Cambodian TV Buys Swedish Reality ‘Star’ Read MoreAfter Pasajero Motors Corp (Pamocor), exclusive distributor of Volvo cars in the Central Visayas, formally opened its showroom located on A.S. Fortuna St., Mandaue City Friday 21, Volvo Cebu is now …
Volvo Dealer Opens Showroom In Cebu Read MoreHM Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, HM King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, HM King Harald V of Norway and others among the world’s 25 reigning monarchs are planning to come to …
Scandinavian Royalty To Fete Thai King’s Jubilee Year Read MoreSwedish Ambassador to Vietnam Anna Lindstedt has acknowledged the importance of the 10th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) as “an important event for Vietnam”.She stressed that the …
Sweden Acknowledges Importance Of Vietnam Party Congress Read MoreCertain airline routes attract more attention than others among airport authorities these days, as the fear of a bird flu pandemic remains high. And there is thus increased suspicion facing flights from parts of Asia …
SIA Flight Prompts Bird Flu Alert In Copenhagen Read MoreYour first priority when living away from home is ensuring that your child’s education is up to the standard you are used to and that your child is confident and …
The Right School For Your Child – All You Need To Know! Read MorePhuket WiNFY School is a new international school in Kamala following the Swedish curriculum and started by a Swedish family in 2005. The school’s name comes from a charity called “Will Never Forget You” established in …
Swedish School Opens In Phuket For Holiday Kids Read MoreDr. Anders Granlund comes to SENSA after serving as Head of the Sida Information Communication Technology (ICT) Secretariat for developing countries.Dr. Granlund has a background in Marine Micropaleontology, working as …
SENSA Installs New Regional Advisor In Bangkok Read MoreThursday the Swedish Riksdagen’s Constitutional Committee, which investigated the government’s handling of the response to the Tsunami disaster in 2004, concluded their investigation. The panel is highly critical of Swedish Prime Minister …
Swedish Tsunami Probe Criticises PM, Cabinet Read MoreSENSA’s annual retreat discussed the challenge of linking bilateral programs while a work plan for 2006 was also endorsed.Keynote speakers such as Mr. Linkham Duoangsavanh (National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute, NAFRI, Lao …
SENSA Retreat Focuses On Key Development Issues Read MoreSweden’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), and the Swedish Trade Council are together with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), arranging a two day Mekong …
Mekong Region Conference In Stockholm April 3-4 Read MoreThe Swedish Business Association (SBA) in Indonesia elected a new board of directors at its Annual General Meeting at the Mulia Hotel in Jakarta on March 21.The board comprises Ilpo Saarisivo (SKF) as …
SBA Votes In New Board At Jakarta AGM Read MoreFritidsresor, a major tour operator in Sweden has brought back the Thai resort region of Khao Lak, Phang Nga province and listed the destination in its fall 2006 catalogue.From November, Swedish travelers may …
Swedish Tour Operator Reinstates Khao Lak In Catalogue Read MoreThe European Commission has adopted proposals by the European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson to impose a provisional anti-dumping duty on leather shoes from China and Vietnam.The anti-dumping tax was adopted after a …
EU To Tax Chinese, Vietnamese Leather Shoes Read MoreSwedish PM Göran Persson has announced that diplomat Jan Kenneth Eliasson is to be Sweden’s Foreign Minister, replacing Laila Freivalds who resigned after heavy criticism in the Swedish press. She came under fire for the …
Jan Eliasson Is New Swedish Foreign Minister Read MoreJudging by the number of participants, taxation and legal issues when living abroad are obviously something that many members of the Nordic Chambers of Commerce in Thailand find interesting and …
Big Audience For Expert Tax, Legal Advice Read MoreSwedish national, Ms Kim Gustafsson, 47 injured in the accident Wednesday caused by a truck that ran through a warning barricade and collided with a train, was released from hospital …
Swede Injured In Train Wreck Released From Hospital Read MoreThe Indonesian government has granted a visa-on-arrival facility for Swedish visitors to increase tourist visits from the European country. The visa-on-arrival policy was made effective March 15.“It has been issued to boost …
Indonesia Offers Visa-on-Arrival For Swedish Visitors Read MoreJonas Hafström, Swedish Ambassador to Thailand paid a courtesy call March 17 Dr. Kantathi Suphamongkhon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.During the meeting, both sides discussed …
Swedish Ambassador Visits Thai Foreign Minister Read MoreAn as-yet unnamed Swede was injured in a Thai train accident Wednesday morning which killed six people and left another 26 injured.The mishap happened in Ratchaburi province in the morning of …
Six Die, 27 Injured As Truck, Thai Train Collide Read More“The foreign minister Laila Freivalds has resigned,” Swedish PM Göran Persson told a press conference Tuesday morning in Sweden. Freivald’s decision came after mounting pressure during the last few days when the foreign minister was criticised …
Swedish Foreign Minister Resigns Read MoreThe three AEWC planes are a part of Thailand’s Air Force recently drafted wish list. Industry sources expect Bangkok will only consider small platforms, such as the Embraer ERJ-145 and …
Sweden’s Saab Bids For Thai Air Force Contract Read MoreThe award was given in terms of customer satisfaction and by all accounts, Malaysian buyers preferred the dealer to be Swedish as well as the car, thus the award went to Swedish dealer Marque …
Swedes Best At Selling Volvos Read MoreThe 25 European Union member states have voted on imposing duties on cheap leather shoes from China and Vietnam, but only three nations – Belgium, Slovakia and Malta voted in …
Scandinavia Votes Against EU Shoe Tax Read MoreDuring the stay in Jakarta, the ship will be the focus of a number of exhibitions and cultural events highlighting the historic as well as contemporary links between Sweden and Indonesia. …
Sweden’s Tall Ship ‘Götheborg’ To Visit Indonesia Read MoreEtac announced the new distributorship March 15 at a gathering at the Swedish Ambassador’s residence in the presence of the Malaysian Minister of Health, YB Dato’ Dr. Chua Soi Lek. Numerous guests …
Disabled To Benefit From Swedish – Malaysian Tie Up Read MoreThe Annual Meeting of the Scandinavian Church in Bangkok on the evening of Wednesday 15 March elected three new people to the Board of the Church: Marion Nygaard and Mia Hallenborg from …
Scandinavian Church in Bangkok: Annual Meeting Elects New Board Read MoreSwedish telecommunications company Telefon AB LM Ericsson said March 14 that it has received an order from Malaysian company Maxis Communications BHD to provide its Telephony Softswitch solution as part …
Ericsson Wins Maxis Software Order In Malaysia Read MoreSAS and Volvo Car (Thailand) co-organized ‘The Perfect Drive – The Perfect Flight’ event late February at Wearnes Motors Hua Mark, an authorized Volvo Dealer in Bangkok. The event was to showcase the best …
Volvo, SAS Match Perfect Drive, Perfect Flight Read MoreAPAC Security, representing Swedish manufacturer Biosensor, has secured an order for five BIOSENS systems from Thai narcotics police. The order value is worth close to USD200,000 and the first for a Biosensor …
Biosensor Secures USD200,000 Deal With Thai Police Read MoreSwedish tour operator Fritidsresor is to start selling two-week package tours to the Cambodian seaside resort town of Sihanoukville, beginning in October. “Earlier we had round trips that covered Cambodia. Now we are taking the …
Fritidsresor Launches Cambodia Tour Packages Read MoreETAC, a Swedish company that develops home care products for the physically disabled and elderly, will officially launch their products in Malaysia for the first time in Southeast Asia March …
Sweden’s ETAC Launches Products For Disabled in Malaysia Read MoreThe tour will include shows in Manila, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.Their tour schedule is as follows:Kuala Lumpur:March 23rd at SodaManila:March 24th at UndergroundMarch 25th at AbsyntheMarch 26th at RestdayMarch 27th …
Swedish Interlace Band Touring South East Asia Read MoreThe workshop for Swedish Enterprises on Business Opportunities in the Greater Mekong Sub Region (GMS) on February 28, organized by the Swedish Embassy in Bangkok and the Swedish Embassy in …
Sweden GMS Workshop Draws Healthy Numbers Read MoreSAS stalwart Axel Blom has left the board of the Thai Swedish Chamber of Commerce (TSCC) to be replaced by fellow SAS colleague Håkan Olsson.Another new face on the TSCC …
Axel Blom Retires TSCC Seat At AGM Read MoreSwedish travellers have placed Thailand on top of their holiday destination list as they consider the “Land of Smiles” a destination with attractive beaches and warm sunshine. This was the conclusion …
Swedes Prefer The Beaches of Thailand:Survey Read MoreThe Swedish Foreign Ministry has totalled its costs following the tsunami disaster at 315 million Swedish Kronor. The highest single cost – 97.4 million kronor – was incurred by the …
Tsunami Cost Sweden 315 Million Kronor Read MoreSAS has decided to terminate all its commercial traffic to and from Singapore due to the substantial – yet unspecified – deficit that this route produces. Thus the Scandinavian airline …
SAS Closes Singapore Connection; Finnair Seeks To Expand Read More“With that opportunity in the three countries, the Davao Region in Mindanao would have a huge market to showcase and sell its export products,” Cruz said. “The Nordic countries are …
Philippine Products For Swedish And Nordic Markets Read More