Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
A conference on peaceful conflict resolution is being organised on 12-13 April, 2005, as part of the activities to mark the centenary of the peaceful dissolution of the union between …
Swedish-Norwegian conference on peaceful conflict resolution Read MoreThe Swedish IT consulting company Cybercom Group purchases 100 percent of Netcom Consultants, also Swedish, from its owner Modern Holdings. Netcom Consultants, a telecommunications consulting firm, has offices in Sweden …
Cybercom buys Netcom Consultants Read MoreDriven by increasing costs of operation and tougher competition the international airline industry has been forced to major cost cutting measures over the past decade. But not all of this …
Carmen Systems in Asian offensive Read MoreWhat’s the difference between studying in Sweden and at an international school in Singapore? “Discipline! And of course that we are taught in English and get a good understanding of …
Swedish kids study in Singapore Read MoreYesterday, 15 April, marks the starting day for 24 hour satellite broadcasts of the Swedish TV channels SVT Europa, Text TV as well as radio channels Radio Sweden and P4 …
Swedish TV on air in Asia Read MoreThe Swedish company Precise Biometrics has been awarded a license contract from the Thai authorities for a biometric technology solution which will be used in the initial phase of introducing …
Precise Biometrics gets Thai national ID-card contract Read MoreA not yet named operator in South East Asia has signed a significant order with Swedish telecom solutions supplier Teligent regarding development tools for various value added services plus a …
Secret customer opts for Teligent technology Read MoreA prosecutor in Sweden has asked the court to issue an arrest warrant against a woman who managed to dupe Danderyds hospital near Stockholm and health care centers in Örebro …
Arrest warrant against fake doctor Read MoreSwedish telecom giant Ericsson has signed a contract with Maxis Communications Berhad, Malaysia’s largest mobile operator, to operate Maxis’ 3G network for a period of 18 months after which the …
Ericsson signs contract to operate Malaysian 3G network Read MoreDid the tsunami have a damaging effect on Swedish travel to Thailand? Not if you look at what happens with incoming tourists to Bangkok. Swedish arrivals to Bangkok’s Don Muang …
Big rise in Swedish Bangkok arrivals Read MoreSwedish parliamentarians from the left, middle and right scale of politics have signed a common Nordic declaration in Manila conditioning Burma’s upcoming chairmanship of Asean 2006. The Nordic parliamentarians demand …
Swedish parliamentarians sign Manila declaration on Burma Read MoreOne more event aiming to promote ties between Sweden and Vietnam is held Wednesday 12 April in Stockholm. This time it is a theme day called ‘Discover Vietnam’, an event …
Vietnam promotion in Stockholm Read MoreOn 5 April did the Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) and OMX Technology (OMX) from Sweden sign an agreement for the use of CLICK Trade – the order entry system, CLICK …
Trading system deal done Read MoreScania, the Swedish bus and truck manufacturer, has received a big order on 120 heavy Scania trucks from the Indonesian mining company Gunung Bayan. The first 70 vehicles will be …
Scania signs big truck contract in Indonesia Read MoreThe Swedish compressed air equipment company Atlas Copco opened its new Thai facility, located 36 kilometers east of Bangkok, on Thursday 31 March. Both Thai as well as regional operations …
Atlas Copco inaugurates new facility on Eastern Seaboard Read MoreThe Swedish video streaming company Kamera did early April sign a contract to provide the Indonesian telephone operator Telekomsel’s 3G subscribers with video clips. This arrangement is a six month …
Kamera secures trial with Telekomsel Read MoreA 40 year old Swedish man arrested for a killing in Pattaya 13 February, and held in Pattaya Remand Prison since early March, was set free 29 March after his …
Swedish killer free on bail Read MoreA Swedish parliamentary delegation led by third deputy house speaker Ms Helena Höij participates in the Inter-Parliamentary Union, IPU, spring session in Manila between 3 and 8 April. The main …
Eight parliamentarians attend Manila conference Read MoreSAS new General Manager for South East Asia, Mr Håkan Olsson from Sweden, was introduced to the airlines’ frequent flyers during a reception at The Forbidden City by Indochine in …
Håkan Olsson appointed new SAS GM South East Asia Read MoreThe Viking Cup has become the most significant and prestigious tournament in Asia. Forget about Tiger Cup, ASEAN Games and Asian World Cup qualifying. The Viking Cup is the place …
Kuala Lumpur Vikings Triumph in this Year’s Viking Cup Read MoreFollowing the powerful earthquake that struck off the coast of Indonesia late Monday night, two Swedes have gone missing. This was confirmed by a spokeswoman from the Swedish Foreign Ministry …
Two Swedes still Missing after Earthquake in Indonesia Read MoreDuni is building a Bt40-million injection-moulding plant at its factory in Prachin Buri. Mr. Roland Grohmann, Duni group’s regional director for the Asia-Pacific, said the expansion is in response to …
Duni to Invest 40 Million Baht in New Injection-moulding Plant Read MoreThe center of the earthquake was located off the western coast of Sumatra and about 870 miles northwest of Jakarta – close to the rugged island of Nias, well known …
Tsunami Warning After Midnight Quake Read MoreDespite a very tough period in business since the tsunami struck on the Andaman coast, the Phuket-based Thailandspecialisten, run by two Swedes, is optimistic about the future. They continue promoting …
The Thailand Specialists Continue Promotion in Scandinavia Read MoreAs part of the airline’s cost-cutting measures which started last year in the head office, SAS has now decided to consolidate its Southeast-Asian functions served by the Bangkok and Singapore …
SAS Consolidates Asian Operations Read MoreThe demand among Swedes for trips to Thailand is back with full force. Proof for that is when the Swedish charter tour company Fritidsresor recently launched trips for the next …
Tourists from the north of Sweden can fly charter directly to Thailand in 2006 Read MoreThe Swedish Civil Aviation Authority, LFV, informs of more travel opportunities between Sweden and Southeast Asia. Both Thai Airways and Malaysia Airlines will increase their traffic to Stockholm-Arlanda airport. After …
Increased opportunities to travel directly between Sweden and Thailand/Malaysia Read MoreAccording to an announcement on the website of the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce, the Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) of Singapore will host a seminar focusing on “The Global Economic Overlook …
SEB Financial Advice at Sheraton Read MoreA Swedish drama group along with other international art groups (i.e. entertainers from the Republic of Korea, China, and South East Asia) will perform at The Hung Temple Festival in …
Swedish drama group to attend Hung Kings Temple Festival in Vietnam Read MoreA mere 11 of the 289 identified Swedish victims from the tsunami disaster in Thailand are children 15 years or younger. Only seven of these children have been identified by …
Very few Swedish children tsunami victims identified Read MoreFilipino nurses who live in Sweden have up to now not been allowed to work in their profession there because they lack the mandatory Swedish nurse license. A rule that …
Filipino nurses get access to Swedish job market Read MoreMrs Helena Sangeland, Counsellor of the Swedish Embassy in Ha Noi believed that 2005 will see extensive leaps in two-way trade following the Agreement on Market Access between the EU …
Swedish diplomat expected growth in bilateral trade Read MoreSwedish artist Annika Strom attended the art show called “Lak-ka-pid-lak-ka-perd: Bangkok Invisible Landscapes”. The exhibition aimed at making binary perceptions of the city visible through art exhibitions, lectures and films. …
Annika Strom joined State of the Art event Read MoreSwedish Company Comvik together with other Swedish enterprises, individuals and organizations presented a check worth 475 million VND to the Fund to Develop Talented Vietnamese Children, on Feb 3. Nguyen …
Young Vietnamese talents supported by Swedes Read MoreThai International is aggressively pursuing the nonstop route to Stockholm by adding a sixth weekly flight only a few days after announcing the fifth weekly between the Thai and Swedish …
TG adds sixth weekly Bangkok-Stockholm Read MoreThe Lao PRD Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Lengsavat Somsavat, makes an official visit to Sweden in two weeks. He is scheduled to have meetings with …
Lao FM visits Sweden Read More10 minutes after the aircraft has released its grip of the Bangkok runway, the seatbelt signs turn off. Bound for Singapore, this means that the passengers on board SAS Flight …
Surfing the Wireless Wonder at 40,000 Feet Read MoreThe Filipino data and communications service provider Bayan Tel has deployed an Ericsson Ethernet DSL Access solution to Metro Manila and major provincial cities. The deployment allows BayanTel to offer …
Metro Manila broadband solution by Ericsson Read MoreThe Swedish document automation company Readsoft has won a contract with the Statistics Department of Malaysia for a software solution to process census forms at eight different sites in Malaysia. …
Readsoft captures government contract in Malaysia Read MoreSweden’s Supreme Commander, General Håkan Syrén, makes an official visit to Thailand 14 to 17 March. General Syrén will have meetings with his counterpart and representatives of the army, air …
Supreme commander comes to Thailand Read MoreThe Swedish Rescue Services Agency, Räddningsverket, may continue to support UN-organised tsunami relief operations in Indonesia during 2005, following a government approval Thursday 10 March in Stockholm. The approval is …
Government approves continued relief support to Indonesia Read MoreThe Swedish Government has stated that it will continue its legal process against exiled leader of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) Hasan Tiro who has changed his nationality into …
Sweden to Continue Legal Process Against Separatist Leader Read MoreABB Thailand’s country manager Jonny Axelsson was elected new President of the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce at the AGM held Wednesday 9 March at the Conrad Hotel in Bangkok. He …
TSCC elects Jonny Axelsson as new President Read MoreThe Swedish Business Association in Jakarta, Indonesia, elected a new board at the recent AGM at the Shangri La hotel in Jakarta. Ilpo Saarisivu, SKF, was elected new Chairman while …
New SBA board elected Read MoreSweden’s Foreign Minister, Laila Freivalds, visits the Indonesian capital Jakarta 9-10 March. She is there to attend the 15th EU-Asean Foreign Minister meeting. Among the main topics to be brought …
Freivalds in Jakarta Read MoreA tourist boat, carrying more than 70 passengers, capsized at 15:00 in the afternoon of Saturday 5 March in the high sea off Thailand’s southern resort province of Phuket. Police …
Likely no Nordic Tourists on Boat Capsized off Phuket Read MoreThe Swedish navy school ship HMS Carlscrona honoured tsunami victims in a somber ceremony outside Khao Lak held 27 February. After speeches by HMS Carlscrona’s Captain Per Ståhl and Sweden’s …
Carlscrona honoured tsunami victims Read MoreMalaysian Airlines introduces larger aircraft on the route Kuala Lumpur-Stockholm-New York as demand grows. Beginning 27 March 2005 are all the three weekly flights to Stockholm serviced by 389 seats …
MAS upgrades Swedish flights to B747 Read MoreFollowing a recently-made TV-documentary about this issue, the Thai Embassy in Stockholm have been contacted by a series of Thai women, who have voiced their problems of having been abused …
Thai Women are Warned against Swedish Men Read MoreIn early February, the President and CEO of SAS, Jørgen Lindegaard, took the time to join the three Scandinavian Chambers of Commerce in Thailand for a function in downtown Bangkok. …
SAS will be Adding Flights to Asia Read More