Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Sweden’s minister of defence, Ms Leni Björklund, visits Singapore and Thailand between 16 and 20 November. In Singapore she will have talks on the 16th with her Singaporean colleague Teo …
Defence minister holds talks in Singapore and Bangkok Read MoreDuring the darkest period of the year in Sweden it is usually time for the film freaks to seek the dark movie theatre to find the warmth and light. Again …
Gay Night with Thai movies, Oliver Stone’s Alexander at Stockholm Int’l Film Fest Read MoreStockholm’s City Hall will transform into a piece of Vietnam on Monday 8 November as the building hosts the Vietnam Day in Sweden event. Among the main attractions showcased are …
Delegation from Vietnam joins Vietnam day in Sweden Read MoreVu Khoan, the Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam, and Swedish Minister for Industry and Trade Thomas Östros, inaugurate a trade and investment seminar in Stockholm on Monday 8 November. The …
Vietnam Deputy PM visits Sweden Read MoreEricsson has been selected by Malaysian operator DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (DiGi) as prime supplier for upgrading and expanding their nationwide GSM/GPRS network with the high speed data transfer technology …
Digi places new order with Ericsson Read MoreTelenor’s operation in Malaysia, DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd, has appointed Mr. Johan Dennelind as Chief Financial Officer to succeed Mr. Ho Meng who has resigned. Johan Dennelind will be the …
New CFO at DiGi mid November Read MoreBangkok-based Swede Nick Jonsson was on October 18 honoured at the Golden Target Awards dinner on day two of the Public Relations Institute of Australia’s national conference held in Canberra. …
Young Swedish executive wins award for charity project Read MoreKey in all these bilateral projects is Thailand’s commitment to intensify discussions with Sweden about a possible barter deal for JAS Gripen fighter jets. Commerce Minister Watana Muangsook has been …
Discussions between Sweden and Thailand intensify in the light of possible barter deal for JAS Gripen fighter jets Read MoreA business delegation led by the Swedish Thai Chamber of Commerce, STTC, kicked off a road show in the northeastern Thai business capital Khon Kaen on Monday 1 November. After …
Roadshow and mou in Khon Kaen Read MoreA Swedish couple, Julia and Erik Wirdheim, has launched the first guide book about Thailand written for children. The title is “Vera and Victor discover Thailand” in the English version …
Travel book for kids Read MoreThe brutal slaying by a policeman, working extra as a restaurant patron, of two young British tourists near River Kwai 9 September was an eerie reminder of a similar attack …
Sweden submits note after three months wait Read MoreThe three new additional direct Bangkok flights will be flown with the airline’s Boeing MD-11 aircraft between 11.12.04 – 7.1.05 and 9.2-2.4.05. The flights will depart Bangkok on Mondays, Thursdays …
Three new Weekly Finnair Flights to Helsinki Read MoreSweden fields three participants in this year’s world cup shooting final which is held in Bangkok 26 to 31 October. Anders Bonander from Gothenburg competes in the 50 m pistol …
Three Swedes shoot in Bangkok Read MoreHave you encountered an obstacle when trading with Sweden? Or have you got suggestions how to get rid of unnecessary or stupid Swedish trade regulations? Whatever trade issue you like …
Open Trade Gate Sweden launched Read MoreSwedish exports of goods are down to Laos, Thailand and Vietnam and up to Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines. Imports of goods dip from Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and …
Great variation in trade statistics first half 2004 Read MoreThe Swedish National Food Administration, SLV, has issued a warning against too high amounts of pesticides in Chinese kale imported from Thailand. SLV’s warning comes after tests found the pesticide …
Sweden warns against Chinese kale from Thailand Read MoreThe Scandinavian hotel chain Scandic is putting up a hotel in the Pratunam area of Bangkok, due to be ready by first quarter 2006. It will be a four star …
Scandic to Bangkok Read MoreThe Urban Connection from Norway and the Swedish Jazz Kings have performed at the Bangkok’s sixth annual International Music and Dance Festival on October 6 at Thailand Cultural Center. …
Norwegian and Swedish jazz bands on Bangkok stage Read MoreThe official inauguration of SWEA Kuala Lumpur followed immediately after the Regional SWEA meeting in Singapore 6-9 October. The opening took place at a function at the residence of the …
SWEA KL officially opened Read MoreA trade delegation from the Philippines will visit Stockholm 16 November and have business-to-business meetings with potential Swedish clients. The participants come from the IT and service industries, a successful …
Filipino IT-industry delegation to Sweden Read MoreSweden’s offset trade negotiations with Thailand regarding a sale of JAS Gripen jet fighters hit turbulence today as a Russian aircraft deal may be in the making. The Thai government …
Thai Gripen chickens go to Russia? Read MoreThe Swedish biotechnology company Tripep AB, which is focusing on HIV therapy, has completed the pre-clinical safety evaluation studies on the company’s new anti-HIV candidate drug alpha-HGA necessary for the …
Tripep drug ready for study on HIV patients in Thailand Read MoreThe silence and darkness of the stage was broken by music and the sparkling lights, the audience had a great passion for ballets performed by Vietnamese and Swedish artists in …
‘New Discovery’ – a meaningful image of Asia-Europe cultural exchange Read MoreSweden and Laos celebrated forty years of diplomatic relations with a range of activities, formal as well business oriented, in the Lao capital Vientiane 11-12 October. “I am happy to …
Sweden comes up with ideas to boost Lao exports Read MoreKI, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden’s only medical university, has opened an office in Singapore. This is the first foreign based office ever for KI. The location is within the National University …
KI opens Singapore office Read MoreThe Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson, the head of the Swedish delegation in ASEM 5 summit in Hanoi was received by Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai on October 8. …
PMs promise to boost Vietnam-Sweden trade, investment Read MoreFounded in 1956 and with over 700 employees NIRAS is one of the largest consulting companies in Denmark. The company has been looking for opportunities to increase its activities within …
Danish NIRAS Consulting Engineers and Planners buys Scanagri Read MoreThe Nordic paper, packaging and forests company Stora Enso has sold out its majority shareholding in an Indonesian plantation owned by PT Finnantara Intiga. The buyer of the plantation, located …
Stora Enso sells Indonesian forest asset Read MoreBusiness opportunities in and with the Philippines is the title of the first in a range of trade promotion events held in Sweden this October. The road show is arranged …
Swedish road show promotes trade with Philippines Read MoreSweden and Laos celebrates 40 years of diplomatic relations next week. The festivities are scheduled to take place in Vientiane 11 to 12 October. Participants and details are not yet …
Forty year celebrations Read MoreThe Scandinavian church in Bangkok hosts a movie night showing Scandinavian films every month for an entertainment and get together purpose. The church began airing Scandinavian films last year …
Scandinavian Church airs movies monthly Read MoreSweden´s Prime Minister Göran Persson visits Hanoi in Vietnam between 7 and 9 October. He is there as Sweden´s representative in the fifth EU-ASEM high level meeting between government leaders …
Göran Persson to Hanoi Read MoreExperiences in restructuring railways, particularly Europe’s railway development policies were discussed at an international seminar held in Hanoi on September 29 The seminar was organized by the Ministry of Transport …
Sweden joins discussion on railway restructuring in Hanoi Read MoreTwo Swedes, Tage Levin and Per Martins, were among the 63 winners of this year’s Friends of Thailand award. It is part of the TAT sponsored event, Thailand Tourism Awards …
Tourism awards presented Read MoreThe Scandinavian Weeks guesting the three capitals are each a week of dinner shows with top artists and jazz bands from Scandinavia and a top class Scandinavian buffet or Smorgasbord …
Top Scandinavian entertainment in KL, Bangkok, S’pore November Read MoreSvenska Handelsbanken’s Chief Economist Jan Häggström is guest speaker at a Nordic Event luncheon 1 October in Jakarta. The speech is headlined ‘The outlook for the global economy and implications …
Economic outlook Nordic luncheon Read MoreThailand will intensify discussions with Sweden about a possible barter deal for JAS Gripen fighter jets. Commerce Minister Watana Muangsook has been assigned to lead the Thai side’s negotiations with …
Fighter jet and trade talks to continue after Thaksin visit Read MoreKvaerner Pulping Pte Ltd has recently moved its office to a new location in Science Park 1. The full new address and contact numbers are: Kvaerner Pulping Pte Ltd 73 …
Kvaerner Pulping in Singapore moved Read MoreSwedish oil and gas exploration company Lundin Petroleum announces that its exploration well in the Blora Block, Indonesia has spudded. The main target of this well is the Oligocene Sandstone …
One well fine another one not very well Read MoreOn September 21, 2004 in Hanoi, an agreement was signed on a credit worth US$30 million for investment projects of Nordic countries in telecommunication, small hydro electricity, processing industry, vocational …
Vietnam signs NIB credit worth US$30 million Read MoreNordic Secure 2004, a security sector-focused trade mission to the Philippines and Thailand, is organized by the Danish Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, and the commercial Sections of the embassies of …
Nordic Secure 2004 to be held in Manila and Bangkok Read MoreSweden’s Migration Minister Ms Barbro Holmberg arrives in Bangkok Friday morning 24 September for ‘quota intake of refugees in Thailand’. This according to her official calendar distributed to Swedish press. …
Smokescreen surrounds migration minister visit Read MoreSweden’s Migration Minister Ms Barbro Holmberg arrives in Bangkok Friday morning 24 September for ‘quota intake of refugees in Thailand’. She starts by meeting the UNHCR regional representative, the NSC …
Migration minister visit clarified Read MoreDr Jurgenne Primavera from the Philippines will be conferred an honorary doctor’s degree by Stockholm university on Friday 24 September. The ceremony takes place in the City Hall. Thirteen highly …
Environment academic receives honorary doctor degree Read MoreThe Singaporean state has so far injected EURO 110 million in the Stockholm stock exchange this year. Totally the island state has holdings in Swedish listed companies for more than …
Singapore increases shareholding in Sweden Read MoreSweden’s largest Buddhist temple will be inaugurated 4 June 2005. The temple itself can accommodate 300 people and a five meter tall statue of Lord Buddha will be placed on …
Construction starts of Thai temple in Fredrika Read More“I expect double digit growth for the next three years,” says Siam2you’s CEO Niklas Stålberg, a Swedish national, as the digital communications company announces THB 61 million in revenues for …
Siam2you surfs on wireless boom Read MoreThree of the four Nordic chambers of commerce in Thailand will this weekend Saturday 18 September move to larger, better and more functional premises on the fifth floor in an …
Nordic associations moving to one big office Read MoreThe Swedish Trade council’s latest market survey, published this September predicts 13 percent volume growth for Swedish exports to the Asia Pacific region for the full 2004. But that is …
Double digit export growth predicted for 2004 Read MoreThai chicken for Swedish aircraft, was one of the ideas Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra throw up in the air during a Monday 13 September cabinet meeting planning his visit to …
Thai chicken pay for Swedish jets? Read More