Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The paper mill Bai Bang north of Hanoi is the most controversial and expensive foreign aid project in Sweden’s history. Sweden supported Bai Bang with around SEK 2.8 Billion from …
Controversial aid project closely watched by Carl XVI Gustaf Read More“Are they really inside?” asked a young blonde Swedish backpacker while I tried to catch a taxi outside Hanoi’s thousand year old Literature Temple. “Yes, and how did you know …
Royal glimpses and close encounters Read MoreKlas Eklund, chief economist at SEB, visits Singapore and SBAS on 19 February to give a luncheon speech titled “Will old Europe cope?”. He is one of the best known …
Klas Eklund speaks at SBAS event Read MoreKing Carl XVI Gustaf brought with him to Vietnam the largest business delegation ever at any Swedish state visit. It was a diversified gathering of people from all sectors of …
Mexico format fine tuned in Vietnam Read MoreOne of the participants in the Swedish business delegation to Brunei was Mr Kai Hammerich, Director General for ISA, the state owned Invest in Sweden Agency. ISA´s mission is to …
Sultanate told to invest in Sweden Read MoreA night at the opera rounded off the second day of the Swedish state visit in Vietnam. Soprano Anna Eklund Tarantino and conductor Mats Liljefors were the Swedish contributions at …
Sweden showed off opera and arts in Hanoi Read MoreSida, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, will support drug prevention activities in northern Burma and Thailand through a new aid package valued at SEK 6.7 Million to the Swedish …
Sweden supports drug prevention in Golden Triangle Read MoreNo country escapes the effects of migration any longer, says Swedish Migration Minister Barbro Holmberg in an interview with Scandasia. She visits Bangkok and Manila between 8 and 13 February …
Migration Minister on fact finding mission Read MoreThe new bilateral adoption treaty between Vietnam and Sweden, which was drafted last December, has now been signed in Hanoi. Sweden’s Foreign Minister, Ms Laila Freivalds, attended the 4 February …
Adoption treaty ratified by governments Read MoreA cooperation agreement has been signed between the World Childhood Foundation – WCF, which is founded by Queen Silvia of Sweden, and the Association for the Promotion of the Status …
Queen Silvia foundation signs cooperation agreement Read MoreThe last two of four Swedish made submarines purchased by the Republic of Singapore’s navy were delivered to Changi Naval Base on Wednesday 4 February. The vessels RSS Centurion and …
Final two subs delivered to Singapore Read MoreGetinge and Aqua-Nova, among other Swedish companies in the health sector, took the opportunity of the Malaysian-Swedish medical research dialogue early February to present themselves in the Malaysian market. Getinge …
Exhibit of Swedish companies in health sector Read MoreA medical research dialogue between Malaysian researchers and Swedish experts from the Karolinska Institute was held on February 5-6 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to pave way for further research cooperation. …
Sweden, Malaysia to collaborate on medical research Read MoreNorwegian Ambassador to Thailand, Mrs. Ragne Birte Lund hosted this year’s Garden Party of the Scandinavian Society Siam. The party was very successful with more than 150 paying guests who …
Garden Party in Bangkok hosted by Norway Read MoreSweden extends its ban on imports of poultry meat and products made of poultry from certain countries to 15 August 2004, reports the National Food Administration of Sweden. This follows …
Sweden impose extended ban on poultry imports Read More”Totally unacceptable,” says Sweden’s foreign minister Ms Laila Freivalds to Scandasia about the jamming by Vietnamese transmitters against Radio Sweden’s broadcasts. Foreign Minister Freivalds took issue with Vietnam 3 February …
Freivalds lashes out against Vietnam’s jamming of Swedish broadcasts Read MoreAt least four Swedish citizens have been stopped from entering Indonesia the past week because they did not have a visa. “No Swedes have contacted us about this yet but …
Several Swedes rejected entry to Indonesia because of missing visas Read MoreIT and telecommunications, food and food processing, tourism and environmental work and consulting are the most promising areas for Swedish investment in Brunei as the oil rich sultanate prepares to …
Swedish business opportunities when Brunei diversifies economy Read MoreScandinavian Airlines System (SAS) is changing its contact numbers for Bangkok as the office is switching to new digital telephone lines, effective February 1, 2004. The Bangkok office at the …
SAS Changes Contact Numbers for Bangkok Read MoreThe county of ÖÖstergötland in south central Sweden has signed a contract with Scandinavian Healthcare, SHC, to send open clinic patients for treatment in Thailand. This is a first for …
Swedish patients get tax paid treatment in Thailand Read MoreThe first ever Thule store located in a shopping centre has opened in Malaysia in conjunction with the official opening of IKANO Power Centre at Mutiara Damansara, in which the …
Thule flagship store opened at IKANO Power Center Read MoreJyske Bank (Schweiz) will be on a tour to meet with investors in four South East Asian countries again, this time starting on April 19 with Singapore, then Thailand, Malaysia …
Jyske Bank to visit South East Asia again in April, May Read MoreTAC, a Swedish indoor climate systems supplier headquartered in Malmö, has received an order to deliver the complete building management system (BMS-system) for the passenger terminal complex at Bangkok’s new …
Swedish firm wins major project at Bangkok’s new international airport Read MoreLaminova Production AB, Stockholm, a subsidiary of Opcon AB, has signed a Letter of Intent with carmaker Proton of Malaysia concerning deliveries of oil coolers. The deliveries are expected to …
Laminova clinches oil cooler deal with Proton Read MoreEight films from Denmark, Norway and Sweden were screened at the Nordic Film Festival 2004 organized between January 14 and 20 at GV Marina cinema, Marina Square shopping centre, Singapore. …
Scandinavian films at Nordic Film Fest in S’pore Read MoreEnvironment, IT & Telecom and Health Care are the main industries represented in the business delegations that will join King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia on their state visits …
Business delegations to Vietnam and Brunei announced Read MoreGulf Agency Company (GAC) and Kudrat Maritime Group of Malaysia have signed a global network agreement that will provide a more extensive geographical coverage of port agency services offered by …
GAC strengthen coverage with new alliance in Malaysia Read MoreTrade and business were high on Swedish PM Goran Persson’s agenda when he toured Thailand and Singapore the past week. In Thailand Goran Persson marketed the Saab made fighter jet …
Goran Persson talked business in Singapore and Thailand Read MoreSweden is making a coordinated marketing campaign for the jet fighter aircraft system JAS Gripen during Prime Minister Göran Persson´s official visit in Thailand. “Saab has to do the selling …
Göran Persson promotes JAS Gripen aircraft in Thai talks Read MoreMillicom International Cellular S A, a Swedish controlled cellular operator company, reports a 45 percent increase in Asian subscribers since year end 2002 up to year end 2003. Its Vietnam …
Millicom close to doubles cellular subscribers in Asia Read MorePrime Minister Göran Persson arrived Wednesday in Bangkok for an official visit to Thailand which lasts until Friday. The bilateral talks are held on Thursday, primarily at a meeting with …
PM arrives to Bangkok Read MoreAvoid traveling to the Thai southern provinces Narathiwat, Yala, Pattani and Satun, recommends the Swedish embassy in Bangkok its citizens. The recommendation cames after attacks by so far unknown groups …
Stay out of four southern provinces Read MoreA Swedish summer without mosquitoes is no summer. But such familiarity with the bloodsucking insect does not explain why Niklas Lindegardh and his fiancée Anna Annerberg are key persons in …
Swedish researchers lead fight for new malaria drugs Read MoreMr. Per Vransøe, Danish, has been appointed leader of SAS Cargo’s new regional sales organization for Asia recently established in Bangkok. Mr. Per Vransøe comes from a position as SAS …
Regional SAS Cargo Head Office in Bangkok Read MoreJotun A/S, Norway, one of the world’s major paint manufacturers, has selected Swedish component-based business application developer IFS and global management consulting firm Accenture to deliver and implement an extensive …
Jotun selects IFS, Accenture to supply new business applications Read MoreThe Environment Fund of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SEF), has over the past two years provided US$308,000 to fund environmental protection projects in Vietnam, according to figure released …
SIDA’s support for environmental protection in Vietnam Read MoreThe Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) on December 17 handed over two pick-up trucks worth US$36,000 to clean water supply projects in Khammouane and Sayabouly provinces, Laos. The hand-over ceremony …
SIDA provides vehicles to clean water supply projects in Laos Read MoreThe Swedish software provider IFS, one of the world’s leading Enterprise Resource Planning systems suppliers, divides its Asia Pacific operations into four ‘territories’ next year: Australia and New Zealand, Asean, …
IFS sets up Asean territory in 2004 organisation revamp Read MoreThe negotiations between Sweden and Vietnam on an agreement regarding adoptions were completed the week before Christmas. A signing ceremony, were representatives from the two countries took part, was held …
New adoption treaty signed Read MoreTwo out of eight new exploration wells to be drilled by Swedish owned Lundin Petroleum AB next year are located in Indonesia, according to the company’s exploration and development budget …
Lundin Petroleum to drill two new wells in Indonesia 2004 Read MoreThe Thai state owned telephone operator TOT has through its local cooperation partners Napakorn and Kanokkit purchased Viking Telecom’s SMS server platform SMSS. The order value for this first contract …
TOT purchases Viking system Read MoreMore than 1000 pages of new documentation about Swedish members of Gam, the free Aceh movement, have been handed over by Jakarta to special prosecutor Tomas Lindstrand in Stockholm. It …
Indonesia delivers more material to Stockholm prosecutor Read MoreAs previously reported by Scandasia this fall, will Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia be making a state visit to Vietnam on 2–7 February 2004 at the invitation …
Dates for state visit to Vietnam and Brunei finalised Read MoreThe Swedish state has decided to provide funding for a library at the Thai information center in Ragunda through the Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs. Meanwhile, the Thai state …
Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs supports Thai library Read MoreThe Swedish government has just announced that Prime Minister Göran Persson will travel to Thailand, India and Singapore between 7 and 13 January 2004. He is in Thailand between 7 …
Swedish PM visits Thailand and Singapore January 2004 Read MoreNeither Sweden’s Adoption Centre (AC), the second largest adoption agency in the world, nor any other adoption organisation in Sweden has applied for authorisation to adopt from Cambodia during 2004. …
No Swedish adoption organisations seek authorisation for 2004 Read MoreSweden is the main market when Epoch Stockholm, a new Swedish luxury watch brand, is launched this fall. For collectors abroad Epoch takes a keen look at South East Asia. …
Watch collectors in South East Asia targeted by new Swedish brand Read MoreIt was Christmas eve. The Swedish couple Camilla and Stefan Lebert and their daughter Thelma were sitting on the beach in Koh Lanta looking at the bright stars, feeling the …
Koh Lanta’s inspiration Read MoreTicket, an independent agent chain with sales in some 100 outlets plus phone and Internet in Norway and Sweden, reports that Thailand is the most popular destination judging by confirmed …
Thailand most wanted destination again Read MoreSwedish-owned OM has been chosen by Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) to provide a new integrated trading engine. It will be the first fully integrated trading platform in the world to …
OM wins contract for Singapore Exchange Read More