Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
“Swedish corporations established in Vietnam are extremely pleased with their presence and doing very well,” says Mr. Niels Sundvik, Sweden’s dynamic Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City. “For some …
Vietnam is better than you think Read MoreTwo Swedish tourists died instantly and a third suffered serious head injuries on February 25 when their rented jeep ran off the road and hit a tree near the entrance …
Two Swedish tourists die in Phuket car crash Read MoreMany expats in Thailand tend to talk about themselves and what they are doing in a vivid and selling way. That is not the case with Swedish vicar Ulf Claesson. …
Give to the poor instead… Read MoreSwedish football fans celebrated as their team won the 34th King’s Cup after defeating North Korea 4-0 in the final at the Suphachalasai National Stadium in Bangkok on February 22. …
Swedish triumph again at King’s Cup Read MoreEricsson (Thailand) projects its revenue to decline for the second consecutive year due to global sluggishness in the information technology industry, Bangkok Post reported on February 21. Lars Bjorkenor, president …
Ericsson expects flat earnings Read MoreSwedish electrical appliance firm Electrolux AB in February announced plans to invest US$ 11 million (Bt 471 million) to set up its first wholly-owned plant in Thailand to produce front-loading …
Electrolux to invest Bt 471 million in washing machine plant in Thailand Read MoreLaos’s National Statistical Centre (NSC) is planning to increase its capability in order to improve the quality of data collected on the population’s household expenditure under the project funded by …
Laos to improve SIDA-funded statistical project Read MoreLaotian Minister to the Prime Minister’s Office Bountieng Phisamay recently visted Sweden to study Swedish education and environmental protection. Upon his return, Mr. Bountieng Phisamay urged the development industry not …
Swedish inspiration for environmental protection Read MoreThe new website of the Nordic Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam as an integrated part of the new ScandAsia.com concept was officially launched on Friday 14 February at a reception …
Nordcham introduces new website Read MoreThe Inspector-General of the Royal Swedish Navy, Rear-Admiral Jorgen Ericsson, paid in early February a 4-day introductory visit to Singapore. During his visit, Rear-Admiral Jorgen Ericsson called on Education Minister …
Sweden’s Navy Chief visited Singapore Read MoreThe Asian Development Bank, ADB, did on Monday 17 February select a Swedish company for a USD 572 000 contract regarding second lower secondary education development in Vietnam. In the …
Swedish company gets USD 572 000 contract in Vietnam Read MoreBombardier Transportation (Signal) Sweden AB is confident in promoting its Thai office as a regional engineering hub to serve potential train-signalling projects in Asia. Bangkok Post quoted Mr. Staffan Hakanson, …
Bombardier makes Thai base its Asian HQ Read MoreGlobalization is the word that has been on everybody’s lips for quite a while. To most people it mainly concerns economical matters. But to most polices around the globe it …
Swedish drug buster in Thailand Read MoreOn the Philippines’ local front of global war against harmful ozone-depleting substances (ODS), Sweden has joined the World Bank in helping the country implement a landmark chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) phaseout plan. …
Sweden joins Philippine National CFC Phaseout Plan Read MoreBolikhamsay province in Laos has received over 7.8 billion kip (75,000 USD) in non-refundable aid from the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) for repairing roads that link district centres to …
Swedish Govt helps rebuild roads in Laos Read MoreTheir Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden will be paying a state visit to Thailand from 25 February until 1 March 2003 at the invitation of …
Swedish State Visit to Thailand Read MoreThree local telecom companies has been offering fixed and mobile phones in Laos, but now the fourth competitor, a Swedish, has entered the mobile business with some trendy new services. …
Millicom to tango in Lao mobile market Read MoreThe number of foreigners from Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland living in Thailand declined last year compared to 2001. The number of Scandinavians classified by the Thai immigration authorities as …
Declining number of Scandinavian in Thailand Read MoreSome 120 Danes, Swedes, Norwegian and Finns enjoyed the annual Garden Party, which took place Saturday 1st of February in the lovely garden of the Danish Ambassador Mr. Ulrik Helweg-Larsen …
SSS Garden Party 2003 Read MoreThe Swedish investment company Nordic Capital has taken over Maersk Medical, which among others production facilities in Singapore and Malaysia. Maersk Medical is one of Denmark’s leading med-tech companies. Maersk …
Nordic Capital takes over Maersk Medical Read MoreThe Swedish consulate in Chiang Mai was permanently closed 26th December 2002. The date also marked the last day of the last Swedish Consul General in Chiang Mai, Khun Vorakit …
Swedish Consulate in Chiang Mai shut down Read MoreThe Nordic Chamber of Commerce in Ho Chi Minh City elected a new board of directors at its Annual General Meeting in November. The following members were reelected: Sigmund Stromme, …
New Board after AGM in HCMC Read MoreThe announcement was made during the Resmässan, an annual travel and tourism trade show, held between November 8 – 10, 2002 in Stockholm, Sweden. Both honours are based on the …
Sweden votes Thailand Destination of the year 2002 Read MorePrimary Industries Minister Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik of Malaysia will visit Scandinavia next year to counter a growing anti-rubber wood campaign in Scandinavia. The campaign is threatening Malaysia’s …
Malaysia to fight for rubber wood Read MoreSwedish music export opportunities in Asia was the subject of a seminar held by the Swedish Trade Council in November. Swedish and foreign speakers with experience from Asia in general …
Asia in focus for Swedish music exporters Read MoreThe total number of visitors to the Thai pavilion in Ragunda during the summer of 2002 was around 65.000, compared to 60.000 the year before and 70.000 the summer of …
Visitors to Thai Pavilion in Ragunda remain high Read MoreEricsson will provide equipment and services for a complete GPRS network including the latest GPRS equipment, GPRS Management System, IP Security, GPRS Charging equipment, Network Monitoring Tools and training. AIS …
Thai order worth US$ 155 Mill to Ericsson Read Moreinvestigation regarding a suspected case of abduction in connection with one adoption from Thailand to Sweden in 1976 has been closed. “We must be able to prove that the child …
Thai adoption fraud case closed Read MoreThe Philippines Bureau of Immigration and Deportation (BID) and the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) have signed a memorandum of agreement that will facilitate the issuance of …
Easier work permits for Chamber members Read MoreThailand’s northern metropolis Chiang Mai will host 550 Swedish scouts and leaders over Christmas. The city’s mayor has even promised to arrange a real Christmas tree for the guests to …
Swedish scouts to celebrate Christmas in Chiang Mai Read MoreA seminar sponsored by the Swedish International Development Agency, SIDA, was recently held for key officials from the Lao Science Technology and Environment Agency (STEA) on the skills required to become …
Lao leadership training sponsored by SIDA Read MoreTwelve textbooks in Lao on Marketing Management and Human Resource Management were recently published by the Business Development Officer of the Mekong Project Development Facility (MPDF) funded by among others …
Books on Lao business with Nordic support Read MoreThe Swedish International Development Agency, SIDA has supported a newly released Human Resources Development (HRD) plan for Lao’s National Centre for Environmental Health and Water Supply (‘Nam Saat’). The plan …
Human resource plan supported by SIDA Read MoreThe 20th World Scout Jamboree in Sattahib, Thailand, set to open on December 28, will have a Swedish participation of 564 scouts. This is the fifth largest number of participants …
Sweden ranks fifth in World Scout Jamboree in Thailand Read MoreLikit Andersson may become the first Thai to make it into the premier league of Swedish ice hockey, “Elitserien” in Swedish. Likit, who is negotiating a deal with the classic …
Swedish-Thai ice hockey player to the top Read MoreA programme supported by a grant from the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) to improve Laotion school textbooks, provide educational equipment and upgrade the qualifications of teachers and administrators is …
Swedish supported educational project in Laos moves forward Read MoreHM King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and HM Queen Silvia will arrive for a State Visit to Thailand on 25 February 2003. According to the current plans for the …
Swedish State Visit to Thailand in February Read MoreMyanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam are expected to face serious setbacks in their battle against drug crimes due to financial constraints brought on by weakened economies, Swedish expert warns. Mr. …
Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam have little money to fight drugs Read MoreHM King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden will participate in the 20th World Scout Jamboree in Thailand in 2003. The King is Honorary Chairman of the World Scouting Foundation. He …
Swedish King to Jamboree in Thailand Read MoreThe materials valued at US$ 7,980 were in October handed over by the Public Health Service of Bolikhamsay province to the villagers in Bolikhanh district. At the hand-over ceremony, the chief …
SIDA funds Laos village wells, toilets Read More“Cancel Adoption Centre’s (AC) license to adopt from Cambodia!” demands the Embassy of Sweden in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The Swedish National Board for Inter-country Adoptions (NIA) issued a license on …
Swedish Adoption License Scandal in Cambodia Read MoreThe license by the Swedish National Board for Inter-country Adoptions (NIA) to allow the Swedish Adoptions Centre (AC) to adopt children from Cambodia will for many an eerie reminder of how Swedish …
Baby trafficking to Sweden again? Read MoreThe terror bombing in Bali may have political repercussions for Sweden. Several leaders of separatist organisations from South East Asia, who fight against democratically elected governments in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines …
Asian separatist leaders in Sweden Read MoreA representative of the Philippines Ministry of Foreign Affairs will meet the Foreign Ministers and high juristic officials of Denmark, Sweden, Germany, France and Spain during a trip between 14 …
Philipino communists in Scandinavia Read MoreSweden is interested to help Malaysia create a “bio-valley” modelled along a similar set-up operating in her southern region, reports The Star. “We have an interesting cluster of bio-tech companies …
Sweden keen to help Malaysia create a ‘bio-valley’ Read MoreThe Swedish FDA has so far during 2002 detected 23 substandard food shipments from South East Asia, writes the Swedish newsagency, TT. It is mainly crabmeat and shrimps from Thailand …
23 food shipments from South East Asia halted by Swedish FDA Read MoreSwedish State Secretary, Ms. Gun-Britt Andersson, on Monday 7 October 2002 opened the conference “Promoting Gender Equality to Combat Trafficking in Women and Children” in Bangkok. The three-day conference is being …
Swedish State Secretary opens conference in Bangkok Read MoreMs. Gun-Britt Andersson, Swedish State Secretary for Development Cooperation, Migration and Asylum Policy, will on Monday 7 October 2002 open a 2-day conference on Promoting Gender Equality to Combat Trafficking …
Sweden leads fight against trafficking in Women Read MoreThe Swedish FDA has issued a report warning that recent samples of spices from Thailand have been contaminated with salmonella (Typhoid?!). The positive tests were made in shipments of coriander, long …
Swedish authorities detect contaminated spices from Thailand Read MoreDon’t be surprised if the stamp on the next postcard from Thailand shows an image of the Royal Castle in Stockholm. Or a picture of the Grand Palace in Bangkok …
Joint Thai-Swedish stamp issued on 5 October Read More