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When Khun Vivat Antaprasit, CEO of Asia Paper Bag Co Ltd. visited a paper bag factory in Sweden in the early 1970’s he got the idea to establish a similar …
Swedish paper bag concept 30 years in Thailand Read MoreJakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) has dicided to implement a complete human resources solution from the Swedish software supplier IFS. The IFS purchase is part of the terminal’s commitment to …
Swedish IFS to implement software solution in Jakarta 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 MoreSweden will provide 24.5 million Swedish krona (US$2.5 million) in non-refundable aid to Vietnam to help the latter implement a ten-year socio-economic development strategy (2001-2010) and study anti-corruption solutions. Two …
Swedish gives Vietnam 2.5 Mill. US-dollars Read MoreSweden will be among the seven foreign commercial services who will have a booth at the Expo 2002 to be held by the Ho Chi Ming City’s Department of Trade …
Swedish booth at Expo 2002 in Vietnam Read MoreMr. Jarkko Harmala, Finnair’s new Sales Manager for Thailand and Australia, will be going more actively for among others the local business community flying frequently to Scandinavia. “One of my …
Finnair aiming for business travellers Read MorePhuket remaintains a top spot for Swedish travellers according to reports from Swedish tour organizers. In an interview with Star Tours, Thai daily Poochatgarn writes that this operator alone brought …
Phuket remains top Swedish destination Read MoreIKEA in Singapore is more crowded than ever, especially around lunchtime on weekdays, despite not being located downtown. The popular restaurant is so packed at noon that IKEA has posted …
IKEA Singapore popular lunch restaurant Read MoreKhun Pichet Sathirachawal, Deputy Minister of Industry, on Thursday 26 September told the Thai daily Matichon that on Friday 27th September a board meeting will be held at Potash Asean …
Swedish construction giant Skanska interested in USD 544 Million Thai potash project Read MoreAt the first meeting of the Lao National Basin Development Plan Sub-committee, held on July 17 in Vientiane, Mr Boriboun Manolom, Director of General of the LNMC Secretariat said that …
Denmark, Sweden support Mekong Plan Read More(VNS)- International donors and non-government organisations yesterday backed Viet Nam’s forestry development strategy and promised financial and technical assistance to help it become reality. Nineteen international organisations will pour funds …
Foreign donors back forestry vision Read MoreThis March Gammon, Asia’s leading construction services group, merged with Skanska’s Asian operations and changed its name to Gammon Skanska Limited. The new construction giant is 50 percent owned by …
Skanska and Gammon merged in Asia Read MoreAround 60 Thai software professionals attended the first seminar in Thailand organized by the two Swedish companies Intenture and Telelogic on how to achieve software quality assurance certification, following the …
Intenture and Telelogic software seminar Read MoreSweden, Finland, and Denmark were .among the international donors and non-government organisations which early july backed Viet Nam’s forestry development strategy and promised financial and technical assistance to help it …
Foreign donors back Vietnam’s forestry vision Read More
“Some bloody order is needed in a party!”, roared Swedish Communist Party Leader CH Hermansson at a 1960’s party congress dominated by anarchists and fractionist members. Finally he lost the …
Swedish solution keeps the Communist Party of Vietnam in order Read MoreSweden is a leading IT-nation and a longtime user of computers and software in public as well as private education. And now comes the first virtual school for Swedish children, …
Sweden’s first virtual primary school opens Read MoreThe location for the first ever Boathouse outside Thailand is a waterfront site at Solna Strand, a new upscale office park just north of Stockholm City and very close to …
Thai Boathouse Concept moves to Sweden Read More
IFS announced by the end of July the signing of a breakthrough contract with The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) to implement IFS’ Service Management Application. EGAT is one …
IFS signs major contract with The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) Read More