Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Chinese automaker Geely saved Volvo in 2010, buying the on-the-rocks Swedish automaker from Ford for $1.8 billion, but speculation persists whether the acquisition will amount to a corporate raid. Not …
Geely’s Volvo Investment Long-Term Play, Says Top Exec Read More
With support from Sweden, SEI will be funding events focused on sustainable development, gender equality and poverty reduction; organizations across Asia are invited to submit concept notes. The Regional Asia …
Sida-SEI call for sustainable development proposals Read More
Swedish commercial vehicle (CV) maker Volvo is looking at assembling Eicher-branded CVs at its factories in South Africa and Indonesia to boost volumes. The company has an equal venture in …
Volvo to assemble Eicher trucks in Indonesia, S Africa Read More
Sweden-based Alfa Laval has secured an order worth SEK55m to supply Packinox heat exchangers to a refinery and petrochemical plant in Vietnam. Scheduled for delivery in 2015, the Alfa Laval …
Alfa Laval supplies heat exchangers to Vietnam’s refinery Read More
This week, the cities of Borås in Sweden and Pontianak, Indonesia, with support from the Swedish International Centre for Local Democracy (ICLD), are scoping areas for collaboration in the area …
Swedish-Indonesian waste and water collaboration Read More
The Swedish Embassy Hanoi and Hanoi Rock City are delighted to present The Official Women’s Day Hanoi Party of 2014, celebrating 45 years of Sweden and Vietnam relations, fused with …
Swedish, Vietnamese artists to celebrate Women’s Day Read More
Svenska tennisforbundet has come to an agreement with Lidkopings council, to play the important play-off match in Fed Cup against Thailand, on April 19-20, at the Sparbanken Lidkoping Arena. Two …
First ever Thailand vs Sweden female tennis game Read More
Five hundred Husqvarna chainsaws have just arrived in the Philippines in early February. The donation is done to support UNHCR’s relief efforts in the aftermath of the Typhoon Haiyan that …
Husqvarna donates chainsaws to UNHCR’s Philippine relief efforts Read More
The Swedish oil and gas exploration company, Lundin Petroleum AB, announced in a press release on March 4, that the exploration drilling of the Balqis prospect in the Baronang PSC, …
Lundin Petroleum completes exploration in Indonesia Read More
According to a new energy index, Denmark is currently the best country in the world for renewable energy investment and is taking the lead over countries such as China and …
Denmark tops world’s renewable energy investment Read More