Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Thai firms may need CSR for European ties. Sweden, for one, looks for social responsibility in the companies it does business with. It is widely believed that while big companies …
Swedish journalist hunting bad working conditions in Thailand Read MoreThis fall in Australia, a Sydney-area IKEA store opened an area called “Manland” where husbands and boyfriends could watch television, play table football and Xbox, and eat hotdogs while their …
Ikea: Selling Swedishly Read MoreWireless equipment maker Nokia Siemens Networks will slash 17,000 jobs — almost one-quarter of its work force — in a move to cut annual costs by euro1 billion ($1.35 billion) …
Nokia Siemens to lay off 17,000 worldwide Read MoreAround 15 members of the Scandinavian Society of Malaysia (SSM) made their way to the handicraft center of an aborigine village, Bumbun, in Carey Island, Selangor on 26 November 2011. …
SSM Wood Carving Trip to Bumbun Read MoreRussian financier and former Saab-speculator Vladimir Antonov was released on bail by a British court on Friday, following his arrest in London on suspicion of fraud. Antonov, who was detained …
Saab backer Antonov released on bail Read MoreSwedish Perstorp and Thailand PTT Global Chemical intend to create a joint venture for the worldwide production and sales of TDI and aliphatic isocyanates. Perstorp said the venture will include …
Perstorp and PTT to create a joint venture Read MoreMalaysia recently booked the 8th Design & Health World Congress & Exhibition in 2012 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.The five-day congress will explore the latest research findings on the …
8th Malaysia Books Sweden-based Design & Health Meeting Read MoreWith Myanmar featuring in the international news, and the world watching as the country opens up, the first international travel trade event in Myanmar will be held in the countrys …
First International Travel Trade Event in Myanmar Read MoreThe man’s body was found off Racha Yai Island, about 24 kilometers to the south of Phuket. The body of a 63 year old Swedish man was found today floating …
Swedish ‘fishing tourist’ found dead near Phuket Read MoreVolvo, owned by China’s Geely, should see 40-50 percent sales growth in China next year, the company’s China sales chief said on Monday. Richard Snijders, president and CEO of Volvo’s …
Volvo says to see 40-50% China sales growth in 2012 Read More