Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The popularity of do-it-yourself furniture among Thai consumers will increase significantly after the country’s worst floods in 50 years, according to the Swedish home furnishing giant Ikea. Lars Svensson, the …
Ikea set for low-key opening Read MoreSocial networking sites are an enriching source of information and the media should take full advantage of this, says Luu Vu Hai, a senior official with the Ministry of Information …
Sweden helps Vietnamese journalists to turn to social media Read MoreChina’s Minister of Industry and Information Technology said Tuesday his government supported “in principle” plans by Chinese automakers Pang Da and Youngman to purchase Saab Automobile. On the margins of …
Chinese officials support Saab deal ‘in principle’ Read MoreThe Swedish Ambassador for Human Rights, Mr Hans Dahlgren, visited China between the 26th and the 28th of October. Apart from having official meetings with his counterparts at the Ministry …
The Swedish Ambassador for Human Rights visit in China Read MoreThe abuse and ill-treatment of women from abroad who come to Sweden because of a relationship with a Swedish man is seen as a growing problem here. Now, the Thai …
Sweden: Thai embassy opens hotline for abused wives Read MoreChinese automakers Pang Da and Youngman, the new owners of Sweden’s Saab, have stated that the firm will turn a profit no later than 2014, according to an ambitious plan …
Chinese firms reveal Saab profit ambitions Read MoreTrying to be fashion-forward while at the same time eco-friendly doesn’t mean wearing a burlap sack and 10-year-old T-shirts, at least not for the designers behind the Swedish Institute’s “Eco …
Sweden and China goes eco chic Read MoreWhile the sale of Saab Automobile may have once again helped the troubled Swedish automaker avoid bankruptcy, uncertainties about possible layoffs and obtaining necessary approvals remain.Beleaguered Saab appears to once …
‘Cautious optimism’ over Saab’s second escape Read MoreIf anyone was still in denial, Saturday night will make winter time official when clocks are turned back an hour to compensate for the intruding darkness. Winter time has been …
Clocks go back an hour for winter time Read MoreJiang Li lost her pregnancy when she was only three months along, and she is fairly certain that her job was responsible. A manager in the product maintenance section of …
Woman Blames Ikea-China for Miscarriage Read More