The Embassy of Sweden, led by Ambassador Harald Fries, hosted a Swedish Business Breakfast Meeting on 27th December 2019. The successful meeting aimed to be a gathering of leaders of Swedish Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and promoters of Swedish business in the Philippines, exchanged experiences of doing business in the Philippines and to discuss current…
A Vietnamese economist praised Sweden for governance transparency. His vision in keeping records of government officials’ spending will help improve in many areas. Dr. Le Dang Doahn, a former member of the United Nations Development Policy Committee and a respected Vietnamese economist opined in Vnexpress on 2nd January 2019 that said: In many international organizations,…
Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar visited Norrmalm police station in Stockholm to wish them a merry Christmas on 24th December 2019. The Crown Princess and Prince Daniel presented their thanks, on behalf of the Royal Family, to the police officers who will work during Christmas. Prince Oscar, who along with…
Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam H.E. Ann Måwe published her statement regarding circular economy on 19th December 2019. In the statement, the ambassador said: What is the circular economy? What does it look like in practice? What does it really mean for businesses, people and society and what are the Swedish experiences in this regard? With…
Sweden’s new Ambassador to Cambodia H.E. Björn Häggmark met with H.E. Samdech Aka Moha Ponhea Chakrei Heng Samrin, President of the National Assembly in Phnom Penh, on 19th December 2019. The Ambassador conveyed the message, that he is looking forward to enhance the relations between Sweden and Cambodia based on a longstanding and constructive partnership.…
The Swedish Transport Agency recently approved the permit application filed by Chinese’s T Engineering AB for testing autonomous vehicles (self drive) on public roads in Sweden. With the approval, T Engineering becomes the first Chinese company to get the approval in Europe and one of five companies in Sweden to have the permission for autonomous…
Visitors from, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Japan, South Korea and Belarus will continue to enjoy Vietnamese visa exemptions for the next three years, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) announced on 17th December 2019. Travellers from these countries will be allowed to remain in Vietnam for 15 days. European countries like Denmark, Norway,…
On 11th December 2019, Ambassador Staffan Herrström handed over the diploma, signed by HM the King of Sweden and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Honorary Consul Chatchawal Supachayanont to be Honorary Consul of Sweden in Pattaya for the district consisting the city of Pattaya and the provinces of Chonburi, Rayong, Chantaburi and Trat. Honorary…
State Secretary to Prime Minister of Sweden, Karin Wallensteen commended Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi for aggressively promoting women’s role in maintaining global peace and security. Wallensteen made the remarks at a meeting with Marsudi on the sidelines of the 14th Asia-Europe Ministerial(ASEM) Meeting held in Madrid, Spain, on 16th December 2019. Both nations were…
H.E. Bjorn Haggmark, a Swedish Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia showed support of higher education to “the Sweden Alumni Network night” attendee at the Swedish ambassador residence in Phnom Penh on 5th December 2019. “Sweden has a strong tradition of making higher education available to many.” said the ambassador at the event. “Knowledge, analytical…
