Reinforcement on the identification efforts and other developments in the Nordic countries part of the disaster while missing lists - and even death lists - are now "quality controlled".full news..

While most areas in the Phuket area is fast recovering, Scandinavian residents urge not to cancel tourism plans to Thailand.full news..

The news coverage of the impact on the Nordic countries of the disaster continues, back home as well as in Thailandfull news..

The now well organized relief efforts continue, although most surviving Nordic nationals are now back home or well underway. Fresh staff carry on the work in the disaster struck areas.full news..

The lists of missing Nordic people have seen names removed as those presumed dead have been found in good health.full news..

We have reached day eleven after the disaster hit many coastlines al over South East Asia.full news..

As the rescue efforts continue the spotlights are moving towards the politicians.The Governments of all four effected nordic countries are receiving negative publicity.full news..

As the search efforts become less confusing, some good news appear among the bad, more dead Nordic nationals turn out not to be Nordic nationals anywayfull news..

Ten Swedish companies take part in Saturday’s Discover Sweden event in Ho Chi Minh City. full news..

Singapore’s largest local mass transit bus operator, SBS Transit, has awarded Volvo Bus an order for 150 double deck buses. full news..

The Swedish Business Association, SBA, in Jakarta kicks off the new year with two own events and one in cooperation with the Nordic countries. full news..

Swedish Prime Minister Goeran Persson, Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik and Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen arrived in Bangkok in the afternoon of 16 January 2005.full news..

The Prime Ministers of the three Scandinavian nations praised Thailand for the tsunami relief efforts, while visiting the devastated area in Phuket and Phang-nga province on 17th January 2005.full news..

Swedish nutritional product supplier Bringwell AB has signed a three year distribution agreement for Asia except Japan with LifePharm Pte Ltd in Singapore. full news..

The Swedish company MedDay is consulting with scientists in the geological science department at Uppsala University about developing a tsunami warning system adapted for mobile phone use.full news..

Thailand’s new ambassador to Sweden, Mr Apichart Chinwanno, delivered his credentials to HM King Carl XVI Gustaf on the 20th of January.full news..

Scandinavian airlines, SAS, has sent a SEK 28 million invoice to the governments of Denmark, Norway and Sweden for the costs incurred by SAS during the evacuation of injured Scandinavians from Thailand, writes the Swedish news agency TT.full news..

Nearly 20 people are still missing after a speed boat packed with up to 40 tourists capsized off Thai resort island of Koh Samui. Police and rescue workers have reported seven people confirmed dead in the accident.full news..

Sweden’s ambassador Jonas Hafström arrived in Koh Samui around 15.00 Tuesday to follow the rescue work of passengers from a speed boat that capsized early this morning en route from Koh Phangan to Koh Samui.full news..

After condolences and a moment of silence in respect for lost and missing from the Asian tsunami, the music, arts and food event Distinctly Swedish went along as planned in the Filipino capital Manila on January 3.full news..

Henrik Konkel, a 56-year old Swedish tax professional, brought over 25 years working experience as a specialist and manager in the Swedish Tax Agency with him when he accepted an assignment to lead the Swedish side in a major overhaul of Lao PDR’s tax collection system. full news..

Mälardalen University School of Business in Västerås has entered a long term cooperation agreement with Rajamangala University of Technology in Thailand.full news..

Sweden’s king Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia will arrive in Thailand 17 February for an official visit that lasts until 19 February.full news..

On 24-25 February will Teater Studio in Jakarta host Sweden’s famous puppeteer, professor Michael Meschke, who along with artists from Folkteatern in Gävle will perform a puppet adaptation of The Little Prince by the French author Antoine de Saint-Exupery.full news..

Malaysian telecom operator Telekom Malaysia has put a Sweden developed solution for mass calling and televoting in use.
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Swedish Liquors Company’s fully owned subsidiary Wet Willies Europe has signed a franchise agreement for two ‘Wet Willies’ bars and restaurants in Singapore. full news..

A Swedish film festival is held in Singapore from 24 February to 2 March. Named ‘swedenmade film’, it features 16 Swedish films, from Ingmar Bergman classics to new productions. full news..

Sweden will try to tap in to the investor community in Singapore at a seminar titled ‘Business and Investment Opportunities in Sweden’ held on 15 March in the wealthy island state. full news..

Late April, the Swedish Trade Council’ s Pulp & Paper Technology group and Swedish Environmental Technology Network arrange technical seminars and business meetings in Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta.full news..

A Thai taxi driver in Bangkok has been awarded THB one million from a Swedish man whose dead 11 year old daughter was found by the Thai in Phang Ngha province.full news..

Sweden’s Defence Minister, Ms Leni Björklund, is visiting Thailand between 11 and 13 February.full news..

It is Swedish and it is on show at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. But you can also buy it.
For example in a trendy shopping mall in Manila or Bangkok. Or in the US as stars like Robbie Williams, Will Smith and Brian Cox have done. And it will not cost you a fortune.
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Sweden’s Justice Minister Mr Thomas Bodström has embarked on a work trip that takes him to Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, in that order.full news..

2004 was another record year for Sweden regarding revenue from project contracts awarded by the Asian Development Bank, ADB, in Manila.full news..

Police in Sweden is investigating fraud charges from Swedish tourists against a Danish man based in Thailand. full news..

From March 31 to April 12, a couple of representatives from Jyske Bank’s Swiss department will be meeting with new and existing clients in Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia.full news..

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden arrived as scheduled Thursday morning in Bangkok for a three day official visit to thank HM King Bhumibol and Queen Sirikit of Thailand, the Thai government and the Thai people for all help to Swedish citizens during the tsunami disaster in southern Thailand.full news..

A Swedish TV channel broadcasting all over Asia.
That may be a reality later this year if the business potential is there. full news..

The Government of Sweden on 23 February signed an agreement to set up a multidonor trust fund at ADB to assist Asia and Pacific's developing countries in their fight against HIV/AIDS with an initial contribution of USD 14.3 million.full news..

It was a somber moment on 18 February when HM King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden walked through what was once the beautiful reception hall at Blue Village hotel in Khao Lak to attend a memorial ceremony to honour the dead and missing from the Boxing Day tsunami.full news..

It was not supposed to happen.
Yet it did.
A mix up of bodies sent home to Sweden from the tsunami disaster in Thailand.
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Sida, Swedish International Development Agency, contributes with one or two participants in the 7-8 April international anti corruption conference in Jakarta, Indonesia. full news..

Asia’s rapid business boom is expected to continue over the coming years, which will mean more destinations in the SAS catalogue, more frequent flights, and perhaps even a direct route from Stockholm. SAS’s president stopped by Bangkok recently to share some of the airline’s future plans in Southeast Asia.full news..

More and more Thai women are being brought back to Sweden by Swedish male tourists, only to be dumped soon after and left on their own. "Slave tourism," says the Thai Ambassador in Sweden. Consequently, the Thai government is now officially warning women against Swedish men.full news..

The Swedish Business Association in Jakarta, Indonesia, elected a new board at the recent AGM at the Shangri La hotel in Jakarta.full news..

Sweden’s Foreign Minister, Laila Freivalds, visits the Indonesian capital Jakarta 9-10 March. She is there to attend the 15th EU-Asean Foreign Minister meeting.full news..

ABB Thailand’s country manager Jonny Axelsson was elected new President of the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce at the AGM held Wednesday 9 March at the Conrad Hotel in Bangkok.full news..

Malaysian Airlines introduces larger aircraft on the route Kuala Lumpur-Stockholm-New York as demand grows.full news..

The Swedish navy school ship HMS Carlscrona honoured tsunami victims in a somber ceremony outside Khao Lak held 27 February. full news..

A tourist boat, carrying more than 70 passengers, capsized in the afternoon of Saturday 5 March in the high sea off Thailand's southern resort province of Phuket.
     Police have been unable to determine how many people were missing. Initially, authorities estimated between 10 and 15 people had been lost at sea. The passengers were most likely all local villagers. full news..

Sweden’s Supreme Commander, General Håkan Syrén, makes an official visit to Thailand 14 to 17 March.full news..

The Swedish Rescue Services Agency, Räddningsverket, may continue to support UN-organised tsunami relief operations in Indonesia during 2005, following a government approval Thursday 10 March in Stockholm.full news..

The Swedish document automation company Readsoft has won a contract with the Statistics Department of Malaysia for a software solution to process census forms at eight different sites in Malaysia. full news..

The Filipino data and communications service provider Bayan Tel has deployed an Ericsson Ethernet DSL Access solution to Metro Manila and major provincial cities.full news..

SAS is the first airline in the world to introduce wireless internet access on board their aircrafts – thereby having won the race against the many other airlines that will soon be ready to provide the same services. But this highly-practical wireless wonder will be of little use to you, unless you do your homework before take-off.full news..

The Lao PRD Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Lengsavat Somsavat, makes an official visit to Sweden in two weeks. full news..

Swedish artist Annika Strom attended the art show called “Lak-ka-pid-lak-ka-perd: Bangkok Invisible Landscapes”. The exhibition aimed at making binary perceptions of the city visible through art exhibitions, lectures and films. full news..

Mrs Helena Sangeland, Counsellor of the Swedish Embassy in Ha Noi believed that 2005 will see extensive leaps in two-way trade following the Agreement on Market Access between the EU and Viet Nam.full news..

Swedish Company Comvik together with other Swedish enterprises, individuals and organizations presented a check worth 475 million VND to the Fund to Develop Talented Vietnamese Childrenfull news..

Thai International is aggressively pursuing the nonstop route to Stockholm by adding a sixth weekly flight only a few days after announcing the fifth weekly between the Thai and Swedish capitals.full news..

Filipino nurses who live in Sweden have up to now not been allowed to work in their profession there because they lack the mandatory Swedish nurse license. full news..

A mere 11 of the 289 identified Swedish victims from the tsunami disaster in Thailand are children 15 years or younger. full news..

According to an announcement on the website of the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce, the Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) of Singapore will host a seminarfull news..

A Swedish drama group along with other international art groups (i.e. entertainers from the Republic of Korea, China, and South East Asia) will perform at The Hung Temple Festival in Viet Tri Cityfull news..

The demand among Swedes for trips to Thailand is back with full force. Proof for that is when the Swedish charter tour company Fritidsresor recently launched trips for the next winter season from the town Luleå, in the north of Sweden, to Phuket.full news..

The Swedish Civil Aviation Authority, LFV, informs of more travel opportunities between Sweden and Southeast Asia. Both Thai Airways and Malaysia Airlines will increase their traffic to Stockholm-Arlanda airport.full news..

Despite a very tough period in business since the tsunami struck on the Andaman coast, the Phuket-based Thailandspecialisten, run by two Swedes, is optimistic about the future. They continue promoting Thailand as a tourist destination with confidence.full news..

Some structural changes are on the way for Scandinavian Airlines in Southeast Asia.full news..

An immediate evacuation occurred on Southeast Asia coastlines following a massive 8.7 magnitude earthquake, offshore west of Indonesia late Monday night. The earthquake struck at 23.09, local time on March 28th 2004 - just three months after the Boxing Day Tsunami. It spread panic and fear across the region - especially in western Indonesia, Malaysia, the west coast of Thailand, Sri Lanka and in coastal parts of India.full news..

The Swedish Embassy in Jakarta confirms that two Swedes are still unaccounted for following the powerful earthquake that struck off the coast of Indonesia late Monday night.full news..

Duni is building a Bt40-million injection-moulding plant at its factory in Prachin Buri. Mr. Roland Grohmann, Duni group’s regional director for the Asia-Pacific, said the expansion is in response to growing demand in the Asia Pacific region.full news..

SAS new General Manager for South East Asia, Mr Håkan Olsson from Sweden, was introduced to the airlines´ frequent flyers during a reception at The Forbidden City by Indochine in Singapore on Wednesday 30 March.full news..

Eight Scandinavian football teams from all over Asia gathered in Saigon this Easter for a weekend loaded with football and fun - in other words, for the infamous "Viking Cup".full news..

A 40 year old Swedish man arrested for a killing in Pattaya 13 February, and held in Pattaya Remand Prison since early March, was set free 29 March after his father posted a THB 400 000 bail with Pattaya Court.
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A Swedish parliamentary delegation led by third deputy house speaker Ms Helena Höij participates in the Inter-Parliamentary Union, IPU, spring session in Manila between 3 and 8 April.full news..

The Swedish compressed air equipment company Atlas Copco opened its new Thai facility, located 36 kilometers east of Bangkok, on Thursday 31 March.full news..

The Swedish video streaming company Kamera did early April sign a contract to provide the Indonesian telephone operator Telekomsel’s 3G subscribers with video clips.full news..

On 5 April did the Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) and OMX Technology (OMX) from Sweden sign an agreement for the use of CLICK Trade – the order entry system, CLICK XT and SECUR as a new integrated trading and clearing platform for its derivatives products. full news..

Scania, the Swedish bus and truck manufacturer, has received a big order on 120 heavy Scania trucks from the Indonesian mining company Gunung Bayan. full news..

One more event aiming to promote ties between Sweden and Vietnam is held Wednesday 12 April in Stockholm. full news..

Did the tsunami have a damaging effect on Swedish travel to Thailand? Not if you look at what happens with incoming tourists to Bangkok. Swedish arrivals to Bangkok’s Don Muang airport have increased by over 24 percent during January and February 2005 compared with the same period 2004.full news..

Swedish parliamentarians from the left, middle and right scale of politics have signed a common Nordic declaration in Manila conditioning Burma’s upcoming chairmanship of Asean 2006. full news..

A prosecutor in Sweden has asked the court to issue an arrest warrant against a woman who managed to dupe Danderyds hospital near Stockholm and health care centers in Örebro and elsewhere that she was a certified doctor. full news..

Swedish telecom giant Ericsson has signed a contract with Maxis Communications Berhad, Malaysia's largest mobile operator, to operate Maxis' 3G network for a period of 18 months after which the operation of the network will be transferred to Maxis.full news..

The Swedish company Precise Biometrics has been awarded a license contract from the Thai authorities for a biometric technology solution which will be used in the initial phase of introducing Thailand’s new national ID cards.full news..

A not yet named operator in South East Asia has signed a significant order with Swedish telecom solutions supplier Teligent regarding development tools for various value added services plus a license agreement to use the Swedish technology in all networks run by the operator. full news..

Yesterday, 15 April, marks the starting day for 24 hour satellite broadcasts of the Swedish TV channels SVT Europa, Text TV as well as radio channels Radio Sweden and P4 in Asia. full news..

Driven by increasing costs of operation and tougher competition the international airline industry has been forced to major cost cutting measures over the past decade. But not all of this translates to layoffs and salary cuts. Much money can be saved just by smarter usage of the existing resources like crew and fleet.full news..

What’s the difference between studying in Sweden and at an international school in Singapore? “Discipline! And of course that we are taught in English and get a good understanding of English,” responds 12-year Karl Enarsson immediately when we meet him and three of his other Swedish school mates, Karl Elmqvist 10, Carl Sjödoff also 10 and Karl Enarsson’s 15-year old brother Emil in the Sjödoff apartment in a green hilly area some ten minutes off busy Orchard Road.
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Effective May 1, 2005, Vietnam skips the visa requirement for all citizens holding passports from the five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. full news..

A conference on peaceful conflict resolution is being organised on 12-13 April, 2005, as part of the activities to mark the centenary of the peaceful dissolution of the union between Sweden and Norway.full news..

A negative first quarter report from Millicom International Cellular and a secretive meeting in Hanoi between Kinnevik’s boss Vigo Carlund and the President of Vietnam, Tran Duc Luong, made investors jittery about the Stenbeck family controlled group’s operation in Vietnam and Millicom’s shares fell 11 percent.full news..

The Swedish IT consulting company Cybercom Group purchases 100 percent of Netcom Consultants, also Swedish, from its owner Modern Holdings.full news..

Precise Biometrics AB, a Swedish-based company has received an order from Thai authorities to license Precise Match-on-Card technology in the initial phase of Thailand's new national ID card project.full news..

Cambodia’s new ambassador to Sweden, Hor Nambora, submitted his credentials to HM King Carl XVI Gustaf on Thursday 28 April. full news..

Axel Blom, 48, has been appointed Managing Director of SAS Ground Services (Thailand) Ltd., which is a new company in the SAS Group to be established in 2005. The company will incorporate SAS’s Central Departure Control Centre for departures world wide, SAS EuroBonus Retro-Registration Department and SAS’s activities at Bangkok International Airport. In addition to running SAS Ground Services (Thailand), Blom will have the overall responsibility for SAS Ground Services at all airports in the Asia Pacific Region. full news..

‘Dear child’ is the name of a newly opened photo exhibition about men, children and gender equality. The photos, shot by Ulla Lemberg, are a historical account of the positive development which has occurred in Sweden between fathers and their children. full news..

This year’s annual meeting for Swedish ambassadors in the Asean countries takes place in Manila, from Thursday 5 May to Sunday 8 May.full news..

The Swedish nutritional product company Bringwell has signed a new export agreement with Reborne in Singapore. full news..

The Swedish oil and gas exploration and production company Lundin Petroleum has announced positive results from testing of two oil and gas wells in Indonesia. full news..

Had Michael Jenselius not been left stranded in Phuket in 1995 when his employer went bankrupt two weeks after his arrival, his life would definitely have been different today.full news..

Looking at Duni’s buyer guide, it is easy to be overwhelmed by the variety of products, which makes it hard to describe what Duni’s core business is. Mr. Roland Grohmann Regional Director at Duni Co., Ltd. (Asia& Pacific) clarifies by saying, “We are the solution provider for food & beverage presentations.full news..

The Swedish company Gunnebo Entrance Control, in association with Thales, a French company within automatic fare collection integration, has booked orders to supply entrance control systems and related equipment to the Marina Line in Singapore, Taipei Metro in Taiwan and New Delhi Metro in India. full news..

The National University of Singapore, NUS, will together with the Royal Institute of Technology, KTH, in Stockholm open a college in the Swedish capital. full news..

No less than 22 Swedes are currently being shot in an archipelago in eastern Malaysia. On video for the reality series Robinson that is.full news..

The Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson has signed a frame agreement with the mobile operator Viettel for the expansion of Viettel's GSM/GPRS network in Vietnam. full news..

A support action from the Swedish Thai Chamber of Commerce, STCC, to tsunami-hit SME’s in southern Thailand continues.full news..

Sweden’s trade office in Kuala Lumpur will open for business on 1 July 2005, announced the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Stockholm 20 May. full news..

Swedish volunteers that worked during the Asian tsunami will gather for a meeting at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Stockholm on Thursday afternoon and evening.full news..

Red Card, a pr agency based in Singapore, has announced it opens its first office outside Asia in Sweden’s capital Stockholm. full news..

Sweden’s Embassy in Thailand has recently provided itself with an event organizer, and the best person for such a task they could possibly dream of. full news..

Akzo Nobel’s business unit Decorative Coatings International has opened a plant in Dong Nai province in southern Vietnam. full news..

Dag Hammarskjöld of Sweden, Secretary General of the United Nations 1953-1961 and one of the most admired and respected international leaders of our time, will be commemorated by the Swedish embassy in Laos’ capital Vientiane on 3 June. full news..

The liveaboard yacht MY Rhapsody, operated by Phuket-based Oceanic Divecenter, that takes divers to Similan Islands, sank in early April near Surin Islands.full news..

Sweden showcases it’s know how in telecommunications with a country pavilion at this year Communicasia is held in Singapore 14 to 17 June.full news..

A long discussion about the future direction of the Nordic Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam was the dominating subject of the Annual General Meeting of the Hanoi branch held on May 26th at the Hilton hotel. Especially it was discussed to what extend Nordcham should cooperate with the EuroCham.
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The 14th EU Film Festival is held in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Phuket, Thailand, between May 26th to June 26th. Nordic movies this year paraded into the 2005 festival. Stared with Tsatsiki Friends Forever-2002 (Tsatsiki – vänner för alltid), a Swedish film directed by Eddie Thomas Petersen.full news..

Malaysian cell phone operator Maxis has selected Ericsson's push e-mail solution, Ericsson Mobile Organizer, and Ericsson's video telephony solution as the platforms for two of its first third generation mobile telephone, 3G, service offerings.full news..

Four members of the Swedish parliament will attend a seminar in Vietnam 28 to 30 June. full news..

The Swedish consulting firm Sweco VIAK has won a contract to run the pre project phase for the first environmentally approved garbage depot in the Philippines. full news..

At a ceremony that took place yesterday in Madrid, Jorgen Lindegaard, president and CEO of the SAS Group, received the Spanish Golden Master Award.full news..

ABB won a $63 million contract for its part in building an 1100 MW hydroelectric power plant in Laos, which will bring sustainable power to remote regions of Thailand and Laos.full news..

The Swedish company Gunnebo Entrance Control, in association with Thales, a French company within automatic fare collection integration, has won tenders to supply entrance control systems and related equipment to the Marina Line in Singapore, Taipei Metro in Taiwan and New Delhi Metro in India.full news..

The Embassy of Sweden in Kuala Lumpur in cooperation with The Swedish Pulp & Paper Technology Group and the Swedish Environmental Technology Network held a Seminar on the theme "New Available Technology" on 25th April 2005 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. full news..

Owing to its ongoing investment of Bt450 million, Electrolux Thailand will open a new kitchen-product manufacturing line at its Rayong plant. The factory is set to become an export centre throughout Southeast Asia and maybe Australia.
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The Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson has signed a frame agreement with the mobile operator Viettel for the expansion of Viettel's GSM/GPRS network in Vietnam.full news..

Akzo Nobel’s business unit Decorative Coatings International has opened a plant in Dong Nai province in southern Vietnam. full news..

The "Sweden in the Hearts of Vietnamese Children" contest launched to strengthen a bilateral relation on May 19th. The activities is co-operated by the Swedish embassy and the Nhi Dong (Children) newspaper.full news..

During the visiting in Hanoi on April 19th president Vigo Carlund noted the development in Comvik International Vietnam AB Nam, an affiliate of the Investment AB Kinnevik. The president expressed the two sides have obtained exceeded expectation when it made its decision to get involved in Viet Nam ten years ago.full news..

Sweden and Vietnam signed a Memorandum of Understanding for bilateral cooperation in land and environment management improvement until 2009 on 11th May in Hanoi.full news..

The delegates from the Malmo Conservatory of Sweden will work with the Vietnamese musicians to improve the Hanoi Conservatory’s performance.full news..

If your image of a Swedish chef is still the mumbling cook in the Muppet Show it is time for a reality check! full news..

Sweden is world famous for producing more groundbreaking innovations per capita than most nations in the world while Thais top global surveys measuring entrepreneurship and willingness to start up new businesses.
Rangsit University and Entrepreneurship Swedish Thai Co. Ltd., EST, did on Wednesday 29 June sign a letter of intent to launch a post graduate Programme which blends these two national skills into a powerful combination.full news..

The Swedish high tech company Precise Biometrics has entered a three year business agreement with its partner in Malaysia, Iris Corporation Bhd. Precise develops and sells world leading, user-friendly biometric security solutions based on fingerprints and smart cards.
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Gunnar Sjöbeck, genial boss and brains behind Tasty Thai Restaurants Co., Ltd has spent the past three years researching and planning the launch of a new Thai restaurant chain, which will not only set new standards for Thai food world wide, but also introduce Thai food in a market segment in which Thai restaurants are today practically non-existing: the fast food market.full news..

A signing ceremony between Swedish Ambassador to Laos Mrs Annlis Aberg and Mr Bountiem Phitsamay, the president of the Lao Science Technology and Environment Agency, STEA, was held at the Lao Plaza Hotel in Vientiane on June 9th.full news..

A Swedish woman was sentenced to life imprisonment for drug smuggling this week by a criminal court in Manila, the Philippines. The woman, who is in her mid thirties, was arrested September 2000 on Manila’s international airport.full news..

The Government of Sweden has appointed Ms Helena Sangeland as new Swedish Ambassador to Malaysia. Ambassador Bruno S Beijer, has been reposted to the United Arab Emirates. full news..

The appointment to head Sweden’s embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is a first as Ambassador for Helena Sångeland who spent the last 3 1/2 years up to this summer as counsellor at Sweden’s embassy in Hanoi. And Kuala Lumpur was a posting both the new trade secretary and she wanted.
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The Swedish business system software supplier IBS has signed a contract with Pearson Education Asia to install the book distribution system IBS Bookmaster in Malaysia, Thailand, China, Korea, Taiwan and Japan. full news..

The first step towards a systematic and expanded cooperation between Swedish and Malaysian medical researchers was taken during a seminar 30 June in Kuala Lumpur.full news..

The Swedish government decided on 22 June to allocate up to SEK 440 million over a five-year period for reconstruction after the tsunami disaster in Asia. The support will go mainly to Indonesia and Sri Lanka and to regional initiatives.
     Of the SEK 440 million allocated, SEK 150 million is intended for Indonesia.full news..

Swedish painter Kerstin Lundin will present her paintings at The Art Loft, Singapore between June 8th - July 31st. full news..

Swedish film maker Folke Rydn, together with 13 Thai and foreign directors, will produce a short film which is inspired by the catastrophic Tsunami that affects the south of Thailand in December 2004. The premiere will show in the 3rd World Film Festival of Bangkok being held between 15th-24th October. full news..

The Elektra, the largest and most modern car transport ship in Sweden, has been extended 20 percent by a Vietnamese shipyard to 227.9 meters length, which allows her to carry 7, 352 vehicles.
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Pointsec, a Swedish security software provider for mobile platforms, Tuesday 12 July signed a strategic partnership contract with NEC Solutions Asia Pacific in Singapore. full news..

"Thank you all who have contributed to making our years in Malaysia so memorable," writes departing Swedish Ambassador to Malaysia Bruno S Beijer in a message on the website of the Embassy of Sweden.full news..

The Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) will support the improvement of the state administration and agriculture service in Xieng Khouang province, Laos. full news..

Jan Olov Agrell, Minister for Development Cooperation of the Swedish Embassy in Hanoi, on 15 July 2005 signed a Vietnam-Sweden agreement to provide 23.5 million Swedish kroner for a project entitled "Strengthening the implementation of the rights of Vietnamese children in contact with the law and those at risk of being in contact with the law".full news..

Opcom Cables Sdn Bhd has signed an agreement to supply cable-related products for various applications to Sweden's Ericsson Network Technologies AB group of companies on 13 July. The agreement is for one year, renewable upon mutual agreement.
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A major telephone operator in South East Asia has signed an additional contract for IP-telephone platforms with the Swedish supplier Teligent. full news..

The Swedish high tech company Precise Biometrics has received a first order from the Thai Government concerning licenses for 12 million national ID cards incorporating Precise Match-on-Card(TM) and 36,000 fingerprint readers equipped with Precise BioCore®.full news..

Malaysia Norway Business Council (MNBC) in association with Malaysian Swedish Business Assosiation (MASBA) hosted the Sixth Annual Malaysian-Scandinavian Business Golf Tournament Mines Golf Club on 22 May.
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The Nordic Development Fund (NDF) has approved a EUR 8.3 million credit to Vietnam in support of the Central Region Transport Network Project. The credit will be extended in co-financing with the Asian Development Bank as NDF’s Lead Agency. ADB will contribute with an ADF-loan up to USD 94.5 million. full news..

The European Young Professional Group is officially launched on 13 July at V9, Sofitel Silom, Thailand. There were more than 150 people from 20 different countries attended the event.
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The Swedish documentation software system supplier Readsoft has been awarded a contract by the Laotian statistical agency National Statistics Centre, NSC.full news..

Three Swedish parliamentarians will attend a roundtable discussion in Vietnam 15-16 August about access to public information. full news..

Novacast, a software and system developer in southern Sweden, has reached an agreement with Siam Nawaloha Foundry Co Ltd for the process control system ATAS from Novacast. full news..

Sweden will support EU’s observer project in the Indonesian province Aceh, following the signing of a peace agreement 15 August in Helsinki.full news..

36 Thai students recruited from universities from all over the country will arrive in Sweden this Thursday for studies at universities in Kalmar and Västerås. full news..

Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian – and Dutch! – providers of all sorts of energy related services will gather in Manila in late September in a joint promotion activity called Nordic Power. The event will take place 21 – 27 September 2005 during the Power Trends 2005.full news..

The Swedish CISL group has through its Thai subsidiary signed a SEK 11.4 million system solution order with Siemens Communications Group. full news..

Swedish telecoms Nolato announced on 27 July to build their new manufacturing operation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.full news..

Swedish interactive "Brainball" game was among those highlights IT showcases at Bangkok International ICT Expo 2005. The event was opened by Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn on 3 August. Thailand’s largest event of advanced ICT innovation and product was held between 3-7 August at Impact, Muang Thong Thani. full news..

The Swedish International Development Co-operation Agency (SIDA) granted a US$4.5 million to develop micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in Vietnam.full news..

Swedish Ambassador to Laos Annlis Aberg and Lao Acting Education Minister Bosengkham Vongdala signed a document to improve Laos’s educational system in Vientiane on 16 August. full news..

The Swedish golf fashion brand JL, founded by Johan Lindeberg, backs up a new golf tournament in the city state. full news..

The Embassy of Sweden in Jakarta announced that the Government of Sweden will contribute ten monitors to the EU-ASEAN initial monitoring presence in the Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM). full news..

Thailand’s deputy prime minister Dr Surakiart Sathirathai makes an official visit to Sweden Monday 29 August.full news..

Some 200 Thai mechanics at the Swedish refinery Preem in Lysekil went on a wild strike on Thursday 1 September, reports regional and national press in Sweden.full news..

The king of Malaysia, the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, will travel to Sweden for an official state visit this month.full news..

On odd robbery took place last week in Junsele, northern Sweden. When nine Thai blueberry pickers returned to their minivan for a break and load 40 kilo blueberries, six mean looking men waited there, writes Ångermanland newspaper.full news..

Vietnam, and Swedish artists co-supports a10-day trip to Sweden titled “Arts Exchange-Path to Friendship and Understanding” for young blind Vietnamese artists, reports regional press in Vietnamfull news..

The Embassy of Sweden and the National Library Board presents the “Life and Work Exhibition” of Astrid Lindgren, Famous Swedish writer of children's books, at Woodlands Regional Library, Singapore. The exhibition is scheduled to run 7-18 September, on 10AM - 9PM.full news..

Visits to the headquarters of Ericsson, SKF and Volvo are tentatively scheduled for the Malaysian royal couple during their state visit to Sweden between 14 and 16 September.full news..

Svenska Handelsbanken (Handelsbanken) has entered into an agreement with Standard Chartered Bank relating to cash management services in nine Asian countries: Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, UAE and China.full news..

The beaches of Thailand are no longer haunted by the thousands of victims of last years tsunami, Prime Minister of Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra says.full news..

The Delegation of the European Commission to the Philippines in collaboration with Shang Cineplex co-host the European film festival "Cine Europa 8" between 22 Septemer-2 October, at the Shang Cineplex in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila.full news..

Home furnishings giant Ikea on 1 September issued a recall of their power strip “Rabalder” sold in Singapore, and some European countries, that could give users electrical shocks.full news..

The Swedish Government has stated that it will continue its legal process against exiled leader of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) Hasan Tiro who has changed his nationality into Swedish.full news..

The Malaysian operator Maxis has entered an agreement with Ericsson to expand its 3G network and upgrade it to HSDPA, a technology that enables very high speed data downlink capacity without any added radio spectrum.full news..

A writing contest about Sweden, the country and its people was launched on 31 August by The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations in collaboration with the Swedish Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City and the Sai Gon Giai Phong (Sai Gon Liberation) newspaper.full news..

The Swedish ball bearings manufacturer SKF announced on Wednesday 14 September that it will erect a second factory next to its existing plant in Jakarta.full news..

Newly upgraded to a fully fledged private bank in June 2005 this year, SEB Private Bank now offers is accredited customers advisory services, regional equity brokerage, internet banking and offshore accounts booked in Singapore.full news..

Sweden`s Allt om Resor travel magazine awarded Thailand the “The World`s Best Charter Destination” accolade for summer 2005, announced on 1 September.full news..

Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway were reported on the website oilvoice.com, 24 September, that they are considering to investing in the Philippines’ renewable energy.full news..

Swedish and the Philippine organizations jointly host the seminars tilted “Sweden as a Market for Filipino Exporters”. The seminars aim to inform local exporters of the current trends and opportunity in the Swedish market.full news..

Swedish government will be not attending the Tsunami memorial in Thailand as the Tsunami victim’s relatives have asked for privacy.full news..

Visiting Singapore on 4-7 October, Swedish award-winning Samulesson will be joined by Aquavit's Executive Chef Nils Noren, a fellow Swedish who brings with him over fifteen years of culinary expertise will present Scandinavian cooking at Raffles Grill by Jacques & Laurent Pourcel, Singapore.full news..

Håkan Olsson ,SAS´s new General Manager for South East Asia, expects within the coming year to be able to open a new direct flight to Stockholm.full news..

Singapore’s Defense Ministry is considering to buy Sweden’s Vastergotland-class submarines which is planed to be retired from Royal Swedish Navy to replace some units in their navy, said on 29 September.full news..

Films from Denmark, Sweden and Finland will this year join the 15th European Union Film Festival in Singapore. The event will be run between 7 - 16 October at the GV Plaza Singapura, Singapore.full news..

Swedish Ambassador to Malaysia Helena Sångeland accompanied by Malaysia’s Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah attended the officially opening of the Swedish Trade Council office (STC) in Kuala Lumpur, the first STC’s office in South East Asia, on 29 September.full news..

Swedish Red Cross Staff will be manning a meeting place to open on Kata beach, Phuket, from 14 October 2005 onwards. The purpose is to offer a meeting point for Swedes returning to Thailand but also for those on the island that were affected by the tsunami.full news..

A Swedish artificial ‘dog nose’ that instantly reveals drugs wherever it is used may revolutionize drug enforcement in Thailand.full news..

The Government of Sweden decided on 5 October to provide debt relief to Indonesia. Resources freed by this decision are to be used for humanitarian and reconstruction needs following the tsunami.full news..

The Embassy of Sweden in Manila and International Organization for Migration (IOM) in cooperation with Department of Labor and Employment, Department of Foreign Affairs, United Nations Country Team and the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) Policy Center will host a seminar on Migration and Development: Opportunities and Obstacles on Thursday 20 October.full news..

The Swedish government’s commission for support and coordination after the tsunami, RSOS, has decided to grant 583 individuals, who are next of kin to Swedes that died in the December 26 tsunami in Thailand, SEK 12,500 per person to cover travel expenses to private memorial trips to Thailand.full news..

ScandAsia has tested the not yet publicly accessible on-line form, which relatives and injured will have to fill out to apply for financial support to participate in the Commemorative Ceremony planned held in Thailand on the 26 December 26.full news..

Finding your next home can be difficult. Especially when you are far away from home and first have to establish a sense of the average cost level. Before contacting a real estate agent, you can do some homework.full news..

The Swedish IP surveillance vendor Axis Communications has together with Singapore Telecom launched a broadband based video service targeted at small and medium sized corporate users.full news..

The Swedish Export Credit Corporation, SEK, has signed a USD 10 million framework agreement with the Development bank of the Philippines, DPP, aiming at financing small and medium sized projects in the Philippines.full news..

The Swedish embassy in Vietnam and the Swedish trade council there will make a road show to companies all over Sweden between 14 and 18 November.full news..

Envoys from Sweden and Belgium visited Cebu this year to encourage exporters to sell more products to their country as the gateway of the Philippines’ goods to the EU market and if any product could enter the market, it could also reach the other EU-member countries.full news..

Sweden’s Ecton AB group announced US$ 250 million investment in Vietnam’s telecommunication infrastructure from now till 2010 on November.full news..

Swedish Motors Corporation (SMC), the Volvo retail operations in the Bangkok metropolitan area, invited member of the Nordic community in Bangkok to a Norden Nordic Night at Volvo Sukhumvit showroom on Thursday 15 September.full news..

Singapore has bought two second-hand Vastergotland-class submarines from Sweden to further boost its fleet, the Defence Ministry said Friday.full news..

The Embassy of Sweden in Singapore will organize the exhibition titled “HOME SWEDish HOME”. The exhibition is part of the Singapore Design Festival 2005 which will be held between 9-23 November.full news..

The Embassy of Sweden in Manila and the Swedish Trade Council (Exportrådet) are jointly organizing a business delegation to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on 6-9 November 2005.full news..

Over 10 Swedish companies will join Enviro Asia 2005, an second international environmental exhibition and conference at the Singapore Expo, between 9 -11 November.full news..

Jan-Olov Agrell, Swedish Minister and Deputy Ambassador to Vietnam, and Ms Anna Runeborg, First Secretary of the Swedish Embassy, were presented with “For People’s Health” Badge by the Ministry of Health in Hanoi on November 4.full news..

Finland has submitted seven entries, most of all Nordic countries, to the official Thai tsunami memorial design competition.full news..

The Viet Nam-Sweden Friendship Association made their debut in the city on 8 November 2005. The event was co-hosted by the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) and The Swedish General Consulate in the in Ho Chi Minh. Nguyen Ngoc Hoa, General Director of the Sai Gon Trade Cooperative Union (Sai Gon Coop) is the first chairman of the association.full news..

The Swedish Ambassador to the Philippines Annika Markovic wrote a note on the Swedish Embassy’ website suggesting all Swedish in the Philippines to keep an eye on information about the epidemic avian flu that has been spreading all over South East Asia.full news..

Olof Skoog Director General for Political Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden visited Indonesia on 11-14 October 2005 to discuss the latest development in Aceh.full news..

Vietnam needs to focus efforts on higher educational development, says Prof. Ari Kokko, Research Director of the Stockholm Economics School of Sweden.full news..

The glittering spectacle of Viking helmets and Scandinavian flags greeted the European Young Professionals on Wednesday as they descended on Stable Lodge on Sukhumvit Soi 8 in downtown Bangkok for a night of Scandinavian entertainment, kindly sponsored by Tiger Beer.full news..

Phuket based news agency Phuketgazette reported that the charter flights from Nordic countries flying to Phuket has made a good record on this high season.full news..

Swedish white goods giant Electrolux yesterday presented its third Design Lab Award to Airwash, a waterless washing unit designed by a team of students from Singapore.full news..

The Royal Danish Embassy in Singapore will handle all the Schengen Visa applications on behalf of other Nordic countries due to the coming pilot project during 7 November 2005 – 31 March 2006.full news..

Swedes want to join the Tsunami memorial. 114 have accepted the Thai government’s invitation to come and join the Tsunami memorial in Thailand on Boxing Day free of charge.full news..

Sprängaren, a thriller movie featuring the talented Helena Bergström, is the Swedish Embassy's contribution to the 6th European Union Film Festival which be held in Kuala Lumpur and Penang.full news..

Swedish Match Tour, the leading professional sailing series in the world, will take place for the first time in Asia. Malaysia has been chosen to host a leg of this international sailboat racing event from 29th November to 4th December this year.full news..

Jazz lovers in Bangkok should mark the evening of 3 December in their calendars because then the Blue Jazz Orchestra of the Stockholm Concert Hall Foundation gives a two hour long concert at the Thailand Cultural Center in honour of HM King Bhumibol’s birthday two days later.full news..

Euro-Vietnam Jazz Festival 2005 will take place from 30 November to 12 December, 2005 in Hanoi and HCM City. There will be nine European jazz bands and solo artists from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg.full news..

Her Excellency Helena Sångeland arrived in Malaysia in August 2005 to take up her new post. But a state visit to Sweden by the Malaysian King and Queen coincided with her appointment and ironically she spent much of the first few months of her posting in Sweden rather than Malaysia.full news..

Before the next wave of tourists hits Southern Thailand this winter, several sirenes have been erected across the region to warn against any incoming Tsunamis.full news..

Accustomed to the pace of life in Thailand himself and looking for a new channel for his skills and energies in the publishing business, Håkan Wallenius was well aware that you’ll find most Swedes in Thailand relaxing on sandy beaches in Phuket, listening to live music shows in Pattaya or enjoying fine restaurants in Bangkok. All are popular, predictable choices for Swedish tourists here.full news..

The Swedish consulting firm Sweco has been awarded a SEK 12 million pre study contract to scrutinize details in a projected hydropower project in central Vietnam.full news..

Sweden is one of four countries organizing a seminar on HIV/AIDS control and prevention currently being held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The seminar is being held within the framework of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM).
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Sweden’s Minister for International Development Cooperation, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Ms Carin Jämtin will visit Indonesia between 2 and 6 December.full news..

Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) held a seminar on providing credits to Vietnamese businesses in Quy Nhon city in the central Binh Dinh province on 23 November, 2005.full news..

Norway is the most expensive country in the world according to a survey brought in the Danish newspaper, Jyllandsposten.full news..

The Christmas Bazaar at the Scandinavian Church on Sukhumvit Soi 33 in Bangkok was more crowded this year than ever. The Bazaar was officially opened by Swedish Ambassador Jonas Hafstrom. But the day also saw the official opening of the newly renovated playground. As this was on the initiative of the Danish Women’s Network, the opening of the playground was performed by Danish Ambassador Ulrik Helweg-Larsen.full news..

Ericsson will be providing Sun Cellular, a mobile brand of Digitel Mobile Philippines Inc., with an e-mail system, according to a news release from Ericsson’s website on 18 November, 2005.full news..

Swedish Match has launched a luxury vintage snus named Kardus. This vintage snus (Swedish for snuff) is made out of carefully selected tobaccos from plantations in Vietnam, Hungary, India and Spain.full news..

Sören Lax loves to work with wood, ships and ‘planes so he must be a happy man indeed. Today he owns a furniture factory and a resort in Indonesia with its own boats and four aeroplanes.full news..

As the last of the Scandinavian countries, Sweden received its official tsunami report Thursday. Investigating how the Swedish authorities handled the disaster, the report presents the most intense criticism of a Swedish government in modern time.full news..

Sweden and Vietnam signed a bilateral agreement to the implementation of the project “Support to the Legal Aid System in Vietnam” in Hanoi on 2 December, 2005.full news..

The Vietnamese operator Saigon Postel, SPT, has chosen Ericsson as its key supplier for its network upgrade to ADSL+ for high performance broadband servicesfull news..

On 6 December, Sweden’s Minister for International Development Cooperation, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Ms Carin Jämtin visited Bangkok where she presented the United Nations Economics and social development in Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) with a USD 2.5 million donation to the Multi-Donor Voluntary Trust Fund for Tsunami Early Warning Arrangements in the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia.full news..

Having been successful for eleven years with the Scandinavian Bakery in Vientiane, the Wissmar family has opened another business in the capital of Laos. A combined pizza and baking house.full news..

The Swedish singer Carola Häggkvist will be among the artists to perform during the memorial ceremony in Khao Lak on December 26.full news..

The Swedish medical equipment developer Elekta has signed a contract to deliver a Leksell Gamma Knife to the largest regional hospital in Vietnam, Cho Ray hospital in Ho Chi Minh City.full news..

Save the Children Sweden, Sweden’s non-governmental organization, in collaboration with Vietnam’s the Institute of Press and Information Dissesmination launched a “Press and children” website at www.cmvn.org and www.childrenandmediavn.org on 17 November.full news..

Singapore’s minister of education, Gan Kim Young, makes an official visit to Sweden 14 and 15 December.full news..

A staggering debt of more than 13 billion Swedish kroner is forcing SAS to sell some of their sub-companies. The headquarters in Stockholm confirms negotiations with Singapore Technologies.full news..

The Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) will give 4.5 million USD to a project on developing Viet Nam's small and minor enterprises.full news..

Thailand tested its Tsunami Warning System on Friday 16 December. The training aims to ensure that people are well trained to handle the possible incident.full news..

Southern metropolitan HCMC is going ahead with housing co-operative design for low-income earners following the success of Swedish housing co-ops which based on an international co-op model.full news..

Sweden's International Development Authority (SIDA) and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) supported Vietnam’s National Strategy on HIV/AIDS control.full news..

The Swedish government donated three all terrain tracked vehicles to Thailand in a ceremony held at the Royal Thai Army headquarters Friday 23 December.full news..

In Stockholm, Swedes paid tribute to all the victims in Tsunami disaster on Monday 26. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia lighted 543 candles - one for each of the Swedish victims.full news..

News from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Jakarta that Indonesia will appoint an ambassador to Sweden signals that the frosty official relations between Sweden and Indonesia are over.full news..

H.E. Mr. Apichart Chinwanno has arrived in Stockholm to embark upon his new posting as Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand to the Kingdom of Sweden, the Republic of Finland and the Republic of Estonia.full news..

A “Sustainable Mekong” program is co-supported by the Swedish environmental secretariat in Asia (SENSA), a representative of Swedish international development cooperation Agency (SIDA), and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI).full news..

SENSA Appoints its first Information and Communication Officerfull news..