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Swedish household appliance maker Electrolux announced on Tuesday that it will close an appliance manufacturing plant in Canada, cutting about 1,300 jobs. Production of cooking appliances would be moved from …
Electrolux Cuts 1,300 + 800 Jobs Read MoreThe Danish home entertainment system maker Bang & Olufsen opened its largest store in Asia in Seoul on Wednesday. Located in southern Seoul, the newly opened shop boasts a total …
Bang & Olufsen’s Largest Asian Store in Seoul Read MoreDenmark’s Vestas, one of the world’s biggest wind turbine makers, said on Wednesday it had won an order for turbines with combined capacity of 49 megawatts in China. Vestas Wind …
Vestas Wins Turbine Order in China Read MoreMaersk Line has appointed Bjarne Foldager as its new country manager for Malaysia and Singapore. Bjarne will be responsible for the development and execution of strategy, overseeing sales, operations and …
Maersk Names New Country Manager Read MoreA Washington state man who traveled to Cambodia to have sex with young girls was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release, following an …
Sex Offender Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison Read MoreSwedish furniture giant Ikea announced plans to more than double the number of stores it has in mainland China in the next five years, state media reported on Thursday. Ikea …
Ikea to Double Chinese Stores by 2015 Read MoreDenmark will provide US$150,000 to help repair and upgrade roads in Can Loc district in the central province of Ha Tinh where were severely damaged by floods in October. A …
Denmark Helps Upgrade Flood-destroyed Road Read MoreNorway’s state-owned pension fund is investing in companies that continue to do highly controversial business in Burma, according to a damning report released today. The Washington DC and Thailand-based EarthRights …
Norway ‘Funding Abuse’ in Burma Read MoreA Norwegian man, Gunnar Nygard, 75, collapsed while out walking close to the edge of the sea. The man was seen lying on the sand, opposite the South Sea Karon Resort, soon …
Norwegian Man Died on Phuket Beach Read MoreThe world wide financial crisis is undermining the environment for innovation in Denmark, with an increasing trend towards outsourcing activities in high tech sectors such as information technology and biotech.These …
High Taxation Weakens Denmark’s Innovation Machine Read More