REC blames the Chinese
Leaders of the once-shining but now embattled solar firm Renewable Energy Corp (REC) have given up efforts to maintain production at four plants in Norway. Permanent closures will throw 700 …
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Sweden mistreats illegal berry pickers: report
Berry pickers working in Sweden without a permit are being badly mistreated, according to a new report from the labour rights watchdog Swedwatch.Foreign workers who come to Sweden without a …
Sweden mistreats illegal berry pickers: report Read MoreH&M workers will return to work tomorrow
Workers at a garment factory in Kampong Speu province in Cambodia that supplies global retailer H&M will return to work tomorrow, after more than 100 staff were hopitalised on Monday, following what …
H&M workers will return to work tomorrow Read MoreThai massage parlours in Swedish sex trade raids
Police and the tax authorities have launched closer surveillance of Thai massage parlours in Sweden, suspecting that the sharp increase in their number indicates sex trafficking and tax evasion. Sex …
Thai massage parlours in Swedish sex trade raids Read MoreCambodia / China / Indonesia / Laos / Malaysia / Philippines / Singapore / Sweden / Thailand / Vietnam
Sweden to pensioners: ‘prove you’re alive’
Swedish pensioners living abroad will soon be receiving a letter from the Swedish Pensions Agency (Pensionsmyndigheten) asking them to fill in a form and report in to the nearest embassy. …
Sweden to pensioners: ‘prove you’re alive’ Read MoreMinister Jari Koskinen visits Korea and China
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland Jari Koskinen visits the Republic of Korea on 24–25 October and China on 26–28 October. In China the main event on the agenda …
Minister Jari Koskinen visits Korea and China Read MoreSven-Goran Eriksson has left Thai owned Leicester City
Sven-Goran Eriksson has said he is sorry he will not be able to lead Leicester City into the Premier League after leaving the club on Monday. The ex-England boss left …
Sven-Goran Eriksson has left Thai owned Leicester City Read MoreVolvo Trucks slashes 450 jobs
Volvo, the world’s second-largest truck maker, reported Tuesday a lower-than-expected third quarter profit and forecast a shrinking market in Europe next year but growth in North America.Volvo’s net profit for …
Volvo Trucks slashes 450 jobs Read MoreChinese firms stand by Saab bail-out deal
The two Chinese companies pledged to bail out cash-strapped carmaker Saab said on Tuesday that they are still onboard, despite the announcement by owner Swedish Automobile that the deal was …
Chinese firms stand by Saab bail-out deal Read MoreWind is old friend of China, Denmark
Guests at a dinner reception for Chinese wind power executives this week were at the Danish ambassador’s residence, but the host wasn’t there. Ambassador Friis Arne Petersen missed the long-scheduled …
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