Yangon is, like most cities in the current urbanisation of the world, currently facing expansion and developement in a way, that the city hasn’t seen before – especially since the country was pretty much closed for foreign influences until 2010. But the rapid expansion of cities tend to forget and/or destroy places for the inhabitants…
Today the annual Royal Run takes off in Denmark celebrating the 50th birthday of Frederik, the Crown Prince of Denmark. And coinciding with the run – which will take place in five of Denmark’s largest cities – is a small group of Chinese pedagogues learning about the Danish way of taking care of children –…
On May 15th, 2018, Bjarne Kjersner lost a brief, yet fiercely brave battle against cancer at age 48, leaving only his wife Eig and no children. The funeral ceremony will take place on the 24th of May in Grøndalskirken, Vanløse at 1 p.m. All friends of Bjarne Kjersner are invited to join in commemoration. On…
Today marks the annual Norwegian Consitutional Day – the day marking Norway’s independence from Denmark after the Napoleon Wars in 1814. So all around the world, Norwegian expats, tourists or simply people fleeing the cold winters and high prices on alcohol are gathering in blue and red to celebrate their independence. Every Norwegian embassy and…
The critically acclaimed Danish String Quartet will soon be making a Hong Kong debut. The quartet debuted in 2002 at the Copenhagen Summer Festival and has since been touring with a sets ranging from Beethoven to traditional Danish folk music. In 2012 The New York Times praised a concert by the quartet, saying that the…
The Danish immigration authority has denied a Filipino mother permission to stay in Denmark with her husband and their newborn daughter, according to Ekstra Bladet. 25-year old Christina Maramba came to Denmark in 2016 to work as an aupair and soon after she met the 31-year old Casper Olesen. The couple married in the final…
The Norwegian salmon producer Marine Harvest has announced plans to open a new plant in China this year. The company already has six plants spread across Asia, but as the relationship between Norway and China bettered, the market has once again opened for Norwegian export of salmons. According to the media Just-Food, the plant will…
On the 8th of May, a Chinese Chamber of Commerce (CCCD) finally opened in Denmark, with 16 founding members to cut the ribbon and promote trade between the two countries. And the Chinese enterprises behind the chamber, 16 companies, has made investments in Denmark totalling to about 2 billion kroner and created over a 1.000…
The Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk will provide free treatment to Myanmar children suffering from type 1 diabetis. The treatment will include medicating the children with Novo Nordisk’s products but also educate doctors and nurses in treating the disease, which, according to a spokesman from Novo Nordisk, kills 60.000 Myanmar citizens – or at least…
If you drive 70 miles east of Udon Thani on the highway, you will see a small bridge leading away from the road. Crossing that bridge will lead you down a narrow concrete road and the further you go, passing rice fields, small villages and numerous temples, the more decayed the road becomes. Continue on…
