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Lesjöfors, the Swedish market leading spring manufacturer, is pleased with its investments in the Chinese market. Both traditional springs and other components produced by Lejjofors have met increased demand. The …
Lesjöfors Expands in China Read MoreA delegation from the Danish Board of District Heating (DBDH) headed by Minister Counsellor Søren Jacobsen visited Xining in Qinghai which is located in the western part of China, on 2 September. The …
Embassy Helps Promote Danish Heating Tech in Qinghai Read MoreSweden is to halve the number of countries to which it pays foreign aid. The number of recipient countries is to be cut from 70 to 33, with China, Vietnam, …
Sweden to Scrap Aid to China, Vietnam, Philippines, Laos Read MoreAPM Terminals, the port operating arm of Danish shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk, has agreed to sell a 25 percent stake in Xiamen Songyu Container Terminal, the company told …
Maersk to Sell 25 pct Stake in Xiamen Port Read MoreThe global wind turbine market will only grow by 10 percent annually in 2011-16 and not 11 percent as earlier estimated, wind energy specialist MAKE Consulting said in a report. …
Growth in Wind Energy “Only 11 Percent Annually” Read MoreUPM, the Finnish paper giant, will reduce the number of employees by approximately 1,170 in Europe as part of an overall plan to adjust its magazine paper capacity to match …
UPM Cuts in Europe – No Cuts in Asia Read MoreThe family of the founder of one of Norway’s most international companies, paint and coatings producer Jotun Group, is resisting a takeover bid by Norwegian industrial concern Orkla. The grandson …
Family Resists Selling Off Jotun Read More“Safety, quality and good looking trucks, that’s my impression of the Volvo Trucks brand, said 36 year-old, Brady Zhou during his visit at Volvo Trucks family day at The Place, …
Volvo Trucks Family Day – more than just trucks Read MoreChinese Property Developer Huang Nubo has signed a preliminary agreement to acquire 300 square kilometers of Iceland. The area equals 3 per mille of the total area of Iceland. Huang Nubo, …
Chinese Tycoon to Buy 300 Square Kilometers in Iceland Read MoreDanish exporters should focus much more on countries with growth instead of our main traditional markets, according to Shanghai-based DI-AsiaBase Managing Director Glen Mikkelsen. “Among the few things we know …
Danish Businesses Should Target Emerging Markets Read MoreDanish technology and consultancy companies interested in the water sector are invited to join the Danish Water Days 2011-event in Chongqing, China’s largest municipality, from November 28th- 30th 2011. This …
Danish Water Days in Chongqoing Read MoreThe Danish cosmetics manufacturer Tromborg is demanding half a million dollars in damages from pharmaceutical company Ferrosan, which is owned by Pfizer, writes the Danish daily Borsen. Tromborg’s founder and …
Danish Brand Store Owner Fights Pharmaceutical Giant Read MoreZhang Lianying, now the technical coach for Danish Badminton Association, has been the Chinese coach that has assisted the Danish national badminton team for the last 22 years. Zhang Lianying …
Chinese Badminton Coach Denmark’s Strength Read MoreA delegation of Danish senior officials, led by Permanent Secretary Uffe Toudal Pedersen from the Ministry of Science, is visiting Beijing and Shanghai from 28 August to 2 September. In the delegation …
Danish Officials Visit Beijing and Shanghai Read MoreDespite concerns that Volvo Car Corp’s sales could tumble after its purchase by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co last August, the Swedish brand has registered solid growth. In the first …
Volvo: Solid First Year Under Geely Read MoreDenmark’s Ambassador-at-Large for Trade and Investments with China, Ritt Bjerregaard, visited last week Beijing and Shanghai. Her weeklong tour ended Sunday.Upon her arrival she was on 22 August welcomed at …
Ritt Bjerregaard visited Beijing and Shanghai Read MoreThe Swedish embassy in Beijing invites Swedish runners at all levels, from beginner to experienced, to train for the upcoming Beijing Marathon with a 10-week running camp through Oct 16. There …
Swedes Train for Beijing Marathon Read MoreMetso Corp, the Finnish supplier of services in the pulp and paper industries, will shift its focus in China from production to services in the next 10 years. That’s according …
Metso to Shift Focus in China to Service Read MoreNordic Investment Bank (NIB) celebrated on 22 August 2011 the 25 Year Anniversary of co-operation between NIB and the People’s Republic of China. NIB operations with China started in 1985, when …
Nordic Investment Bank Celebrates 25 Years in China Read MoreSino-Danish Center for Education and Research (SDC) held its second symposium on 24 August in Copenhagen with participation from both Chinese and Danish academics. The SDC, which aims to conduct …
Symposium on Sino-Danish University Collaboration Read MoreVolvo Car Corporation today announced a new global brand strategy – “Designed Around You” – as an important part of the brand’s global revitalization plan. At the press conference in Beijing, …
New Volvo Brand Strategy Revealed Read MoreThe owner of Saab Automobile, Swedish Auto- mobile is now preparing a new issue. This according to a press release. The new issue is the second one in two weeks. …
New fresh Crowns to Saab After New Issue Read MoreNokia Corp plans to introduce phones using Microsoft Corp’s Windows operating system, based on China Mobile Ltd’s self-developed third generation (3G) mobile networks in the near future, said the company’s …
Nokia, China Mobile Open the Windows Read MoreThis year, significantly fewer berry pickers from outside the EU have arrived in Sweden since the requirements on the berry businesses has been tightened. After years of scandals with exploited …
Fewer Foreign Berry Pickers This Year Read MoreIn a bid to increase its automobile market share in India, Volvo has announced that it will make more low specification versions of its range available, with fewer safety features …
Volvo Cuts Safety Features on India Market Read MoreAarhus, the second largest city in Denmark, has chosen the sculpture Red Memory-Shy Boy by the famous Chinese artist Chen Wen Ling as the winner of exhibition Sculpture by the …
Danish Recognition to Chinese Artist Read MoreThe Royal Norwegian Consulate General in Shanghai is pleased to report an astonishing growth in the number of Chinese tourists visiting Norway. The number of tourist visas (ADS) issued at …
Chinese Tourism to Norway is Booming Read MoreSaab CEO and sole director, Victor Muller, will meet Wednesday with representatives of the four unions at its factory in Trollhättan in western Sweden, who are seeking answers as to …
Saab Unions Demand Answers from CEO Read MoreThis Special Issue of Focus Denmark, Invest in Denmark’s magazine, focuses on the challenges of getting to a fossil free future – and the many companies and people who engage …
New Green Issue of Focus Denmark Read MoreThe Royal Smushi House has opened a cafe, restaurant, bar, showrooms and a bakery in Sanlitun, Beijing. The Royal Smushi Cafe has given birth to a new phenomenon in China …
New Modern Restaurant in Beijing Read MoreDistributed every August, the annual Ikea catalogue is currently on its way to most households. It’s like an early Christmas of sorts for homes as Singaporeans troop to the stores, …
A Catalogue of Ikea Ideas Read MoreSwedish automaker Volvo Cars is recalling 1,303 imported S80 3.2 automobiles sold in the Chinese mainland over potential steering problems, China’s quality watchdog said on recently. The cars being recalled …
Volvo to Recall 1,303 Imported Cars in Chinese Mainland Read MoreFrom New Delhi to Shanghai to Johannesburg, a flood of cheap handsets from the likes of China’s ZTE Corp and India’s Micromax Informatics Ltd is destroying Nokia Corp’s top position …
‘No-brands’ Nobble Nokia in New Markets Read MoreSanta Fe has now completed the acquisition of Interdean, Europe’s Leading Relocation Company following the due diligence since the agreement was announced on 27 April 2011. Headquartered in London, Interdean offers …
Santa Fe’s Expansion in Europe Completed Read MoreEmployees at beleaguered car maker Saab are cautiously optimistic after receiving their salaries for July this week and the news that further plans with Pang Da could take place over …
Saab Investors Line up new Meeting – Reports Read MoreAP Moeller-Maersk A/S, owner of the world’s biggest container shipping line, and 14 other carriers will seek a peak-season surcharge two months later than previously scheduled amid weaker-than-expected demand. The …
Maersk, Others seek Asia-US Peak-season Surcharge Read MoreMika Muukkonen picked up mountain biking a decade ago in his native Finland, but “little by little got sort of too old and too fat to ride cross country so …
Extreme Gravity: Downhill Biking with Mika Muukkonen Read MoreAirline company Emirates launched its first passenger service to Scandinavia on Monday by establishing direct flights between Copenhagen, capital of Denmark, and its home hub in Dubai. According to Emirates, …
Emirates Launches Direct Dubai-Copenhagen Route Read MoreSwedish furniture firm Ikea has instructed its lawyers to consider whether a newly opened store in southern China constitutes an infringement of its trademark. “For us it is very important …
Ikea Lawyers Review Chinese ‘Copycat’ Store Read MoreSwedish Automobile, the Dutch firm which owns beleaguered automaker Saab, said Wednesday it was issuing new shares and should be able to pay some of its workers this week for …
Saab’s Owner Issues new Shares to Pay Staff Read MoreStrong demand for oil in countries like China and India will keep prices high, Sweden’s Lundin Petroleum said on Wednesday as it reported a doubling in second-quarter core profit. The …
Lundin Raises oil Output Forecast After Strong Q2 Read MoreJust weeks after five fake Apple stores caused a media uproar, a knockoff Ikea store was found in the same city of Kunming, a location now notorious for its large …
Chinese Furniture Store Painstakingly Mimics Ikea Read MoreNokia Oyj isn’t just losing mobile- phone market share to iPhone maker Apple Inc. The Finnish company’s dominance in China, the world’s largest wireless market, is being eroded as prices …
Nokia’s China Dominance Under Threat Read MoreFor many people the brand Lego epitomizes imagination and creativity. It has twice been named Toy of the Century, by Fortune magazine and the British Association of Toys. In recent …
Lego China Builds its Business Brick by Brick Read MoreIKEA, the global largest retailer of fittings, laid a foundation for a mall in Baoshan, Shanhai on July 26, 2011. This drives Shanghai, the financial hub of China, to become …
IKEA China 1st Multi-storey Mall Settled in Baoshan Read MoreWorkers at six New York City-area H&M stores, owned by a Sweden-based clothing retailer, won a two-month union-organizing campaign after their employer didn’t demand a secret-ballot election.The United Food and …
Workers at Six H&M Clothing Stores Join a Union Read MoreIKEA: It’s the largest home-furnishing chain in the world, and soon, it could be the first company of its kind to be powered solely on renewables.It’s IKEA, and it has …
IKEA’s Going Green with Vestas Read MoreThe European Investment Bank on Thursday confirmed a loan to Swedish carmaker Saab was approved on condition Russian businessman Vladimir Antonov did not take over, a report said. “The EIB …
Antonov Can’t Be an Owner in Saab: EIB Read MoreSwedish high street brand H&M; is teaming up with football icon David Beckham on a new line of men’s underwear. In what the company is calling “a significant relationship”, H&M; …
David Beckham Designs H&M Men’s Underwear Read MoreAs ThinkProgress reported last April, home furniture giant IKEA has set up shop at a manufacturing plant in Danville, Virginia for the past three years in order to gain access …
Huge Labor Victory After IKEA Outsourced Swedish Jobs Read More