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A Chinese scientist has challenged the origin of the river Indus, claiming that it’s origin located in a valley northeast of Kailash, the highest peak of the Gangdise Mountain, in …
Scientist Traces Origin of Indus River Read MoreThe Swedish fashion apparel brand H&M opened its second store in Guangzhou at Grandview Mall on October 14, 2010, following the opening of the first at China Plaza. H&M’s new …
H&M Is Opening Its Second Store In Guangzhou Read MoreThe selection of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobofor this year’s Noble Peace Prize has led to increasing strains on China-Norway diplomatic relations in the weeks following the award’s announcement. Regardless of …
Norway-China Relations: Salmon Diplomacy Read MoreIkea will add $300 million to the $1.2 billion the mall developer it part owns plans to spend in China as the world’s largest home-furnishings retailer taps rising consumption in …
Ikea to Add $300 Million Investment in China Read MoreDuring his stay in Beijing Danish Minister of Culture, Per Stig Møller, yesterday met with the Chinese Minister of Culture, Cai Wu. At the meeting the two ministers discussed further …
Danish and Chinese Ministers Met in Beijing Read MoreThe recent awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize has been anything but peaceful, and now a conflict over events leading up to the announcement has broken out within Norway. The …
More Drama Over Nobel Peace Prize Read MoreNorway is still experiencing strong Chinese disapproval after awarding dissident Liu Xiaobo this year’s Nobel Peace Prize almost one week ago. The intervening days have seen two meetings cancelled with …
China Bans Norwegian Musical Read MoreA diplomatic drama between Norway and China escalated, when Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre had a relatively long discussion with China’s Ambassador in Oslo, Tang Guoqiang, over the awarding …
A Diplomatic Drama Escalated Read MoreA 58-year-old retired teacher from Shanghai became the 5 millionth visitor to the Denmark Pavilion yesterday. Liu Lingyuan received one of the pavilion’s 200-plus bicycles, which visitors can ride for …
Denmark Pavilion Greets 5 millionth Visitor Read MoreProfessor Flemming Besenbacher, Aarhus University, Denmark, has been appointed Honorary Professor at two additional leading Chinese universities for his contributions to word-leading research and research management. He will receive the …
Dane Appointed Honorary Professor in China Read MoreThe Butcher’s Steakhouse restaurant on Dongzhimenwai may have more going for it than a monster burger, but that only testifies to the quality of their products to be able to …
More Than Just a Meaty Treat Read MoreThe Maersk shipping line has implemented a hike in rates of up to US$100 ($130) on containers moving from the United States to the Far East effective November 1, which …
Maersk Increase Container Rates Read MoreChina’s release of a young Chinese man who confessed to the murder of a Norwegian student in Budapest late last summer is not related to official Chinese protests over the …
Murder Suspect’s Release ‘Not Connected’ Read MoreNorway faces a diplomatic backlash from China after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to jailed democracy activist Liu Xiaobo. The greater fallout may be within China itself. Norway has …
Nobel Prize Sparks Norway-China Row Read MoreA two-day “Sino-Swedish SymbioCare Forum” is under way at the Sweden Pavilion, where officials from the Chinese and Swedish governments and experts are discussing cutting-edge solutions in improving health and …
Crown Princess Victoria Visit Sweden Pavilion Read MoreAn intrepid Danish couple who set out from Copenhagen in an electric car 113 days ago finally arrived in Shanghai yesterday afternoon, their first major destination in a round-the-world tour. …
Danes Are Together in Electric Dreams Read MoreFinnish clean technology companies are interested to share their expertise with Chinese enterprises to tap opportunities in the clean industrial process, water treatment and renewable energy industries in China. Chempolis …
Clean Tech Finnish Firms Eye Chinese Market Read MoreThe number of Swedish employees working in China has doubled in the last five years, according to a comprehensive report issued by an engineering industry group in Sweden surveying the …
Swedes in China doubled in Five Years Read MoreOn Sunday October 17th, people in Beijing will have the occasion to enjoy 90 minutes of Benny Andersen live. Not in Danish but in Chinese, as 14 of his songs …
Danish Songwriter Benny Andersen Gives Concert In 798 Read MoreThe Norway Pavilion achieved its 3 million visitor target at 11:30am yesterday with 18 days remaining. The lucky couple, 58-year-old Chen Zuyi and his wife Wu Yafang, received a gift …
Norway Pavilion Meets EXPO Target Read MoreSAS will expand its route network with two new long-haul routes. Oslo-New York will commence end-March 2011, whilst Copenhagen-Shanghai will start during winter 2011. – Due to significantly reduced costs, …
New SAS Copenhagen-Shanghai Route in 2011 Read MoreNorwegian jurist and writer Fredrik S. Heffermehl called it a wrong decision and illegal to award the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo, according to the website of the …
Jurist calls Nobel Peace Prize wrong, illegal Read MoreVestas, a Danish wind turbine manufacturer, announced on Tuesday that it will establish an R&D center in China, which will be the country’s first international wind power R&D center. The …
Vestas Set up R&D Center in China Read MoreNorway says China has canceled a second meeting with a visiting Norwegian minister, leading her to scrap the Beijing leg of her trip to China. China has warned Norway that …
Norwegian Minister Snubbed Again by China Read MoreSweden’s Medical Products Agency (Läkemedelsverket) has banned the sale of the PutOn condom brand in Sweden, claiming that the Chinese-manufactured product falsified its EU safety certification.Accordingly, the agency ruled that …
Swedish Authorities Put off by PutOn Condoms Read MoreVolvo Cars is looking to relocate about 50 employees from Sweden to China as more details emerge about Geely’s plans for the Swedish carmaker’s operations in China.Volvo’s human resources cheif …
Wanted: 50 Volvo Employees in China Read MoreOn Monday, Caroline Wozniacki celebrated her achievement as moving up the list – all the way to the top – of the women’s tennis world rankings. And at the same …
Wozniacki Wins China Open – World’s No. 1 Read MoreNorway said Monday that China has called off a meeting with the Norwegian fisheries minister just days after Beijing warned that the Nobel Peace Prize award to a jailed Chinese …
Norway: China Cancels Meeting Read MoreCaroline Wozniacki of Denmark celebrated becoming the new women’s world number one player after winning against Petra Kvitova at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing. The 20-year-old Dane, Caroline …
Dane Capture Top Ranking in China Read MoreMinister for Foreign Trade and Development Paavo Väyrynen will visit China from 11 to 16 October to promote Finnish exports and internationalization. The Minister’s itinerary encompasses the Hong Kong Special …
Minister On a Promotion Trip to China Read MoreAwarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Chinese Liu Xiaobo desecrated the prize and could harm China-Norway ties, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said. Ma made the remarks in a …
Nobel Peace Prize Pick Distorts Award’s Aim Read MoreSwedish democracy activists praised the choice of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, but emphasised that although his work is very important, he is not the …
Swedish Activists Praise Peace Prize Winner Liu Read MoreMekong River: The Danish Minister for Development Cooperation has approved a grant of 25 million DKK (approximately 4 million USD) to the Mekong River Commission’s efforts to ensure sustainable management …
Denmark Approve a Grant of four mio.$ Read MorePriorities have been set and great progress has been seen in China’s rural medical reform, said Chen Zhu, Minister of Public Health of China, recently in Stockholm. Speaking at the …
Progress in Chinese Rural Medical Reform Read MoreA Norwegian television station predicted on Thursday night that the Nobel Peace Prize would most likely go to a Chinese dissident. Norwegian commercial television Channel 2, which correctly predicted the …
Chinese Dissident for Peace Prize? Read MoreAs a part of a roundtrip to Asia, the Committee recently stopped by Singapore, after first having visited Beijing and Shanghai. The overall aim for this last part of their …
Norwegian Committee Visits Beijing, Shanghai Singapore Read MoreThe Annual Crayfish Party at Radisson Blu Hotel is about to become one of the most appreciated events at the Swedish Chamber in Beijing, with more guests every year. Almost …
Crayfish Party in Beijing Read MoreThe new Bangkok service will continue Vietnam, with four of the flights heading onwards to the capital Hanoi and three onto Ho Chi Minh City. Qatar Airways has announced plans …
Third Daily Flight to Bangkok Read MoreRival Swedish carmakers Volvo and Saab may start an out of the ordinary cooperation. Both companies actively seek ways to boost efficiency and increase sales – and the best way …
May Team up on Soft-top Cars Read MoreWind turbine manufactur Vestas are losing ground in China, the world’s fastest-growing green energy market. The combined market share for companies such as General Electric and its European rivals Vestas …
Vestas Fall Behind in China Read MoreShare Volvo Cars has removed its chief operating officer post in a realignment of management roles at the company, President & CEO Stefan Jacoby announced on Tuesday.The previous COO, Steven …
Volvo Scraps COO Post in Reshuffle Read MoreDanish brewer Carlsberg on Wednesday opened books for a seven-year euro bond sale, a source close to the deal said. The fixed-coupon offering will be priced later on Wednesday, the …
Carlsberg Offers Seven-year Euro Bond Read MoreThe Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will increase its diplomatic presence in a number of countries in 2011, Indonesia and China among others. In order to free resources for these …
Increased Presence in China and Indonesia Read MoreMicroelectronics Technology in Taiwan announces that it has signed equity and intellectual property purchase agreements with the Danish company RadioComp ApS Both Boards have approved the agreements, whereby the Taiwanese …
Danish RadioComp Sold to Taiwan Read MoreThe second meeting under the Sino-Norwegian Environmental Cooperation took recently place at San Ya, Hainan Province. The bilateral cooperation was established in 1995, and renewed by a Memorandum of Understanding …
The Sino-Norwegian Environmental Cooperation Read MoreAfter its Obama bombshell last year, the Norwegian Nobel Committee could make waves again this year, some predict, by awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to a Chinese dissident. The Nobel …
Chinese Dissident Might Win Nobel Peace Prize Read MoreSwedish furniture giant Ikea finished off the most recent fiscal year with record-setting profits, according to media reports.The company hauled in $31.3 billion in revenues over the past year, up …
Ikea Assembles Record-breaking Profits Read MoreAt the Paris Motor Show Volvo’s CEO Stefan Jacoby told a press conference that the future of his brand lies in electric cars, promising that Volvo will “set a standard …
Volvo C30 DRIVe Electric Is the Future, CEO Read MoreSome young Danes are out to share their culture with China, and they are stopping cyclists in their tracks. Jacob Joergensen, 27, is part of the crew at the Danish …
Biking Diplomacy Read MoreSecret Garden, the best-known Norwegian band in Asia, held a concert with the Zhejiang Symphony Orchestra and Chinese artist Ma Xiaohui on Sept 25. Secret Garden performed their hit songs …
Secret Garden Joins Hands With Chinese Artists Read More