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Chinese car maker Geely plans to begin production in China of Volvo S60 cars and XC90 SUVs once it completes the purchase of the Swedish brand from US auto giant …
Geely reveals Volvo China production plans Read MoreThe 150 million kronor ($20.69 million) Swedish Expo budget, of which half was provided by the state and half from private enterprise, is the largest-ever investment Sweden has undertaken for …
Swedish Pavilion at Expo Aims to StrengThen Country’s Brand Read MoreEmbattled Danish blade maker LM Wind managed to keep its 2009 revenue decline down to just 12%, after laying off more than 1,300 mostly European workers and trimming fat throughout …
Danish blade maker LM Wind sees 12% revenue decline Read MoreA.P.Moeller-Maersk sells its share of the Yantian International Container Terminal in China for USD 520 million. The sale is expected to generate an accounting gain in the order of USD …
Maersk Sells Interest in Yantian Terminal, China Read MoreDanish brewer Carlsberg has applied to increase its stake in China’s Chongqing Brewery Co Ltd by buying a 12.25 percent state-owned holding, Chongqing Brewery said on Friday.Anheuser-Busch InBev, the brewer …
Carlsberg Applies to Raise Stake in Chongqing Brewery Read MoreThe Danish-Chinese Business Award is offered to a Danish and Chinese company which, relatively to its size, has achieved remarkable and innovative results in their Danish-Chinese business over a period …
Nilfisk-Advance Wins Award in China Read MoreDanish Carlsberg is bidding to increase its brand awareness in China with a novel one-off marketing ploy which will see its logo on Liverpool football kit written in Chinese. The …
Danish Carlsberg Logo on Liverpool’s Shirt to Appear in Chinese Read MoreChinese superstar pop singer Wei Wei has appealed to Sweden’s Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt to intervene to settle a dispute with the Swedish tax authorities, which she claims have recently …
Chinese Pop Star in Swedish PMTax Plea Read More29.04.2010 | news Anya Palm | photos Imagine Photography Studio The dance floor is packed. In front of the live band on stage are a number of women – and …
Danish Gala Ball in Beijing Raises Money for Educating Poor Chinese Girls Read MoreThe Swedish Migration Board has decided to deport a Chinese woman who lost her residency permit when her Swedish husband filed for divorce in revenge for her reporting his repeated …
Assaulted Chinese Woman Risks Deportation From Sweden Read MoreDenmark has higher salaries and lower taxes than Sweden. Still highly educated people from Third World countries as for example China chooses Sweden, reports Nordjyske. Every time one foreign engineer choose to live and …
Asian Engineers Choose Sweden Read MoreAlfa Level Group announced that it has acquired 65% of the shares in Si Fang Stainless Steel Products Company Limited. Si Fang, based in China, serves the food and beverage …
Swedish Alfa Laval Group Acquires Si Fang Stainless Steel Products in China Read MoreText and Photos by Royal Norwegian Embassy in China Norway at Expo 2010 is proud to present “The Norwegian Evening” at Expo in cooperation with Secret Garden and I.M. Skaugen. …
Secret Garden and Norwegian Evening at Expo Read MoreText and Photo by Royal Norwegian Embassy in China Norwegian jazz band Parallax will be on tour in China in May to promote their debut album Live in The UK. …
Parallax on China Tour Read MoreText and Photos by Nordic WaysAttracting more than 490 participants from 26 countries and 49 clubs, The 5th Huangshan MTB Festival finally draws to a close. Though only taking a …
Huangshan MTB Festival Finally Draws to A Beautiful Close Read MoreInternational Paper Agrees to Purchase SCA’s Asia Packaging BusinessInternational Paper today announced it signed a definitive agreement to purchase SCA’s (Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget) packaging business in Asia for $200 million in …
Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget Sells its Packaging Business in Asia Read MoreToday the famous Danish statue of The Little Mermaid, known from Hans Christian Andersen’s renowned fairytale, was revealed in her new, temporary home; Denmark’s Pavilion at the EXPO 2010 in …
The Little Mermaid Now Greets Visitors At Expo 2010 Read MoreThe Swedish Government has appointed new Ambassadors to China and Singapore. Lars Fredén has been appointed Sweden’s Ambassador to China. He has been Sweden’s Ambassador to Macedonia since 2008 and before …
New Swedish Ambassadors to China and Singapore Read More26.04.2010 | news Anya Palm | photos Anya Palm Gathered in the Tian An Golf Club in Beijing on a cold Saturday morning in April, five national teams are intent on …
Swedes Win the 13th Nordic Chamber Golf Tournament Read MoreHong Kong: It was a delightful evening when Danish Consulate General, Danish Seamen’s Church and Danish Chamber of Commerce hosted Her Majesty’s 70th Birthday reception at the Royal Hong Kong …
Celebration of Her Majesty Queen Margrethe Read MoreNorway is providing NOK 2 million to China following the earthquake on 14 April. The money is to go to the Chinese Red Cross. The earthquake struck Qinghai province in …
Norway Provides Assistance to China Following Earthquake Read MoreSingapore’s Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary) has been twinned with Gausdal Upper Secondary School in Norway. In the run-up to the Youth Olympic Games, the two schools will work together to …
Fairfield Methodist School twinned with Norwegian School Read MoreVisitors to the Danish Pavillon at the World EXPO 2010 in Shanghai can look forward to experiencing new Danish music every Wednesday during the exhibition. The Little Mermaid will be …
Expo 2010: Music Every Wednesday in Shanghai Read MoreIf the ash clouds fade away soon enough the Danish composer Simon Steen-Andersen is going to Shanghai, reports DR P2.Simon Steen-Andersen is going to perform with his work Ouvertures which …
Danish Composer to Shanghai Read MoreVestas has won a 49MW order from Master Investment Company to supply turbines for a wind farm in the Ningxia Autonomous Region of northern China.’The deal marks the first order …
Danish Vestas Wins 49MW contract in Northern China Read More22.04.2010 | news Anya Palm | photos Anya Palm The annual Danish Gala Ball in Beiling is approaching, and there can be no ball without dancing. In preparation, the Gala Committee …
Danes in Beijing Feel Like Dancing Read MoreTravelers stranded in South East Asia due to the ashes from the volcanic eruption on Iceland may contact their nearest embassy for assistance with the services offered by the Consular …
Help to Stranded Travelers Read MoreThe Norwegian hard rock band Turdus Musicus returns to China for a three week tour across the country. The tour begins on the 3rd of May in Beijing where the …
Turdus Musicus on China Tour Read MoreThe Trondheim based Symphony and Choir Trondheim Symphony Orchestra (TSO) to tour China from the 20th to 29th of May this year. Trondheim Symphony Orchestra (TSO) takes its place in …
Trondheim Symphony Orchestra Tour in China Read MoreDanish major Vestas Wind Systems A/S said yesterday it will provide 58 units of its V52-850 kW wind turbine to an unnamed Chinese customer for a project in the southeastern province …
Vestas to Deliver 58 Wind Turbines to China Read MoreMoney issues force Denmark to close its embassies in Jordan, Algeria, Bosnia and Nicaragua. Plus the consulate in Hong Kong. At the same time Denmark gets a new embassy in …
Denmark Shut Down Consulate in Hong Kong Read MorePrivate Banking with a Danish bank gives a kind of a “home field” advantage if you are Danish, says Alex Slot Hansen, Vice President for Private Banking.“When banking with us, …
Private Banking with “Home Field” Advantage Read MoreCharlotte Sahl-Madsen, Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, has today signed the formal agreement on a new Sino-Danish Centre for Research and Education.“China is developing these years from being the …
New Sino-Danish Centre for Research and Education Read MorePrime Minister of Denmark, Lars Løkke Rasmussen today met Premier Wen Jiabao to discuss economic growth, accomplishment of the Copenhagen Accord and further cooperation between Denmark and China. Prime Minister …
Danish PM Meets Premier Wen Jiabao Read MoreText Thomas Sorensen Photos Jakob BergholdtViking Cup Singapore 2010 has ended and almost everything went as planned.2nd Day of Football.Singapore 1 faced Bangkok in the semi final on Saturday and …
Viking Cup 2010: Winner Kuala Lumpur Read MoreThe pledge came out of the meeting between Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping and Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen on the sidelines of the annual session of the Boao …
China, Denmark Pledge Joint Efforts to Tackle Climate Change, Upgrade Ties Read MoreDanish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen had bilateral talks with Vice President Xi Jinpeng on Saturday 10 April, during the Boao Forum for Asia.The Prime Minister expressed his satisfaction with …
Danish PM In Talks With Chinese Vice President Read MoreNorway’s Minister of Finance Mr. Sigbjørn Johnsen will visit China in the period 10-14 April, on invitation from China’s Minister of Finance Xie Xuren. Apart from meetings at the Ministry …
Norwegian Minister of Finance Visits China Read MoreThe quality of Chinese products is improving. This, in combination with low wages, shakes a dangerous cocktail for Danish companies, writes the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI). A medium-sized Danish …
DI: The Chinese Are Catching Up Read MoreA new Industrial PhD Programme seeks to attract top students who will earn a PhD degree by doing research both at a university and with a Danish company. Next application …
Danish PHD Programme For Chinese Top Students Read MoreThe Norwegian rock bands K-Jell, Goldenboy, Desert Son and Steinar Hjelmbrekke will from April 24 to May 2 do an extensive China tour, performing in several Chinese cities. The four …
Norwegian Rock Bands Tour China Read MoreA new generation of talented designers recently got the opportunity to showcase their creations in Beijing with the Hempel Award 18th China International Young Fashion Designers Contest. The contest is …
China Fashion Week Read MoreIn connection with the visit to Sweden by China’s Vice President Xi Jinping, the Government announced the establishment of a Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility at the Embassy in Beijing. …
Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility to be set up in Beijing Read MoreHans Christian Andersen did not write stories for children. Sure, a few of his fairytales are sweet and innocent, but looking at the body of the man’s work, it is …
Buttercookies and Fairytales in Shanghai Read MoreChinese car maker Zhejiang Geely Holding has vowed to pump an extra $900 million dollars into Volvo Cars on top of the $1.8 billion purchase price in a bid to …
Geely Pledges Major Volvo Capital Boost Read MoreEricsson has signed two massive orders worth a combined $1.8 billion from China Mobile and China Unicom, according to a statement from the Swedish telecom company. Ericsson said it had …
Ericsson Takes Home Massive Chinese Orders Read MoreChinese artist Ai Weiwei who designed the Bird’s Nest stadium for Beijing Olympics will capture in a video the first overseas journey of Copenhagen’s landmark bronze statue the Little Mermaid …
Film on Little Meraid’s Journey to China Read MoreExcess Luggage is once again back in China. Excess Luggage’s 2010 China tour looks to be among the most extensive ever undertaken by a jazz band in China. Excess Luggage …
Excess Luggage Tours China Read MoreVolvo on Sunday confirmed that Zheijang Geely, a Chinese carmaker, had signed the deal to buy Volvo from US auto giant Ford.“I can confirm that a final agreement on the …
Volvo Cars Sold to Zhejiang Geely Read MoreThe Swedish company Nederman Holding has bought the filtration business of Dantherm for 280 Mill. Danish kroner. After the acquisition is completed, the merged company will be the global market …
Nederman Buys Dantherm Filtration Read More