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Charlotte 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 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 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 MoreText Nis Høyrup Christensen, Confederation of Danish Industry China has an actual monopoly on so-called rare soils that are used to produce the climate-friendly technologies of the future to be used in …
Lack of Raw Material May Force Production to China Read MoreDamco, the freight forwarding company of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, officially announced the opening of its office in Chengdu, Sichuan province on Wednesday. The soft opening of the office took …
Damco Opens Chengdu Office with 1000 Staff Read More33-year-old Mo Desong painted container vessels for Maersk and got benzene poisoning. He died on the 30th October 2009. Maersk paid 293,000 dollars in damages, but denies any responsibility in …
Maersk Worker’s Dead in China Creates Chemical Dispute Read MoreThe DCC Annual General Meeting was held at The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club on Thursday March 11, 2010.Facilitator Mr. Anders Larsen commenced the meeting at 6:30pm and steadily made …
The Danish Chamber of Commerce in Hongkong’s Annual General Meeting 2010 Read MoreWärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading ship power system integrator, has received an award for supplier excellence from CNOOC, the China National Offshore Oil Corporation. After rigorous internal evaluation by project …
Wärtsilä Selected Best Supplier in China Read MoreDuring the World EXPO 2010 in Shanghai the Danish pavilion will host a 4 day workshop on architecture where companies can get inspiration and insight in the business opportunities in …
EXPO 2010: Danish Workshop on Architecture Read MoreThe new Global Innovation Center based in Silkeborg is the company’s first establishment outside of China. Envision Energy expects to employ up to ten people this year. Invest in Denmark …
Chinese Turbine Company, Envision Energy Establish Center in Denmark Read MoreDanish wind turbine blade manufacturer LM Glasfiber has signed its first major contract for delivery of a completely new type of blade for 1.5 MW wind turbines which can extract …
LM Glasfiber Establish a Fourth Factory in China Read MoreWorld known Norwegian freelance journalist and author Åsne Seierstad is currently doing a short, but intensive China tour; paying visits to Shanghai, Nanjing and Beijing. In addition to being one …
Åsne Seierstad in Shanghai 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 Back in China Read MoreAre you from China or Malaysia and interested in the work of a correspondent in a foreign country? Would you like to spend the month of August in Finland learning …
Go to Finland to Attend Foreign Correspondents’ Programme ? Read MoreNano research in Danish laboratories in close cooperation with Chinese scientists is to pave the way for mass production of cheap solar cells made of plastic, reports the Danish internet …
Denmark and China Cooperate in Solar Cell Project Read MoreDemand from China for more pork meat import is expected to create new growth in the Danish pig sector. Denmark is expected to benefit more from this demand than other …
China to Fuel Danish Pig Sector Revival Read MoreWhile the rest of the world is in the slow lane of the recession, China has taken the fast lane with high growth rates, offering major opportunities for Danish businesses. …
China is The Hub of Global Economic Growth Read MoreChina on Tuesday denied allegations of spying after a Swedish court sentenced a Uighur man to prison for passing information about a community of Uighur refugees to Chinese agents. Babur …
China Denies Spying After Uighur Jailed in Sweden Read MoreWith attractive economic conditions for local producers and favoritism in public investments China tries to boost its local wind industry. Vestas’s biggest Chinese rival launches massive growth target, writes Berlingske Business.
Vestas: China Ready for Wind Battle Read MoreNew two year plan of action shall make air and water cleaner, make better use of waste and create new Danish jobs. Both in Denmark and foreign countries. Minister for …
Support to Danish Environmental Business Read MoreThe tradition of International Women’s Day were founded in Copenhagen one hundred years ago. In 2010 this day is celebrated all over the world, where women face harder life circumstances …
8th of March is International Women’s Day Read MoreText Edison Ong, Manilla BulletinWhere the wind blows, money flows. Vestas Wind Systems, a leading supplier of wind power solutions in the world, has looked to the East where business opportunities …
Vestas Opens Manila IT Hub to Support Global Operations Read MoreDanish companies are absent in the most promising part of China. Denmark risks losing a huge market with 200 million consumers, writes Berlingske Business.
Denmark Misses Billion Dollar Market in China Read MoreKuala Lumpur: Søren Ravn has replaced Søren Holm Jensen asCarlsberg Brewery Malaysia’s managing director. Carlsberg told this Monday that Søren Ravn had been with the Carlsberg group since 1998 at …
New Søren to Lead Carlsberg in Malaysia Read MoreDanish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck is planning to aim at the Asian markets in future as Lundbeck predicts big decline in sales in Europe and the US according to Euroinvestor. Asia …
Lundbeck Dreams of Further Expansion in Asia Read MoreJotun reported an operating profit of NOK 1.1 billion in 2009 compared with NOK 0.9 billion for the previous year. Operating income increased from NOK 10.4 to NOK 11.2 billion. …
Norwegian Company Jotun Reports Record Results Read MoreProbably, you didn’t expect that hobbies can be really different according to cultural roots. Actually, Chinese people don’t usually go out to play football with friends, while this is a …
Hobbies: these are the top hobbies for Scandinavians Read MoreThe Danish dry bulk and tanker shipping company Norden is optimistic in the middle of the ongoing global economic crisis, reports Channelnewsasia.com. Norden have just bought new ships and have …
Norden Shipping Sails Through the Global Economic Crisis Read MoreFormer electronics manufacturer in Denmark now serves Danish and Swedish companies with components from Singapore, the Philippines and other places in South East Asia.“They are cheaper and better,” says Mr. J๘rgen …
Electronic Components from Asia Cheaper and Better Read MoreSweden is a leading IT-nation and a longtime user of computers and software in public as well as private education. And now comes the first virtual school for Swedish children, …
Sweden’s first virtual primary school opens Read More