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Denmark has implemented new procedures for entering the country

December 28, 2021 - by Lasse Sandholdt - Leave a Comment

Because of the rising number of covid cases Denmark has from the 27 December implemented new requirements when travelling into Denmark. From now on, travelers without permanent residency …

Banking, Fintech / Business in Asia / China / Healthcare / Norway

Norges Bank excludes Chinese Yunnan Baiyao on endangered animal concerns

December 28, 2021 - by Gregers Møller - Leave a Comment

Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), which runs Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), has decided to exclude one of China’s top pharmaceutical companies, Yunnan Baiyao due to endangered animal concerns. …

China / Denmark / Hong Kong / International relations

Danish Foreign Minister calls Hong Kong’s removal of ‘Pillar of Shame’ sculpture worrying

December 27, 2021 - by Gregers Møller - Leave a Comment

Denmark’s Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod says that it is worrying that the sculpture “Pillar of Shame” made by Danish Jens Galschiøt has been removed from its place at Hong Kong …

China / Denmark / General news / Hong Kong

Danish artist shocked as Hong Kong authorities remove his iconic ‘Pillar of Shame’ statue

December 24, 2021 - by Gregers Møller - 1 Comment

The Hong Kong government ruled that the statue violated a new security law, but ignored the Danish artist Jens Galschiøt’s desire to bring the statue home. Now workers have begun …

China / Community news / Finland / Sweden

The joint Christmas Market of Finland and Sweden is opening on 24 December in Shanghai

December 23, 2021 - by Gregers Møller - 2 Comments.

The joint Christmas Market of Finland and Sweden is opening this weekend at The Roof at Shanghai city center. The market will be open from 24 December to 26 December …

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Santa Claus lives in the Nordic region but his workshop is located in China

December 23, 2021 - by Gregers Møller - Leave a Comment

Santa Claus either lives in Greenland or Lapland according to who in the Nordic region you ask but his workshop is located in the Chinese city of Yiwu, which exports …

China / General news / Sweden

Chinese millionaire involved in Swedish murder mystery – full documentary available now

December 23, 2021 - by Lasse Sandholdt - 3 Comments.

A Swedish woman called Veronica Lin where found murdered in 2003 in the Swedish town Högsbo. Her husband, a Chinese billionaire named You Lin, was initially convicted for having ordered …

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G7 Foreign Ministers and EU express concern following the Legislative Council elections in Hong Kong

December 22, 2021 - by Gregers Møller - Leave a Comment

Noting the outcome of the Legislative Council elections in Hong Kong which took place on 19 December 2021, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United …

China / General news / Norway

New Norwegian defense commission will prepare against Chinese cyber-attacks

December 21, 2021December 21, 2021 - by Lasse Sandholdt - Leave a Comment

Norway has established a new defense commission which job will be to assess the contemporary national thread situation. One of the main threads that the commission will try to work …

China / Finland / International relations

Lappeenranta and Xuzhou sign Sister City Agreement

December 20, 2021 - by Gregers Møller - 2 Comments.

The relationship between the Finnish city of Lappeenranta and the Chinese city of Xuzhou has officially been recognized after a Sister City Agreement was signed during a ceremony on 15 …