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It was a dream come true when the Danish national ice hockey national team player Nick Olesen boarded the plane to China as the Danish national ice hockey team had …
Danish ice hockey player caught at dirty and horrible Chinese isolation hotel Read More
The Board of Directors is a fundamental part of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong and a big reason for its success. Because of that, SwedCham HK recently met …
Meet SwedCham HK board member Venessa Wong Read More
Chinese electric car maker Xpeng and Sweden’s auto dealer Bilia have announced a partnership for the Swedish market. Media Elbil writes that the collaboration means that Xpeng’s models will be available in …
Xpeng and Bilia enter into partnerships in the Swedish market Read More
Vietnam will end all of the country’s Covid-19 restrictions on international passenger flights with all markets starting today 15 February with no limitation on the number of flights, media Metro writes citing …
Vietnam ends all Covid curbs on international flights Read More
Denmark’s Ambassador to China, Thomas Østrup Møller testified earlier this month in Copenhagen City Court against the former head of department at the National Police, Bettina Jensen, who is accused …
Denmark’s Ambassador to China testified in Danish National Police chief’s bribery case Read More
Volvo Cars, the Swedish automobile maker owned by China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding, has announced plans to invest SEK 10 billion in its Torslanda manufacturing plant in Sweden in coming years, …
Volvo Cars to invest SEK 10 billion in Swedish plant for switch to EVs Read More
45 Chinese citizens are currently stranded in Copenhagen airport after arriving on Tuesday last week due to covid-19 misdiagnosis, TV2 writes. A large group of Chinese passengers arrived by plane from London …
Chinese passengers stranded in Denmark airport after Covid-19 misdiagnosis Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce in China has with its first newsletter from the all China DCCC board & Chairman given an update from the Royal Danish Consulate in China. …
DCCC’s updates from the Royal Danish Consulate in China Read More
The Finnish Business Council Shanghai together with Finland-China Business Association and Nordic Match and Ashurst invites you to join their upcoming webinar titled ‘NORDIC-CHINA M&A: “GETTING THE DEAL DONE” on …
Sign up for the Nordic-China M&A webinar: Getting the deal done Read More
The Finnish shipping company Viking Line recently welcomed its climate-smart flagship Viking Glory in the Port of Turku following the ship’s five-week journey from China to Finland. Viking Glory was …
Climate-smart Viking Glory completes the journey from China to Finland Read More
The Chinese restaurant Big World in the Danish town of Grindsted is up for sale. The reason is that the Chinese owners can not get Chinese chefs to Denmark, media JydskeVestkysten writes. …
Chinese restaurant in Denmark is up for sale due to a lack of Chinese chefs Read More
In the first newsletter from the all China DCCC board & Chairman and the first newsletter in the Year of the Tiger, DCCC’s All China Chairman Simon Lichtenberg summarized some …
DCCC summarize 2021 key events and touch upon 2022 expectations Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce China invites you to join their upcoming webinar on new opportunities for Danish companies with Tencent on 16 February. More about the event, DCCC writes: …
Learn more about new opportunities for Danish companies with Tencent Read More
If Olympic athletes test positive for covid-19 upon arrival or during their time in China, they are placed in mandatory isolation but especially the food in isolation may not be …
Norway has sent emergency food supplies to Norwegian athletes in isolation in China Read More
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Earlier this week, the Danish Sports Confederation (DIF) submitted a complaint to the organizers of the Winter Olympics over “unacceptable” conditions for two Danish national team players at an isolation …
Denmark has complained about the Olympic conditions in Beijing Read More
Finland’s hockey team’s coach Jukka Jalonen is accusing China of not respecting the human rights of the hockey team’s captain Marko Anttila after he tested positive upon arrival in the …
Finland hockey coach says China ‘won’t respect’ isolated player’s human rights Read More
This year, the traditional Finland reception of the Olympics was held remotely in the 2022 Olympic Games villages in Beijing and attended by the President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö, …
Ambassador Mikkola attended the online Finland reception of the Olympics in Beijing Read More
Danfoss’ Editron division has successfully begun the mass production of its EM-PMI240-T180 motor at its Nanjing factory, located in the eastern Jiangsu province. Danfoss says in this press release that, established in …
Danfoss’ Editron division begins mass production of its electric motor in China Read More
Lift international traffic restriction. They do not work. They only contribute to the economic and social stress of people, businesses and nations. By cutting the lifeline of tourism, these restrictions …
Lift All Travel Restrictions Read More
Finland’s Minister of Sports Antti Kurvinen was supposed to represent Finland and attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics on 4 February but decided to cancel his trip …
Finnish Sports Minister canceled Olympic trip over quarantine risk Read More
A few weeks before several top Danish athletes were to leave for China to participate in the Winter Olympics, they were summoned to a meeting by Amnesty. BT writes that although …
Danish athletes warned before leaving for the Beijing Olympics Read More
Norway exported seafood worth NOK 10.3 billion in January which is an increase of NOK 2.1 billion, or 26 percent, compared with January last year. In this press release, the …
A record start for Norwegian seafood exports in 2022 Read More
More than 5000 Danes are in a Facebook group opposing MitID which is Denmark’s next generation to the internet-secure login NemID and members repeatedly mention China’s Social Credit System when …
Danes oppose MitID and fear it is similar to China’s Social Credit System Read More
Amnesty International in Denmark arranged on 26th of January a demonstration in front of the Embassy of China in Copenhagen. The demonstration included representatives from Students for a Free Tibet …
Demonstrations against China in Copenhagen Read More
A few weeks ago, Chinese EV maker NIO announced that NIO users in Norway can now receive the new system update, Aspen 3.0.5 NO, which is the company’s first over-the-air …
Chinese EV maker NIO announces FOTA availability in Norway Read More
Last year, a Danish flagged Maersk ship lost 750 containers at sea when it sailed into a storm on its way from China to the US and now the customers …
Customers demand compensation after Maersk lost 750 containers on route from China Read More
On 1 February, Denmark lifted all entry restrictions for vaccinated travelers. This means that from 1 February 2022 onwards, all persons from anywhere in the world with valid proof of …
Denmark lifts all entry restrictions for vaccinated travelers Read More
The Finnish Business Council Shanghai, together with the Finnish Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong and Swedbank invites you to their upcoming event titled ‘Financial Outlook for 2022 – Focusing on …
FBCS Event: Financial Outlook for 2022 – Focusing on Chinese, Nordic, and European Markets Read More
More than twenty Swedish publishers and writers have, in an open letter to China’s new Ambassador to Sweden, called for the release of Chinese-Swedish bookseller Gui Minhai, who is serving ten years …
Swedish publishers call on China to release jailed bookseller Gui Minhai Read More
After setbacks in the Swedish judiciary, Chinese Huawei goes ahead and sues the Swedish state in an international arbitration tribunal about the country’s 5G ban against the company, media Expressen reports. The …
Chinese telecom giant Huawei sues the Swedish state over 5G ban Read More
The EU has filed a lawsuit against China at the World Trade Organization (WTO) after Beijing imposed restrictions on imports from Lithuania, media BT reports. The lawsuit comes after the Baltic …
EU opens case against China following economic boycott of Lithuania Read More
The Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson has reported a rise in net profit in 2021, with a better-than-expected performance in the fourth quarter despite significant market share loss in Mainland China. …
Ericsson profits soar despite significant market share loss in Mainland China Read More
Denmark and Sweden will be sending the biggest ever delegation to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, Global Times report. In a statement to the news agency, the Embassy of Denmark in China …
Denmark and Sweden to send biggest-ever delegation to Beijing 2022 Read More
In a recent update, the Embassy of Denmark in Singapore introduced their Regional Energy Counselor for Asia, Assar Qureshi, who joined the Embassy in Singapore in December 2021. The Embassy shares …
Meet the Embassy of Denmark in Singapore’s Regional Energy Counselor for Asia Read More
The Norwegian Government will from 26 January 2022 remove the requirement of travel quarantine. Travelers still need to get tested and complete registration upon arrival in Norway. Travelers still need …
Norway removes travel quarantine requirements Read More
China has changed the limit values for covid tests on entry to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. This means that the limit values are now adjusted so that it will …
SOK explains why China has change limit values for covid tests on entry to Beijing Olympics Read More
Small microchips form the cornerstone of much of the electronics we use daily. But in recent years, microchips have been in short supply, and it has created long waiting times …
Shutdowns in China extends computer chip shortage – Danish companies worried Read More
The Finnish Business Council Shanghai invites you to EuroCham’s event titled ‘Expatriates in Shanghai – Policy update and trend analysis’ on 26 January. More about the event, FBCS writes: FBCS …
EuroCham event: Expatriates in Shanghai – Policy update and trend analysis Read More
The Embassy of China in Norway is opposing Tibetan documentary filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen’s “lies” about China as he travels around Europe to tell his story and call for a boycott …
Embassy of China in Norway oppose Tibetan documentary filmmaker’s “lies” Read More
The Norwegian Royal family has announced that they will be watching the Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing on TV, media Nordre reports. The decision is based on the strict travel and infection …
The Norwegian Royal family confirm they will not travel to the Beijing Olympics Read More
The Swedish ladder company Telesteps will move the company’s production from China to a newly built factory in Sweden. Telesteps says in a recent press release that from now on, the company’s …
Telesteps moves production from China to Sweden Read More
Finland is not joining several other countries including Denmark in a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games and the country’s Minister of Sports Antti Kurvinen will represent Finland …
Finland is not joining a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics Read More
Neither SVT nor TV4 will cover the Beijing Winter Olympics on-site in China, SVT’s sports director Åsa Edlund Jönsson has said in an email. Expressen writes the two Swedish media companies …
Swedish media SVT and TV4 will not cover the Olympics from China Read More
DCCC invites you to their upcoming event covering expectations for the global shipping crisis in 2022 and beyond on 17 February. More about the event, DCCC writes: The pandemic has …
Learn more about expectations for the global shipping crisis in 2022 and beyond Read More
The espionage threat against Denmark from foreign countries has become more significant in recent years and China, Russia, and Iran, in particular, are behind the increased espionage threat against the …
New report: China amongst countries behind increased espionage threat against Denmark Read More
In a recent press release, Sweden’s Security Police (Sapo) chief Charlotte von Essen says that security-threatening activities are based on countries’ own strategic objectives and that Space adds a new area …
Sweden warns of conflict in space with China and Russia through attack on navigation satellites Read More
The Winter Olympics in Beijing will begin next month, but Danish government representatives will not be present. In an email to media BT, Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on 14 …
Official: Danish government will not attend Beijing Winter Olympics in China Read More
In the last half of January, two large cargo aircraft will be landing and taking off several times from Billund Airport as they will be transporting 35 million covid-19 self-test …
Two planes to deliver 35 million self-tests from China to Denmark Read More
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