15 primary and secondary schools in Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, and Beijing were visited 12-25 May by a Sino-Danish Wind Energy Development (WED) programme. The purpose of the Danish Wind Energy Road Show is to introduce and discuss wind energy in Chinese schools. A two hours’ lecture series were given in all schools for pupils…
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China, Sweden
Tiger Woods’ Swedish Wife Now ‘Plans Trip to China’
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• •Tiger Woods’ estranged Swedish wife Elin is planning a trip to China, sources say. The Swedish beauty has been traveling more often in the recent past, seemingly, to stay away from her love-rat husband. Elin apparently leaves her kids at Woods’ home whenever she goes on a trip. “Elin has the nannies take the kids…
China, Denmark
Danes Turns Buck on the Back of Japan PM’s Fashion
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• •When pictures of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama’s multi-colored button down shirt started spreading on the Internet, people around the world cringed. But not Peter Crawfurd and Michael Yang with own company in China. They saw brilliance. “Extraordinary,” said Danish Yang, of PM Hatoyama’s purple, red, yellow, blue and green shirt. “That’s exactly what we see…
China, Denmark
Danish Novozymes Signs MOU for Production of Cellulosic Biofuel in China
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• •Today, Danish Novozymes, and the two Chinese partners COFCO and Sinopec, signed a Memorandum of Understanding covering the next steps towards commercialization of cellulosic biofuel in China. As part of the agreement, COFCO and Sinopec will build a cellulosic ethanol demonstration plant for which Novozymes will supply with enzymes. The new plant comes online in…
China, Finland
Finland celebrates Its EXPO 2010 Pavilion Day
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• •Finnish President Tarja Halonen announced the opening of the Finland Pavilion Day this morning at the Expo Center. Halonen said this year marks the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Finland and China, and China is now Finland’s leading trade partner in Asia and fourth-largest partner worldwide. She noted “there is still a lot of…
China, Sweden
Chinese Lunar Calendar Doesn’t Work in Sweden
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• •If you’re among the parents-to-be who’ve used one of the increasingly popular online Chinese calendar charts to predict your baby’s sex, a University of Michigan epidemiologist recommends that you hold off on painting the nursery pink or blue. Sven Cnattingius and Tobias Svensson of the Karolinska Institute and Hospital in Stockholm, and Dr. Eduardo Villamor…
China, Norway
Norway Pavilion is a Solar Powered “Forest”
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• •Helen & Hard’s extraordinary pavilion for Norway at this year’s World Expo Fair 2010 in Shanghai is a forest of fascination! Called “Norway Powered by Nature,” the structure is a solar powered landscape consisting of 15 independently functioning “trees” which at end-of-life can pack flat and be shipped away to each become part of a…
China, Sweden
King Carl Gustaf Led the Celebrations of the Sweden Pavilion Day
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• •The Shanghai World Expo celebrated Sweden Pavilion Day yesterday. Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf led a delegation of 50 people, including the country’s Deputy Prime Minister Maud Olofsson, to join in the celebrations. Shanghai Party Secretary Yu Zhengsheng congratulated the nation on the occasion. He said the Sweden Pavilion, with the theme of “Spirit of…
China, Norway
Visit by Norwegian Minister of Oil and Energy
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• •The Norwegian Minister of Oil and Energy, Mr. Terje Riis-Johansen, will visit China between the 26th of May and the 1st of June, during which time he will visit World Expo Shanghai, and the cities of Hangzhou, Yantai and Beijing. In Shanghai, the minister will attend Norway Day at World Expo on the 28th of…
China, Norway
The Norwegian Minister of Trade on a 10-day Visit to China
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• •The Norwegian minister of Trade and Industry Mr. Trond Giske is set to embark on a 10-day visit to China between the 21st and 31st of May. The minister’s program, which centers on Norway Day at Expo 2010 Shanghai also includes visits to Beijing, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Suzhou and Chongqing. In Beijing, Mr. Giske…