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Volvo Car Corporation, owned by China’s Zhejiang Geely, said on Thursday its earnings almost doubled in the first quarter and forecast sales at the Sweden-based carmaker would continue to grow …
Volvo Car Boosts Q1 Operating Profit Read MoreThe latest setback casts further doubts over the Dutch-Swedish consortium’s efforts to secure long-term funding to rescue the struggling carmarker, an analyst said. The bailout partnership worth e150 million in …
Saab Future in Doubt After Chinese Fall Out Read MoreDanish service sector giant ISS reported a net loss of DKK 25 million in the first quarter of 2011. However this figure compares favorably with a Q1 2010 loss of …
ISS Posts Impressive Operating Profit, Reduces Net Loss Read MoreTrade between China and Norway soared to record levels in the first three months of 2011 despite a diplomatic row over the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to jailed …
Norway-China Trade up – Despite Nobel Spat Read MoreAfrican cleaners, Nepalese waiters, Estonian snow-shovellers, Thai cosmetologists, Balkan taxi drivers and Polish construction workers all work long hours in Finland, and many of them do so with low pay.Many …
Finland Attracts Cheap Labour from Abroad Read MoreThe announcement that Swedish automaker Saab has reached a partnership with Chinese firm Hawtai Auto group should offer no comfort to the workforce. The deal provides no long-term security for …
Saab Deal Paves Way for Job Cuts, Outsourcing Read MoreVarious of the Group’s business units operating in Singapore can look forward to benefits under the new Maritime Singapore Green Initiative.One of Maersk Line’s strategic focus areas is leadership on …
Maersk: Business Benefits from Focus on Environment Read MoreSaab’s new partner Hawtai on Friday defended itself against claims reportedly made by a top Swedish diplomat that raised doubts about the Chinese automaker’s ability to salvage the Swedish car …
Saab, Hawtai Rebuff Embassy Criticism Read MoreNorway used to be China’s top fresh salmon supplier, sending steadily growing volumes to exclusive restaurants in Beijing and Shanghai.But since the Norwegian Nobel (News – Alert) Committee gave the …
Norway Feels Sting of China’s Nobel Anger Read MoreSaab’s new partner Hawtai has inflated its production figures and changed chief executives numerous times over the past years, the Swedish embassy in Beijing warned in an internal report quoted …
Embassy Doubts over Saab’s Chinese Saviour Read More