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Can Denmark maintain and develop the strong diplomatic relation with China without compromising on democracy and human rights? Danish Ambassador to China Friis Arne Petersen gives his answer in this …
Five questions for the Danish Ambassador to China Read More
Team Finland is eyeing China as a huge market for food export expansion. Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade Lenita Toivakka made a Team Finland export promotion trip to …
Finnish food for China Read More
On 11 May 2015 state leaders from Denmark and China celebrated the 65th anniversary of establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations with a gala dinner and agriculture and sustainability-themed seminar at …
Denmark and China 65 years diplomatic relations anniversary gala dinner Read More
The celebrations continue between China and the respective Nordic countries that established diplomatic relations there 65 years ago. In May 2015 the Royal Danish Consulate General in Shanghai organized a …
Danish Consulate Shanghai’s food event highlights the 65 Years diplomatic relations anniversary Read More On May 11, 2015, China’s Premier Li Keqiang exchanged congratulatory messages with Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt of Denmark, celebrating the 65th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Denmark. …
China’s Premier and Prime Minister of Denmark exchange congratulatory messages on 65 years of diplomatic relations Read More
[wzslider] The Swedish Young Professionals in China (YP) organized their first Swedish Career Fair on Saturday the 18th of April in Shanghai and the following Saturday, April 25th in Beijing …
Inaugural Swedish Career Fair 2015 organised in China Read More
The Swedish Embassy, Beijing, in collaboration with CSR Asia in China has released a comprehensive CSR study, showing an increased awareness for CSR, and that weak enforcement of legislation is …
Swedish Embassy Beijing and CSR Asia China study looks at the development for CSR Read More
Connecting to the Shanghai Auto Show Volvo Cars also announced with confidence that its sales in China in 2015 is expected to grow faster than the overall market for premium …
Volvo Cars expects stronger sales than overall premium market in China Read MoreFinnish PKC Group made its way into the top10 ranking as the third largest EMS-provider in Europe this year. In March, PKC concluded a frame agreement on the establishment of …
Finnish PKC establishes joint venture with Chinese company Read MoreMay 9 it is the official Europe Day. EU institutions open their doors to the public and EU Delegations around the world organize activities on the theme of Europe in the World. “Europe …
Asian countries celebrate Europe Day 2015 Read More
The Swedish Chamber in Hong Kong, in celebration of the arrival of the summer, is inviting to a Meet & Greet Swedcham Cocktail event, at the 270 Degrees Rooftop Bar. …
Swedish Chamber in Hong Kong invites to rooftop bar meet & greet Read More
After five years as Denmark’s Ambassador to China the Danish Chamber of Commerce will bid farewell to H.E. Friis Arne Petersen with a dinner party on 22 May in Beijing. …
Danish Chamber China invites to farewell dinner for Ambassador Read More
How foreign companies will be affected by proposed amendments to the Foreign Investment Law is the topic for a seminar, taking place on 21 May in Hong Hong and hosted …
Hong Kong seminar on proposed new foreign investment law Read More
Global ICT solutions provider Huawei has launched the 2015 Global Connectivity Index (GCI) where the US leads followed by Sweden and Singapore. Denmark ranks seven and Norway ten. The United …
Sweden and Singapore, second and third in 2015 Global Connectivity Index Read More
Salmon exports to China can continue after the Norwegian and Chinese authorities have arrived at a solution for the wording of the certificate notably concerning the diseases ISA and PD. …
Norway and China agrees on continued salmon exports Read More
The BioMar Group, from Aarhus in Denmark, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chinese Tongwei Co. Ltd to establish a Joint Venture dedicated to producing and selling …
Aquafeed suppliers BioMar, Denmark and Tongwei, China, start joint venture Read More
The members of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai respectively had the unique opportunity of hearing a personal perspective on China from a Swede going …
Göran Leijonhufvud looks back at 50 years of covering China Read More
On 14 April 2015 Danish-Chinese Business Forum held its Annual Meeting to review the Forum’s activities and the highlights of Danish-Chinese relations of 2014. Prominent speakers including Prime Minister Helle …
PM speaks at Danish-Chinese Business Forum: “Relations at an all-time high” Read More
While Southeast Asia is eagerly awaiting the XC90’s arrival, Volvo Cars has unveiled “the most luxurious vehicle ever built by the Swedish company in its 88 year history” at the …
Asia launch: XC90 ‘Excellence’ – Volvo’s most luxurious car model ever Read More
A kind of business class/luxury suite for cars is here! Volvo Cars has unveiled a new concept at the Shanghai Auto Show 2015 that takes executive in-car luxury to a …
Volvo Cars unveils Lounge Console solution in Shanghai Read More
TTS Group ASA’s new 50/50 Chinese joint venture company has immediately resulted in business; in an agreement with Shanghai Shipyard Co. Ltd to deliver various TTS deck equipment for six …
TTS Group ASA’s new Chinese joint venture wins ship equipment order Read MoreThe dream of living an easy life away from the cold North can become a nightmare, if you get sick and do not have a health insurance. ‘There is no financial …
Trading Danish health care for a carefree life in Thailand Read More
A new action plan in the field of health was signed on 21 April by Sweden’s Public Health, Medical and Sports Minister Gabriel Wikstrom, and China’s Health Minister Li Bin. …
New action plan for the Swedish-Chinese cooperation on health Read More
The 2015 Annual General meeting of the Danish Chamber of Commerce in China Shanghai (DCCC Shanghai) was held on Banyan Tree on the Bund on 19th March 2015 where 33 individual …
DCCC Shanghai Annual General Meeting Read More
New findings show that as many as 91.6% of employees working at a Swedish company in China are likely to recommend working for a Swedish company to someone else. Swedish …
Research: Swedish companies in China popular among employees Read More
On 10 April the Danish clothing and accessories company Bestseller held its donation day, GIVE-A-DAY, where their consumers’ spending contribute to giving back to communities, including in China and the …
Danish clothing company Bestseller’s mega donation day Read More
China Unicom will use the ‘Nimbra’ solution from Net Insight, Sweden, onwards for live events contribution to support sports games. Net Insight is a leading provider of efficient and scalable …
China Unicom selects Net Insight Solution for Sports Video Read More
Norwegian Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong’s Annual General Meeting was held on 13 April 2015, where the following office bearers were elected or re-elected for the term of 2015-2016: Elected: …
New Board elected for the Norwegian Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong Read More
All four editions of the ScandAsia magazine was distributed to all subscribers of the e-magazines today. The four editions cover the China Edition, the Thailand Edition, the Singapore Edition and the South …
ScandAsia April magazine distributed Read MoreFinland responds to the growing demand from the Chinese visitors to visit Finland by opening visa application centers in Beijing and in Shanghai. The two centers will enable faster and …
Finland opens new visa application centre in Beijing and Shanghai Read MoreSource The Local no Published: 15 Apr 2015 10:08 GMT+02:00 A total of 57 countries have been approved as founding members of a new Chinese-backed infrastructure bank, Beijing said on …
Norway joins China bank despite Nobel spat Read MoreSource The Local se Almost eight out of ten Swedes are either “not religious” or “convinced atheists”, according to a new global study that concludes the Nordic nation is the …
Sweden the ‘Least’ and Thailand the ‘Most Religious’ In The World Read More
On April 19-23, 2015 Sweden’s new Minister for Health Care, Public Health and Sport Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Gabriel Wikström, will be visiting China with a delegation. Through …
Minister for Health Care leads Swedish delegation to China Read MoreThe Confucius Institute of the Copenhagen Business School is arranging the Niels Bohr Donation Ceremony on April 17, 2015 from 13:30-15:30 in Copenhagen, where six sets of Niels Bohr’s Collected …
Six works of Niels Bohr in Chinese to be donated Read More
When the World Water Forum takes place in South Korea from April 12-17 the Danish Minister of the Environment Ms Kirsten Brosbøl is in attendance and a Danish Pavilion showcases …
Denmark’s water solutions and expertise targeting Asia Read MoreDHI Water & Environment, the Danish water environments expert consultancy held a ‘MIKE 21’ (modelling software developed by DHI) and marine scour course in Shanghai, China, from 16 – 20 …
DHI holds hydrodynamic modelling, marine scour course in Shanghai Read More
National Electric Vehicle Sweden (Nevs), which acquired the main assets of the Saab Automobile bankruptcy estates in 2012 and launched its first electric vehicle model in 2014, can finally look …
New life for Nevs and potential future for Saab cars Read MoreFinnair has opened sales for flights with the all-new Airbus A350 XWB starting from 25 October 2015 to Shanghai. Later, Beijing, Bangkok, Hong Kong and Singapore routes will follow. Finnair …
Finnair to Shanghai: First new Airbus A350 XWB Read More
Finnish Valmet Automotive and RLE International, both leading service providers to the global automotive industry, have established their partnership further by setting up a new joint venture, which will incorporate …
Valmet Automotive incorporates Chinese subsidiary in RLE Global Operations joint venture Read More
The Finns racing in the 2015 Formula One season, Ferrari’s Kimi Räikkönen and Williams’ Valtteri Bottas, finished fourth and fifth respectively in Malaysia, with Räikkönnen recovering remarkably in a race …
Formula 1 Finns doing well in Malaysia and ready for Chinese Grand Prix Read MoreSwedish CybAero, which develops and manufactures remotely piloted aircraft systems, has been granted a temporary export license by ISP (Inspectorate of Strategic Products) for demonstration flights in China. ISP is …
CybAero granted license for demonstration flights in China Read More On the 9th of January, 65 years ago, the Kingdom of Denmark recognized the People’s Republic of China as one of the very first Western countries to do so. The …
Denmark-China 65 years celebrations kick start with art expos Read MoreOn the 25th of March the Danish Royal Consulate General in Shanghai and DCCC Shanghai co-hosted a seminar on “How the Vikings Connected Scandinavia with the World” featuring guest speaker …
Denmark representatives host viking seminar in Shanghai Read More
China has welcomed Denmark’s application to become a founding member of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). CHINA yesterday welcomed decisions by Denmark and Australia to apply to join the Asian …
Denmark welcomed, Sweden interested in, and Norway intending to join China’s AIIB Read MoreAttended by the Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, in connecting to this official visit to China in March 2015, Volvo Car Group’s groundbreaking technology for putting self-driving cars in the …
Swedish PM Stefan Lofven at self-driving Volvo car demonstration in Beijing Read More
During the Swedish Prime Ministier Stefan Lofven’s official visit to China, he also met with Premier Li Keqiang on March 27. Invited by China to attend the 2015 Boao Forum …
China Premier Keqiang – Swedish Prime Minister Loften meets Read More
[wzslider] On 27-28 March, 2015, Sweden’s newly elected Prime Minister Stefan Lofven went on his first trip to China. On 28 March China’s President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Stefan …
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven’s China visit Read More
The Danish Embassy in Bangkok experiences that many parents are very eager to register their child in the Civil Registration System in Denmark to get a personal identification number. The …
Confusion about Danish citizenship Read More
Starting on March 23, 2015 China has halted imports of whole salmon from northern Norway. The banned imports concern whole salmon with heads or viscera from Norway’s northern counties of …
Norwegian Salmon virus: China imposes partial ban Read More
Denmark has announced its intention to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as a founding member, and will thus be the first Nordic country to do so. “It is a significant …
Denmark first Nordic country intending to join AIIB as founding member Read More