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Swedish Export Credit Corporation (SEK) and Bank of China have entered into a EUR 100 million Master Export Credit Facility Agreement for the financing of environmental projects and Swedish clean …
Swedish Export Credit Corp, Bank of China in Environmental Tech pact Read More
Stein Erik Hagen, chairman of Norwegian conglomerate Orkla Asa, told Norwegian newspaper VG that China should qualify for the Nobel Peace Prize for bringing hundreds of millions of people out …
At Least One Person Thinks China Deserves A Nobel Peace Prize Read More
Finnair is set to open a new Premium Lounge directly adjacent to the award-winning Finnair Lounge near Gate 36 in the non-Schengen area of Helsinki Airport. The Premium Lounge, designed …
Finnair puts finishing touches to new Premium Lounge Read More
An evening reception held at the residence of Finnish Ambassador Gustafsson on May 5 was attended by Finnish and Chinese health and elderly care service operators. Minister Risikko briefed the …
Sino-Finnish cooperation in elderly care services Read More
The Chinese company CECEP has invested in Danish biogas technology to develop solutions that can reduce pollution from restaurant waste in Chinese cities. The Danish city of Nyborg has received …
Chinese company invests in joint biogas tech research in Denmark Read More
Sweden’s Bluewater™ brand and cutting-edge SuperiorOsmosis™ water purification technology will be launched in China at the Beijing ISH International Trade Fair, May 13-15, 2014, on booth E2-20 in the New …
Sweden’s Bluewater launches water purifiers in China Read More
The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and the China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) have signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in food safety. Read more: …
Denmark, China sign food safety MOU Read More
Finnish Young Professionals Beijing announced the relaunch of the organizing team for the spring season of 2014. Similar to the past couple of years, we are planning to host events …
Finnish Young Professionals Beijing relaunch spring networking Read More
The Danish government are blazing a trail in pursuing a renewable energy future and is hoping its success will rub off on others. Interviewed in Deutsche Welle online this week, …
China eyes Denmark’s district heating systems Read More
The Norwegian Consulate General has received an invitation to participate in the 11th Shanghai International Suzhou Creek Dragon Boat Invitational Tournament. This will be held on May 30th (Friday) and May 31st (Saturday) right before the Dragon …
Dragon Boat Festival in Shanghai Read More
Now that Denmark has accepted a Chinese gift of two pandas, they will be expected to give something in return. Greenland’s minerals are at the top of their wish list. …
Pandas for Danish zoo come with strings attached Read More
Denmark and China have signed a new cooperative agreement on energy efficiency and extend two existing agreements with the Chinese energy authority. The Danish Ambassador to China, Friis Arne Petersen, …
Denmark, China sign new energy pact Read More
At a time when the Chinese government is trying to punish Norway over a Nobel Peace Prize awarded in Oslo four years ago, one of China’s largest real estate developers …
Chinese travel firm keen on Norway Read More
Danes Worldwide, the organization for Danes abroad, has initiated 6 live chat sessions with their panel of experts (in Danish). First counselling session will take place Wednesday 7th May at …
Free counseling for Danes abroad Read More
Danish companies are going about their business wrongly when they outsource their production to cheap and low-wage markets like the ones found in China and India. There are bigger gains …
Danish researchers: Not worth outsourcing to China Read More
A piece of the Norwegian Arctic is for sale with economic superpowers such as China as potential buyers, experts say. The area concerned available for purchase is Austre (eastern) Adventfjord. …
China may gain Arctic foothold Read More
The China-Sweden Research Centre for Traffic Safety (CTS), with Volvo Car Group in a leading role, is now starting a close-up study of driving behavior in the Chinese megacities Beijing …
Volvo studies driving behavior in Chinese megacities to improve safety Read More
Denmark will be among the first countries to receive approval to export dairy products to China after the country tightened food safety regulations in this product category following the 2008-2009 …
China approves Danish milk formulas Read More
Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Prince Consort of Denmark attended the ceremony marking the construction start of the factory in Jiaxing, China, which by 2017 will …
Queen Margrethe attends groundbreaking at Lego factory in China Read More
The Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) says its cooperation with China has been further strengthened by the signature of an agreement between the Ministry of Business & Growth, and the Chinese …
China-Denmark Intensify Maritime Cooperation Read More
ALK and China-based specialty pharmaceutical company Eddingpharm, today announced that they have agreed a collaboration that will expand ALK’s presence in China. Under the agreement, Eddingpharm will handle the sales …
ALK enters collaboration to accelerate growth in China Read More
Chinese taste preferences and food habits are different to those of most Arla consumers in Europe and the rest of the world. Arla now seeks to tap into the unique …
New Arla lab to bring cheese to the Chinese Read More
China could influence the formulation of a multilateral framework on the development of the Arctic as it increased its presence in the region, a senior Danish official said. Danish Foreign …
China can influence Arctic Council agenda, says Danish minister Read More
The Danish State visit to China has brought a flurry of agreement signings between Denmark and China. On 25th of April, more than 30 agreements were signed between businesses from …
Royal visit yields early Sino-Danish commercial windfalls Read More
China has begun secret negotiations with Norway over ending the diplomatic freeze triggered by the award of the Nobel Peace Price to a leading Chinese dissident four years ago, NRK …
Norway, China hold secret Oslo talks on normalization: NRK Read More
Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Danish Queen Margrethe II in Beijing on April 24 and the two heads of state voiced their hope to elevate their bilateral ties. …
China president hails Queen Margrethe’s visit, pledges to deepen bilateral ties Read More
Norway’s parliament has been accused of cowardice after it declined to offer an official meeting to the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, when he visits Norway …
Norway MPs slammed for Dalai Lama ‘cowardice’ Read More
Over one hundred Chinese students gathered in central Shanghai to take part in the information meeting that the Consulate and the Swedish Institute co-organized in collaboration with 11 Swedish universities …
Chinese students get to know Swedish universities Read More
Geely and Volvo will make large-scale investments in the research, development and manufacturing of electric drive system for automobiles. Geely and Volvo are discussing on the establishment of a joint …
Geely, Volvo to jointly invest in electric car R&D Read More
Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) will reveal the Volvo S60L PPHEV (Petrol Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) Concept Car at the 2014 Beijing International Auto Show. The ingenious petrol plug-in hybrid …
Volvo to unveil S60L Petrol Plug-in Hybrid at Beijing Auto Show Read More
Swedish firm CybAero recently sold a number of its APID 60 helicopter UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) to the Chinese coast guard, which plans to use the unmanned aerial vehicle aboard …
Swedish firm sells UAVs to Chinese coast guard Read More
China is poised to replace the US as Volvo Car Group’s (Volvo Cars) largest market in 2014 with sales of at least 80,000 cars, up from 61,146 in 2013, highlighting …
China to Become Volvo’s Largest Market in 2014 Read More
After two years of downsizing and streamlining the wind turbine giant, Vestas, is ready to once again pursue growth on the Chinese market. Vestas has focused minimally on China recently …
Vestas poised for sensational comeback in China Read More
The trial of a Finnish man charged with attempting to hijack a Cathay Pacific flight has begun in Hong Kong. The South China Morning Post reports that the plane’s crew …
Finnish man’s Toblerone hijack trial starts in HK Read More
The upcoming state visit to China by Danish Queen Margrethe II will cement political trust and promote economic cooperation and cultural exchanges between the two countries, said Danish Ambassador to …
Danish ambassador: Queen’s visit to deepen Sino-Danish ties Read More
Some twenty Swedish managers participated in an intensive courses on doing business in China during the past week, which is an integrated part of the Gothenburg Extensive MBA program of …
Swedish managers learn how to do business with China Read More
The Season so far The Kuala Lumpur Vikings have been playing in a new league this season, the Weir Veterans Football League. So far, the team is reasonably on track, …
KL Vikings geared-up for Viking Cup in Shanghai Read More
On 15th April, the Norwegian Visa Application Centre in Guangzhou was officially opened, with ribbon cutting, speeches, and fresh Norwegian salmon. Although the Norwegian Visa Application Centre in Guangzhou first …
Grand Opening of the Norwegian Visa Application Centre in Guangzhou Read More
Chinese students were invited to the Student Plaza, Fudan University, in Shanghai, China,to take part in Norway Day on 15 April. Norway Day was hosted by the Nordic Centre at Fudan …
Norway Day at Fudan University Read More
Stockholm-based underground automated vacuum waste collection specialist, Envac, has secured its largest tri-system contract with Hainan Cancer Hospital, an international centre of healing and research in Haikou City, China. Under …
Chinese hospital orders Envac vacuum waste collection system Read More
Danish fishmeal and oil producer Triplenine is investing into building a new plant in China, reports Business.dk. The company will invest DKK 105 million into the plant, with another DKK …
Triplenine invests in new fishmeal plant in China Read More
In a gesture that could help ease relations between Norway and China, strained since the awarding of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize to the imprisoned democracy advocate Liu Xiaobo, the …
Norway returns rare silent film to China Read More
Ålesund, Norway-headquartered Golden Energy Offshore has entered into a shipbuilding contract with Nantong Rainbow Offshore & Engineering Equipments Co., Ltd. (ROC) in China for the construction of two Ulstein PX121H …
Golden Energy Offshore orders Ulstein design PSVs Read More
National Electric Vehicles Sweden, the Chinese-Swedish company behind the re-launch of Saab, has started production of its first electric Saab models. The electrically-powered 9-3 sedans are built in Sweden, but …
First electric Saab 9-3 to be tested in China Read More
Consul General in Shanghai Nicolai Prytz opened the ’Contemporary Danish Architecture’ poster exhibition in CAUP at Tongji Univeristy in Shanghai on April 10. The Danish Consulate had teamed up with …
Danish architecture talk at Chinese university Read More
Nokia has received regulatory approval from Chinese authorities in early April to sell its mobile phone unit to Microsoft Corp., removing one of the lastmajor hurdles to the 5.4 billion-euro …
China approves sale of Nokia’s cellphone unit to Microsoft Read More
Stockmann Oyj’s Lindex AB (STCBV) is considering opening shops in China on its own after its local franchising partner canceled their agreement last month, threatening the fashion retailer’s plans to …
Stockmann weighs opening Lindex shops in China Read More
The Royal Danish Embassy has decided to implement eco-friendly solutions in order to help making Beijing greener. In order to combat pollution and save energy, the Royal Danish Embassy has …
Embassy showcases Danish greentech Read More
The 4th of April 2014, the new Danish Visa Centre opened near Worker’s stadium in Sanlitun, Beijing. The event was hosted by the Danish Ambassador to China, Friis Arne Petersen …
Opening of the new Denmark Visa Centre in Beijing Read More
Increasing competition in China’s top tier cities has prompted Swedish retailer H&M to take to smaller centres. H&M plans to open between 80 to 90 stores across China this year, …
H&M eyes China’s smaller cities Read More