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Swedish furniture giant Ikea finished off the most recent fiscal year with record-setting profits, according to media reports.The company hauled in $31.3 billion in revenues over the past year, up …
Ikea Assembles Record-breaking Profits Read MoreNorway favours more international action to slow deforestation in developing nations as the quickest and cheapest way to fight global warming, Prime Minister Jen Stoltenberg said on Friday. He also …
Quick, Cheap Fix to Save Forests Read MoreThe eighth ASEM Summit (Asia-Europe Meeting) will be held in Brussels, the capital of the current EU presidency country Belgium, on 4-5 October. Prime Minister Mari Kiviniemi will represent Finland …
PM Kiviniemi to the ASEM Summit in Brussels Read MoreSwedish furniture giant Ikea is looking to expand further in Asia in the coming year, according to CEO Mikael Ohlsson, who added that the company’s sales continue to climb. “We …
Ikea to Expand in Asia Read MoreThe Norwegian Ministry of Finance has excluded one Malaysian company from the portfolio of the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG). On the recommendation of the Council on Ethics, the Ministry …
Malaysian Company Excluded From Pension Fund Read MoreToday United Plantations provided a detailed rebuttal to the serious allegations made by Danish newspaper Politiken on the 8th and 9th of September relating to conditions on the company’s properties. That …
United Plantation’s Rebuttal Against Allegations Read MoreMaersk Line has appointed Thomas Knudsen as regional head of its Asia Pacific business. Knudsen will be responsible for the execution of Maersk Line’s day-to-day operations in Southeast Asia as well …
New Head for Maersk Line in Asia Pacific Read MoreAmong other things, Politiken wrote that United Plantations of Malaysia exposes its workers to deadly pesticides – including ”Agent Paraquat”, which even in very small doses can lead to poisoning, …
United Plantations Denies Allegations Read MoreThe Danish-controlled plantation company United Plantations of Malaysia exposes its workers to deadly pesticides – including ”Agent Paraquat”, which even in very small doses can lead to poisoning, which destroys …
Big Danish Company Uses Dangerous Pesticides Read MoreSaab AB is stepping up a campaign to sell its Gripen warplane in Malaysia and Thailand as Switzerland’s decision to delay a $1 billion fighter purchase threatens to curtail production of …
Saab Courts Malaysia and Thailand Read More