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Stamps designed as a tribute to homoerotic artist and gay icon Touko Laaksonen — also known as Tom of Finland — went on sale on September 8. According to the …
Finland’s homoerotic art stamps set new sales record Read More
In 2001 The Danish Cyclists’ Federation launched the campaign ”Bike to School” (BTS). BTS is a recurring cycle campaign for school children of all ages. It’s purpose is to get …
127,000 Danish kids cycling to school in September Read More
When TV-news reports on flooding, the speaker is often accompanied by pictures of armies of people building dams of sandbags to save their homes. This might become images of the …
Innovative Danish dam uses water to fight flooding Read More
The share of foreign criminals in Norwegian prisons has been quadrupled in 14 years. Norwegian prisons are not frightening enough, police and attorneys say. The share of foreign citizens who …
Surprise! Norwegian prisons do not deter would-be criminals Read More
Back in 1974 one thousand Volvo 144s were sold to North Korea. 40 years has passed but the payment has never arrived. According to Newsweek this bizarre trade debt is actually …
North Korea owes EUR 300 million for Volvos delivered in the 70’s Read More
Earlier in August, construction of the 12,000-square-meter LEGO experience center in Denmark began with the laying down of the first bricks on what is being called a place for people …
LEGO Building Experience Center in Denmark Built with Giant Bricks Read More
Congratulations to ADEPT, 3XN and BIG for being shortlisted in the award competition at this year’s World Architecture Festival. A leading international festival World Architecture Festival 2014 will take place …
Danish architects nominated for prestigious award Read More
A Telenor Group study has revealed that young mobile Internet users in Malaysia and Thailand are among the most smartphone-savvy in the world. Known as ‘digital frontrunners’, with ages ranging …
Telenor study: Thais, Malaysians among savviest smart phone users Read More
Ali Khan and his family, originally from Thailand, have established several Lai Thai-restaurants across Sweden. The robot restaurant, Asia Taste, will open in September 2014. It will serve Asian food …
Thai/Asian restaurant in Sweden served by robotic waiters Read More
The Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award Committee hereby has the pleasure of announcing that the winner of its 2014 award is the British-Indian author Sir Salman Rushdie. Sir Salman Rushdie …
Salman Rushdie receives Hans Christian Andersen Award Read More