The Maersk shipping line has agreed to pay the US government DKK180m (USD32m) in compensation to settle allegations of overcharging the Pentagon for transporting thousands of shipping containers from ports to destinations in…

In one of the largest real estate  fraud cases ever, property tycoon Steen Gude was indicted yesterday on a total of 13 counts, including deception and debtor fraud. The office of the Public Prosecutor…

With Denmark taking over the EU presidency, Minister for Business and Growth Ole Sohn (Socialist People’s Party) intends to improve European citizens’ confidence in online shopping by enhancing payment security and improving online complaint procedures….

The Danish health system has come under fire for the long waiting times cancer patients must endure. In response to reports that local health regions have failed to comply with deadlines, Minister for…

Over half of all Danish executives say Denmark should stay outside the eurozone, the first time ever that a majority of business leaders have rejected the joint currency. In a new survey by…

Nine out of ten local authorities believe that jobs will continue to disappear in 2012, according to a new survey by Avisen.dk. Economist Lars Andersen of the Economic Council of the Labour Movement…

Vestas shares continue to rise after management launched an all-out offensive to ward off stock market concern about the companies diminished order book. Shares in the wind-energy giant rose by nearly 10 per…

The Rosengård district of Malmø, Copenhagen’s close Swedish neighbour, has been cordoned off after a man was shot dead, Monday evening, just two days after a 15-year old youth was murdered in the…

Prominent members of the Socialist People’s Party (SPP), the government coalition’s junior partner, have signalled further disillusionment with Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt by dismissing her New Year speech as ‘too right-wing’. Regional secretary…

Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has rejected the widespread criticism of her New Year speech. The business sector, trade union movement, and now prominent Socialist People’s Party members have dismissed the speech as lacking…