Korean journalists violate court ban
A High Court judge warned last night she’s strongly considering taking legal steps against South Korean journalists for violating Danish law by filming a detention hearing for the daughter of the impeached South…
MoreBankruptcies reach record high
2016 was one of the worst years on record for bankruptcies in this country. Despite signs of a recovering economy, 6,792 businesses went bust last year, 130 more than 2010 when the financial…
MoreRefugee centre compared to concentration camp
A former prison that now houses foreign offenders and failed asylum-seekers awaiting deportation is ‘the closest thing Denmark has to a concentration camp’ according to head of the Christian Democrat Party, Stig Grenov,…
MoreQueen hosts Diplomatic Reception
Queen Margrethe, aided by Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary, greeted 75 foreign ambassadors at the traditional New Year’s Diplomatic Reception at Christiansborg, Tuesday. US Ambassador Rufus Gifford, who’ll be leaving Denmark…
MoreNew claim: EU funded DPP’s summer parties
Danish People’s Party (DPP) leadership has for years instructed local constituencies how to apply for EU grants to fund summer parties for members, Ekstra Bladet reports today. The tabloid daily’s claim is based…
MoreDPP calls for review of all residency permits
The Danish People’s Party has called for a review of all residency permits issued to refugees and asylum seekers over the past decade with a view to repatriating them if the situation in…
MoreKorean woman in fraud scandal to remain in custody
The High Court yesterday rejected an appeal made by Chung Yoo-ra, daughter of impeached South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s longtime confidante Choi Soon-sil, against a lower court’s decision to remand her in custody…
MoreAmbassador: Year of the Rooster could be a watershed for China
President Xi Jinping’s political direction in China’s ‘Year of the Rooster’ will have significant influence in 2017, not only on his own country’s economic development and reform process but also on the rest…
MoreDanske: National Bank will defend krone’s ‘safe haven’ status
Denmark’s National Bank is determined to defend the Danish krone’s status as a safe-haven currency in 2017, the Danske Bank said yesterday. Reuters reports that the krone, which reached its strongest level against…
MoreMaersk turnaround on North Sea gas field
Mærsk Oil is ready to resume talks with the government concerning the future of the Tyra gasfield in the North Sea, TV2 News reports. Maersk’s Chief Operating Officer Martin Rune Pedersen warned in…
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