Posted on 10. Dec, 2021 in: News

LEGO to build $1bn Vietnam factory to meet Asian demand

LEGO has announced plans to build a new factory in Vietnam to keep up with rapidly growing demand for its iconic plastic bricks across Asia. The Danish global toy giant said it will…

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Posted on 09. Dec, 2021 in: News

New restrictions but no lockdown

Denmark is entering into ‘lockdown lite’ as the Omicron variant continues to spread at an alarming rate – bars and restaurants will be required to close early from tomorrow and schools will shut…

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Posted on 09. Dec, 2021 in: News

Business leaders demand compensation

Trade organisations have called for immediate financial compensation for businesses that will suffer most from the new restrictions announced by the government last night. In a press release following the prime minister’s briefing,…

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Posted on 09. Dec, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Infections hit new high…577 cases of Omicron…Children spreading the virus… 6,629 new cases were reported, Wednesday, at least 2,000 more than during the worst daily figure in December last year. 198,223 people were…

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Posted on 09. Dec, 2021 in: News

PM to be grilled by Mink Commission today

In the midst of the latest corona crisis, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will appear before the Mink Commission today where she will face a grilling about the government’s controversial order to cull the country’s entire…

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Posted on 09. Dec, 2021 in: News

Pirates detained ‘in absentia’ as Denmark faces legal battle

The four alleged pirates  who survived the shootout with a Danish warship in the Gulf of Guinea two weeks ago, when four others were killed, have been remanded in custody ‘in absentia’ for a…

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Posted on 09. Dec, 2021 in: News

DK/UK defence declaration: Russian invasion of Ukrainian territory will have dire consequences

Defence Minister Trine Bramsen and her British counterpart, Ben Wallace, signed a joint declaration of intent in Copenhagen, Monday. From the UK government website: “The United Kingdom and Denmark are close allies and…

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Posted on 09. Dec, 2021 in: News

Danish exporters optimistic as new German chancellor takes over

Trade organisations are optimistic that the appointment of ‘climate friendly’ Olaf Scholz as Germany’s new chancellor will lead to increased business for Danish exporters. Lars Sandahl Sørensen, CEO of the Confederation of Danish…

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Posted on 09. Dec, 2021 in: News

Business shorts

European consortium bids to build Danish energy island…Private sector needs workers….Watchdog orders Danske Bank to expand debt collection inquiry…Luxembourg company to install wind turbines in Danish North Sea…. Spanish company Acciona, Dutch-based Boskalis,…

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Posted on 08. Dec, 2021 in: News

Health Minister gets corona

Health Minister Magnus Heunick has tested positive for COVID-19 and is now self-isolating in a hotel in Brussels, where he had been scheduled to attend a European Council meeting. Mr Heunicke arrived in…

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7:59 – All the Danish News That Fits

7:59 – Danish News Today, is the most reliable source of daily Danish news in English for diplomats, the ex-pat community, the business sector, or anyone in Denmark or abroad seeking an insight into what’s happening in Denmark right now.

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7:59: TODAS LAS NOTICIAS DANESAS DEL MOMENTO.
7:59-Noticias Danesas de Hoy es una nueva fuente de noticias en inglés dirigida especialmente al cuerpo diplomático, extranjeros viviendo en Dinamarca

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