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…
MoreNew 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…
MoreBusiness 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,…
MoreVirus 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…
MorePM 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…
MorePirates 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…
MoreDK/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…
MoreDanish 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…
MoreBusiness 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,…
MoreHealth 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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