https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A Danish court Wednesday ordered a Volkswagen dealer to pay Chinese artist Ai Weiwei more than 1.5 million kroner (230,000 euros) in damages for using one of the artist's works in an ad without authorisation. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190717/denmark-awards-ai-weiwei-damages-after-volkswagen-vw-dealer-uses-copenhagen-installation-for-ad Wed, 17 Jul 2019 19:37:14 +0200 denmark-awards-ai-weiwei-damages-after-volkswagen-vw-dealer-uses-copenhagen-installation-for-ad Lego's first Asian factory opened in China on Friday, the company said, a year after the Danish firm found itself embroiled in controversy over refusing to sell toy bricks to provocative Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161125/lego-opens-first-toy-brick-factory-in-china Fri, 25 Nov 2016 14:31:23 +0100 lego-opens-first-toy-brick-factory-in-china Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has pulled his works out of Denmark in protest against the Danish government’s controversial bill that allows authorities to seize valuables from refugees. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160127/ai-weiwei-pulls-works-out-of-denmark-to-protest-migrant-bill Wed, 27 Jan 2016 12:17:41 +0100 ai-weiwei-pulls-works-out-of-denmark-to-protest-migrant-bill Toymaker Lego will no longer ask what its bricks will be used for when making bulk sales, the company said, after facing criticism for refusing to sell to controversial Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160113/lego-changes-sales-policy-following-ai-weiwei-row Wed, 13 Jan 2016 09:44:29 +0100 lego-changes-sales-policy-following-ai-weiwei-row Chinese artist Ai Weiwei will set up a network of collection points to receive Lego block donations, he said Monday, after he set off a social media storm by accusing the Danish company of refusing a bulk order on political grounds. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151026/lego-faces-backlash-after-ai-weiwei-snub Mon, 26 Oct 2015 08:50:11 +0100 lego-faces-backlash-after-ai-weiwei-snub