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 Denmark's foreign minister said Monday he had a "frank talk" with his Chinese counterpart about Beijing's "deeply problematic" support for Russia and its war in Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250519/denmark-in-frank-talks-with-china-over-backing-russia Mon, 19 May 2025 16:15:05 +0200 denmark-in-frank-talks-with-china-over-backing-russia China ‘fully’ respects Denmark’s sovereignty and territorial integrity with regard to Greenland, the Asian country’s foreign minister Wang Yi has stated. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250519/china-confirms-support-for-danish-sovereignty-in-greenland Mon, 19 May 2025 13:17:19 +0200 china-confirms-support-for-danish-sovereignty-in-greenland Sweden's coast guard said Saturday it had joined Denmark in monitoring a Chinese ship anchored off their coasts, after two undersea cables were severed in a suspected sabotage case. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241124/sweden-joins-danes-guarding-chinese-ship-in-cable-probe Sun, 24 Nov 2024 11:07:53 +0100 sweden-joins-danes-guarding-chinese-ship-in-cable-probe China on Tuesday blasted a democracy conference in Copenhagen attended by Taiwan's president and a Hong Kong activist alongside Danish government officials this week, qualifying it a "political farce". https://www.thelocal.dk/20210511/china-derides-copenhagen-democracy-summit-as-political-farce Tue, 11 May 2021 15:30:48 +0200 china-derides-copenhagen-democracy-summit-as-political-farce Denmark on Tuesday summoned China's ambassador after Beijing sanctioned an organisation founded by a former Danish prime minister in retaliation for EU measures over the crackdown on the Uyghurs, the foreign ministry said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210324/denmark-summons-chinese-ambassador-over-sanctions Wed, 24 Mar 2021 10:07:08 +0100 denmark-summons-chinese-ambassador-over-sanctions Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen cited freedom of speech in Danish society as she reacted for the first time to demands by the Chinese Embassy in Denmark for an apology over a satirical drawing of the Asian country’s flag. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200128/we-have-free-speech-danish-pm-avoids-direct-response-to-china-over-flag-controversy Tue, 28 Jan 2020 14:29:12 +0100 we-have-free-speech-danish-pm-avoids-direct-response-to-china-over-flag-controversy China has objected to a satirical drawing of the Chinese flag published by a Danish newspaper on Monday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200128/china-demands-apology-over-danish-newspapers-cartoon-flag-insult Tue, 28 Jan 2020 12:50:55 +0100 china-demands-apology-over-danish-newspapers-cartoon-flag-insult Copenhagen Zoo removed a map showing Taiwan as independent after complaints from China, before getting two coveted pandas on loan, letters leaked to the 24syv radio station have revealed. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190808/china-made-copenhagen-zoo-to-cut-taiwan-from-panda-map Thu, 08 Aug 2019 15:09:00 +0200 china-made-copenhagen-zoo-to-cut-taiwan-from-panda-map Chinese tourists are big spenders and with the numbers visiting Europe set to soar by nearly 70 percent over the next five years, the countries of the Old Continent are rolling out the red carpet to make the guests feel welcome. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180120/europe-brings-on-charm-and-blue-skies-to-lure-chinese-tourists Sat, 20 Jan 2018 15:10:54 +0100 europe-brings-on-charm-and-blue-skies-to-lure-chinese-tourists An official commission has found that Danish police issued illegal orders during two separate Chinese official visits. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171219/danish-police-gave-illegal-orders-during-chinese-visits-commission Tue, 19 Dec 2017 12:50:42 +0100 danish-police-gave-illegal-orders-during-chinese-visits-commission Danes may have grown accustomed to seeing their future king nonchalantly riding his bike through Copenhagen, but the scene made quite the impression on a Chinese TV crew. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170925/watch-denmarks-crown-prince-frederik-charms-china Mon, 25 Sep 2017 17:36:25 +0200 watch-denmarks-crown-prince-frederik-charms-china A Chinese military vessels are currently being escorted through Danish waters as part of a Chinese-Russian joint military exercise that will also see a Russian submarine and nuclear cruiser in Danish maritime territory. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170719/chinese-navy-sails-through-danish-waters Wed, 19 Jul 2017 11:47:50 +0200 chinese-navy-sails-through-danish-waters Danish bank Saxo said on Friday that Chinese carmaker Geely, the owner of Volvo, would become its largest shareholder by buying around 30 percent of its capital. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170505/banking-denmark-chinese-carmaker-geely-to-be-largest-saxo-shareholder Fri, 05 May 2017 19:30:50 +0200 banking-denmark-chinese-carmaker-geely-to-be-largest-saxo-shareholder Denmark will on Wednesday announce a series of new bilateral agreements with China at a ceremony in Beijing, where Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen is currently on an official visit. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170503/denmark-makes-deal-to-export-millions-of-sausages-to-china Wed, 03 May 2017 13:18:01 +0200 denmark-makes-deal-to-export-millions-of-sausages-to-china Danish journalist Peter Kenworthy found a surprisingly modern message in his great-grandfather's China journals from a century ago. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160617/finding-the-culture-of-the-heart Fri, 17 Jun 2016 11:07:52 +0200 finding-the-culture-of-the-heart Engineering firm COWI and architects Dissing+Weitling have won an international competition to build the ShenZhong link in Guangdong, China. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160413/danish-firms-to-build-massive-new-bridge-in-china Wed, 13 Apr 2016 16:26:02 +0200 danish-firms-to-build-massive-new-bridge-in-china 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 UPDATED: A Polish national admitted to stealing cash and jewellery totaling millions of kroner from Chinese celebrity Liu Tao during her stay in the Danish capital. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151208/chinese-tv-star-theft-of-millions-in-copenhagen Tue, 08 Dec 2015 10:11:22 +0100 chinese-tv-star-theft-of-millions-in-copenhagen 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 Following a new revelation that Danish police officers were ordered to ensure that the Chinese president didn’t “lose face” during a 2012 state visit, the justice minister has ordered a full investigation of police behaviour. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151002/danish-police-told-chinese-president-could-not-lose-face Fri, 02 Oct 2015 16:42:16 +0200 danish-police-told-chinese-president-could-not-lose-face