Asia and Norway

Minister of International Development of Norway, Nikolai Astrup has said that Norway government wants to partner with Nepal for its educational development. The Norwegian Minister said so while inaugurating Devitar …

Indian PM Modi, during a bilateral meeting with Norwegian Premier Erna Solberg, underlined the Indian openness to foreign investment and also invited Norwegian companies to invest in India, a Norwegian …

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Finland, Denmark, Iceland and Norway and discussed ways to enhance ties with these Nordic countries in key …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet leaders of Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark & Iceland for the first India-Nordic Summit in Stockholm on April 17. Modi will be the first Indian …

PST warned Norwegian research communities after China promised that their citizens may be ordered to assist the mother country during foreign stays. At the Norwegian University of Science and Technology …

Marie Kristiansen Eftestad, a hairdresser in Norway, has had just one dream — to reunite with her biological mother. Forty years back, Marie was adopted from this city and now …

Seven of the 10 foreigners arrested on pornography charges after a pool party in the Cambodian tourist town of Siem Reap have been deported, a court official said on Monday. …

Norwegian woman with 2 children seek humanitarian asylum in Malaysia because the Norwegian child protection system Barnevernet wants to kidnap her children. Every year in Norway government takes around 1500-1800 …

Cambodian Operation Barnevernet” ? Norwegian face year in Cambodian jail after being arrested for ‘pornographic dancing’ near holy Angkor Wat temples Police in Siem Reap released pictures showing shirtless men …

The Norwegian ambassador to Tehran on Tuesday voiced his country’s resolve to support the 2015 nuclear deal, calling for further development of trade ties between the two countries. Lars Nordrum …

Norwegian daily Dagbladet writes a lot of national and international financial instituions recently invest on private child welfare services in Norway. As there is no limitations on who can invest, …

China has announced the creation of what is expected to be the world’s largest carbon trading market. The market initially covers the power sector, but will gradually expand to include …

On 19 November the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Yangon was proud to receive Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide in Yangon. This was the minister’s very first visit to Myanmar, and …

“Tibetans may have lost their country but we will regain our freedom one day. This may take time but as long as we connect from the beginning to the end, …

A suspect in the case of a couple who went missing in Busan in May 2016 was arrested in Norway in August. Busan Nambu Police said Wednesday the suspect is …

Norway rejected Azerbaijan’s application for the purchase of defense equipment in 2016, the country’s parliamentary report on arms export for last year revealed. It was noted that applications of Bangladesh, Colombia, Djibouti, …

Indonesia has become the first country in Asia to acquire the Kongsberg Norwegian advanced surface-to-air missile system (NASAMS) , a medium-range surface-to-air missile system based on the Raytheon advanced medium-range, …

The United Nations has appointed Norwegian Knut Ostby to serve as interim UN resident coordinator in Burma, replacing Renata Lok-Dessallien beginning on 1 November and serving in the role “until …

Saga Energy is working on a $2.9 billion deal with Iran’s Amin Energy Developers Saga Energy, a manufacturer of solar panels based in Norway, has announced that it is forming …

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India signed a Letter of Intent with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Norway to extend the cooperation within health …

President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim will bring her insight into harnessing science, technology and innovation to combat climate change and promote biodiversity to the EAT Foundation’s (EAT) Advisory Board. Gurib-Fakim is the …

I strongly condemn that North Korea has conducted a sixth nuclear test today. This is yet another flagrant violation of multiple UN Security Council Resolutions, including UNSCR 2321 adopted in …

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday left for the Norwegian capital Oslo, where he will meet political and business leaders, and will skip ally RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s …

The Ambassador of Norway in Sri Lanka His Excellency Mr. Thorbjørn Gaustadsæther paid a courtesy call on the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Mr. Kapila Waidyaratne PC at the …

Narendra Modi invited Erna Soolberg, PM of Norway to invest in National Investment and Infrastructure Fund in India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday invited Norwegian pension funds to invest …