Asia and Norway

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has received Ambassador of Norway Bard Ivar Svendsen in connection with the completion of his diplomatic mission in Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said in …

In a communication to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), India expressed its willingness to join Norway as a third party member in WTO dispute consultations over US’ decision to impose …

The Embassy of India today celebrated the 4th international Day of Yoga at the Norwegian School of Sports Sciences (NIH), Oslo.

The Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide said Oslo backs endeavors by the European Union to maintain landmark Iran nuclear deal. In a meeting with Head of the Atomic Energy …

Norway, Belgium and Sweden were among the preferred choices by Indians, over USA, UK, Canada and Australia—this is just an estimate since absolute numbers are not comparable.   The year …

The Iranian nuclear chief says he will defend the country’s national interests “in the best way” during the upcoming Oslo Forum.   Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran …

Philippines Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza left the country for Europe Sunday night to attend the Oslo Forum in Norway. Dureza will join global peace negotiators to share experiences about …

It is a scorching hot June day in Gwadar, a port city on the southwestern coast of Balochistan, and more than a dozen eight-year-old children have blocked a road by …

The worldwide “#MeToo” movement, which calls for the eradication of sexual harassment and has shown signs of spreading in Japan, is a “very good” development, Norway’s first female foreign minister …

SHIPBUILDER Vard Holdings announced it has been contracted to design and build two cruise vessels for Swiss-based river cruise company Viking in a deal worth some 4.5 billion Norwegian kroner …

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 …