Asia and Norway

Under the auspices of UNESCO, representatives of The Republic of the Union of Myanmar and The Kingdom of Norway finalized the repatriation of an illegally-purchased Buddha Statue to its place …

Tejarat Bank, a major Iranian lender, is to open a branch in Norway as banking ties with the Scandinavian country gathers pace, announced the Second Secretary for Economic Affairs with …

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi and her Norwegian counterpart Borge Brende signed an agreement on free visa access for diplomatic and official passport holders in Oslo on Tuesday. “After two …

Indian Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Agriculture and Farmers Welfare S. S. Ahluwalia has said that both India and Norway should work towards strengthening cooperation in areas …

Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Norway Borge Brende will pay an official visit to Algiers on Monday and Tuesday, at the invitation of Minister of State, Minister of Foreign …

Petrochemical Research and Technology Company (PRTC) of Iran signed an agreement on development of polypropylene technology and the relevant catalyst with Norwegian Company of Norner.   The agreement was signed …

A female Pakistani immigration officer of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) was caught on camera torturing a Norwegian lady over a petty issue at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport on …

Norwegian Defence Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide is in Tbilisi today for her first official visit to Georgia. Georgian Defence Minister Levan Izoria hosted Soreide, and the pair signed a plan …

Telenor has joined hands with Huawei, the China-based mobile-device manufacturer, to test and develop 5G prior to it being launched for public use in Norway in 2020. The Norwegian company …

Olemic Thommessen, the President of the Norwegian Parliament says he is impressed by what Georgia has achieved over the past few years in fighting corruption and implementing reforms. Thommessen spoke …

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund invested $112 million in Bangladesh’s stockmarket in 2016 — a six-fold rise compared to the previous year. The Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global, the world’s biggest …

An Air India Boeing 777-300ER flying from Bombay to New York made an emergency landing at Bodo, Norway airport here after a sick passenger requested medical emergencies mid-air. “The Bombay …

Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor said Thursday it was leaving the Indian telecom market and transferring its businesses there to Bharti Airtel. Bharti Airtel, India’s largest wireless operator, with 269 million …

Visiting Norwegian foreign minister Borge Brende on Monday laid emphasis on creating a favorable environment for Rohingyas in Myanmar so that they can go back to their own homes from …

Latvia does not recognize the “independence” of Nagorno-Karabakh and the “referendum” which is held there, Latvian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Juris Maklakovs told Trend on February 20. The so-called “constitutional referendum” …

Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Saturday said controlling the country’s waters was his government’s priority and sought help in this regard from Norway, a statement from the Afghanistan presidential …

The Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Belarus and Norway exchanged notes on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the two countries, Media learned from the …

President of Malta Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca received Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg on a courtesy call at San Anton Palace today. During the meeting, President Coleiro Preca conveyed Malta’s …

Iran’s embassy in Norway has opened a memorial book on the honor of the firefighters killed during rescue operations in Plasco building last Thursday. To the memorial book were attending …

India and Norway will soon begin collaborative research in the area of antimicrobial resistance. The broad research areas covered under this collaborative research programme include, surveillance systems for antimicrobial resistance …

Indian Ambassador to Norway has sought a meeting with the head of the Consular Section in the Norwegian Foreign Ministry after the Indian woman, whose son has been taken away …

Iran’s new ambassador to Norway Mohammad Hassan Habibollahzadeh presented his credentials to King Harald V of Norway on Thursday. During the meeting, Habibollahzadeh offered an outline of ties between Iran …

The newly appointed Ambassador of Norway to Bangladesh, Blake Sidsel, has met Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali and State Minister for Foreign affairs Md. Shahriar Alam. During separate …

Aslaug Holm´s movie Brothers awarded around the globe. Report from Taiwan. Taiwan International Documentary Film Festival this year chose Aslaug Holm’s film Brothers as the best international film.  A week …

Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende is seriously concerned about the situation in Turkey, and decided on Friday to call in Turkey’s Ambassador to Norway. This reaction followed the arrest …