China and Norway

The ceremonial event of the Constitution Day of Norway took place on May 23, drawing the participation of several hundred guests to review friendship while tasting Norwegian seafood in the …

Norway’s government has signed agreements with China’s government on May 20 in Norway to facilitate in importing Norwegian salmon, fishmeal and oil to China’s market, according to the report by …

Li Zhanshu(L), chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), meets with Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg in Oslo, Norway, May 16, 2019. China’s top legislator Li …

Supporters of Tibet marched across the country and in cities around the world Sunday to mark the 60th anniversary of a Tibetan rebellion against Chinese occupying forces. From Norwegian Parliament …

Hundreds of Tibetan activists today held a protest outside the Chinese Embassy in Oslo to mark Tibetan Uprising Day. The Tibetan Community of Norway wants to highlight the suffering of …

Alipay, China’s most popular mobile payment app, will now be available in Norway, after an agreement was signed between the Nordic country’s major payment firm and Alibaba on Tuesday. Initially, …

Hailing itself as the first Chinese enterprise to build a long-span bridge in Europe, contractor Sichuan Road & Bridge Group (SRBG) celebrated the official opening of the Hålogaland Bridge in …

Norway-based mobile payment app Vipps has announced a partnership with Alipay to integrate mobile payments via Alipay for Chinese tourists visiting Norway. As part of the agreement, merchants will have new opportunities to accept …

Norway opened eight visa centres throughout China with the intent of reducing travel times and facilitating the visa application processes (hegnar.no, 03-Dec-2018). Chinese travellers previously had to travel to Beijing, Shanghai or Guangzhou to apply for …

Chinese airline Hainan Airlines is opening a direct route between the Chinese capital Beijing and Oslo airport in the spring of 2019, with three weekly departures. The Chinese airline will …

On the morning of September 13 (local time), citizens in Oslo, capital of Norway, felt the enthusiasm and charm of Hainan Island, China. The event, organized by the Publicity Department …

Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with King Harald V of Norway in Beijing on Tuesday, with the two sides agreeing to begin a new chapter in bilateral ties. Xi …

The first direct cargo train route linking China and Finland is being extended to Norway and Sweden as part of a Finnish city’s plans to establish itself as a Northern …

Nets has started cooperation with Alipay to enable stores in Norway and the rest of Scandinavia to accept Chinese mobile payments. The agreement will make it possible for about half …

Fresh analysis of the electric vehicle market has shown China and Norway dominating in terms of sales and market share. The data was compiled by the Centre of Automotive Management …

Swedish prosecutors on Wednesday charged a 49-year-old Chinese man with espionage for allegedly gathering intelligence on Tibetan refugees in Sweden and Norway for China. The man, identified in the charge …

After a six-year diplomatic freeze, China and Norway have resumed talks towards a free trade agreement, with a ninth round of talks held in Beijing August 21-23. Negotiation for a …

Liu Xiaobo 61, Nobel laureate and political prisoner, dies of liver cancer, after spending almost a quarter of his life behind bars in Chinese custody. Liu, who championed non-violent resistance …

Berit Reiss-Andersen has sought the permit to attend activist Liu Xiobo’s funeral. The chief of the Norwegian Nobel Committee that gives out the Nobel Peace Prize said on Friday that …

Norway has long been an international human rights champion, leading on the international campaigns to ban landmines and cluster munitions, and more recently taking a pioneering role in the Safe …

Jon Georg Dale, Minister of Agriculture and Food in Norway, met with the Chinese Ambassador to Norway, Wang Min, on 21 February 2017, to discuss opportunities for a collaboration in …

Norwegian Foreign Minister said the two countries would immediately resume negotiations on a free-trade deal. Norway and China on Monday normalised diplomatic and political ties, frozen since 2010 when Chinese …

State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia Damba Gankhuyag met with the ASEM Acting Senior Official for Norway, Jannicke Graatrud. Gankhuyag briefed about the states which have …

China confirmed the reception of Norway’s application to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on Wednesday. “We have received the application. The AIIB is an open multilateral institute and …

It has been just over five years since the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Peace Prize to the Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. It is also the sixth anniversary of Liu’s …