http://www.norway.or.kr/News_and_events/53383dc2-ff3f-40ed-b74f-040237f07181http://www.norway.or.kr/News_and_events/News/Norway-makes-its-move-in-the-international-chess-world/A 19-year-old chess Grandmaster from Norway competes against the whole world, and the northern city of Tromsø makes a bid to host the World Chess Olympiad in 2014. Can Norway become a key player in international chess?Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:14:29 GMT650fcaff-6926-4361-95d1-922353140d6dhttp://www.norway.or.kr/News_and_events/News/Studentfestival-om-global-helse/ISFiT -The International Student Festival in Trondheim, one of the world’s largest student festivals, is being held in Norway in February 2011. The theme for this year’s festival is global health. The application deadline is 30 September. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:07:57 GMT740c7742-a362-4268-8ec2-92564a25384ahttp://www.norway.or.kr/News_and_events/News/The-labour-market-and-the-economic-crisis/Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg will 13 September host a high-level conference on the international situation in the labour market, where millions of people are unemployed as a result of the global economic crisis. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:02:46 GMTbb45baba-3dd8-4bfd-8bc4-d01c237d0a87http://www.norway.or.kr/News_and_events/News/Convention-on-Cluster-Munitions/1 August 2010 marks a triumph for international humanitarian efforts as the Convention on Cluster Munitions enters into force. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 04:22:35 GMT14409033-89c3-4db5-a3d7-5f23fcafef8fhttp://www.norway.or.kr/News_and_events/News/Norway-represented-in-Ewha-Global-Festival/When Ewha Womans University held their Global Festival, Norway was represented in the European booth by Norwegian student Ellen Loxley. The following is her report from the event. Mon, 05 Jul 2010 05:22:03 GMTd48881a3-ed70-4e73-ab8c-09ae5ca6f61dhttp://www.norway.or.kr/News_and_events/News/Korean-students-presents-letter-of-gratitude-to-Norwegian-war-veterans/On Monday 7th of June Norwegian ambassador Didrik Tønseth received an appreciation letter on behalf of the Norwegian soldiers who fought during the Korean War. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:00:42 GMT1e1e595d-d196-4bba-ac70-5161dd1a9035http://www.norway.or.kr/News_and_events/News/Situasjonen-pa-den-Koreanske-halvoy/Det har etter offentliggjøringen av rapporten om senkningen av marinefartøyet Cheonan oppstått en mer spent situasjon mellom Sør-Korea og Nord-Korea.Tue, 25 May 2010 08:29:37 GMTe73996d0-1523-4824-a64a-c1569fecd6dahttp://www.norway.or.kr/News_and_events/News/Support-of-Oslo-Commitments-on-Armed-Violence--/More than 60 countries agreed to concrete measures to address armed violence in Geneva on 12 May.Wed, 19 May 2010 03:55:18 GMT4818a2f6-3c41-4f99-a0cc-963cfc07f440http://www.norway.or.kr/News_and_events/News/festivals-to-suit-all-tastes/Norway hosts a great variety of popular festivals during the summer months, extending across the entire music spectrum, from the more classically-based Bergen International Festival to the modern Øya Festival in Oslo.Mon, 10 May 2010 03:17:04 GMT3b69c052-4907-452d-8f77-0767f64be35bhttp://www.norway.or.kr/News_and_events/News/arctic_challenges/Although there are those who have warned that increased activity and unresolved boundaries in the Arctic would raise tensions, developments in the region are bearing witness to just the opposite. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 02:23:11 GMT940cb107-2672-40d0-bff6-fcbb470172bahttp://www.norway.or.kr/News_and_events/News/Building-a-cutting-edge-wind-turbine/The world’s largest wind turbine is to be built in Norway. Innovative technology will make the production of renewable energy far more efficient.Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:40:07 GMT7f336ba8-9fad-4be6-907f-5c7e4cc1d4f2http://www.norway.or.kr/News_and_events/News/earth-hour-2010/At 8:30 pm 27 March 2010 Norway will plunge into darkness, joining in the world’s largest visual climate change campaign.Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:51:28 GMT04581bfd-9311-4504-9a01-1ca41bb6cad9http://www.norway.or.kr/News_and_events/News/an-historic-jump/The people of Norway chose Anette Sagen, Norway’s top woman ski jumper, to inaugurate the new Holmenkollen ski jump facility.Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:37:23 GMTc3c7a41d-9a15-46c5-91c4-f5324e989cc1http://www.norway.or.kr/News_and_events/News/hamsun-centre/“American Steven Holl’s latest project is a breath of fresh architectural air set just above the Arctic Circle,” wrote the journal Wallpaper about the new Hamsun Centre. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:38:05 GMT6f8e2828-5a73-4cc1-984d-5c40d256f3c0http://www.norway.or.kr/News_and_events/News/not-just-clowning-around/Have you seen them madly sweeping the ice dressed in their clown pants? The Norwegian men’s curling team has attracted widespread attention at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver thanks to its conspicuous attire.Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:15:25 GMTe7acc2a6-4088-4262-9b6d-5f3c392b58a7http://www.norway.or.kr/News_and_events/News/ice-music-festival/At the Ice Music Festival in Geilo, the timing of the concerts is set by the moon and the music takes its resonance from the weather. Innovative use of nature’s own materials is front and centre at this one-of-a-kind music festival.Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:13:22 GMT22921c90-e0cc-48a9-ae1f-069bf8ca1f4fhttp://www.norway.or.kr/News_and_events/News/perfect-winter/Norway has much to offer tourists in the winter: snow, mountains, fjords and the unique culture of the Sámi people. We invited Audun Pettersen, one of the people most actively involved in Norway’s tourist industry, to tell us about some of the activities he would recommend.Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:15:38 GMTe23962f4-3492-4440-b19f-a9bbdac9c333http://www.norway.or.kr/News_and_events/News/The-second-Skarvenrace---a-continued-success/Cross-country is gaining ground in Korea with both Skarvenrace in Pyongchang and the International Ski Festival in Yongpyong.Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:43:14 GMTe519ed66-0f52-4bcc-a5f2-4e3e9913c1dfhttp://www.norway.or.kr/News_and_events/News/From-the-South-Pole-to-Vancouver-/Norwegians like to think they are born with skis on their feet. But will their country’s illustrious history of polar expeditions and skiing innovations actually help Norwegian skiers to compete against the crème-de-la-crème at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver? And will Norway be rewarded once again for fair play? Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:27:05 GMT892700f2-d59a-4aad-8249-ea1b64c17507http://www.norway.or.kr/News_and_events/News/A-growing-number-of-Norwegians-consider-themselves-to-be-of-Sami-heritage/Twenty years after the Samediggi (the Sámi parliament) was established, the number of individuals registered as part of the Sámi population has risen from 5 500 to almost 14 000.Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:22:55 GMT