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Industri Energi, a Norwegian federation of trade unions, annually presents an international award to a person or organisation that has been instrumental in promoting union rights and strengthening trade union organisation. Representatives and employees of trade unions worldwide are invited to propose candidates. Read more

This week Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg attends the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos. A central topic is the “Nordic experience”. Read more

The cross country skiing competition Skarven Race Korea will be held Saturday January 29th 2011, at Alpensia Cross Country Stadium in Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do. This is the third time the Norwegian Embassy organizes the Skarven Race. Read more

February 18th-20th 2011, YongPyong International Ski Festival will be held for the 29th time. All foreigners and their families are welcome to participate in this weekend of fun skiing. There will be competitions in slalom and snowboarding, children's and adult classes, as well as in cross country skiing. Read more

23/12/2010 //Den nordkoreanske beskytningen av den sørkoreanske øya Yeongpyeong den 23. november har økt spenningen på Koreahalvøya. I etterkant har Sør-Korea gjennomført flere militærøvelser, som i følge sørkoreanske myndigheter er defensive av natur. Read more

Lucie Paus Falck, daughter of Korean War veteran Bernhard Paus, attended the anniversary of the Korean War in Seoul this fall. She is highly involved in maintaining and developing the strong relationship between South Korea and Norway, both through her position as a board member of the Norwegian Veterans Association and as President of the Norwegian-Korean Friendship Association. During her vis... Read more

After the official program of the 60th Anniversary of the Korean War Commemoration was over, a group of Norwegian war veterans and their relatives paid a visit to Dongduchon where the Norwegian Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (NORMASH) was located until almost 60 years ago. Read more

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo for his longstanding non-violent fight for human rights in China. Read more

The Vice Minister of Ministry of Defence and a group of Norwegian veterans attended the 60th Anniversary of the Korean War Commemoration. During the Vice Minister’s visit, a MoU between Norway and South Korea concering cooperation in the defence indsutry and logistics support was signed Read more

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? Read more

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. Read more

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. Read more

1 August 2010 marks a triumph for international humanitarian efforts as the Convention on Cluster Munitions enters into force. Read more

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. Read more

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. Read more

Det har etter offentliggjøringen av rapporten om senkningen av marinefartøyet Cheonan oppstått en mer spent situasjon mellom Sør-Korea og Nord-Korea. Read more

More than 60 countries agreed to concrete measures to address armed violence in Geneva on 12 May. Read more

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. Read more

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. Read more

The world’s largest wind turbine is to be built in Norway. Innovative technology will make the production of renewable energy far more efficient. Read more