Tag: China
Royal family drops Olympics in Beijing
None of the members of Norway's royal family will be traveling to China next month to attend the Winter Olympics, confirmed palace officials on...
Norway boosts its northern defense
As sabre-rattling continues between Russia and NATO, Norway has been strengthening its northern defense but also engaging in joint Russian-Norwegian inspections of each other's...
Tougher on China, ‘shamed’ on Assange
NEWS ANALYSIS: Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt declared on Wednesday that China has been putting "unacceptable" political pressure on Lithuania. It's the closest Norway...
Minister drops Olympics in Beijing
Norway's government minister in charge of sports and culture has decided not to travel to the Winter Olympics in Beijing, in a move widely...
Tough talk against China and Russia
There's been lots of criticism directed at both China and Russia in Norwegian media this week, some of it coming from Norway's own Jens...
Chinese seek asylum in Norway
Norwegian authorities have received around 80 applications for asylum from Chinese citizens this month. State broadcaster NRK reported that they're all members of China's...
China critic’s email hacked and stolen
Norway's police intelligence unit PST and national security officials have been quietly investigating the theft of all email belonging to the deputy leader of...
Summits can make Norway stronger
NEWS ANALYSIS: When Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg walked into the NATO summit in Brussels last week, she'd already gained more backbone for her...
‘Norway can’t afford Nobel Peace Prize’
That's the ironic headline Berit Reiss-Andersen, leader of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, jokes about seeing after newspaper Dagens Næringsliv (DN) revealed financial problems at the...
Johaug cuts her ties to Huawei
Professional cross-country skier Therese Johaug seems to have given in to strong criticism and ended a "cooperation" deal she had with the Chinese communications...
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