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Tag: Nobel Peace Prize

Støre talks with China’s ambassador

A diplomatic drama between Norway and China escalated on Friday, when Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre had a relatively long discussion with China's...

More Nobel fallout, but murder suspect’s release ‘not connected’

China's release of a young Chinese man who confessed to the murder of a Norwegian student in Budapest late last summer is not related...

Rybak also victim of Chinese ire

Norwegian musician Alexander Rybak and an opera ensemble from Norway and China have also fallen victim to Chinese anger over the Nobel Peace Prize....

Chinese cancel another top meeting

Norwegian Fisheries Minister Lisbeth Berg-Hansen was told Tuesday that her Chinese hosts for another top meeting in Beijing this week no longer have time...

Giske keeps faith in free trade deal

Trade Minister Trond Giske said he still believes Norway will sign a free trade deal with China before next summer, even though China is...

China cancels meeting with minister

Norway's fisheries minister, Lisbeth Berg-Hansen, appears to be the first casualty of China's anger over the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Chinese...

Nobel prize can carry high price

When Nobel Committee Chairman Thorbjørn Jagland announced the winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize, many hearts sunk among both importers and exporters in...

And the winner is, Liu Xiaobo

The Norwegian Nobel Committee ignored warnings from Chinese authorities and announced Friday that it was awarding the Nobel Peace Prize for 2010 to the...

China: ‘Relations will suffer’

UPDATED: The Chinese government isn't about to congratulate its citizen, Liu Xiaobo, for winning this year's Nobel Peace Prize. Chinese authorities in Oslo and...

Other Prize reaction largely positive

Human rights organizations and several Norwegian politicians applauded Friday's announcement that Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo had won this year's Nobel Peace Prize. His wife...

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