Tag: politics

‘A lot being done’ to melt China freeze

Norway's consul general in Guangzhou told an annual Norway-Hong Kong business seminar at the Grand Hotel in Oslo this week that the current diplomatic...

Parties tackle sexual abuse of power

Sexual harassment and even assault are believed to be far more widespread within Norway's political parties than most politicians want to admit. Now, after...

Sex scandal rocks another party

Norway's small Liberal Party (Venstre), which has been building itself up again under new leadership, was rocked by rape charges filed Monday against its...

Former mayoral candidate in court

A man who had seemed to be the leading candidate to become mayor of Stavanger in last autumn's election instead wound up defending himself...

Telenor gets some support in India

Things may be looking up for Telenor, after both a Norwegian and an Indian government minister came with some words of support on Tuesday....

Flags fly for Sami National Day

Norway has the largest indigenous Sami population in the Nordic countries, and thousands of them were celebrating what's known as Samefolkets Dag on Monday....

More trouble for Telenor in India

An attempt by Norwegian telecoms firm Telenor to cash in on a potentially huge market for mobile phone service in India has backfired badly....

New fare hike ‘shamelessly’ high

New public transit fares were taking effect in Oslo on Wednesday, and already have been been dubbed as "shamelessly" high. It now costs NOK...

British couple blasts Norwegian laws

A British couple's dream of buying a farm in the Norwegian mountains turned into a nightmare, and now they're blasting Norway's strict agricultural real...

Talks continued in child welfare case

Norwegian authorities confirmed that negotiations were continuing to find a solution in a child welfare case that's sparked international media attention, but said no...
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