https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The deputy governor of Norway's central bank resigned on Friday after he was denied security clearance because he is married to a Chinese citizen, the bank said. https://www.thelocal.no/20201204/norway-central-bank-deputy-denied-security-clearance-over-chinese-wife Fri, 04 Dec 2020 15:35:24 +0100 norway-central-bank-deputy-denied-security-clearance-over-chinese-wife China's foreign minister on Thursday sought a speedy conclusion to a free trade deal with Norway but warned Oslo against "politicising" the Nobel by awarding another Peace Prize to a Chinese dissident. https://www.thelocal.no/20200828/norway-told-by-china-not-to-politicise-nobel-peace-prize Fri, 28 Aug 2020 10:04:42 +0200 norway-told-by-china-not-to-politicise-nobel-peace-prize Chinese consumers have almost completely stopped buying imported salmon from Norway after a coronavirus outbreak at a fish market in Beijing was blamed on the fish. https://www.thelocal.no/20200615/norwegian-salmon-blamed-for-beijing-coronavirus-outbreak Mon, 15 Jun 2020 15:18:43 +0200 norwegian-salmon-blamed-for-beijing-coronavirus-outbreak The aircraft leasing company BOC Aviation, controlled by the Chinese state, has become a major shareholder in Norwegian Air Shuttle as part of the ailing airline's rescue plan, Norwegian said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20200520/china-become-norwegians-biggest-owner-after-debt-swap Wed, 20 May 2020 16:13:24 +0200 china-become-norwegians-biggest-owner-after-debt-swap China called for foreign governments not to interfere in its affairs Thursday, after a Norwegian politician nominated the "people of Hong Kong" for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize. https://www.thelocal.no/20191017/china-irked-by-norwegian-nobel-peace-prize-nomination-for-hong-kong Thu, 17 Oct 2019 14:54:24 +0200 china-irked-by-norwegian-nobel-peace-prize-nomination-for-hong-kong A politician in Norway has nominated the "people of Hong Kong" for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, in a move which risks drawing China's ire. https://www.thelocal.no/20191016/norwegian-politician-nominates-people-of-hong-kong-for-nobel-peace-prize Wed, 16 Oct 2019 16:39:36 +0200 norwegian-politician-nominates-people-of-hong-kong-for-nobel-peace-prize Chinese tourists are big spenders and with the numbers visiting Europe set to soar by nearly 70 percent over the next five years, the countries of the Old Continent are rolling out the red carpet to make the guests feel welcome. https://www.thelocal.no/20180120/europe-brings-on-charm-and-blue-skies-to-lure-chinese-tourists Sat, 20 Jan 2018 15:10:54 +0100 europe-brings-on-charm-and-blue-skies-to-lure-chinese-tourists Norway’s prime minister Erna Solberg and foreign minister Børge Brende have both declined to answer questions about the release of terminally ill Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, who was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize in 2010. https://www.thelocal.no/20170703/norway-pm-solberg-cuts-off-interview-after-china-dissident-question Mon, 03 Jul 2017 19:25:17 +0200 norway-pm-solberg-cuts-off-interview-after-china-dissident-question Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday praised the normalisation of relations with Norway, six years after a dispute over the Nobel Peace Prize, as Norway's prime minister said she was glad to be back. https://www.thelocal.no/20170410/chinas-xi-praises-normalisation-of-ties-with-norway Mon, 10 Apr 2017 17:41:29 +0200 chinas-xi-praises-normalisation-of-ties-with-norway Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg will travel to China next week for talks with top leaders, her office said Friday, a visit expected to seal the two countries' reconciliation after a deep freeze. https://www.thelocal.no/20170331/norway-pm-to-china-to-seal-reconciliation Fri, 31 Mar 2017 14:02:39 +0200 norway-pm-to-china-to-seal-reconciliation Norway made a record amount on its salmon sales last year, helping to partially offset a drop in oil revenues, the main engine of the country's economy, data showed Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20170104/norway-nets-record-salmon-sales-in-2016 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 17:01:27 +0100 norway-nets-record-salmon-sales-in-2016 The Chinese Communist newspaper Global Times wrote on Tuesday that “Norway has paid its price” for “intervention in Chinese domestic affairs”. https://www.thelocal.no/20161220/chinese-newspaper-ridiculous-norway-paid-its-price-for-nobel-rift Tue, 20 Dec 2016 16:06:45 +0100 chinese-newspaper-ridiculous-norway-paid-its-price-for-nobel-rift Norway and China announced on Monday the resumption of diplomatic relations, six years after Beijing froze ties with Oslo over the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a Chinese dissident. https://www.thelocal.no/20161219/norway-and-china-to-normalize-relationship-after-nobel-rift Mon, 19 Dec 2016 10:50:13 +0100 norway-and-china-to-normalize-relationship-after-nobel-rift In its annual threat assessment, the Norwegian Intelligence Service (Etterretningstjenesten - NIS) said that both Russia and China present security challenges to Norway and that the latter has most likely stolen military intelligence from Norwegian companies. https://www.thelocal.no/20160229/china-stealing-military-information-from-norway Mon, 29 Feb 2016 15:36:47 +0100 china-stealing-military-information-from-norway The Norwegian company owning the popular Opera web browser said on Wednesday that a Chinese consortium led by the Golden Brick Silk Road investment fund had offered 10.5 billion kroner ($1.2 billion) to take it over. https://www.thelocal.no/20160210/chinese-fund-offers-12-billion-for-norways-opera-web-company Wed, 10 Feb 2016 09:56:12 +0100 chinese-fund-offers-12-billion-for-norways-opera-web-company The world's biggest sovereign wealth fund, Norway's public pension fund, has divested from Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE because of corruption fears, the Norwegian central bank which manages the fund said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.no/20160107/norway-fund-blacklists-chinas-zte-over-corruption Thu, 07 Jan 2016 14:35:16 +0100 norway-fund-blacklists-chinas-zte-over-corruption A total of 57 countries have been approved as founding members of a new Chinese-backed infrastructure bank, Beijing said on Wednesday, including Norway, despite relations being in a diplomatic deep freeze since a Chinese dissident won a Nobel Prize. https://www.thelocal.no/20150415/norway-joins-china-bank Wed, 15 Apr 2015 12:08:14 +0200 norway-joins-china-bank Norway said on Tuesday that it wanted to join the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, even though Beijing has snubbed Oslo since the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a Chinese dissident. https://www.thelocal.no/20150331/norway-keen-to-join-china-led-aid-bank Wed, 01 Apr 2015 00:07:30 +0200 norway-keen-to-join-china-led-aid-bank China on Wednesday sharply criticized Norway for expelling a Chinese academic, in the latest diplomatic fracas to roil relations between the two countries. https://www.thelocal.no/20150204/china-protests-academics-expulsion-from-norway Wed, 04 Feb 2015 21:43:00 +0100 china-protests-academics-expulsion-from-norway Norway's government is under pressure from MPs after revelations this weekend that suspicious mobile base stations sited around Oslo were used to spy on people’s mobile phone use. https://www.thelocal.no/20141215/norway-looks-for-answers-over-mobile-bugging Mon, 15 Dec 2014 18:49:00 +0100 norway-looks-for-answers-over-mobile-bugging