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The recent awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize has been anything but peaceful, and now a conflict over events leading up to the announcement has broken out within Norway. The …
More Drama Over Nobel Peace Prize Read MoreManchester United did put their best foot forward on behalf of children’s charity UNICEF on Monday afternoon. Extending a link that dates back to 1999, United have pledged to raise …
First Trip to Thailand Was an Eye-opener Read MoreNorway is still experiencing strong Chinese disapproval after awarding dissident Liu Xiaobo this year’s Nobel Peace Prize almost one week ago. The intervening days have seen two meetings cancelled with …
China Bans Norwegian Musical Read MoreIndonesia will formally begin a two-year moratorium on forest and peatland conversions next year, paving the way for the country to receive a US$1 billion grant from Norway. Forestry Minister …
Forest Conversion Halt to Begin Next Year Read MoreThe courtyard of the Hanoi Cinematheque was the venue for the Norwegian Embassy’s launch of the photo exhibition on the Convention on Cluster Munitions. The Convention became international humanitarian law …
Portraying the Effects of War Remnants Read MoreThe Norwegian energy company SN Power launched the opening of their first representative office in Vietnam October 2010. “This is the largest Norwegian company represented in Vietnam,” Ambassador Ståle Torstein …
Norwegian SN Power in Hanoi Read MoreIKEA, the world’s largest furniture retailer plans to double its orders from Vietnam in the next three years. At the moment, the conglomerate is the largest buyer of Vietnamese hand-made …
The Largest Buyer of Hand-made Products Read MoreChinese airlines maintained their robust recovery pace in September owing in part to the nation’s fast-growing domestic market, earning collective net income of $997.5 mio. for the month, according to …
Chinese Airlines Earn Nearly $1 Billion in September Read MoreInternet addiction, gaming and cyber bullying are some issues in cyber wellness education programmes in schools. And increasingly, cyber wellness vendors are covering the sex-related aspects of the topic. The …
Teen Sex Videos Point to Intervention Read MoreThe northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima declared today that 14 of its 20 districts affected by floods are disaster zones. Nakhon Ratchasima governor Rapee Pongbuppakit convened an urgent meeting to …
Flood Critical in Ubon and Other Provinces Read More