The Chinese railway company MTR, based in Hong Kong, may soon be competing with the Norwegian State
Business
 Statoil: New opportunities in the Barents SeaIn the 22nd licensing round on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS), Norway's Statoil has been awarded interests in seven production licences in the Barents Sea. Three of the licences will be Statoil operated. Read more |
New Arctic research centre to be established in Tromsø
Read moreThe Research Council of Norway has decided to establish the new research and knowledge centre for pe
Cyberattack against Telenor
Read moreNorwegian telecom company Telenor has been exposed to industrial espionage for the past three yea
Aker Solutions receives Canadian contract award
Read moreAker Solutions has received a contract award notification for offshore engineering services to su
Sport
 Football-U21: Bronze medal for NorwayNorway U-21 was defeated 0-3 by Spain in the semifinal in the Under 21 European Championship in Israel on Saturday and had to settle for Bronze. Read more |
Diamond League Oslo: New track record by Bolt
Read moreFavourite Usain Bolt won the 200m race at the Diamond League meet at Bislet in Oslo Thursday evening
Cycling: Stage win by Kristoff
Read moreNorwegian biker Alexander Kristoff, riding for team Katusha, won the fifth stage of Tour de Suisse
Football - U21: Norway - Italy 1-1
Read moreNorway is ready for the semifinal in the Under 21 European Championship in Israel, after a 1-1 draw
Travel
 Oslo on "top-destinations" list for 2013The New York Times has named Oslo as one of the 46 most attractive travel destinations in the world in 2013, and the only Scandinavian city mentioned in the ranking. Read more |
British paper raves about Oslo's outdoors
Read moreThe British newspaper The Daily Mail raves about Oslo's cross-country ski opportunities in an articl
Norway’s secret little town
Read moreExpertly hidden around two and a half hours drive south of Oslo, is Kragerø, a small seaside town ne
Kirkenes Snowhotel - Freezing warm
Read moreThe Kirkenes Snowhotel opened for the first time in 2006. Snow and ice are disappearing in an ever w
Culture, Arts & Living
 New viking centre to be built in OsloThe new viking centre will be built at Bygdøy in Oslo, and will house a collection of all treasures from the viking age in Norway. Read more |
Munch exhibition opened
Read more"Munch 150" - a major exhibition of Norwegian painter Edvard Munch's works, was opened in Oslo on Sa
Agreement on building new Munch Museum
Read moreAfter years of discussions, the Oslo City Council announced on Tuesday that it had reached a majorit
Norwegians make less use of cultural offerings
Read moreStatistics show that Norwegians' use of cultural venues and institutions shows a significant decline
