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Scholarship funds amount to NOK 1.000.000,- (approx. Euro 125.000,-/US Dollars 150.000,-) will be awarded to Ibsen-related projects world wide. Read more >

A society of sworn coffee drinkers in Europe gather for their daily ritual. However, the harmony is broken by an horrific incident – the discovery of a used teabag. As the investigations into a possible Asian infiltration unfold, one question is inevitable. How far are they willing to go in order to track the unpatriotic traitor down and bring this evil act to justice? More… Read more >

Norwegian aid to the earthquake victims in Haiti is to be increased to NOK 100 million (USD 17.5 millon). Read more >

The initiative was launched during the climate change negotiations at Bali in December 2007. A project group has been appointed in the Ministry of the Environment, and this works closely with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other relevant ministries. The initiative seeks to achieve cost-effective and verifiable reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation... Read more >

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg will initiate a climate group consisting of the most important forest countries. Read more >

The figure of our planet – a shining blue-and-white orb silhouetted against the stars, the swirl of clouds with the blinding white of polar icecaps set against ocean blue – is an image almost every human carries inside as the symbol of our common home. Read more >

Twenty years after the Samediggi (the Sámi parliament) was established, the number of individuals registered as part of the Sámi population has risen from 5 500 to almost 14 000. Read more >

The Nordic countries (Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) have today concluded the signing of several new information exchange agreements with states whose international financial services industry focuses on attracting foreign investors. The new agreements are part of a campaign led by the Nordic Council of Ministers aimed at strengthening global efforts... Read more >

During a ceremony in Oslo on 10 December, President Barack Obama received the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples. Read more >

A true international trio, Vehere combine the skills of three young artists, each with a distinct personal voice and extensive international performing and recording experience. Between them they have performed around the UK, Norway, Sweden, USA, Mexico, Canada, France, Belgium, and Australia at countless major festivals. Haunting, captivating and truly mesmerising, this trio take listeners int... Read more >

Norway will be the largest contributor to the World Bank’s new trust fund to help developing countries build up expertise on carbon capture and storage (CCS). Read more >

At the recent 42nd Annual AWGIE Awards, Norwegian-born dramaturg and script editor, May-Brit Akerholt, was presented with the prestigious Hector Crawford Award – for a Significant Contribution to the Craft via a Body of Script Editing Work. This particular award is not presented annually, and was awarded to May-Brit for her solid contribution within dramaturgy in the Australian theatre industry... Read more >

After nearly three decades together, Norway’s most renowned pop group is splitting up. Read more >

The fjords of Norway have once again been crowned the world’s top travel destination in the annual survey of National Geographic Travelers panellists. Read more >

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 is to be awarded to President Barack Obama for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples. Read more >

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault on the small Norwegian island of Spitsbergen was built for one purpose - insurance. Nicknamed 'the Doomsday Vault' by the media, it will protect global crop diversity in the event of natural disasters by safely storing agricultural seeds. The Treasure of Seeds exhibition in Canberra sees scientists and artists unite to celeb... Read more >

28 July to 9 August the Nordic Ecology exhibition offers Melbournites a rare opportunity to see art from the very opposite part of the world. Displaying pieces donated by established Norwegian artists, the exhibition's sales proceeds will go towards a cross-cultural exchange program for young artists and musicians from indigenous communities in Australia and Norway. Read more >

The very first ”Top of the World International Piano Competion”  takes place in Tromsø between the 14th and 19th of June 2009. Read more >

Elling and Kjell have been in institutions for years; at last they are to be allowed out, back into society. It's not that they're dangerous, they're just a little...hopeless. Based on a novel by one of Norway's most popular writers, Ingvar Ambjørnsen. Stage adaptation by Axel Hellstenius in collaboration with Petter Næss. Translated by Nicholas Norris. Adapted by Simon Bent Read more >

Wilh.Wilhelmsen, Norway's oldest company, named their latest vessel M/V Tijuca in Melbourne on the 11th of May 2009. The ship is one of the world's largest and most environmentally adapted car and truck carrying vessels. Read more >