The Consulate General in Guangzhou is expanding its Sina and Youku profiles, and to kick off the new version of the blog, the Consulate is holding an essay competition for the blog’s readers in South China.
Norwegian aid to the earthquake victims in Haiti is to be increased to NOK 100 million (USD 17.5 millon).
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.
As of November 2009, the Royal Norwegian Consulate General in Guangzhou assumed the responsibility to receive applications for Schengen visa to Sweden.
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.
I would like to extend my warm congratulations to the People’s Republic and to the Chinese people on the special occasion of your 60th anniversary.
I would like extend my sincere congratulations to the People’s Republic of China on the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic.
On 23 September 2009, the Norwegian Ambassador to Mongolia, Svein O. Saether, performed the official opening of Norway's Honorary Consulate General in Mongolia.
H.E. MR. HU JINTAO PRESIDENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA BEIJING
Tormod C. Endresen, Norwegian Consul General of Guangzhou being interviewed by Norwegian state channel NRK about the effects of the financial crisis in South China.