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Final day in Malaysia

Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess officially opened an exhibition on Norwegian architecture before joining the Crown Prince on a visit to the company facilities of Jotun and Aker Solutions on the final day of their visit in Malaysia. His Royal Highness The Crown Prince participated in a seminar on sustainable forestry and climate today as ...

Svein Lien appointed new CEO of Biotec Pharmacon ASA

Svein Lien (55) joins the company with a financial background and extensive experience from technology- and diagnostics businesses, most recently as CEO of Axis-Shield plc, the diagnostic company listed in London and Oslo. “The company has gone through a hectic and challenging few years. Having identified a likely root cause for the disappointing clinical phase ...

Yara has received notification from Terra Industries

Yara International ASA (Yara) has received a notification from Terra Industries Inc. (Terra) that the proposal from CF Industries is, in Terra's view, a superior proposal to the merger agreement signed 12 February by Yara and Terra. As announced on Feb. 15, 2010, Yara and Terra entered into a merger agreement, pursuant to which Yara ...

Strong growth in Consumer Price Index (C

The CPI increased by 1.3 percent from January to February 2010. The prices on electricity including grid tariff contributed most to the growth. The CPI rose by 3.0 percent from February 2009 to February 2010, while CPI-ATE increased by 1.9 percent in the same period. The consumer price index (CPI) was 128.7 (1998=100) per February 2010, ...

Foreign Minister Støre protests against Israel’s settlement expansion in East Jerusalem

On Tuesday, Israel announced plans to build 1600 new housing units in East Jerusalem. The decision was announced at a critical time, as the Israelis and the Palestinians are about to start new peace talks. Norway’s Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre commented: “Norway deeply deplores Israel’s expansion of its settlement in East Jerusalem. The peace ...

20 years and good as new

Photo: Heidi Eriksen The fishing fleet includes the at-sea processor Starbound. Carefully processed and quickly frozen or stored in refrigerated seawater, Aleutian Spray Fisheries products are enjoyed by consumers around the world.

Aleutian Spray Fisherie’s fishing vessel the Starbound celebrates 20 years on the open sea By Tiffanie Davis Seattle, Wash. Norwegian American Weekly On a dry, gray January morning, the Starbound leaves town for the season, carrying 117 crewmembers up to Dutch Harbor, Alaska for three months of fishing. This year marks the 20th anniversary for the Starbound, a pristine 240-foot ...

Across Telemark to the Hardanger

Photo:Janni Belgum

Cousins travel to Norway and experience and the charm and mystique of the beautiful fjords By Janni Belgum Sicamous, B.C. Norwegian American Weekly My cousin Joyce Johnson and I first visited Norway, from which half of our ancestors came in 2002 and were now in Norway again. We had flown into Stockholm, rented a car, and had driven ...

Foreign Minister Støre comments on election in Iraq

Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre commended the people of Iraq for turning out to vote in the parliamentary election on 7 March 2010. “Iraq’s future is dependent on democratic development and adequate security. It is therefore very heartening that so many people turned out to vote despite the tragic terror attacks during the election campaign and ...

OECD economic survey of Norway

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) presented its economic survey of Norway today. The survey gives a comprehensive and insightful analysis of the Norwegian economy. "OECD’s assessment of the Norwegian economy serves to stimulate the debate on important economic policy issues. We appreciate OECD’s assessment that our macroeconomic framework is serving us well. The ...

Aker Solutions wins major contract for two FPSOs in Brazil

Aker Solutions has signed a major contract with Petrobras to supply sulphate removal units for two FPSOs (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) platforms which will operate offshore Brazil. Contract value is USD 41 million. The scope of work comprises the supply of two sulphate removal systems (SRUs) with associated equipments. The SRU systems will be installed ...