Following the extremely hot weather conditions hitting Europe, Norway experienced its biggest forest fire in the last half century earlier this month. Envisat satellite images were used in the fire’s aftermath to get an overview of the damaged area for authorities and insurance companies.

Swedish and Norwegian police have arrested six people on suspicion of financing terrorist organizations, in coordinated raids in Stockholm and Oslo.

A seed bank has been officially opened on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, an initiative of the Norwegian government and the Global Crop Diversity Trust, has been built in an artificial cave carved out of the polar ice.

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The opening performance of Oslo's new Opera House is postponed due to security concerns. The late delivery of a critical stage control system means that the opera "Around the World in 80 Days", composed by Gisle Kverndokk, has to be rescheduled for next season.

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi held talks here Tuesday with Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere. Both sides had an in-depth exchange of views on bilateral relations and issues of mutual concern.

Nokia, the world’s top cellphone maker, has agreed to offer 843 million Norwegian crowns ($153.3 million) for software firm Trolltech to support its new push to services and software operations.

Wang Jiarui, head of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) met here Monday with visiting Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere.

On 10th July Statoil (Norway) signed an agreement giving the company considerable interests in technology company Sway, that has developed promising solutions for floating wind turbines in deep water.

Norwegian oil and gas producer Statoil ASA is looking for more business alliances with state-owned oil companies, business internet newservice DN.no reported.

Norwegian state oil and gas company Statoil, in partnership with the Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs, has supplied Russia with three oil spill response systems.

Norway and Russia have reached an agreement on the disputed borderline in the Varangerfjord, which opens into the Barents Sea.