Stock deals rule out Telenor bid for Telia-Sonera, for now

June 20, 2008

Two top executives in Norwegian telecoms firm Telenor bought shares in the company on Thursday. The share purchases all but rule out any imminent attempt by Telenor to launch a bid for Swedish-Finnish rival Telia-Sonera.

Car and boat sales slow down

June 20, 2008

Buyers have put the brakes on purchases of cars and boats. It's another sign that Norway's red-hot economy is cooling off.

Embattled cabinet minister steps down

June 20, 2008

Ã…slaug Haga quit Thursday morning as both Norway's Oil & Energy Minister and leader of her political party, bowing out after a storm of criticism around building violations and questionable political maneuvering. Haga herself said her decision was not political, but rather steered by her health.

Retailers challenge ban on Sunday opening

June 18, 2008

Norwegian law requires most retailers to stay closed on Sundays, but loopholes in the law have allowed some to open. Now more stores are opening illegally, to protest what they claim is unfair competition.

Solar firm confirms new production plant in Singapore

June 18, 2008

Renewable Energy Corp (REC), one of Norway's most-watched companies, has warmed up to Singapore, where it plans to move forward with major investment in a new production facility.

Top cop battles breast cancer

June 18, 2008

On Monday she was in the news, calling for thousands of new police officers within the next decade. On Tuesday she was out on patrol. On Thursday, the director of The Norwegian Police will undergo surgery for breast cancer.

Shipping line flags out

June 18, 2008

Wilh Wilhelmsen, one of Norway's largest shipowning and operating firms, has grown weary of the Norwegian government's expensive and constantly changing tax regulations. It's flagging out its Norwegian fleet to Malta.

Farming and fishing reel from high fuel prices

June 18, 2008

Some Norwegian fishermen say they can't afford to take their boats out anymore. Now the state's subsidized farmers say they're hurting as well.

Afghanistan seeks return of 'stolen treasures'

June 18, 2008

Some cultural treasures allegedly carried out of Afghanistan by a Norwegian soldier are 4,000 years old, and the country wants them back.

Building site yields more historic shipwrecks

June 18, 2008

Construction workers digging out the cellars for new office buildings along Oslo's eastern waterfront have literally run into more relics from earlier centuries.

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