Lisbon, Portugal, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Norway has become the first country in Europe to partner with Global Fishing Watch—an international nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing ocean governance through increased transparency—and will share its vessel tracking data for the Norwegian fishing fleet on the organization’s public map. The announcement was made at the second United [...]
SAN DIEGO, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Neology, Inc., a global innovator that is re-imagining mobility for smart cities and safer communities, today announced an expanded, multi-year agreement with Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) for its traffic enforcement solutions driven by the latest in mobile ANPR camera and artificial intelligence (AI) technology to support real-time [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Prize-winning South Korean novelist Han Kang has handed over a novel to the Norwegian public arts project “Future Library,” with her writing to remain unpublished and unread for nearly a century. The 2016 winner of the Man Booker International prize for her novel “The Vegetarian” has been chosen as [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s yearly per capita consumption of seafood has reached nearly 60 kilograms, making the nation one of the world’s largest consumers of natural sea products, ahead of Norway and Japan. These numbers were reiterated by the Norwegian Seafood Council at a press conference held yesterday in central Seoul. [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Mackerel imported from Norway took up 90 percent of the domestic share of mackerel imports in the first quarter, signaling the domination of Norwegian mackerel domestically. In contrast, domestic production of the popular fish fell to its lowest numbers in five years, fueling worrisome sentiment in the industry. According [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Norway has signed a contract to buy two dozen K9 Thunder self-propelled 155mm howitzers from South Korea, a show of the artillery system’s competitiveness in the European market, its manufacturer announced Thursday. Under the 245.2 billion-won (US$226.3 million) deal, Hanwha Land Systems will deliver 24 K9 howitzers and six [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean animal rights activists called on Norway to stop its whale hunt in a rally in Seoul timed with the start of its annual whaling season. Members of the coalition comprising the Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth, the Korean Animal Welfare Association and the Hotpink Dolphins staged the [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The local market for mackerel, one of the most popular fish in Korea, is being invaded by fish from Norway with waning catch from local waters. According to Statistics Korea, $20.32 million worth of mackerel (10,789 tons) was imported from the Scandinavian country in January and February, up by [...]
ASKER, Norway, Mar. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — TGS announces new multi-client acquisition project, Carlsen 3D in Barents Sea, Norway. Carlsen 3D (CAR17 3D) is a 5,490 km2 multi-client survey in open acreage located in the Southwest Barents Sea between the Tromsø and Sørvestnaget Basins. Multi-level targets exist within Pre-Cretaceous, Cretaceous and Paleogene throughout the area [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The import of Norwegian seafood in South Korea surged last year due largely to increased demand for mackerel, a report said Wednesday. The inbound shipments of seafood from Norway reached 292.8 billion won (US$256.6 million) in 2016, up 73 percent from the previous year, according to the Norwegian Seafood [...]