On Wednesday, King Harald and Queen Sonja
left the capital of China after meeting China’s President on
Tuesday. King Harald and Queen Sonja took the train from Beijing to
Shanghai. The royals took the train to see how Chinese high-speed
train technology works. The train had a top speed of 347 kilometres
per hour for a distance of 1380 km; it took the royals 4.5 hours to
make the journey. Norway…
Tuesday began when King Harald and Queen
Sonja attended a seminar on the economic partnership between Norway
and China. His Majesty the King opened the business seminar
“Norway-China Business Summit 2018: Pioneering Sustainable
Solutions”. During the symposium, 24 new…
The ongoing state visit from Norway to
China is going well. Following a couple of days in the city of
Dunhuang, King Harald and Queen Sonja arrived in Beijing late on
Saturday evening. In Beijing on Sunday, the King and Queen
highlighted welfare development. This work…
After several days in western China, the
Norwegian King and Queen arrived in Beijing late Saturday evening.
This is another stop on their nine-day state visit to China. Sunday
marked the first day of engagements in the east-Asian country.
Their Majesties were solemnly greeted by a Chinese guard of honour
on their arrival. The honour guard, from China’s giant army, the
People’s Liberation Army…
Saturday His Majesty King Harald and Her
Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway dedicated theta third day in China to
the conservation of cultural heritage. Their Majesties started
their official state visit on Thursday, and on Friday, they
visited, among many places, a kindergarten…
His Majesty King Harald answered
questions from the Norwegian press during the second day of the
royal state visit to China. He was then asked question on his views
on the human rights in China. King Harald says China has made
economic progress, but there is still a way to…
After a few days of duty, King Harald and
Queen Sonja launched their extended state visit to China on
Thursday. The royals were then officially received by local
representatives and children at the west-Chinese city of Dunhuang.
The official welcome ceremony was the only thing that happened on
Thursday. On Friday, it was time to learn more about China and
strengthen the bond between Norway and…
His Majesty King Harald and Her Majesty
Queen Sonja of Norway officially began their state visit to China
on Thursday. Their Majesties were received in a welcome ceremony in
the city of Dunhuang in the Gansu Province of Western
China. The King and Queen were met at the…
King Harald and Queen Sonja are on their
way to China, announced yesterday by the Norwegian Royal Court. The
King and Queen are travelling to China for a state visit which will
begin on 11 October and continue until 19 October. The royals are
visiting China following an…
Their Majesties King Harald and Queen
Sonja were joined by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon on
Tuesday as they performed the State Opening of the Norwegian
Parliament, Stortinget, in the country’s capital, Oslo. This was
King Harald’s 29th State Opening that he has presided over as King
of Norway and was the 163 time that the Norwegian parliament was
officially opened. Military forces…
