Norway eyes profitable prospects in traditional, emerging sectors

Norway is eyeing more business opportunities in China in sectors ranging from its traditional strengths, such as fisheries, to emerging ones like services as the bilateral relationship deepens, a top official has said.

After listening to President Xi Jinping's keynote speech at the opening of the China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Monday, Magnus Thue, state secretary to Norway's minister for trade and industry, said he was pleased to hear the president's "unequivocal and forceful message" about China opening its market wider to the world.

Thue said there are a number of sectors with huge potential for China and Norway to work on.