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Major step towards a Europe-Asia Arctic cable link

6 June 20197 June 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Asia, communications, fibre optics, Internet, Kirkenes, Lapland, MegaFon, telecommunications

Japanese and Nordic partners team up with Russia’s telecom giant MegaFon taking the proposed Arctic fiber optic project a major

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Alaska drilling, China, and the Arctic Council handover to Iceland : Northern news to watch for in 2019

4 January 20194 January 2019 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments ANWR, Arctic Council, Asia, China, europe, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, mining, Northwest Passage, Xuelong

All year long, Eye on the Arctic brings you news, and newsmakers, from around the North. But as 2019 gets

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Blog – South Korea, an unlikely polar pioneer, hosts Arctic conference

11 December 201814 December 2018 Mia Bennett 0 Comments Arctic Circle, Asia, Ban Ki-moon, China, climate change, COP24, icebreakers, Japan, korea, LNG, Northern Sea Route, Seoul, shipping, ships

Over the weekend, as the temperature in Seoul plunged to -12°C, Koreans bundled up in the long puffy black parkas

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Old Russian Navy base to become Arctic natural gas terminal in Pacific

18 May 201818 May 2018 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic, Asia, Bechenvinka, business, gas, LNG, military, Novatek, Pacific, Russia, shipping, transport

The base, which previously housed 12 submarines from the powerful Pacific Fleet, will soon become a terminal for Novatek’s Arctic

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Quality key to Finnish food industry’s success in Asia

2 May 20182 May 2018 Yle News 0 Comments agriculture, Asia, China, eggs, exports, Finland, food, Japan, market, Munax, pork

Finland’s food exports are growing briskly. In 2016 Finland exported 1.5 billion euros’ worth of foodstuffs, surpassing 1.6 billion last

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Siberian Corridor remains closed to Norwegian Air

10 November 201710 November 2017 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Asia, aviation, tourism, transportation

Negotiations failed this week when Norwegian and Russian aviation and transport officials meet in Oslo to discuss possible access for

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South Korean company plans shipping through Arctic Russia

22 August 2017 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Asia, Hyundai Merchant Marine, Northern Sea Route, shipping, South Korea

Trial runs might start in 2020, the biggest South Korean shipping company says. As Arctic ice reaches historical lows, Asian

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Sweden welcomes surge of Chinese visitors

16 August 201716 August 2017 Radio Sweden 0 Comments Asia, China, Stockholm, tourism

Tourism is on the rise in Sweden’s capital, and the CEO of Visit Stockholm thinks the increased interest has partly

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Blog: China, Japan and South Korea hold dialogue on the Arctic

15 June 201716 June 2017 Mia Bennett 0 Comments Arctic Council, Arctic Ocean, Asia, climate change, fisheries, Trilateral High-Level Dialogue on the Arctic

A little over four years ago, as several Asian countries were vying for observer status in the Arctic Council, there

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Finland looks to put education, environment at top of Arctic agenda

10 May 201710 May 2017 Yle News 0 Comments Alaska, Arctic Council, Asia, climate change, natural resources

Finland takes over the chairmanship of the Arctic Council from the United States this week. The Finnish government will emphasise

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Blog: Chairing the Arctic Council was hard work but a joy, says David Balton (Part 2 of 2)

3 May 20174 May 2017 Heather Exner-Pirot 0 Comments Arctic Council, Arctic fishery, Asia, sustainable development

The Arctic Council Ministerial will be held in Fairbanks on May 11, marking the end of the United States’ two

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A record year for tourism in Lapland, Finland’s northernmost region

17 February 2017 Yle News 0 Comments Asia, China, Great Britain, UK

2016 was a record-setting year for the tourism sector in Finnish Lapland. More visitors, especially from Asia and the UK,

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Blog: China’s one belt, one road project, comes to the Arctic

6 November 20164 November 2016 Mia Bennett 0 Comments Asia, business, economy, Infrastructure, Northern Sea Route, railway, shipping, transportation

I’ve just published a new article in the peer-reviewed journal Area Development and Policy called “The Silk Road goes north: Russia’s role within China’s

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A role for India in Russian Arctic

18 October 2016 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Asia, energy, industry

Moscow invites New Delhi to joint oil and gas projects in Arctic waters. Cooperation in the Arctic constitutes a key

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The Arctic Council at 20 – View from Iceland

30 September 201629 September 2016 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Asia, China, economy, environment, indigenous, media, military, Russia, Science, United States

The Arctic Council is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month. The international forum has Canadian roots and was established on September 19,

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