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Barents Spektakel

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Blog – Kirkenes: The company town that became a Chinatown for five days

Mia Bennett
Posted: Friday, March 8, 2019 at 11:06 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:21
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The town of Kirkenes, Norway is a little northern melting pot. It sits at the on the country’s Arctic edge,

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Beijing finds a Chinatown in Arctic Norway

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at 11:49 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:20
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The Asian superpower looks towards the Arctic and finds a home in this year’s Barents Spektakel winter festival in Kirkenes,

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Blog – When a town in Arctic Norway transforms into “the world’s northernmost Chinatown”

Mia Bennett
Posted: Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 16:57 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 09:55
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Sitting on the rocky coastline of the slate gray Barents Sea, the hilly city of Kirkenes, Norway is located at

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Norway loses Arctic oil mock trial during Barents Spektakel festival

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, February 13, 2017 at 16:34 — Last Updated: Monday, February 13, 2017 at 16:44
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The verdict of the court performance staged during the Barents Spektakel festival in Kirkenes is clear: The opening of the

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

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In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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