Putin sees new big Arctic projects coming
They should be developed in cooperation with the French, Chinese and other foreign partners, the President said at the name
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Putin instructs Government to speed up Arctic development
The President says he wants to work with foreigners to implement projects in Russia’s Arctic economic program. Never before has
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Upcoming Arctic talks for Nordic presidents in Russia
Putin to meet Guðni Th. Jóhannesson and Sauli Niinistö. The upcoming Arctic Forum in Arkhangelsk will be attended by the
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A record year for tourism in Lapland, Finland’s northernmost region
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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No Chinese resort in Svalbard, Norway after all
The Norwegian government buys a 218 square km privately-own plot and puts a stop to a possible foreign acquisition in
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The Arctic Council at 20 – View from Iceland
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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Ice-Blog: Arctic Council – 20 years in a warming world
Twenty years does not really seem like a long time. But when it comes to climate change in the Arctic, the
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Ice-Blog: China, USA climate pledge – all talk, no action?
In a blog post earlier this year, I mused on the danger of everybody sitting back saying, “Yes, we did,”
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Ice-Blog: Hottest year – scary, but not for Arctic shippers from China?
As I sit in my Bonn office between thunderstorms in a week where we reached a record 36 degrees Celsius
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Russian, Chinese officials hold talks on Arctic railway project
Chinese money gives new life to the Belkomur project. Russian and Chinese officials have completed a fifth meeting in the
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How Arctic shipping could boost Canada’s trade relationship with Asia
While the Northwest Passage is a long way away from becoming a commercially viable maritime shipping route, even a moderate
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Chinese energy giant plans €1bn biofuel plant in northern Finland
The Chinese firm Kaidi announced that it wants to build a big biodiesel refinery in Kemi. Kaidi Finland’s CEO says
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Blog: NSR – Twinned development of shipping, oil
In December, a record heat wave was cascading through the Arctic at a time when snow and ice would normally
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Blog: Greenland pioneers Arctic tourism & mining
The world’s largest island has risen to the lofty ranks of Lonely Planet’s Top 10 countries to visit in 2016. This past October,
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Blog: Chinese naval ships near Aleutians
A few days ago, the U.S. Navy reported that it had detected five Chinese naval ships near the Aleutian Islands.
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