US invites Asian officials to Alaska, eyes $44 billion LNG project
The U.S. has invited officials from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan to Alaska to discuss projects including a vast gas
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Trump administration planning Alaska summit to discuss LNG pipeline, reports say
By Eric Stone The Trump administration’s National Energy Dominance Council is planning an Alaska summit with leaders from Japan and South
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Canadian anti-whaling activist won’t be extradited to face Japanese charges
Watson, 73, has been released from detention in Greenland, where he was arrested in July Denmark has rejected a Japanese
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Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson to remain detained in Greenland
Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson will remain in detention in Greenland after he was arrested in the Danish autonomous territory last month,
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Amidst Arctic investment, Japan pledges G7 cooperation on fresh sanctions on Russia
Japan will make comprehensive decisions to ensure the country’s energy supply is stable while cooperating with the G7 group amid
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Japan to ensure stable energy supply despite US sanctions on Russia’s Arctic LNG 2
By Yoshifumi Takemoto, Reuters Japan will ensure stable and steady energy supply to the country even after the U.S. imposed
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Toronto Arctic360 conference tackles business development, international cooperation
TORONTO — Arctic360, the Canadian northern affairs conference, kicked off Tuesday with this year’s event focused on both business and
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Blog: Arctic Circle—The outside world keeps walking in
This year’s Arctic Circle Assembly was a near-return to normal operations following previous postponements and restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic. Yet the event could hardly
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Japan government bank extends freeze of loan to Arctic LNG 2
The loan agreement signed last November between the Russian natural gas project and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
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New subsea cable to connect Asia, Europe, and North America through the Arctic
After Finnish state-owned operator Cinia and Russian MegaFon earlier this year put on hold plans to lay telecom cable from
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Greenland seeks to boost profile in China with new Beijing office
Greenland opened a new office in Beijing last week with a view to boosting its profile in China. “For the
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Arctic Science Ministerial report stresses importance of int’l cooperation & community observations on climate
The third Arctic Science Ministerial report was released on Wednesday, stressing the ongoing need for international cooperation and community observations
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Moose on the Mediterranean? Research sheds new light on where moose once roamed
If you’re trying to survive an ice age — why not decamp to Italy? That’s what moose seem to have done thousands
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Arctic Science Ministerial postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19
The third Arctic Science Ministerial, scheduled to take place this November, has now been moved to 2021 because of the
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Finland joins other Nordic countries in virtual tourism due to pandemic
Finnish tourism destinations are turning to virtual tourism to get around travel restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic. The first
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