President of Iceland welcomes China's pa...

China's government and business are involved in the development of the Arctic region, where a new transport corridor is being formed, the President of Iceland Gudni Johannesson said at the Internati

Russia to approve new Arctic development...

ST. PETERSBURG, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Russia will adopt this year a new strategy for the development of the Russian Arctic until 2035, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. "This year we are going to

President of Iceland welcomes China's pa...

ST. PETERSBURG, April 9 (Xinhua) -- China's government and business are involved in the development of the Arctic region, where a new transport corridor is being formed, the President of Iceland Gudn

Arctic Connect data cable project delaye...

HELSINKI, March 22 (Xinhua) -- The construction of the planned Arctic data cable connecting Asia and Europe via Finland appears to be delayed, media reports said here on Friday. The majority state-ow

Increased strategic importance offsets s...

HELSINKI, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The increased strategic importance of the Arctic area is likely to be reflected in the meeting of foreign ministers of the Arctic Council in Rovaniemi, northern Finland

Russian ministry prepares multi-billion ...

MOSCOW, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Natural Resources Ministry said Wednesday it had compiled and sent to the government for consideration a comprehensive plan to develop the country's Arctic re

Arctic ministers urge swift action to ha...

NAIROBI, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Environment ministers from countries that share the arctic region including Norway, Iceland and Finland on Wednesday urged concerted efforts to halt melting of glaciers.

Ice-free Arctic summers could happen in ...

WASHINGTON, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The Arctic Ocean could become ice-free as early as in 2030, according to a new study. Previous studies have predicted that the Arctic is trending towards an ice-free s