Tibetans’ plight supported in Reykjavik
The campaign for a free Tibet travelled as far as Reykjavik this week when a foreign protester sympathetic to the Tibetan cause arrived at the Chinese...
Iceland opposes Taiwan UN membership
The government of Iceland said last week that it was against Taiwan’s plan to hold a referendum on UN membership, reports China View News. ̶...
Icelandic Secretary of State visits Beijing
Gretar Mar Sigurdsson, Iceland’s Permanent Secretary of State for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, recently visited Beijing in orde...
China becomes global seafood giant
China is now the largest producer of seafood in the world, supplying some 35% of total global seafood products, according to the latest report by Nord...
Glitnir forms ‘White Sox’ Seafood Rock Band
Glitnir, the Nordic financial group, has joined forces with a number of well-known global rock musicians to form the ‘Glitnir Seafood Rock Band’. The ...
Iceland offers help to Chinese genetic project
Last week the Icelandic President, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, met with representatives from Shanghai’s Fudan University in China to discuss ways in which...
Glitnir in Chinese geothermal energy deal
Nordic financial group Glitnir and Chinese energy company Sinopec announced their intention last week to increase geothermal energy investments and de...
Iceland Chorus performs in China
When people think of music from Iceland, they inevitably think of Bjork, but the small Nordic nation has a number of other notable voices. The Icelan...