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...
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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. ̶...
Glitnir bank sells bonds for $200m (ISK 15bn)
Nordic bank Glitnir sold ISK 15bn ($200m) of five year mandatory convertible bonds in a closed offer to Icelandic institutional investors that ended y...
‘Aldrei for eg sudur’ music festival takes place this weekend
The annual Aldrei for eg sudur music festival will take place on March 21st – 22nd in Isafjordur in Iceland. The two day music festival, which i...
Canadian project to explore climate change in the Arctic
The British Council in Canada has chosen a Prince Edward Island high school to participate in its international climate change youth expedition to Ice...
Iceland’s hidden fashion people
According to column in the Toronto Star, the residents of Iceland have a sense of style that is as distinctively chic as it is overlooked. Iceland, a ...
Iceland likely to restart commercial whaling
Iceland is likely to restart hunting minke whales in May according to a report from the BBC. Iceland resumed commercial whaling in 2006 but in August ...
Icelandic fishing town recreated in Edinburgh
The story of Seydisfjordur, a small fishing town in Iceland, will soon come to life in an old townhouse in Edinburgh, thanks to the work of two local ...