Tourism workshop entices Thais to Scandinavia
The Scandinavian Tourist Board held a workshop last week designed to promote Scandinavia as a tourist destination for Asians, reports ScandAsia.com. T...
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Green light for Actavis cancer drug
Actavis, a generic pharmaceuticals company, has been given the go ahead to distribute the oncology drug, Irinotecan Hydrochloride Injection, in the US...
Protesters urge Sweden not to recognize Kosovo
On Saturday hundreds of people took to the streets of Sweden to protest at the country’s pro-Kosovo stance, reported the Associated Press. Three of Sw...
Icelandic culture festival kicks off in Brussels
Brussels will play host to some innovative and intriguing Icelandic art and culture tomorrow when the ‘Iceland on the Edge’ festival opens at the Cent...
Iceland forges diplomatic ties with Fiji
The first diplomatic ties between Fiji, an island nation in the South Pacific, and Iceland were established this month, reports the Fiji Times. Mason ...
Glitnir bank to open branch in India
Nordic bank Glitnir is applying to open a representative office in India, in a move which would further open up the sub-continent to Glitnir’s e...
German / Icelandic seafood conference in Bremen
Nordic bank Glitnir will co-host a conference next week on ‘The future of the seafood industry in Germany and Iceland’. The conference will be the fir...
Iceland Express starts Reykjavik to Warsaw flights
Budget airline Iceland Express will begin operating flights between Iceland and Poland from May this year making it the first time a direct route betw...