Iceland Airwaves music festival kicks off
The much anticipated Icelandic Airwaves Festival kicked off this week in Reykjavik. The annual music festival, which sees well-known international as...
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Iceland is smoke-free and happy
On June 18th this year, a new ban on smoking in restaurants and night clubs was introduced in Iceland. A recent opinion poll conducted by local newspa...
India signs energy cooperation agreement with Iceland
The governments of India and Iceland last week signed an agreement in which they declared their mutual cooperation on the development of new technolog...
Icelandic banks gamble on credit crunch
Whilst many financial spectators have been advising Icelandic banks to proceed more cautiously this year, the main Icelandic banks have not stopped in...
Iceland opens geothermal office in California
On October 12th, the Icelandic President, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, joined officials from the state of California and the city of Los Angeles to open th...
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...
Whale meat the topic of Iceland-Japan talks
Discussions between Iceland and Japan on the exportation of Icelandic whale meat to Japan are continuing, despite protests against Iceland’s dec...
Heart attack risk test developed in Iceland
Decode Genetics, a biotech firm based in Iceland, started a new laboratory test last Thursday that may help determine if a person’s genetic code will ...