Recent news that a Chinese investor has bought a large tract of land in north-east Iceland, with a view to building a luxury hotel and eco-tourism resort, is being widely discussed overseas. Continue Reading

Chinese scientists want to set up a northern lights research station in Iceland. Continue Reading

A wealthy Chinese investor this week bought one of the biggest plots of land for sale in Iceland: Grimsstadir a Fjollum. He intends to build a large luxury hotel on the remote site, but approval is needed first from Icelandic and Chinese authorities. Continue Reading

The EFTA and Hong Kong have signed a free-trade agreement, which will effectively allow Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland to use Hong Kong as a de-facto home market when exporting to other parts of Asia. Continue Reading

The ambassador of China in Oslo has called on Norwegian officials to apologise for handing the Nobel Peace Prize to a Chinese human rights activist last year. Continue Reading

Finland’s customs agency has confiscated a record haul of the drug known as Lakka. Continue Reading

Iceland's former central bank governor sent Timothy Geithner, governor of the US Federal Reserve, a letter on 24th October 2008 requesting a billion dollar loan. Continue Reading

The Chinese company, Blue Star has purchased the Norwegian heavy industry business Elkem for USD 2.1 billion, it was revealed in Norway this morning. Blue Star is one of the biggest ferrosilicon companies in the world. Continue Reading

Denmark’s education minister has called for Chinese to be included on the nation’s secondary school curriculum. Liberal Tina Nedergaard believes that the widely spoken Asian language should rank alongside French and German as a finals matriculation subject. Continue Reading

Norwegian authorities say China has called off a meeting with the country’s fisheries minister just days after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a jailed Chinese dissident. Beijing has warned that the move to give the prestigious honour to imprisoned democracy campaigner Liu Xiaobo will harm relations between the two countries. Continue Reading