The world’s most populous country has signed a free trade agreement with Europe’s most sparsely populated nation. Iceland can now export more seafood to China, while China has moved one step closer to accessing Iceland’s abundant natural resources.
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China and Iceland sign free trade agreement
Posted on 22 April 2013.
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Gay Chinese welcome Icelandic PM’s visit
Posted on 10 April 2013.
Iceland’s openly gay prime minister, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, has received an usual invitation ahead of her visit to China on April 15th. A group parents of gay and lesbian Chinese have invited her to coffee, according to the South China Morning Post.
Posted in China, Iceland, Icelandic PM´s office, Society0 Comments
Denmark’s PM snubbed for meeting with China’s Xi Jinping
Posted on 14 September 2012.
China’s VP has cancelled a meeting with Danish premier Helle Thorning-Schmidt. The news came amid the PM’s three-day trip to the Asian country.
Posted in China, Denmark, Politics0 Comments
Finnish blueberries see high demand in China
Posted on 05 August 2012.
Blueberries from Finland are seeing growing popularity in the Far East. According to a report by YLE this week, the popularity of the small fruit is on the rise
Posted in China, Finland, Icelandic PM´s office, Lifestyle0 Comments
Two jailed in cartoon terror plot
Posted on 01 February 2012.
Two men have been convicted on terrorism charges in Norway for planning an attack against the Danish newspaper that printed cartoons of the Muslim Prophet Mohammed.
Posted in China, Denmark, Featured, General, International, MBL, Norway, Society0 Comments
Jilted Chinese investor set to try again with luxury Iceland resort idea
Posted on 26 January 2012.
Chinese investor Huang Nubo has applied for a concessionary exemption allowing him to rent land in north Iceland on a long-term basis in order to build a luxury resort there. He also wants to build a five-star hotel in Reykjavík.
Posted in Business, China, Featured, Iceland, MBL, Politics, Travel3 Comments
More Chinese interest in Icelandic tourism sector
Posted on 21 January 2012.
It has been reported that Chinese interests want to finance the building of a health village in Flúðir, south Iceland to the tune of billions of krónur.
Posted in Business, China, Energy, Featured, Iceland, Leisure, MBL, Society, Travel2 Comments
Iceland called on to give Liu Xiaobo refuge
Posted on 17 December 2011.
Two Icelandic MPs have put a proposal to the Alþingi parliament calling on the Icelandic government to offer Chinese Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo political asylum in the country.
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