South Korea and Norway sign memoranda of understanding on Arctic shipping and shipbuilding
Last week, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak visited Norway for two days. He met with Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg…
China’s Xue Long icebreaker embarks on Arctic expedition
The Chinese icebreaker Xue Long departed Shanghai on June 27 for a three-month expedition that will take it to the…
China wins Swedish support for Arctic Council permanent observer status
On Monday, a deputy Chinese foreign minister, Song Tao, announced that Sweden, the current chair of the Arctic Council, supported…