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6 January, 2025

Russia unveils nuclear-powered icebreakers

23 Nov 2022 - 8:00PM

Polar bear ventures into Quebec, Canada prompting officials to warn residents

1 May 2022 - 5:52AM

Will Russia sanctions freeze Asia’s climate change research on the Arctic?

27 Apr 2022 - 6:25PMvideocam

What next for China’s Polar Silk Road as Putin’s war sparks Arctic freeze?

Arctic Council boycott of chair member Russia leaves China facing delicate balancing act regarding main polar partner, say analysts.

21 Mar 2022 - 6:22AMvideocam

A Chinese research team sets up equipment near the icebreaker Xuelong, or “Snow Dragon”, in the Arctic Ocean. Photo: Xinhua

Ukraine war: Opinion

Opinion | Ukraine war may put China’s Arctic vision on ice

The war in Ukraine has brought the geopolitical importance of the Arctic region, previously thought to benefit from a disconnect from security concerns, into focus. China has made significant investments in the Arctic, but could find itself cut off from regional decision-making if it chooses to side with Russia.

11 Mar 2022 - 9:15AMvideocam

Russia-Ukraine war upends hopes for global climate action

With Russia blowing apart world order, Western advocates for international climate action say their cause is looking ever more bleak, just as the effects of warming are looking more ominous.

6 Nov 2022 - 2:53AM

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The Arctic will soon see more rain than snow: study

New study warns the change caused by global warming could have effects beyond the region.

2 Dec 2021 - 11:38AMvideocam

A large Iceberg floats away as the sun sets near Kulusuk, Greenland. File photo: AP

South China Sea

Opinion | The Arctic is not the South China Sea

Alluding to the South China Sea has become a shorthand for those attempting to demonstrate a China threat in the Arctic. It only distracts from a bigger issue: climate change.

25 May 2021 - 5:27AMvideocam

Greenland election: party opposed to rare earth mining project wins

Election result casts doubt on Arctic mine project for Australia-based company with Chinese ownership.

7 Apr 2021 - 6:33PM

Huge chunk of Greenland ice cap breaks off

16 Sep 2020 - 6:41PM

Video | Journey to the north: experience the Arctic on a small sailing ship

The world’s northernmost township with a permanent population, in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, is gaining in popularity as a gateway to the icy north. Tours by sailing ship get visitors up close with nature and to some remote spots

22 May 2018 - 5:21PM

Robert Wolting, first mate of the Arctic expedition sailing ship Noorderlicht, returns in a Zodiac boat from reconnoitring a landing on Alkhornet mountain in Spitsbergen, Norway. Photo: Tessa Chan

Russia launches world’s first floating nuclear power station

19 May 2018 - 10:27PM

Belt and Road Initiative

Why China-Russia relations are warming up in the Arctic

China needs Russia for its Polar Silk Route ambitions; Russia needs China as it tries to reclaim the Baltics.

10 Dec 2019 - 11:44PM

China-Japan relations

Japan concerned by China’s plan to build ‘polar Silk Road’ in Arctic

Beijing’s plans for the northernmost region include drilling for oil and a establishing shipping routes. But analysts say it’s really about the military

14 Feb 2018 - 8:54PM

Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou shows China’s white paper Arctic policy. Photo: Xinhua

International observers warm to China’s Arctic policy

A new white paper spelling out China’s intentions for the Arctic relieves some concerns over transparency and conformity to international rule of law.

14 Feb 2018 - 7:24PM

Members of China's 34th Antarctic expedition pose on the deck of China's research icebreaker Xue Long (Snow Dragon) on January 15. The ship has also been used to make voyages to the Arctic. Photo: Xinhua

Video | France invites job applications for work at North and South Poles

Carpenters, bakers, pastry chefs, scientists – polar institute has launched a public appeal to recruit around 40 French-speaking people for a variety of jobs, which will last for up to 14 months, at its six bases in the Arctic and Antarctica

11 Feb 2018 - 6:27PM

China-Australia relations

On Reflection | Canada: the next big Asian power?

Ottawa has much to gain by forming closer ties to Beijing as China unveils its first Arctic Policy.

26 Dec 2021 - 1:58AMvideocam

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China reveals ‘Polar Silk Road’ ambition in Arctic policy white paper

26 Jan 2018 - 10:58PM

China’s research icebreaker Xue Long, or Snow Dragon, set off for Antarctica in November. Before that, it made its first voyage through the frozen waters of the Northwest Passage. Photo: Xinhua

China in talks for multinational rollout of fibre optic cable across Arctic

14 Dec 2017 - 10:27AM

Belt and Road Initiative

China’s Arctic ambitions grow, leaving the region suspicious

21 Nov 2017 - 7:55PM

Belt and Road Initiative

Arctic link widens the reach of China’s belt and road ambitions

The world should take note of China’s vision of integrating an Arctic route for trade with Europe into its massive Belt and Road Initiative.

20 Oct 2017 - 7:04PM

It is no secret that China has been planning to utilise the warming Arctic Ocean to improve trade and logistics ties with Europe. Illustration: Craig Stephens

Belt and Road Initiative

Slowly but surely, China’s carving a foothold through the Arctic

26 Jan 2018 - 9:50PM

China’s research icebreaker Xue Long, or Snow Dragon, arrives back in Shanghai on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua

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