China is expected to redefine its Arctic policy - including an ambition to become a great polar power by 2030 - amid growing scrutiny from far northern countries and a possible US-Russia cooperation ...

A Norwegian state-owned company will ask China's polar institute to remove two white stone lions and a name plaque at the entrance of a Chinese research facility in Norway's Arctic in a subtle ...

New Delhi: The Arctic is no longer frozen in time. Ice is melting. Tensions are rising. And the world’s biggest powers are locking horns. In Washington, U.S. President Donald Trump is eyeing Greenland ...

Satellite operators are looking north. Way north. As the U.S., China and others compete in space, the need for fast and frequent communication links with satellites orbiting near the North Pole is ...

BEIJING (AP) - China and Iceland signed a free trade agreement Monday, offering hope to the small North Atlantic country for its recession-battered economy and giving Beijing a leg up in its drive for ...

Russia in the Arctic is a "grave concern" to NATO, Iceland's foreign minister has said, as Moscow forges ahead with its military buildup and economic plans for one of the most austere, but ...

Russia is rapidly militarizing the Arctic, forging closer ties with China, and exploiting NATO weaknesses. The Arctic could be a future site of international competition. As American attention over ...