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Malaysia signs economic partnership deal with EFTA
VietnamPlus
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June 23, 2025
Kuala Lumpur (VNA) - Malaysia and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) member states have signed an economic partnership agreement, opening a new chapter for Malaysia’s trade, investment and economic relations with Switzerland, Norway,...
Malaysia signs trade agreement with EFTA to expand market mobility
ETHRWorld Southeast Asia
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June 24, 2025
Malaysia has signed a landmark economic partnership agreement with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), comprising Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein, its first free trade agreement (FTA) with non-EU European countries. The...
India seeks fairer ASEAN FTA terms amid trade deficit, flags asymmetry in tariff openings
CNBC-TV18
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June 23, 2025
On the India-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (FTA) under review, sources have indicated that India had opened 71% of its tariff lines, while Indonesia had opened only 41%, Vietnam had opened 66.5%, and Thailand had opened 67% of its tariff lines...
Emissions removal facility opened at Hellisheidi geothermal power plant, Iceland
ThinkGeoEnergy
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June 23, 2025
Stakeholders and representatives of the EU Innovation Fund outside Steingerður. (source: ON Power) The Steingerði air purification plant has been officially opened, reducing CO2 and H2S emissions from the Hellisheidi geothermal power plant in...
Gas exploration fund 'clear breach' of international trade agreement - Green Party
RNZ
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June 23, 2025
Resources Minister Shane Jones. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Legal advice commissioned by the Green Party says the government's new gas plan breaches the Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability (ACCTS). The deal with Costa Rica,...
European Medicines Agency Recommends Market Approval of AVT06, Alvotech’s Proposed Biosimilar ...
Bluefield Daily Telegraph - West Virginia
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REYKJAVIK, Iceland and LONDON, June 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alvotech (NASDAQ: ALVO), a global biotech company specializing in the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines for patients worldwide and Advanz Pharma, a UK headquartered...
SpaceX Sends Icelandic Hemp on Orbital Mission
Iceland Review
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June 23, 2025
Icelandic hemp seeds will be launched into space today aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket as part of a scientific mission to study how plant materials respond to space conditions. The seeds, sent from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, are...
Back in the Skies: Czech Gripens Patrol Iceland Again
CZDEFENCE
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Defense Minister Jana Černochová recently visited Czech soldiers in Iceland, where they are currently serving as part of an alliance mission. The Czech Air Force began its mission in Iceland at the end of May this year. Five JAS-39 Gripen fighter...
Icelandair and Visit Greenland Renew Partnership Amid Expanded Nuuk Connectivity
Adventure Travel News
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June 14, 2025
As the first MAX 737 landed this week from Keflavik to Nuuk, marking an increase in capacity for flights to Greenland, Icelandair and Visit Greenland are pleased to announce the renewal of their long-standing partnership. Through a newly signed...
Iceland’s Largest University Celebrates 2025 Graduates
Iceland Review
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June 14, 2025
Graduation ceremonies are currently taking place at Laugardalshöll, where nearly 2,800 students from the University of Iceland are being honoured. The occasion also marks the final commencement overseen by Rector Jón Atli Benediktsson, who is...
Malaysia signs economic partnership deal with Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein
The Malaysian Star
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June 23, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) member states have signed an economic partnership agreement, opening a new chapter for Malaysia’s trade, investment and economic relations with Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and...
Iceland’s PLAY Airlines to drop all transatlantic services
Business Traveller
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June 14, 2025
PLAY Airlines has announced it will cease flights to the US later this year. The Icelandic low-cost carrier commenced transatlantic services in 2022, and currently flies from Reykjavík’s Keflavík International Airport to Baltimore/Washington...
Innovation financing in focus at annual meeting with member states in Reykjavík
European Patent Office
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June 20, 2025
At the EPO’s annual co-operation meeting in Iceland, delegates explored ways to boost innovation financing across Europe. On the sidelines, EPO President António Campinos also met with the President of Iceland, Halla Tómasdóttir. The European...
Sheepish view of Iceland
Plains Producer
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June 22, 2025
Andrew Parker This week’s Over the Fence comes directly from Iceland where I have been examining the condition of Icelandic livestock, mainly sheep, which have recently lambed (twins are common). The rules around agistment here appear much...
Justin Bieber drops ‘Swag,’ stuns fans with highly anticipated album
Global News
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July 11, 2025
Justin Bieber is back after releasing his seventh album Swag just hours after announcing the project and track list. On Thursday, Bieber, 31, shared a series of billboards found by fans in Reykjavik, Iceland and Los Angeles with the word “Swag,”...
AI technology could save Icelandic fishing industry billions
Iceland Monitor
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A new technology that uses artificial intelligence to predict the distribution of commercial fish stocks—such as cod, haddock, and redfish—could save the Icelandic fishing industry billions of ISK, according to Svanur Guðmundsson, a fisheries...
PPDS appoints Fredrik Lundqvist as Nordic and Baltic technical manager
EN
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July 10, 2025
PPDS has appointed Fredrik Lundqvist as technical manager for the Nordic and Baltic regions, bringing over 21 years of specialist AV experience from leading global display manufacturers to strengthen the company’s growing EMEA technical sales...
Bit Digital shifts from BTC mining to ETH staking
Coingeek
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July 11, 2025
Homepage > News > Business > Bit Digital shifts from BTC mining to ETH staking In a bold move that signals a significant shift in the block reward mining landscape, Bit Digital, Inc. (NASDAQ: BTBT), a New York-based, Nasdaq-listed crypto firm with...
airBaltic expands from Estonia with new flights to Reykjavik in Iceland
AeroTime News
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June 20, 2025
AirBaltic has heralded the commencement of its latest route when on June 18, 2025, the carrier’s first flight between its base in Tallinn, Estonia, and Reykjavik in Iceland departed. The new route marks airBaltic’s second connection to Iceland,...
X Corporate Retreat Ideas for Building High-Performing Teams
The European Business Review
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June 19, 2025
A canal boat glides through Amsterdam’s waterways, but inside, your team is deep in strategy mode: coffee in hand, no Zoom fatigue in sight. Today’s high-performing teams need immersive experiences that build momentum, not just memories. Real...