Tag: norway-korea

The Ny-Alesund International Science Village on Spitsbergen Island in Svalbard archipelago in Norway, where Korea’s research center in the Arctic, the Dasan Center, is located. [KOREA POLAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE]

[New horizons] Korea’s Arctic ambitions begin with Norway

It wouldn’t be an overstatement to say that Korea’s place in the Arctic began in Norway nearly 20 years ago. Korea’s first Arctic research station, the Dasan Station, was established in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago in 2002. To be fair, it was...

2021.2.3

Norway, Korea look to the Arctic for collaboration

Wintry mountaintops, shipyards and a love for seafood are just a few of the interests shared by Norway and Korea. But another topic, perhaps less known, also brings together the two distant nations. “South Korea is one of our closest partners and...