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The latest news, analysis and opinion on Sweden. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.

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Stockholm

Head of State

King Carl XVI Gustaf

Head of Government

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson

last updated:

29 November, 2024

Finnish guard ship Turvan on duty in the southern Baltic Sea. Photo: EPA-EFE

Nordic nations

Finland boards oil tanker after internet and power cable outages

Finland seized the vessel’s cargo and believes that the ship was believed to belong to Russia’s so-called shadow fleet of ageing tankers.

26 Dec 2024 - 10:02PMvideocam

Nordic nations

Finland investigates outage of undersea power link to Estonia

26 Dec 2024 - 12:20AMvideocam

Nordic nations

Sweden says China denied request to probe ship linked to cut undersea cables

23 Dec 2024 - 11:41PM

China-EU relations

EU pushes to cut China reliance with US$4.8 billion in cleantech grants

Move to name China in the proposal could leave the bloc vulnerable to a challenge in Geneva trade courts, analyst says.

4 Dec 2024 - 11:56PMvideocam

Electric car batteries are among products targeted by EU grants in an attempt to reduce European dependence on China. The European Commission is offering grants worth 4.6 billion euros. Photo: AFP via Getty Images/TNS

Nordic nations

Undersea cables in Baltic Sea cut, Germany and Finland fear sabotage

Probes launched after communication cables between new Nato members Finland and Sweden and alliance partners Germany and Lithuania were damaged.

19 Nov 2024 - 11:36AM

Formula One (F1)

All eyes on Beganovic, but it’s Ugochukwu starting on pole at Macau Grand Prix

Bosnian-Swedish driver will start from 11th place on the grid at the 71st running of famous race.

17 Nov 2024 - 7:00AM

Germany

Germany opens Nato naval command centre on Baltic Sea

Commander Task Force Baltic will coordinate naval activities in the region’, provide Nato with ‘maritime situation picture around the clock’.

21 Oct 2024 - 7:57PM

Nato headquarters in Brussels. Nato’s naval centre in the port city of Rostock will be led by a German admiral and manned by staff from 11 other Nato countries. Photo: Xinhua

Profile

Meet the Swedish ex-banker pushing eco-friendly paints in Hong Kong

Joakim Cimmerbeck, an ex-banker and the founder of Eicó, an eco-friendly paint company, on why using an environmental-friendly paint is a no-brainer.

15 Oct 2024 - 3:19PM

Nordic nations

Swedish police arrest young suspect over shooting at Israeli company

No one was injured in the shooting at Israeli military technology firm Elbit Systems in Gothenburg.

10 Oct 2024 - 6:06PM

Nobel Prize

Nobel chemistry prize awarded to scientist trio for protein structure work

Winners of this year’s Nobel will receive a cash prize and medal on December 10, followed by a lavish banquet in Stockholm city hall.

9 Oct 2024 - 6:58PMvideocam

First handed out in 1901, 15 years after Nobel’s death, Nobel prizes are awarded for achievements in medicine, physics, chemistry, literature and peace. Photo: Reuters

Science

‘Godfather of AI’ among 2 scientists to win 2024 Nobel Prize in physics

John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton were given the honour for pioneering work in artificial intelligence development.

8 Oct 2024 - 9:28PMvideocam

Two pioneers of artificial intelligence, John Hopfield (left) and Geoffrey Hinton – won the Nobel Prize in physics. Photo: Princeton University via AP

United States

Nobel Prize in medicine honours 2 Americans for discovery of microRNA

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun’s research revealed a new principle of gene regulation essential for multicellular organisms, including humans.

7 Oct 2024 - 8:26PM

Thailand

Asian Angle | Why Thailand chose to buy Swedish fighter jets instead of US F-16s

The decision was driven by factors including cost, technology transfer, and a desire to avoid dependence on any single superpower.

22 Sep 2024 - 11:00AM

English Premier League

FPL Gameweek 5 concerns amid injuries, lack of form and Haaland facing Gabriel

My 61-point haul marks the fifth week in a row that I have climbed up the rankings, but all that glitters is not gold.

19 Sep 2024 - 12:43PM

Arsenal’s Gabriel scored and kept a clean sheet last weekend but he will be up against Erling Haaland as Arsenal face Manchester City next. Photo: AP

Nordic nations

Sweden to pay immigrants up to US$34,000 to go back to home country

The Scandinavian nation seen for decades as a ‘humanitarian superpower’ is struggling to integrate many of its newcomers.

13 Sep 2024 - 2:35AMvideocam

A migrant from Somalia walks through downtown Flen, some 100km west of Stockholm, Sweden, in August 2018. Photo: AP

India

From Singapore to Sweden, Indian diaspora protests over Kolkata rape, murder

Protests against the August 9 killing started in Japan, Australia, Taiwan and Singapore, before spreading to cities in Europe and the US.

9 Sep 2024 - 2:30PMvideocam

English Premier League

FPL tips: Man Utd v Liverpool dilemma, why I picked Fulham defender over Arsenal

Those who followed my suggestions last week will be laughing, so let’s take a look at what’s in store ahead of Gameweek 3

29 Aug 2024 - 7:35PM

Malaysia

Malaysian navy diver dies during salvage operations on wrecked naval vessel

The diver is believed to have drowned while working at the wreck site off the coast of Johor.

28 Aug 2024 - 11:34PM

A Malaysian navy diver died during KD Pendekar salvage operation off Johor coast. Photo: X/NavyLookout

Denmark

Denmark shuts embassies in junta-led Mali and Burkina Faso

Denmark is opening embassies in Senegal, Tunisia and Rwanda as part of its new orientation in Africa.

27 Aug 2024 - 2:20PMvideocam

Fame and celebrity

Meet Alida Morberg, The Crow star Bill Skarsgård’s long-time partner

Like her beau, the actress comes from a family involved in the entertainment industry – dad Per is an actor, author and chef, and Morberg’s 3 sisters are all actors or directors

26 Aug 2024 - 7:00PM

US-China tech war

IBM said to be laying off more than 1,000 employees in China

IBM is the latest global tech giant to cut jobs in China this year, as an intensified Sino-US rivalry threatens their mainland businesses.

27 Aug 2024 - 5:08PM

IBM is laying off hundreds of employees in mainland China, according to local news reports and social media posts. Photo: Reuters

Africa

WHO official says Mpox is not the new Covid-19

Mpox transmits through close physical contact, but unlike previous global pandemics such as Covid-19, there is no evidence it spreads easily through the air.

20 Aug 2024 - 7:22PM

A medical staff labels an mpox sample taken from a patient in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on August 19. Photo: EPA-EFE

Crime in Hong Kong

Swedish man accused of rape in Hong Kong says Nepalese helper initiated sex

Patrik Tobias Ekstrom, 36, tells court she approached him in bed three times between July and October 2022.

21 Aug 2024 - 4:07PM

Africa

Explainer | What we know about the new mpox strain

As health authorities scramble to deal with the outbreak of mpox, experts anticipate more people will be infected with the deadlier strain of the virus.

17 Aug 2024 - 2:16PMvideocam

Disease

Pakistan reports first case of deadly mpox virus

The mpox surge in Africa – which has also affected Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda – prompted the World Health Organization to declare a public health emergency of international concern, the highest alarm it can sound.

16 Aug 2024 - 5:46PMvideocam

A child with mpox gets treatment at a hospital in the Nyiragongo territory in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The World Health Organization declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern, sounding the alarm over its potential for further international transmission. Photo: Xinhua

Nordic nations

WHO confirms first case of new mpox outside of Africa as outbreak spreads

A patient in Sweden was infected while in Africa with the clade Ib version of the virus, thought to cause a more serious type of mpox.

16 Aug 2024 - 3:51PMvideocam

A colourised transmission electron micrograph shows mpox particles (green) found within an infected cell (pink and purple). Image: US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases via AFP

Hong Kong courts

Swedish businessman denies raping Nepalese domestic helper in Hong Kong home

Patrik Tobias Ekstrom allegedly was drunk and offered her money for sex, but when she refused, he dragged her into his bedroom.

21 Aug 2024 - 2:00AM

Interest rates

July’s inflation blip will do little to derail US Fed’s September rate cut

The recent easing of price pressures has bolstered Fed officials’ confidence that they can start to lower borrowing costs while refocusing their attention on the labour market.

11 Aug 2024 - 11:46AM

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