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Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson
Food and Drinks
Trailblazing Chinese restaurant is showing Swedes what the culture is all about
From baijiu to Sichuan cuisine, Surfers in Stockholm has it all. Now, this Chinese culture hub is gearing up to celebrate 20 years.
22 Mar 2026 - 12:45PM
China travel
Middle East oil shock sparks global airfare rises, with 9% increases feared
21 Mar 2026 - 11:00AM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Military escort for tankers in Strait of Hormuz not long-term fix: IMO head
17 Mar 2026 - 5:17PM
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Trending in China
Swede owns vehicle test centre in China’s Inner Mongolia; likely only foreigner there
Enterprising 44-year-old sees business boom after local authorities build huge artificial lake so he can ‘ice test’ vehicles when it freezes over.
10 Mar 2026 - 6:00PM
China-EU relations
EU strips AI, chips and quantum from industrial plan aimed at countering China
Leaked draft shows biotechnology and robotics are other cutting-edge sectors to be cut from Industrial Accelerator Act ahead of unveiling.
4 Mar 2026 - 1:16AM
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France
France to boost atomic arsenal, could deploy nuclear-armed jets to allies
France’s Macron says eight European countries have agreed to a ‘forward’ deterrence plan to bolster continental security.
3 Mar 2026 - 4:41PM
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Ukraine war
4 years into Ukraine conflict, Zelensky says Putin ‘did not win this war’
The president said Kyiv wanted ‘lasting peace’ and any truce agreement ‘must not simply be signed, it must be accepted by Ukrainians’.
24 Feb 2026 - 8:41PM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
Geely’s Zeekr shifts into Italy as China’s European EV push gathers speed
The carmaker is pressing ahead despite tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, betting on demand for high-spec models.
20 Feb 2026 - 12:43PM
Russia
Russia demands ‘concrete’ proof that it poisoned Navalny with dart frog toxin
Britain, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands claim Russia had the ‘means, motive and opportunity’ to kill its opposition leader.
18 Feb 2026 - 9:38PM
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Forget Canada, the real 51st American state appears to be gullible Australia
Aside from the first island chain of encirclement against China, much of the other island ‘defence’ chains look more like vassalising the not so ‘lucky country’ among others in the South Pacific.
23 Feb 2026 - 4:40PM
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Marco Rubio
Rubio says US not disputing report of Navalny’s fatal poisoning by frog toxin
Five European governments blamed Russia for killing Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny while he was held in an Arctic penal colony.
16 Feb 2026 - 1:15PM
Russia
Russia poisoned Alexei Navalny with dart frog toxin, European nations say
Epibatidine, a deadly chemical not found naturally in Russia, was detected in samples taken from the body of the late Putin critic.
15 Feb 2026 - 11:18AM
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China-EU relations
EU seeks independence, survival amid China-US economic dominance
European leaders meet to address the bloc’s economic woes, reliance on China and US, and shielding key industries from protectionist policies.
12 Feb 2026 - 6:05PM
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Trump’s ‘imperial’ agenda and the end of the old world order: Luuk van Middelaar
Political theorist says rapid acceleration of the US president’s ‘offensive, almost imperial’ agenda has left Europe disoriented.
9 Feb 2026 - 1:10PM
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Germany
Multinationals race into China’s US$143.9 billion instant retail market
Ikea, Continental and Aldi Nord enlist local partners to launch faster, more comprehensive delivery services than they offer abroad.
1 Feb 2026 - 11:00AM
China GDP
Tale of 2 megacities: how did Beijing, Shanghai GDPs surpass 5 trillion yuan?
China’s two largest cities are outpacing national growth rates, each generating gross domestic products equal to a small European country.
29 Jan 2026 - 12:25PM
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Banking & finance
Trump says the US dollar can move like a yo-yo. Will Treasuries be left hanging?
With the US president levelling threats at enemies, allies and his own central bank, alternatives like gold and Chinese assets are gaining appeal.
28 Jan 2026 - 11:18AM
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Tourism
Taste Sweden’s delicious ‘blue food’ fresh from the sea on boat tours
From oysters and mussels to superfood seaweed, Sweden’s west coast is a treasure trove of ‘blue food’ – sustainable aquatic produce.
27 Jan 2026 - 12:43PM
European Union
EU lawmakers divided over resuming work on US trade deal after Greenland crisis
The EU, which suspended the deal in protest against Trump’s demand to take over Greenland, has put off a decision until next week.
27 Jan 2026 - 2:46AM
World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos
Watch Trump showcase his ‘Board of Peace’ in Davos
Donald Trump has extended invitations to dozens of nations and hinted at the board’s future role as conflict mediator - with him as chairman.
22 Jan 2026 - 6:38PM
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Canada
Canada considers sending small contingent of troops to Greenland
Canada’s Carney reviews role in Nato exercises as European allies push back against Trump’s threats to take Greenland.
20 Jan 2026 - 11:49AM
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Greenland
Europe prepares retaliation over Trump’s Greenland ultimatum
Eight European countries consider US$108 billion retaliation and ‘anti-coercion’ tools after Trump vows tariffs on Europe over Arctic island.
19 Jan 2026 - 4:00PM
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Donald Trump
Trump’s Greenland ‘blackmail’ might force EU to stop pleasing him and hit back
Trump’s Greenland tariff threat sparks anger and tests US-EU ties as the bloc mulls how to respond to Washington’s sabre-rattling.
18 Jan 2026 - 10:03AM
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Donald Trump
Trump hits 8 Nato allies with tariffs to force Greenland sale
The duties will start at 10 per cent in February and go up to 25 per cent in June if no deal is reached for the US to buy the island.
19 Jan 2026 - 3:35AM
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Greenland
Europeans send military personnel to Greenland in message to Trump
Initial deployments are small, but Denmark is planning a ‘larger, more permanent’ Nato presence.
16 Jan 2026 - 3:03PM
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Science
Structural biologist Alexey Amunts launches new research lab in Shenzhen
‘Shenzhen adds another dimension; it is a place where ideas do not remain ideas for long,’ Amunts says of new position.
16 Jan 2026 - 9:23AM
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South Korea
South Koreans see joy in parenthood but fear economic strain
While 74 per cent see joy in children, 92 per cent say economic burdens impact family planning – a factor in South Korea’s record-low birth rate.
12 Jan 2026 - 6:18PM
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France
Europe paralysed by snow as brutal cold snap disrupts flights, rail services
Thousands stranded as chaos grounds flights, with black ice sparking fatal accidents, while death toll rises to six in season’s worst freeze.
7 Jan 2026 - 8:16PM
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