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Stockholm

Head of State

King Carl XVI Gustaf

Head of Government

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson

Exchange Square in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Shutterstock

Electric & new energy vehicles

After CATL’s spark, China’s EV players bank on Hong Kong IPOs for growth funds

China’s top smart mobility firms like Chery Auto, Seres Group and Hesai eye Hong Kong market to fund global expansion plans.

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Asean

Opinion | Asean-GCC-China summit signals a redrawing of trade away from the US

3 Jun 2025 - 6:46PMvideocam

High Jewellery

Cartier unveils En Équilibre high jewellery collection in Stockholm

28 May 2025 - 10:29AM

Disease

Heart disease is Southeast Asia’s biggest killer. And it’s only getting worse

A new study has found a huge surge in cardiovascular disease across the region in recent years. Researchers say immediate action is needed.

28 May 2025 - 8:53AM

Southeast Asia’s ageing population contributed to the big jump in case numbers, researchers said. Photo: Shutterstock

China manufacturing

Sweden’s Scania readies €2 billion China factory, eyeing Asian growth

Setting up in the Chinese market gives truck maker access to the next generation of transport technology in China, CEO says.

27 May 2025 - 11:36AM

Celebrity style

Pillion star Alexander Skarsgård’s next-level method dressing at Cannes

Stylist Harry Lambert has worked with Harry Styles, Emma Corrin and Josh O’Connor – recently, he styled Murderbot star Skarsgård, who appears alongside Harry Melling in A24 film Pillion, for Cannes.

23 May 2025 - 6:00AM

Israel

Outrage at Israeli ‘warning shots’ as foreign diplomats tour West Bank

Israel says diplomats deviated from approved route and entered a restricted zone, fired warning shots.

22 May 2025 - 4:14PM

Members of a diplomatic delegation react after warning shots were fired in the distance. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong to replace 13,000 traffic signals by 2027 to help visually impaired

New models will feature five functions, including voice messages in three languages, Transport Department says.

21 May 2025 - 7:27AM

European Union

Suicide was Sweden school shooter’s motive: police

Police say there was no sign that Rickard Andersson, who had mental health problems and financial troubles and killed 10 people, had ideological or political motives.

16 May 2025 - 6:51PMvideocam

US-China trade war

US lawmakers mull State Department shake-up as trade partners seek new alliances

Witnesses warn subcommittee hearing that previously ‘impossible’ economic partnerships are moving ahead after tariff confusion.

15 May 2025 - 12:18PMvideocam

A Washington subcommittee is considering structural reform of the US State Department to align with President Donald Trump’s economic and foreign policies. Photo: AFP

The Philippines

Philippines confirms US funding for railway project amid foreign aid freeze

Move indicates Washington’s intent to deepen economic cooperation and is ‘good signalling’ for bilateral ties, analysts say.

12 May 2025 - 3:22PMvideocam

A truck arrives at a container terminal in Navotas, Metro Manila, the Philippines. The Subic-Clark-Manila-Batangas Railway is expected to connect major ports and airports in the country. Photo: Reuters

China's military weapons

Kashmir conflict reveals power of Pakistan’s Chinese weapons, but doubts remain

Analysts say a war between India and Pakistan could be rare test of Russian and Chinese arms, with ‘larger ramifications’ for Indo-Pacific.

11 May 2025 - 8:03PMvideocam

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Fame and celebrity

Who is Alexander Skarsgård’s Swedish actress GF and baby mama, Tuva Novotny?

Thanks to shows like Succession and Big Little Lies, Alexander Skarsgård has become as much of a household name as his famous father Stellan – but what do we know about his girlfriend, Tuva Novotny?

11 May 2025 - 4:00AM

China-India relations

Why India’s strikes on Pakistan challenge China’s peacemaker role

Analysts say Beijing isn’t likely to take the lead on negotiations between the neighbours given its ‘very good relations’ with Islamabad.

8 May 2025 - 9:52AMvideocam

Indian security forces patrol a road in Pampore, on the outskirts of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-administered Kashmir, on Wednesday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Crime

Sweden frees teen, arrests 3 men in triple murder shooting probe

The teen is no longer a suspect in Tuesday’s shooting that killed 3 youths aged 15 to 20 about 70km (45 miles) north of capital Stockholm.

2 May 2025 - 9:40PM

Police at the scene on Wednesday, a day after after a shooting at Vaksala Square in central Uppsala, Sweden. Photo: EPA-EFE

Middle East

Iran hangs man as ‘high ranking’ Israeli spy after trial

Mohsen Langarneshin was implicated in the killing of Guards colonel Sayyad Khodaei, who was gunned down in May 2022.

1 May 2025 - 12:19AMvideocam

Nordic nations

Sweden arrests teen after deadly gun attack kills 3

Swedish media reported that at least one of the dead had connections to organised gang crime.

30 Apr 2025 - 5:46PMvideocam

Greater Bay Area

Hong Kong supporting European business collaboration surge in Qianhai

Escalating US-China trade war has resulted in European business chambers seeking out opportunities in the Greater Bay Area.

24 Apr 2025 - 12:10AM

Qianhai, a special economic zone in Shenzhen near Hong Kong, has seen a surge of European business chambers seeking collaboration due to the growing tensions of the US-China trade war. Photo: Edmond So

Fashion

A ban on binning textiles means Sweden’s recycling centres are overflowing

Mountains of clothes piling up in Swedish recycling centres are sparking calls for fashion firms to take responsibility for textile waste.

16 Apr 2025 - 3:15PM

European Union

Foot-and-mouth fear in Central Europe leads to animal culls

Animals in Hungary and Slovakia have tested positive for the virus, the first outbreak in either country in more than half a century.

12 Apr 2025 - 6:48PM

China-EU relations

Man detained in Sweden on suspicion of spying on Uygurs for China

Beijing has denied accusations from rights organisations about abuses against the ethnic minority group in Xinjiang.

10 Apr 2025 - 3:10AMvideocam

Police vehicles patrol near the Grand Bazaar in Urumqi in Xinjiang in July 2024. Photo: Kyodo

Mergers & Acquisitions

Hutchison says it is evaluating spin-off of global telecoms business

‘From time to time, the [group] receives proposals and explores and evaluates opportunities that may be available,’ Hutchison said in a statement.

31 Mar 2025 - 10:40PM

A branch of CK Hutchison’s Three cellular telecommunications network in the United Kingdom. Photo: CK Hutchison

Middle East

Turkey opposition ramps up rallies as Swedish journalist jailed

The arrest of Istanbul’s opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu sparked the most significant anti-government protests in Turkey in over a decade.

30 Mar 2025 - 8:14PM

Art

Statue of Liberty, Big Ben models made of scrap in underwater art show

A Swedish art project aims to create an underwater city of the world’s most famous buildings to highlight the threat from rising sea levels.

18 Mar 2025 - 5:16PM

IPO

Mixue aims for US$444 million Hong Kong IPO as iced drinks take off

Fresh drink maker’s profit surged 45.2 per cent in the first nine months of 2024, as it served up around 7.1 billion drinks.

21 Feb 2025 - 12:30PM

Customers wait at a Mixue store at a shopping mall in Beijing on September 19, 2024. Photo: Reuters

Ukraine war

Trump is in disinformation bubble on Ukraine war, Zelensky says

Speaking ahead of talks with Trump’s Ukraine envoy, Zelensky said he would like Trump’s team to have ‘more truth’ about Ukraine.

20 Feb 2025 - 1:13AMvideocam

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky gives a press conference in Kyiv on Wednesday. Zelensky said Russia’s leadership are “liars” after a Russian drone attack overnight that followed talks in Saudi Arabia between Russian and US officials. Photo: AFP

China stock market

World underinvested in China amid ‘spectacular’ tech advances, HKEX CEO says

Despite a trend of deglobalisation, China will continue to generate new business opportunities in Southeast Asia, experts say.

17 Feb 2025 - 4:00PM

Video gaming

Don’t like microtransactions? This game developer loathes them even more

Swedish game maker Josef Fares of Hazelight Studios talks about creativity over profits as he prepares to release Split Fiction this year.

16 Feb 2025 - 7:45PMvideocam

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