February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Beijing":
Business & Money: 3 Feb 12
Less than 24 hours after Chinese firm Youngman reportedly placed a bid for Saab, another interested party has apparently joined the race to snap up the bankrupt carmaker.
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Education: 20 Oct 11
Since Sweden introduced university tuition fees for people from non-EU countries, students' expectations have increased. But those studying at Stockholm University say they are getting good value for money.
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Politics: 3 Oct 11
Swedish think tank SIPRI has said in a new report that China's dependence on Russia for arms and energy imports has declined and Moscow's position when dealing with Beijing has weakened as a result.
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Business & Money: 1 Oct 11
In the latest chapter of the long running Saab saga, the management of Swedish Automobile has called an extraordinary general meeting next month to discuss restructuring the board of directors.
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Science & Technology: 27 Sep 11
The air quality in Stockholm is worse than in Los Angeles, according to a recent study from the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Business & Money: 13 Jun 11
Invest Sweden, the state agency tasked with attracting foreign investment to Sweden, has denied reports that it inflated figures detailing the number of jobs created by deals it brokered with Chinese companies.
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Business & Money: 13 May 11
The future of Swedish car maker Saab was thrown back into doubt without a way into the crucial Chinese market, after a funding deal for the Saab-Spyker group fell through on Thursday.
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Business & Money: 12 May 11
A deal between Saab owner Spyker Cars and China's Hawtai has been scrapped, according to Spyker, although discussions about possible collaboration continue.
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Business & Money: 6 May 11
Saab new Chinese partner Hawtai on Friday dismissed concerns voiced by the Swedish embassy in Beijing about the company's capacity to rescue the troubled Swedish automaker.
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Business & Money: 5 May 11
Sweden's embassy in Beijing has voiced concerns about Saab's new Chinese partner Hawtai, citing inflated figures and management changes, according to in internal report.
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Business & Money: 4 May 11
There are still uncertainties regarding new financing arrangements for cash-strapped Swedish carmaker Saab despite Tuesday’s announcement of a 'strategic partnership' with Chinese Hawtai Motor Group.
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Business & Money: 3 May 11
Saab has entered into a "strategic partnership" with Chinese Hawtai Motor Group, who plan to invest billions of kronor into the Swedish firm, it was announced on Tuesday.
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National: 2 May 11
Production at Swedish car maker Saab is set to resume within a week after the firm secured a deal for a €30 million ($45 million) cash injection on Monday amid reports that the company had also forged a partnership with a Chinese automaker.
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Business & Money: 17 Mar 11
Swedish furniture retailer Ikea plans to boost its presence in China beyond already planned shopping malls in three major Chinese cities, according to the company's shopping centre development arm.
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Science & Technology: 1 Mar 11
The United States has placed Swedish file sharing site The Pirate Bay on its list of marketplaces "notorious" for trade in pirated material.
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Business & Money: 25 Feb 11
Swedish carmaker Volvo hopes investing billions of dollars to create a manufacturing base in China will help the company become a global luxury brand, a report said Friday.
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Business & Money: 16 Dec 10
Swedish furniture giant Ikea announced plans to more than double the number of stores it has in mainland China in the next five years, state media reported on Thursday.
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Society: 10 Dec 10
Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf handed the 2010 Nobel laureates in literature, economics, physics and chemistry their prizes on Friday at a gala ceremony in Stockholm.
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Education: 27 Oct 10
The Swedish National Migration Board (Migrationsverket) will allow visiting students to apply online for their entry visas and residence permits, as well as pay their fees on its website.
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National: 9 Oct 10
Swedish newspapers praised the choice of Liu Xiaobo as this year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate, saying that as China's role in the world grows, it is important to continue to put oneself on the line to criticise the lack of freedom of expression.
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National: 8 Oct 10
Swedish democracy activists praised the choice of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, but emphasised he is not the only prisoner of conscience in China that should be released.
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Sport: 2 Oct 10
Swedish world number five Robin Söderling was dumped out of the Malaysian Open by Kazakstan's Audrey Golubev on Friday.
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Society: 24 Sep 10
Sweden's Michael Nyqvist, who portrays journalist sleuth Michael Blomqvist in the 'Millennium' trilogy films, is set to star opposite Hollywood hunk Tom Cruise in "Mission Impossible: 4", according to media reports.
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National: 18 Sep 10
A Uighur previously convicted of passing information to China about other members of Sweden’s Uighur community had his sentence prolonged by a Swedish appeals court Friday.
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Business & Money: 14 Sep 10
The head of Chinese automotive firm Geely has presented ambitious plans for the future of Volvo Cars, aiming to double global sales by promoting the brand in China.
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Science & Technology: 1 Sep 10
Sony Ericsson expects China to become its biggest handset market by volume in the next three to four years.
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Sport: 7 Aug 10
American sprinter Tyson Gay left world record holder Usain Bolt trailing in his wake on Friday in the Diamond League men's 100 metres in Stockholm.
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Sport: 6 Aug 10
Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell has been forced to withdraw from the Stockholm leg of the Diamond League on Friday due to a groin injury.
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Sport: 28 Jul 10
Swedish Olympic champion Carolina Klüft squeaked into Wednesday's long jump final at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona on Tuesday, jumping 6.62m for 12th for the last spot.
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Business & Money: 21 May 10
Sweden's enterprise minister Maud Olofsson has discussed the Volvo-Geely deal with senior Chinese management and received confirmation that the firm plans to retain its Swedish connection and maintain production in the country.
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National: 13 May 10
Saab CEO Jan Åke Jonsson has said the iconic Swedish brand is showing good signs of recovery after teetering close to the abyss before its sale to Dutch luxury car maker Spyker.
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National: 2 Apr 10
China's Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. has said it wants to invest in Saab after it failed to buy the Swedish car company, according to a newspaper interview published on Thursday.
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National: 31 Mar 10
Geely aims to use Volvo to crack China's fast-growing luxury car market by using its access to the Swedish firm's cutting-edge technology to vault into global contention, analysts say.
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Politics: 29 Mar 10
Uighur activists on Sunday urged Sweden to push China on minority rights as Vice President Xi Jinping visited the Nordic country.
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Business & Money: 10 Mar 10
Chinese car maker Zheijiang Geely Holding Group is a step closer to becoming the new owner of Swedish firm Volvo Cars after announcing that it had secured the 15 billion kronor ($2.1 billion) in financing.
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National: 9 Mar 10
China has strongly denied allegations that it illegally gathered information on members of the Uighur community after a Swedish court jailed a man for spying.
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National: 8 Mar 10
A 62-year-old Uighur living in Sweden as a political refugee since 1997 has been found guilty of spying for China on Uighur expatriates and sentenced to a year and four months in jail.
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Business & Money: 1 Feb 10
Chinese car maker Geely has declared its intention to keep Volvo production in Sweden after completing the purchase of the company from US auto giant Ford, saying that it wants to protect Volvo's brand image.
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Business & Money: 26 Jan 10
Saab Automobile has been rescued from extinction as owner General Motors agrees to sell the iconic Swedish brand to Dutch sports car maker Spyker.
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Business & Money: 26 Jan 10
Geely aims to manufacture 300,000 cars a year in China, but intends to keep Volvo’s Swedish operations intact, according to plans the company has presented to Chinese authorities.
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Business & Money: 23 Dec 09
US auto giant Ford confirmed late on Wednesday morning that an agreement has been reached to sell Volvo Cars to Zhejiang Geely Holding.
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National: 21 Dec 09
Sweden's government held crisis talks with union representatives in Stockholm on Monday as the clock ticks down on Saab Automobile's stay of execution.
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National: 18 Dec 09
US car maker General Motors is to shut down Saab as talks collapse with Dutch sportscar manufacturer Spyker over the acquisition of GM's Swedish unit.
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National: 15 Dec 09
General Motors has revealed that Dutch sportscar maker Spyker is the only firm in the running for the acquisition of Saab Automobile.
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Business & Money: 15 Dec 09
Saab Automobile reportedly received 1.4 billion kronor ($200 million) from China’s Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. in exchange for access to some of the Swedish automaker’s technology.
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Business & Money: 14 Dec 09
Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. of China confirmed on Monday it has reached an agreement with Saab Automobile to buy the intellectual property rights for certain assets of the struggling Swedish carmaker.
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Business & Money: 13 Dec 09
Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. of China has inked a preliminary deal for the acquisition of parts of Saab Automobile, according to media reports.
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Science & Technology: 3 Dec 09
Shares in a Swedish biotech firm soared on Wednesday on news that the company had inked a distribution deal in China for its tampons “bathed in human lactic acid bacteria”.
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National: 1 Dec 09
Saab was granted an eleventh hour reprieve on Tuesday as owner General Motors said it would evaluate "expressions of interest". But GM said it will wind down its Swedish unit unless a buyer is found by the end of the year.
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Business & Money: 28 Nov 09
Inter Ikea Centre Group, (IICG) a sister company of the Swedish furniture retailer, has announced plans to build two new shopping centres in China, an investment worth $1,2 billion.
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Business & Money: 27 Nov 09
The prospective buyers of Sweden-based Volvo Cars, Chinese firm Geely, have confirmed that they have secured the necessary financing for the deal.
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National: 26 Nov 09
Rumours are circulating in Trollhättan, the western Swedish home of Saab Automobile, about renewed interest from buyers looking to purchase the Swedish automaker. Talks are also continuing with a number of Chinese car companies.
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National: 25 Nov 09
Sweden's main newspapers on Wednesday struck a gloomy tone about the prospects of Saab Automobile’s survival, the day after luxury automaker Koenigsegg ditched its plans to buy the troubled Swedish brand.
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Business & Money: 25 Nov 09
Beijing Automotive Industry Holding is weighing up its options after the Koenigsegg Group, of which it was to become a minority owner, broke off negotiations for the acquisition of Saab.
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Business & Money: 24 Nov 09
A group headed by Swedish sports car maker Koenigsegg has broken off negotiations over the purchase of Saab Automobile, the prospective buyer said in a statement.
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Business & Money: 11 Nov 09
China’s Geely, the front runner to purchase Volvo Cars from Ford, wants to build a factory in China to help increase Volvo sales to one million vehicles, according to US media reports.
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Sport: 11 Nov 09
Swedish swimmer Stefan Nystrand set a new national record at the short-course World Cup in Stockholm on Tuesday, while American Olympic sensation Michael Phelps failed to live up to expectations.
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Politics: 3 Nov 09
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt on Tuesday put pressure on both the United States and China to do more to fight climate change ahead of a UN-sponsored summit on the issue set to take place in Copenhagen in December.
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National: 21 Oct 09
Saab Automobile has received permission to borrow 4 billion kronor from the European Investment Bank, the bank’s board revealed on Wednesday.
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Sport: 14 Oct 09
A source close to Sven-Göran Eriksson has poured cold water on reports that the Swedish football coach is set to take over as manager of North Korea ahead of the 2010 World Cup.
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Sport: 14 Oct 09
Swedish football coach Sven-Göran Eriksson is being hotly tipped as the next coach of the North Korean team that has already secured qualification for next summer's World Cup.
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Business & Money: 9 Sep 09
Sweden's Koenigsegg Group has brought on Chinese auto company Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co Ltd (BAIC) to secure the financing needed to buy Saab from General Motors, Koenigsegg said on Wednesday.
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Sport: 12 Jun 09
Swedish tennis star Thomas Johansson, the 2002 champion of the Australian Open, announced his retirement on Friday at the age of 34.
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Business & Money: 29 Mar 09
Chinese car makers are too small to take over troubled Swedish firm Volvo despite the persistent rumours of an imminent bid, market analysts have said.
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Sport: 17 Mar 09
Swedish swimmer Therese Alshammar broke her previous world record in the 50m butterfly on Tuesday, only to have the record stripped because she wore two swimming suits.
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Sport: 10 Mar 09
Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian is free to return to competition following a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to revoke a ban imposed after his medal protest at the Beijing Olympic games.
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Analysis & Opinion: 7 Mar 09
The City of Malmö's decision to hold the Sweden-Israel Davis Cup tennis match behind closed doors is ill-conceived, short-sighted and potentially dangerous, argues freelance Israeli journalist David Stavrou.
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Sport: 16 Feb 09
The sporting world’s highest court on Monday rejected an appeal by Swedens’ Ara Abrahamian to have his Olympic bronze medal for wrestling reinstated.
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Sport: 25 Jan 09
Rising US star Sacha Kljestan scored a hattrick on Saturday as a makeshift Swedish side lost 3-2 to their hosts in Los Angeles.
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Sport: 20 Jan 09
Cross-country skiing sensation Charlotte Kalla was awarded the Jerring prize for the best sporting performance of 2008 at Sweden's sports gala on Monday evening.
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Lifestyle: 31 Dec 08
As 2008 draws to a close, The Local takes a look back at some of the stories that caught our attention over the last twelve months.
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Sport: 16 Dec 08
Former Swedish women’s football star Pia Sundhage, who led the US women’s side to Olympic gold at Beijing, has been asked to stay on as coach through the 2012 Olympics.
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Sport: 13 Nov 08
Swedish swimmer Therese Alshammar broke the 50 metre butterfly short course world record in the World Cup meeting in Stockholm on Wednesday.
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National: 14 Oct 08
A batch of Chinese-made chocolate pies which likely contained the poisonous chemical melamin was delivered to a wholesaler in Stockholm.
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Sport: 14 Sep 08
Swedish high jumper Stefan Holm announced his retirement from the sport on Saturday. Holm ended his 20-year 'love affair' with a second place at the World Athletics Final in Stuttgart.
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Sport: 11 Sep 08
Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian has lodged an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after he was controversially stripped of an Olympic bronze medal.
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Sport: 8 Sep 08
Swedish athletes have finally won gold in Beijing as two of the country’s Paralympians achieved victory on Monday.
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Sport: 26 Aug 08
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Monday defended the former Olympic taekwando champion who kicked a Swedish referee in the head at the weekend.
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Sport: 25 Aug 08
Swedish Olympic footballer Johanna Almgren rejected a marriage proposal from Brazilian superstar Ronaldinho when they met at a hotel in China.
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Sport: 25 Aug 08
The sport of taekwondo's Olympic future is in doubt after a Swedish referee was kicked in the head on Saturday by a disgruntled competitor.
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Sport: 24 Aug 08
Swedish veteran Jörgen Persson was unable to prevent China from claiming a clean sweep in the men's singles table tennis on Saturday. Persson lost in straight sets to Wang Ligin while Ma Lin beat Wang Hao to claim the gold.
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Sport: 23 Aug 08
Swedish table tennis veteran Jörgen Persson met his match in China's world number one Wang Hao in the men's table tennis semi-finals on Saturday. China is now guaranteed the gold after Wang Hao beat Persson 4-1.
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Society: 22 Aug 08
Swedish athletics star Carolina Klüft said on Friday she was delighted to hear that Ukrainian heptathlete Lyudmila Blonska would face a life ban after failing a dope test.
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Sport: 22 Aug 08
Sweden's Carolina Klüft has been eliminated from the women's long jump final in Beijing after failing to make the cut.
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Sport: 22 Aug 08
Veteran Swedish table tennis star Jörgen Persson has defeated Croatia's Zoran Primorac to reach the semi-finals of the men's table tennis at the Beijing Olympics.
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Sport: 21 Aug 08
Sweden's Fredrik Lööf and Anders Ekström won an Olympic bronze in the men's Star yachting on Wednesday amid claims that they were robbed of a silver medal.
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Sport: 20 Aug 08
Swedish Olympic wrestler Ara Abrahamian has filed an official complaint against the International Wrestling Federation (FILA) following a controversial ruling that denied him a shot at the gold medal.
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Sport: 19 Aug 08
Defending Olympic champion Stefan Holm had his hopes of a gold medal dashed on Tuesday - the Swede came fourth in the men's high jump final.
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Sport: 18 Aug 08
Swedish medal hopeful Susanna Kallur has tumbled out of the Olympic Games after falling at the first hurdle in Monday's 100 metre hurdles semi-final in Beijing.
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Sport: 17 Aug 08
Sweden's Carolina Klüft will bid to break a second consecutive Russian podium sweep in the women's Olympic long jump, the heats for which take place on Tuesday.
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Sport: 15 Aug 08
World champions Germany took a significant step towards the one major trophy they have never won when they reached the Olympic women's football semi-finals after beating Sweden 2-0 in Beijing on Friday.
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Sport: 15 Aug 08
Sweden's reigning Olympic heptathlon champion Carolina Klüft failed in her attempt to reach the triple jump final at the Beijing Games on Friday.
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Lifestyle: 15 Aug 08
Stockholm art gallery and exhibition tips from Kalendarium.
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Sport: 15 Aug 08
Grumpy Greco-Roman wrestler Ara Abrahamian will face disciplinary action after refusing to accept a bronze medal, which he dumped on the floor, before storming away from his presentation ceremony.
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Sport: 14 Aug 08
Greco-Roman wrestler Ara Abrahamian of Sweden refused to receive his bronze medal on Thursday as the Beijing Olympics was treated to a raised-fist protest.
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Sport: 13 Aug 08
Gustav Larsson of Sweden has won a silver medal in the Olympic men's road cycling time trial.
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Sport: 12 Aug 08
A brace by Lotta Schelin handed Sweden a 2-1 win over Canada on Tuesday to ensure they make the women's Olympic quarter-finals.
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Sport: 10 Aug 08
Emma Johansson (left) claimed the first Swedish medal in the Beijing Olympics when she came runner-up to Britain's Nicole Cooke in the women's cycling road race on Sunday.
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Sport: 8 Aug 08
Injured triple jump giant Christian Olsson will lead the Swedish team into the Beijing National Stadium for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on Friday.
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Sport: 6 Aug 08
Sweden have a mountain to climb if they are to advance beyond the group stages in Beijing after a 2-1 defeat to hosts China on day one of the Olympic women's football tournament.
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Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
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