https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Sweden is ready and willing to host a historic meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, Prime Minister Stefan Löfven said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.se/20180311/sweden-ready-to-host-us-north-korea-meet-pm Sun, 11 Mar 2018 11:13:39 +0100 sweden-ready-to-host-us-north-korea-meet-pm A Swedish diplomat visited imprisoned US citizen Kenneth Bae at a North Korean labour camp on Monday, soon after the alleged evangelist complained of feeling 'abandoned'. https://www.thelocal.se/20140814/swedish-diplomat-given-acces-to Thu, 14 Aug 2014 15:36:00 +0200 swedish-diplomat-given-acces-to Swedish snow making equipment has been installed at the North Korean ski resort of Masik, in direct contravention of UN sanctions preventing the sale of "luxury items" to the pariah nation. https://www.thelocal.se/20140103/swedish-snow-makers-furnish-north-korean-slopes Fri, 03 Jan 2014 10:56:00 +0100 swedish-snow-makers-furnish-north-korean-slopes Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt has warned that a conflict on the Korean peninsula would be "dangerous for all", as Pyongyang declares "open war" with South Korea. https://www.thelocal.se/20130330/47048 Sat, 30 Mar 2013 09:50:00 +0100 47048 Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf on Thursday pledged his country's continued support to help maintain peace between North and South Korea, through its membership of a truce monitoring body. https://www.thelocal.se/20120531/41168 Thu, 31 May 2012 15:30:00 +0200 41168 Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt has described news of North Korea's attack on South Korea as "very worrying" in a blog post on Wednesday morning. https://www.thelocal.se/20101123/30376 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 11:09:00 +0100 30376 Swedish furniture giant Ikea is looking to expand further in Asia in the coming year, according to CEO Mikael Ohlsson, who added that the company’s sales continue to climb. https://www.thelocal.se/20100920/29138 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:22:00 +0200 29138 Swedish telecom giant Ericsson has bought a majority stake in Korean firm LG and Nortel's joint venture company LG-Nortel for $242 million and will now become LG-Ericsson. https://www.thelocal.se/20100421/26192 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:29:00 +0200 26192 A trio of young Swedish entrepreneurs will on Friday launch what it calls the first-ever brand of North Korea-made jeans. https://www.thelocal.se/20091202/23618 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:19:00 +0100 23618 Swedish aerospace giant Saab AB is under investigation by South Korean security authorities looking into allegations the company paid off a local research institute in exchange for classified information. https://www.thelocal.se/20091006/22500 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:29:00 +0200 22500 Sweden’s envoy in North Korea met on Monday with two US reporters being held in the country as one of the women’s sister urged Washington and Pyongyang to discuss the issue. https://www.thelocal.se/20090602/19810 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:59:00 +0200 19810 Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt on Monday described North Korea's nuclear test as "alarming", denouncing its decision to invest in nuclear technology rather than helping its poverty-stricken people. https://www.thelocal.se/20090525/19644 Mon, 25 May 2009 13:01:00 +0200 19644 The Swedish ambassador to North Korea met two detained US journalists on Friday, the first such contact in six weeks, a senior US official said. https://www.thelocal.se/20090517/19496 Sun, 17 May 2009 12:09:00 +0200 19496 Sweden’s foreign ministry and the US State Department confirmed on Monday that a Swedish envoy acting on behalf of the United States has met with two American journalists being held in North Korea. https://www.thelocal.se/20090331/18558 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:04:00 +0200 18558 Two North Koreans who broke into the Swedish embassy in Vientiane, Laos, last month seeking asylum have reached South Korea, a report said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20080109/9604 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:47:00 +0100 9604 Two North Koreans have taken shelter at the Swedish embassy in Vientiane after fleeing their homeland to seek refugee in a third country, a news report said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.se/20071209/9352 Sun, 09 Dec 2007 13:28:00 +0100 9352 South Korean officials said on Tuesday they believe North Korea's claim of a nuclear test is genuine, but they plan to borrow hi-tech equipment from Sweden to test the atmosphere for radioactive particles. https://www.thelocal.se/20061010/5167 Tue, 10 Oct 2006 15:01:00 +0200 5167