A member of a Chinese government delegation was detained by Swedish police from October 29 to 30 for allegedly photographing Sweden's defense research agency and armed forces headquarters, and was remanded in custody by a court.
On October 24, at Mynttorget square in Stockholm's Old Town, Sweden, people held a rally for the stray mother dog "Wangwang" and her puppies, who were brutally killed in Jieyang, Guangdong. They laid flowers and candles and held banners urging China to immediately pass anti-animal-abuse laws. "Boycott China" signs appeared at the scene, and participants pointed out that the abusers remain at large while animal rights advocates have been silenced.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that the 2026 Nobel Prize in Economics will be awarded to Robert Hall and Michael Woodford in recognition of their contributions to the microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilization.
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature was announced on October 8, awarded to Canadian poet and writer Anne Carson.
Sweden's Karolinska Institute announced that the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine will be awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel in recognition of their discoveries in the field of optogenetics.
Geely completed the acquisition of Volvo for $1.8 billion, with local state-owned capital from Daqing and Jiading, Shanghai, participating in the funding and securing commitments for industrial bases.