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Swedes free to dance as government rips up archaic law

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 13 02:45 AM

'It's not reasonable that the state should regulate peoples' dancing,' Justice Minister Gunnar Strommer said in a statement. Read more »

IKEA Pasay offers discounts on 1st anniversary

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 10:43 AM

IKEA Pasay City on Monday said it would offer up to 50 percent off on home furnishings and on meat ball packs as it celebrates its first anniversary. Read more »

IKEA Philippines says 'balancing' prices as inflation soars

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 03:56 PM

IKEA Philippines has made adjustments to the prices of several items amid rising inflation and the impact of continued global headwinds. Read more »

King cobra na tumakas sa enclosure, kusang bumalik

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 30 08:42 PM

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Kusang bumalik ang isang nawawalang king cobra sa isang Stockholm aquarium isang linggo matapos tumakas sa kanyang enclosure. Read more »

Cobra escape shuts down Swedish zoo

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 26 10:28 AM

A Swedish zoo has been partially shut down after a king cobra staged an impressive escape from its enclosure at the weekend, with staff on Monday still searching for the venomous vagrant. Read more »

Ex-Fed chief Bernanke, others win Nobel economics prize

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 10 10:32 PM

Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and two other U.S.-based economists won this year's Nobel Prize in economics on Monday for their research on the role of banks during financial crises, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said. Read more »

Bestseller or dark horse for 2022 Nobel Literature Prize?

Alma Cohen, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 04 12:47 PM

The Swedish Academy will announce the 2022 winner of the often-criticized Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday. Read more »

A limited edition IKEA line for the music room you need

ANCX Staff
Updated as of Oct 04 11:34 AM

IKEA just teamed up with Swedish House Mafia to make music-making and music appreciation more inspiring, easier, and still affordable. Read more »

ABBA-backed firm buys rights to Swedish House Mafia songs

Reuters
Posted at Mar 30 02:34 PM

Sweden's Pophouse Entertainment, founded by ABBA member Bjorn Ulvaeus, has acquired the back catalogue of electric music pioneers Swedish House Mafia, it said on Tuesday. Read more »

IKEA in PH opens to public with 'no booking, no shopping' policy

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 25 05:52 PM

IKEA Pasay City officially opened to the public Thursday. Read more »

More IKEAs? PH official says it's just a matter of time

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 08:22 AM

It's possible to have more IKEA branches in the country as IKEA Pasay City store manager Georg Platzer said "it's just a matter of time." Read more »

IKEA PH bets on ‘decluttering’ to boost PH sales

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 09:00 AM

IKEA is betting on Filipinos who find joy in “decluttering” and beautifying their homes to boost sales of its Pasay City store during the COVID-19 pandemic, its country manager Georg Platzer said Friday. Read more »

Excited to visit IKEA? You need to book a slot

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 05:39 PM

IKEA said shoppers who wish to visit the IKEA Pasay City store must secure a shopping slot to ensure the safety of customers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

World's biggest IKEA store to open in Pasay City on Nov. 25

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 12 07:56 PM

The world's largest branch of Swedish furniture store IKEA will finally open in the Philippines on Nov. 25 after delays partly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

IKEA Philippines ensures enough stocks ahead of opening

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 11 11:37 AM

IKEA addresses supply chain constraints due to the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure ample stocks for its Philippine store set to open soon. Read more »

IKEA PH assures enough stocks in time for opening

Warren De Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 06:33 PM

IKEA Pasay City scales pandemic challenges, aims opening store before end of November Read more »

IKEA fest turns homes into 'virtual stages'

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 16 10:41 AM

IKEA on Thursday said it would give consumers its "biggest global home tour yet" in what it called the "new kind of festival" ahead of its Philippine store opening slated this fourth quarter. Read more »

IKEA PH allows 'add to shopping list' ahead of opening

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 14 03:53 PM

IKEA Philippines took a step closer to opening its online shop after it recently allowed consumers to add items to their shopping list. Read more »

IKEA fined $1.2 million for spying on French employees

Caroline Pailliez, Reuters
Updated as of Jun 15 06:10 PM

A French court on Tuesday ordered IKEA to pay a 1 million euro ($1.21 million) fine for spying on its French staff, after the world's biggest furniture retailer was found guilty of improperly gathering and storing data on its employees.   Read more »

Football: Sweden's Ibrahimovic out of Euro 2020 with knee injury

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 15 10:22 PM

Sweden international Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been ruled out of Euro 2020 with a knee injury, the Swedish Football Association confirmed on Saturday. Read more »