21.   Volkswagen shares jumped Wednesday after a report said the carmaker was in talks with Swedish automotive group Volvo about a possible link-up.

22.   A division of Swedish industrial group Kockums has received orders for its shipbuilding design and information system from shipyards in China and South Korea, Kockums said Thursday.

23.   Also on Monday, the Swedish Financial Inspection Committee confirmed that it is investigating share sales in the Swedish insurance group Skandia, which has also bid for Stadshypotek.

24.   And a Swedish group, QANDIL, was forced to abandon plans to visit the Berwari Bala area because of shooting, UN workers said.

25.   Bofors, a Swedish group, is a specialist in artillery and munitions.

26.   Europolitan is a subsidiary of Swedish group Nordictel Holding AB.

27.   The Swedish group was led by central committee politburo member Roger Gross, KCNA said, without giving further details of the purpose of the visit.

28.   The Swedish group also includes Jonas Bjorkman and Nicklas Kulti.

29.   The Swedish industrial Ericsson group, which specializes in telecommunications, has set up a joint venture with the French SAT telecommunications company, Ericsson announced here Tuesday.

30.   The Swedish industrial group Atlas Copco has signed a joint venture agreement to supply the Chinese market with locally manufactured electric power tools, it said Friday.