Swiss Re & UNDP collaborate on parametric coral reef insurance for Indonesia

Supported by the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) through the UK’s Blue Planet Fund, the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Insurance & Risk Finance Facility (IRFF) is partnering with Swiss Re and the Indonesian...

Swiss company to open Rock Hill plant, add 101 jobs

​ Schneeberger investing $3.2 million in Rock Hill facility 101 new jobs expected over the next five years First U.S. mineral cast manufacturing site for the company Facility will serve electronics, medical and packaging sectors A Swiss company...

Crowded airports expected in Switzerland this summer

The ground handling services provider Swissport, which operates at Basel, Geneva and Zurich airports, has significantly expanded its workforce to cope with the large numbers of travellers expected this summer. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article...

How Bold Colours revitalise Swiss Watchmaking

By Dr Vidhu Sekhar P Swiss watchmaking, synonymous with tradition, precision, and understated elegance, has been undergoing a bold transformation. In recent years, they have introduced vibrant colours as a strategy to add new buyers and stimulate...

Zurich-bound A220’s diversion ‘unconnected’ to previous incidents: Swiss

Swiss is examining an Airbus A220-300 which diverted to Friedrichshafen while en route to Zurich during a cabin smoke incident. The aircraft had been operating flight LX1413 from Belgrade, with 115 passengers and five crew members, on 7 July....

Swiss watch sales decline amid US tariff pressures

Swiss watch sellers in Lucerne have endured a tough three months since US President Donald Trump piled pressure on the luxury business with the threat of hefty tariffs, reducing interest from tourists who flock to the city in part to shop for...

The Speaker of the Swiss Parliament visited Kyiv and Kharkiv

The Speaker of the lower house of the Swiss Parliament, Maya Riniker, visited Ukraine on a multi-day trip during which she visited Kyiv and Kharkiv. This was reported on the official X account of the Swiss Parliament. The Speaker of the Swiss...

Pianists Sohn Min-soo, Yunchan Lim to show off special bond during joint concerts in Seoul and Switzerland

Published: 09 Jul. 2025, 17:18 Updated: 09 Jul. 2025, 18:44 Pianists Sohn Min-soo, left, and Yunchan Lim are set to hold duo concerts in Korea and Switzerland in July. [MOC PRODUCTION] When pianist Sohn Min-soo first heard the piano prodigy...

Swiss cement demand edges up by 3% in June

Cement deliveries in the second quarter of 2025 increased by 2.9 per cent YoY to 993,439t from 965,157t in the 2Q24, reports cemsuisse, the country’s cement association. The increase has been attributed to the low interest environment, which is...

Globe Air Cargo Switzerland signs GSSA deal with Thai Airways

Globe Air Cargo Switzerland, a subsidiary of ECS Group, will manage Thai Airways’ cargo operations in Switzerland under a new GSSA contract effective August 1, 2025. The agreement covers daily flights from Zurich to Bangkok using Airbus A350 and...

Swiss village cashes in as visitors pay to visit dock featured in hit K-drama ‘Crash Landing On You’

GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss village has cashed in on a pay-for-entry turnstile used by avid tourists who flock each day to a lakeside dock featured in the hit South Korean Netflix series “Crash Landing On You,” often to snap souvenir photos. Local...

Energie 360° acquires Move Mobility in Switzerland

Merger brings total charging points to over 24,000 and user base to 250,000 nationwide.Energie 360° has acquired Swiss charging provider Move Mobility, reinforcing its position as the leading e-mobility network operator in Switzerland. The...

World : Swiss Authority Approves First Drug To Treat Infants Sick With Malaria

GENEVA, July 9 (Bernama-WAM) -- Switzerland’s medical products authority has granted the first approval for a malaria medicine designed for small infants, touted as an advance against a disease that takes hundreds of thousands of lives, nearly all...

Swiss inaction threatens global antibiotic development push

Antibiotics have been the backbone of modern medicine for decades but growing resistance to them could turn common medical procedures into a death sentence. Dr P. Marazzi / Science Photo Library Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle...

Berenberg Rate Sunrise Communications (SNRE) as a ‘Hold’ Amid Swiss Growth Concerns

Sunrise Communications AG (NASDAQ:SNRE) is one of the 15 successful spin-off companies. Berenberg initiated coverage on SNRE with a Hold rating and a CHF49.00 price target on June 26, suggesting around 10% upside. Berenberg Rate Sunrise...

From Alps to Ahmedabad: Union Minister invites Swiss firms to co-engineer new phase with dedicated enclave proposal

India’s Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, made a strong speech to Swiss entrepreneurs and researchers at the Swissmem Industry Day in Switzerland. It was not an insincere ceremonial address. It was an appeal to Swiss...

Swiss village cashes in as tourists pay to visit dock featured in hit K-drama ‘Crash Landing On You’

Letter: New Swiss law reveals horrors of food

Imagine seeing this on your food label: “This product caused harm to an animal.” Starting this July, Switzerland will require labels to disclose animal suffering. Consumers will soon see warnings on cheese, yogurt, chicken, hot dogs — even coffee...

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Cambodia Attends 66th WIPO General Assembly in Switzerland

AKP Phnom Penh, July 09, 2025 -- H.E. Ouk Prachea, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Commerce, is leading a Cambodian delegation to the 66th World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) General Assembly, taking place from July 8 to 17 in...