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Vietnam attends 61st meeting series of WIPO Assemblies
22-09-2020 18:00
A Vietnamese delegation led by Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai attended the 61st series of meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) that kicked off in Geneva, Switzerland, on September 21.
FIFA ethics committee drops Infantino case
20-08-2020 09:59
FIFA's ethics committee on Wednesday decided to close its case against president Gianni Infantino, who is facing a criminal probe in Switzerland over suspected collusion with the country's top prosecutor.
In search of access to EFTA markets
13-08-2020 11:05
Vietnam has been in negotiations for a free trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) since 2012. Karin Büchel, head of FTAs and EFTA at the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs in Switzerland, highlights the benefits to both sides once such an agreement is in place.
Drugmakers fight to attain approval
01-07-2020 10:00
Switzerland’s drug maker Novartis Pharma Services AG has announced a GMP qualification for Lek Pharmaceuticals d.d. within the scope of certification for medicines in Vietnam, but doubts have been raised about recognition in regards to the valuable and much-sought-after PIC/S-GMP and EU-GMP standards.
Switzerland coronavirus cases top 10,000
27-03-2020 09:51
Switzerland on Thursday (Mar 26) joined the small group of countries to declare more than 10,000 officially-recorded cases of COVID-19, as it launched plans to start tracking crowd build-ups through mobile phone data.
Free trade agreement a priority for Swiss ties
26-03-2020 08:00
As one of the large European investors in Vietnam, Switzerland currently negotiates a free trade agreement with Vietnam so that its companies can invest more in untapped fields in the Southeast Asian country. Ivo Sieber, Ambassador of Switzerland to Vietnam, shares with VIR’s Phuong Hao the outlook in economic relations between both nations.
Germany to reintroduce border controls with five countries
16-03-2020 09:32
Germany will reintroduce border controls with France, Austria, Switzerland, Luxemburg and Denmark from Monday morning due to the coronavirus crisis, interior minister Horst Seehofer said on Sunday (Mar 15).
Switzerland reports first COVID-19 death
06-03-2020 10:09
A 74-year-old woman suffering from the new coronavirus has died in Switzerland, marking the country's first death in the outbreak, police said on Thursday (Mar 5).
Switzerland reports first case of COVID-19
26-02-2020 09:25
Switzerland reported its first case of new coronavirus on Tuesday (Feb 25), after outbreaks were identified in its main neighbours Austria, France, Germany and Italy.
Swiss indict PSG boss, ex-FIFA number two in bribery case
21-02-2020 09:37
Paris Saint-Germain chief Nasser Al-Khelaifi and FIFA's disgraced former secretary general Jerome Valcke have been indicted in Switzerland for alleged corruption in the attribution of football broadcasting rights.
Trump to meet EU chief, Iraqi president in Davos
21-01-2020 15:15
US President Donald Trump will meet his Iraqi counterpart and the head of the European Union executive body during his visit to Davos in Switzerland this week, the White House said Monday.
Vietnam attends 22nd IFRC General Assembly in Geneva
06-12-2019 15:13
A Vietnamese delegation is taking part in the 22nd General Assembly of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) that opened in Geneva, Switzerland, on December 5.
Denmark, Switzerland secure Euro 2020 qualification
19-11-2019 15:36
The Republic of Ireland missed out on automatic qualification for Euro 2020 as a 1-1 draw with Denmark in Dublin on Monday (Nov 18) secured the visitors' place at next summer's showpiece.
Strengthening the banking sector by World Bank and Switzerland
01-10-2019 17:50
The World Bank and the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) today signed a financing agreement for a grant worth $2.2 million provided by the Swiss government to implement the "Vietnam: Strengthening banking sector soundness and development" project.
Italy court rules assisted suicide not always a crime
26-09-2019 09:43
Italy's Constitutional Court on Wednesday (Sep 25) ruled it was not always a crime to help someone in "intolerable suffering" commit suicide, opening the way for a change of law in the Catholic country.
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