great progress towards eco industrial parks

Great progress towards eco-industrial parks

The United Nations of Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), with support from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Swiss State Secretariat of Economic Affairs (SECO), are executing the “Implementation of Eco-Industrial Park Initiative for Sustainable Industrial Zones in Vietnam.” VIR’s Bich Ngoc talked with Heinz Leuenberger, professor of sustainable industrial development at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Northwestern Switzerland and UNIDO expert, on his evaluation of the project’s results after three years of implementation.
portugal held by poland sweden promoted in nations league

Portugal held by Poland, Sweden promoted in Nations League

Hosts Portugal had already qualified for June's inaugural Nations League finals alongside England, the Netherlands and Switzerland, while Poland could not avoid relegation.
seferovic hat trick helps swiss stun belgium to reach semi finals

Seferovic hat-trick helps Swiss stun Belgium to reach semi-finals

PARIS: Haris Seferovic starred with a hat-trick as Switzerland staged a sensational comeback to thrash Belgium 5-2 in Lucerne on Sunday (Nov 18) and qualify for the Nations League semi-finals in dramatic fashion. 
new direct air route linking vietnam and switzerland opens

New direct air route linking Vietnam and Switzerland opens

The first direct flight linking the southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City and Switzerland’s northeast city of Zurich has been successfully conducted by the Edelweiss airlines of Switzerland.
federer powers past struff into basel quarter finals

Federer powers past Struff into Basel quarter-finals

BASEL, Switzerland: Roger Federer won his 17th consecutive match at the Swiss Indoors on Thursday (Oct 25), dispatching Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3, 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals.
federer reveals long standing hand injury

Federer reveals long-standing hand injury

BASEL, Switzerland: Roger Federer has revealed that he has been suffering with a hand injury since the summer, but said the problem is no longer a worry as he heads into his home Swiss Open starting on Monday (Oct 22).
lukaku strikes twice as belgium battle past switzerland

Lukaku strikes twice as Belgium battle past Switzerland

Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku struck twice as Belgium maintained their strong start to the Nations League with a battling 2-1 win over Switzerland on Friday.
gas to power projects attract global energy giants

Gas-to-power projects attract global energy giants

Giant corporations from the US, Switzerland and France are rushing into Vietnam to invest in promising liquefied natural gas-to-power projects, raising the question whether Vietnam’s gas sources and infrastructure will be up to the task of meeting the demand.
world cup sweden edge switzerland 1 0 to reach quarter finals

World Cup: Sweden edge Switzerland 1-0 to reach quarter-finals

A deflected shot from Emil Forsberg gave Sweden a 1-0 victory over Switzerland in a scrappy round of 16 match on Tuesday (Jul 3), sending the Swedes through to the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time in 24 years.
world cup last gasp shaqiri seals swiss win over serbia in group e

World Cup: Last gasp Shaqiri seals Swiss win over Serbia in Group E

A last-minute Xherdan Shaqiri breakaway goal handed Switzerland victory on Friday (Jun 22) as they came from behind to defeat Serbia 2-1 in Kaliningrad.
world cup brazil held 1 1 by switzerland

World Cup: Brazil held 1-1 by Switzerland

Brazil's bid for a sixth World Cup got off to a slow start as Switzerland withstood an early onslaught to snatch a 1-1 draw in Rostov-on-Don on Sunday (Jun 17).
switzerlands largest airline opens new route to vietnam

Switzerland’s largest airline opens new route to Vietnam

On May 30, Edelweiss, Switzerland's leading leisure airline, announced it will open a direct air route between HCM City and Zurich this November, serving two flights per week as part of the carrier’s plan to expand its flight network in Asia.
swiss company proposes financial and insurance centre in van don saez

Swiss company proposes financial and insurance centre in Van Don SAEZ

Switzerland’s Sowareen Solutions AG has just proposed to build a finance and insurance centre at Van Don Special Administrative-Economic Zone (SAEZ) in the northern province of Quang Ninh.
seven dead after swiss alps storm

Seven dead after Swiss Alps storm

A fifth person has died after a group of 14 skiers were caught up in a storm, police said Tuesday (May 1), after the bodies of two climbers were also found elsewhere in the Swiss Alps.
thieves steal us 5 million from lufthansa plane in brazil

Thieves steal US$5 million from Lufthansa plane in Brazil

A group of thieves stole US$5 million in cash, which had been due to travel from Brazil to Switzerland aboard a Lufthansa jet, at a large freight airport near Sao Paulo, police said on Monday (Mar 6).