https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Swiss President Ueli Maurer met briefly with Donald Trump visit on Thursday with a possible free trade agreement between Switzerland and the US among the topics discussed. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190517/swiss-president-on-trump-you-could-get-along-with-him Fri, 17 May 2019 11:23:43 +0200 swiss-president-on-trump-you-could-get-along-with-him Swiss President Ueli Maurer will travel to Washington to meet with Donald Trump on Thursday after receiving a surprise invitation. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190516/donald-trump-hands-swiss-president-surprise-white-house-invite Thu, 16 May 2019 12:03:12 +0200 donald-trump-hands-swiss-president-surprise-white-house-invite Tibetans in Switzerland say Chinese spies have been photographing rallies organized by their community. They argue this is part of an ongoing crackdown by Beijing since Bern and China signed a free-trade agreement in 2013. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180313/why-the-swiss-chinese-free-trade-deal-is-not-working-for-tibetans Tue, 13 Mar 2018 14:51:45 +0100 why-the-swiss-chinese-free-trade-deal-is-not-working-for-tibetans A long-delayed free trade deal between India and Switzerland is not likely to be signed soon, a senior Swiss official said on Thursday, with differences on intellectual property rights and data protection still unresolved. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150430/trade-deal-between-switzerland-and-india-stalls Thu, 30 Apr 2015 14:43:33 +0200 trade-deal-between-switzerland-and-india-stalls Switzerland's central bank said Wednesday it had signed a pact with the People's Bank of China (PBOC) to set up clearing arrangements for renminbi trading in a move hailed by the domestic banking lobby. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150121/swiss-central-bank-oks-china-currency-trading Wed, 21 Jan 2015 22:56:00 +0100 swiss-central-bank-oks-china-currency-trading A watershed free-trade deal between China and Switzerland came into force on Tuesday, the first such accord between the Asian giant and a mainland European economy. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140701/swiss-chinese-free-trade-deal-takes-effect Tue, 01 Jul 2014 14:43:00 +0200 swiss-chinese-free-trade-deal-takes-effect China and Switzerland on Saturday signed a free trade agreement (FTA) — Beijing's first in continental Europe — in a deal that comes against a backdrop of trade tensions between the Asian giant and the European Union (EU). https://www.thelocal.ch/20130706/china-switzerland-sign-free-trade-agreement Sat, 06 Jul 2013 13:49:00 +0200 china-switzerland-sign-free-trade-agreement Tibetan exiles in Bern on Friday urged Swiss authorities to take China to task for its human rights record during a landmark visit by Premier Li Keqiang focused squarely on a trade deal. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130524/tibetan-exiles-berate-chinese-rights-record Sat, 25 May 2013 00:45:00 +0200 tibetan-exiles-berate-chinese-rights-record Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday hailed a free trade deal with Switzerland as a landmark achievement, saying it had "huge meaning" for global trade and underscored Beijing's growing openness to the world. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130524/china-moves-toward-trade-deal-with-swiss Fri, 24 May 2013 23:33:00 +0200 china-moves-toward-trade-deal-with-swiss Chinese Premier Li Keqiang sees a looming free-trade deal with Switzerland as a touchstone for Beijing's growing ties with foreign nations, he told a Swiss newspaper on Thursday ahead of a landmark visit to Europe. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130523/chinese-premier-touts-trade-deal-with-swiss Thu, 23 May 2013 16:31:25 +0200 chinese-premier-touts-trade-deal-with-swiss Chinese Premier Li Keqiang embarks this weekend on his first foreign trip since taking office, with a stop in Switzerland on the itinerary and free trade talks between the two countries close to completion. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130517/chinese-premier-set-to-visit-switzerland Fri, 17 May 2013 12:30:00 +0200 chinese-premier-set-to-visit-switzerland