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 North Korea has sent officials to Switzerland to scope out venues for a possible second meeting between its leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump, according to a report. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180706/switzerland-second-us-north-korea-summit-kim-jong-un-donald-trump Fri, 06 Jul 2018 16:08:32 +0200 switzerland-second-us-north-korea-summit-kim-jong-un-donald-trump Speaking in Geneva on Thursday, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres said he was "deeply concerned" after US President Donald Trump cancelled a widely anticipated nuclear summit next month with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180524/un-chief-deeply-concerned-as-us-cancels-nuclear-summit-with-north-korea Thu, 24 May 2018 22:41:13 +0200 un-chief-deeply-concerned-as-us-cancels-nuclear-summit-with-north-korea The news that the US president has accepted an invitation to sit down to talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sparked speculation about where such a meeting could talk place. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180309/could-trump-and-kim-jong-un-meet-in-switzerland Fri, 09 Mar 2018 18:22:54 +0100 could-trump-and-kim-jong-un-meet-in-switzerland North Korean state media praised Saturday’s performance of a united Korean team at the Winter Olympics, currently taking place in South Korea, but failed to mention that the team lost the game 8-0 to Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180212/winter-olympics-north-koreans-silent-on-hockey-loss-to-switzerland Mon, 12 Feb 2018 10:56:54 +0100 winter-olympics-north-koreans-silent-on-hockey-loss-to-switzerland North Korea will send 22 athletes to next month's Winter Games in the South, the International Olympic Committee said in Lausanne, Switzerland on Saturday. The IOC also confirmed that the two nations will march together at the opening ceremony. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180120/22-north-korean-athletes-will-compete-at-2018-games-ioc Sat, 20 Jan 2018 15:19:44 +0100 22-north-korean-athletes-will-compete-at-2018-games-ioc North Korea's decision to take part in the Winter Olympics in the South was a "great step forward", IOC chief Thomas Bach said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180110/ioc-hails-north-koreas-participation-in-olympics-a-great-step-forward Wed, 10 Jan 2018 09:45:07 +0100 ioc-hails-north-koreas-participation-in-olympics-a-great-step-forward The International Olympic Committee has "extended the deadline" for North Korea's participation in the winter Olympics, it announced on Monday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180109/ioc-extends-deadline-for-north-korea-to-register-for-winter-games Tue, 09 Jan 2018 09:42:21 +0100 ioc-extends-deadline-for-north-korea-to-register-for-winter-games A United Nations rights expert in Geneva squared off with North Korea on Monday, urging the global community to resolve the fate of 200,000 people allegedly abducted by Pyongyang, and to refer perpetrators to the International Criminal Court. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150316/un-expert-slams-north-korean-abductions Mon, 16 Mar 2015 23:39:53 +0100 un-expert-slams-north-korean-abductions North Korea's foreign minister warned in Geneva on Tuesday that Pyongyang had the power to conduct a "pre-emptive strike" on the United States, following joint US-South Korea military drills earlier this week. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150303/north-korea-warns-us-of-nuclear-strike-capability Tue, 03 Mar 2015 16:52:05 +0100 north-korea-warns-us-of-nuclear-strike-capability Bern has halted a controversial programme offering grants to allow North Korean officers to undergo training in Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150206/swiss-cut-funding-for-north-korean-officer-training Fri, 06 Feb 2015 11:21:00 +0100 swiss-cut-funding-for-north-korean-officer-training North Korea must act immediately to halt a litany of abuses and crimes against humanity, diplomats said on Thursday during a UN review in Geneva of the isolated Asian nation's rights record. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140502/north-korea-rebuffs-crimes-against-humanity-claims Fri, 02 May 2014 11:26:00 +0200 north-korea-rebuffs-crimes-against-humanity-claims North Korea's leaders should be brought before an international court for a litany of crimes against humanity that include exterminating, starving and enslaving its population, a UN team in Geneva said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140217/un-report-slams-north-korea-crimes-against-humanity Mon, 17 Feb 2014 16:50:00 +0100 un-report-slams-north-korea-crimes-against-humanity North Korea expressed anger on Saturday after Switzerland earlier blocked a deal to supply key equipment for a ski resort which has been under construction as one of leader Kim Jong-Un's pet projects. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130824/north-korea-protests-over-swiss-ski-lift-ban Sat, 24 Aug 2013 13:19:00 +0200 north-korea-protests-over-swiss-ski-lift-ban Bern has vetoed a contract by a Saint Gallen company to sell a ski lift system to the North Korean government for a luxury winter resort in the East Asian country. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130819/bern-blocks-swiss-ski-lift-sale-to-north-korea Mon, 19 Aug 2013 12:21:00 +0200 bern-blocks-swiss-ski-lift-sale-to-north-korea Representatives of the world's five big nuclear-armed states on Friday voiced concern over North Korea and Iran's nuclear programmes, lamenting the threat to global efforts to avoid proliferation. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130421/nuclear-armed-states-concerned-by-nkorea-iran Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:48:00 +0200 nuclear-armed-states-concerned-by-nkorea-iran Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that he backed the idea of Switzerland hosting six-nation talks in an effort to defuse tensions over North Korea. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130412/russians-back-swiss-role-to-defuse-korea-tensions Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:05:16 +0200 russians-back-swiss-role-to-defuse-korea-tensions The Swiss luxury hotel chain Kempinski said on Tuesday that it was dropping plans to open a huge pyramid-shaped hotel that has stood half-built for decades in North Korea amid escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130409/kempinsksi-scraps-north-korea-hotel-plans Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:25:00 +0200 kempinsksi-scraps-north-korea-hotel-plans Amid mounting military and nuclear tensions with North Korea, an American retiree living in Switzerland has gained rare access to the pariah state to build schools in the usually off-limits countryside. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130320/us-retiree-in-switzerland-builds-north-korean-schools Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:38:00 +0100 us-retiree-in-switzerland-builds-north-korean-schools The 22nd session of the UN Human Rights Council, which opens in Geneva on Monday, is set to discuss the widespread abuses in Mali and North Korea, according to observers. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130224/un-hr-council-to-discuss-mali-north-korea-abuse Sun, 24 Feb 2013 10:08:00 +0100 un-hr-council-to-discuss-mali-north-korea-abuse UN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Monday demanded an international probe into the alarming human rights situation in ultra-authoritarian North Korea, decrying more than a half-century of devastating abuses. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130114/human-rights-chief-slams-north-korean-abuses Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:04:00 +0100 human-rights-chief-slams-north-korean-abuses