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 China National Chemical Corp. on Monday said it had bought a 12 percent stake in Swiss energy and commodities trader Mercuria, the second overseas investment by the Chinese state giant in a week. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160118/chemchina-buys-into-swiss-trading-firm-mercuria Mon, 18 Jan 2016 16:04:08 +0100 chemchina-buys-into-swiss-trading-firm-mercuria The federal government on Tuesday launched its campaign against an initiative aimed at banning speculation in the trading in Switzerland of basic food commodities. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160113/bern-opposes-bid-against-speculative-food-trading Wed, 13 Jan 2016 09:47:34 +0100 bern-opposes-bid-against-speculative-food-trading