U.S. and China Hold Crucial Trade Talks in Switzerland This Weekend

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top U.S. officials are preparing to meet with a high-level Chinese delegation this weekend in Switzerland. This marks the first significant discussions between the two nations since President Donald Trump initiated a trade war with sharp …

Switzerland and Britain aim for direct rail link

Swiss and British governments sign MoU to encourage direct rail services via the Channel Tunnel. THE governments of Switzerland and Britain have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to encourage direct rail services between the two countries. Swiss …

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, left, and Switzerland's President Karin Keller-Sutter met for trade talks in Geneva

UK to Switzerland in five hours by high-speed train? Not so fast

Direct trains between the UK and Switzerland are a step closer after the two countries agreed to work together to make it happen. The journey time between London and Geneva could be cut to about five hours, without the need to change trains in Paris. At …

'The aim of Switzerland is to come back to zero tariffs,' Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter said

This is how Switzerland will fund deployment of Digital Automatic Coupling

new guidelines, same old problems How can the EU fix the issue of track access charges without binding regulations? The European Commission (EC) adopted new guidelines on how to set up track access charges (TAC), a burdensome aspect for rail freight in …

Switzerland and US agree to accelerate trade talks, Swiss president says

By Emma Farge and Ariane Luthi GENEVA (Reuters) -Switzerland and the United States have agreed to accelerate their trade talks and are determined to reach an agreement quickly, Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter said on Friday, without specifying a time …

US-China trade talks in Switzerland are unlikely to yield breakthrough: analysts

As the world waits expectantly for this weekend’s meeting between top US and Chinese officials in hopes of a breakthrough in a trade war holding the global economy hostage, expect the talks to be largely about frameworks, minutiae and setting boundaries …

Six anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes reported a week in Switzerland

Six hate crimes per week against LGBTIQ+ Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Close Share On average, almost six …

The U.S. and China are set to begin trade negotiations in Switzerland this weekend

Updated May 9, 2025 at 7:23 AM PDT Ahead of trade negotiations with China this weekend in Switzerland, President Trump on Friday suggested that U.S. levies on Chinese goods, which currently stand at up to 245%, could be lowered to 80%. "80% Tariff on …