The tiny Swiss canton of Nidwalden has unveiled a suite of reforms which will see it overtake Hong Kong in having the most favourable taxation rates for corporations.
A Swiss man has been arrested in Vaud for stealing and reselling dozens of animals, including 50 sheep, 33 lambs, 19 chickens, five goats and five turtles, some of which he sold to slaughterhouses.
The right-wing Swiss People’s Party has apologised after using an image of Berlin’s Holocaust memorial in a campaign to prevent Switzerland from becoming ‘over concreted’ due to increased migration.
From liberal use of disinfectant to harnessing the power of UV light, Switzerland’s airports are pulling out all the stops to minimise the spread of coronavirus.
Just over half of foreigners who commit crimes are deported in Switzerland. Switzerland’s largest political party wants to make such deportations mandatory via a referendum.
Swiss health officials have defended their decision to retrospectively expand the list of ‘high risk’ countries, saying that anyone departing Switzerland should do so with the understanding that they may be forced to quarantine on their return.
Swiss pharmaceutical group Roche, which has been at the forefront of deploying coronavirus tests and research into treatments, said Thursday its first half profit and sales both dipped as consumers put off treatment.
Switzerland on Wednesday added several 'high-risk' countries to its mandatory quarantine list and confirmed late on Wednesday that quarantines would apply retroactively.
On Wednesday, Swiss health officials will update the list of high-risk countries from which arrivals must adhere to a mandatory quarantine. Which countries are likely to be on the list?
Swiss watch exports plunged again in June, an industry body said on Tuesday, though there were early signs of a potential uptick thanks to renewed demand from China.
Sweden has confirmed that a decision to recommend its citizens not to travel to Switzerland was made in retaliation after its citizens were required to quarantine on arriving in the Alpine country.
Italian and Swiss police have arrested 75 suspects in a vast operation against the 'Ndrangheta, the southern Italian mafia, seizing 169 million euros in goods.
With new figures showing less than half of those who arrive from high-risk countries actually enter quarantine, Switzerland has announced it will randomly check whether people are complying with the rule.
Following the lead of Denmark, Norway and Austria, Swiss authorities will exceptionally lift restrictions on entry to people from third nations whose ‘significant other half’ lives in Switzerland.
Travellers coming to Switzerland from ‘high-risk’ nations must self-quarantine for 10 days. But not everyone is complying with this rule and Swiss authorities say they will now carry out random checks.
From September 1st, cross-border commuters based in France but employed in Switzerland will no longer be able to work from home for the whole week without having to change their tax status.
As the sale season on summer clothes has begun, Swiss retailers are offering significant price reductions on their unsold products. You may get lucky and get some great deals.
For the first time ever, members of Switzerland's military were invited to march in a parade commemorating France's Bastille Day on July 14th. But some say this historic event was marred by Swiss soldiers' inability to walk in formation.
