Vietnam attends 56th WIPO General Assemblies

Vietnam attends 56th WIPO General Assemblies

(VOVworld) - Vietnam is participating in the fifty-sixth series of meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland, from October...
ASEAN Family Sports Festival in Switzerland and France

ASEAN Family Sports Festival in Switzerland and France

(VOVworld) – Staff from Vietnamese diplomatic missions of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and other international organizations and their family members took part in the ASEAN Family Sports Festival 2016 on...
Swiss train attack suspect dies

Swiss train attack suspect dies

(VOVworld) – The suspect of the Saturday’s knife attack on a train nearing Salez station, north-eastern Switzerland, died in a hospital due to serious burn, Saint Gall police said...
Knife attack on train in Switzerland

Knife attack on train in Switzerland

(VOVworld) - A man set on fire a train carriage in Switzerland using a flammable liquid and stabbed passengers on Saturday, injuring six people including a six-year-old child
Vietnam, Switzerland mark diplomatic ties

Vietnam, Switzerland mark diplomatic ties

(VOVworld) The Swiss Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony on Thursday to celebrate 45 years of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Switzerland (since October 11, 1971)
Vietnam, Switzerland seek stronger economic ties

Vietnam, Switzerland seek stronger economic ties

(VOVworld) - Swiss President Johann Schneider Ammann and Vietnamese Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh affirmed the importance of ratcheting up bilateral cooperation during their meeting in Bern on Tuesday
Life-long allowance rejected in Switzerland

Life-long allowance rejected in Switzerland

(VOVworld) – In a referendum on June 5, approximately 80% of Swiss voters rejected the idea of the state providing a life-long allowance. Opponents of the idea say such an allowance...
EU extends Schengen border controls for 6 months

EU extends Schengen border controls for 6 months

(VOVworld) - Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos announced Wednesday that the European Commission has decided a 6-month extension of border controls in the Schengen area for...
Vietnam, Switzerland boost financial cooperation

Vietnam, Switzerland boost financial cooperation

(VOVworld) – A delegation of Vietnamese finance, customs and taxation officials visited Switzerland and met with officials of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Swiss Federal Customs Administration and Federal Department...
Switzerland frees Iran’s accounts

Switzerland frees Iran’s accounts

(VOVworld) – Switzerland has unfrozen Iran’s accounts following the US and EU lifting economic sanctions on Iran. From 2007 to 2012, Swiss banks blocked 12 million Swiss francs, equivalent to 11.8 million...