Switzerland's grape harvest is set to be exceptionally early this year as prolonged drought and high temperatures accelerate ripening. In some regions, picking has already begun, an unprecedented development for mid-August. "As strange as it may seem...

Sandoz has signed a multi-million-dollar agreement with Chinese biotech company Shanghai Henlius Biotech, stepping up its expansion in biosimilars, the generic versions of complex biological medicines. The deal covers the development and commercialis...

The heatwaves and drought are taking a growing toll on Swiss cheese makers. Cows are producing less milk and farmers are running short of fodder, forcing many to incur additional costs. The situation for dairy farmers is currently "very tense", Chris...

Preventing electricity shortages over the next two decades will cost Swiss consumers about CHF4 billion ($4.9 billion), according to an estimate by business federation economiesuisse cited by NZZ am Sonntag. Electricity reserves cost Swiss consumers ...

A 73-year-old woman was killed and 12 others injured, including two seriously, in an accident involving a horse-drawn tourist carriage in Val Roseg, near Pontresina, on Saturday. The fatal accident occurred when a group of 40 tourists were returning ...