http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/index.html en Tue, 21 May 2013 09:33:19 GMT Copyright2013, swissinfo. 60 http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Should_we_be_concerned_about_wage_dumping.html?rss=true&cid=35883756 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:23:50 GMT Are measures needed against wage dumping? Do foreign workers really drive down domestic salaries? http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Should_we_be_concerned_about_wage_dumping.html?cid=35883756&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Labour_agreement_faces_social_test.html?rss=true&cid=35872666 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:23:00 GMT As support for the free movement of workers accord with the European Union is waning, Swiss employers and unions are agreed on combating labour market abuses and tightening controls. But they are at loggerheads over the issue of minimum wages. (Photo: RDB) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Labour_agreement_faces_social_test.html?cid=35872666&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Relocation_tempts_international_organisations_.html?rss=true&cid=35834902 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:18:03 GMT A number of countries are ready to pay a high price to entice international organisations to move away from Geneva. Hosting a branch of the United Nations or other major organisations offers prestige and generates a lot of money. (Photo: swissinfo) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Relocation_tempts_international_organisations_.html?cid=35834902&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Battle_begins_against_drones_and_killer_robots.html?rss=true&cid=35864360 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:01:03 GMT The intensive use of drones by the Obama administration is feeding a wave of protest and criticism which reaches Geneva next week when a coalition of NGOs will call for a halt to the race to build technology for autonomous killing robots. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Battle_begins_against_drones_and_killer_robots.html?cid=35864360&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Switzerland_take_silver_at_world_championships.html?rss=true&cid=35875552 Sun, 19 May 2013 22:23:00 GMT Switzerland won its first medal at the ice hockey world championships in 60 years, capturing the silver medal after losing to hosts Sweden 5-1 in the final in Stockholm on Sunday. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Switzerland_take_silver_at_world_championships.html?cid=35875552&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Swiss_diplomat_defends_European_Court_solution.html?rss=true&cid=35873440 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:58:31 GMT The European Court of Justice could settle differences between Switzerland and the European Union over their future bilateral relationship, a top Swiss diplomat has told the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper. (Photo: G. Fessy @CJUE) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Swiss_diplomat_defends_European_Court_solution.html?cid=35873440&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/It_s_a_great_feeling_to_fly,_to_twist,_to_rotate.html?rss=true&cid=35758298 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:00:18 GMT Although his profession is teaching business, Reto Marthaler’s passion is gymnastics. He spends hundreds of hours per year organising local and regional boys’ programmes. The sport is on his mind “every day, every hour, every second”. (Photo: Filipa Cordeiro, swissinfo.ch) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/It_s_a_great_feeling_to_fly,_to_twist,_to_rotate.html?cid=35758298&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Minister_says_end_to_US_tax_dispute_in_sight.html?rss=true&cid=35870280 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:51:00 GMT Swiss Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf says a resolution may be not far off to end a long-running dispute with the United States over Swiss banks accused of helping wealthy Americans evade billions of dollars of taxes. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Minister_says_end_to_US_tax_dispute_in_sight.html?cid=35870280&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/science_technology/Cord_blood_sound_investment_or_pricey_frill.html?rss=true&cid=35833140 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:09:09 GMT Umbilical cord blood holds precious stem cells. At some Swiss hospitals, mothers can donate their baby's supply to research. But some labs have privatised the practice, and not everyone is sure it’s worth the cost. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) (Photo: swissinfo) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/science_technology/Cord_blood_sound_investment_or_pricey_frill.html?cid=35833140&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/multimedia/audios_podcast/Modern_Swiss_music_draws_on_the_past.html?rss=true&cid=35864398 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:00:04 GMT Where can you find yodelling courses for CEO's, a tragic musical performed on the shores of a lake, and a guitarist who sings that laughing is good for you? In Switzerland, of course, where all the world's a stage! (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/multimedia/audios_podcast/Modern_Swiss_music_draws_on_the_past.html?cid=35864398&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Keeping_a_printing_tradition_alive.html?rss=true&cid=35817222 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:00:09 GMT More and more train tickets are printed by computers; the traditional card ticket is today rarely used. The Aeschbacher company in Worb near Bern still cuts these and prints them with lead type. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Keeping_a_printing_tradition_alive.html?cid=35817222&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Swiss_set_to_tackle_divisive_fiscal_reform.html?rss=true&cid=35866306 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:41:00 GMT Under pressure from the European Union the Swiss government has outlined plans to scrap controversial tax privileges for international firms. But the reform risks undermining the complex federal fiscal system and leading to a major drop in revenue. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Swiss_set_to_tackle_divisive_fiscal_reform.html?cid=35866306&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/Instrument_unites_traditional_and_techno.html?rss=true&cid=35767120 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:01:18 GMT The hammered dulcimer, the Hackbrett, is the heart and soul of Appenzell folk music. Traditionally it's played in a string ensemble. But it's not limited to folk. (Photo: swissinfo) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/Instrument_unites_traditional_and_techno.html?cid=35767120&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Surprise_shake-up_marks_Glencore_Xstrata_meeting.html?rss=true&cid=35847064 Thu, 16 May 2013 16:01:00 GMT There have been surprise personnel changes at the top of the newly merged Glencore Xstrata commodities giant during its first annual general meeting in Zug on Thursday. (Photo: Reuters) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Surprise_shake-up_marks_Glencore_Xstrata_meeting.html?cid=35847064&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Papers_rue_failings_of_house_arrest_system.html?rss=true&cid=35841050 Thu, 16 May 2013 09:30:00 GMT Following the killing of a 19-year-old girl by a convicted murderer who was under home surveillance, Swiss newspapers on Thursday said the use of electronic tags for criminals needed to be re-examined. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Papers_rue_failings_of_house_arrest_system.html?cid=35841050&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Chinese_parents_drive_baby_milk_powder_boom.html?rss=true&cid=35819828 Thu, 16 May 2013 09:00:00 GMT Mistrust in China after the death of several babies, along with an expanding population and growing middle class, has led to surging demand for Western baby milk formula, presenting both an opportunity and a challenge to Swiss manufacturers. (Photo: Reuters) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Chinese_parents_drive_baby_milk_powder_boom.html?cid=35819828&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/Blaise_Cendrars_-_a_restless_travel_writer_.html?rss=true&cid=35799948 Wed, 15 May 2013 09:00:00 GMT Blaise Cendrars’ Prose of the Trans-Siberian and the Little Jeanne de France was published a century ago. It was a journey around the world and in the mind. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/Blaise_Cendrars_-_a_restless_travel_writer_.html?cid=35799948&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Business_is_anything_but_usual_with_Saudi_Arabia.html?rss=true&cid=35799506 Tue, 14 May 2013 09:00:00 GMT Saudi Arabia, a key player in the conflict in Syria, is an important Swiss trade partner but it regularly makes headlines due to human rights violations. Is conducting business with the desert state complicity, or another way of bringing about change? (Photo: Reuters) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Business_is_anything_but_usual_with_Saudi_Arabia.html?cid=35799506&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/C-section_rates_create_a_stir.html?rss=true&cid=35720388 Mon, 13 May 2013 09:00:00 GMT Every third child in Switzerland is born by Caesarean section, one of the highest rates in the world. Particularly women in wealthy urban areas with a high density of private clinics request the surgery, a fact which riles critics. (Photo: Hartmut Schwarzbach / argus ) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/C-section_rates_create_a_stir.html?cid=35720388&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/detail/content.html?rss=true&cid=35788980 Sun, 12 May 2013 09:00:00 GMT Dominique Jaccot, like the heads of around five per cent of Swiss households, is a single parent. She has built a new family around her son. In spite of the difficulties, she loves life and her calling as a mail deliverer in Neuchâtel. (Photo: Filipa Cordeiro, swissinfo.ch) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/detail/content.html?cid=35788980&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/A_colourful_journey_through_Switzerland.html?rss=true&cid=35755434 Sat, 11 May 2013 09:00:45 GMT If you close your eyes and think of Switzerland, what colours do you see? Maybe the white of snow, the yellow of the Post buses, or the red of geraniums? A new book created by Karen Ichters and Hadi Barkat offers a range of shades and hues. (Photo: Ichters et Barkat / Helvetiq) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/A_colourful_journey_through_Switzerland.html?cid=35755434&rss=true