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Just the ticket
Keeping a printing tradition alive
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. [...]
Corporate taxes
Swiss set to tackle divisive fiscal reform
Murder questions
Papers rue failings of house arrest system
Corporate taxes
Swiss set to tackle divisive fiscal reform
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. [...]
Chinese readers react
Profit at the expense of moral values
Safe and sound
Red Cross hostages freed in Yemen
Swiss banking woes
Minister says end to US tax dispute in sight
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. [...]
Changes at the top
Surprise shake-up marks Glencore Xstrata meeting
Formula for success
Chinese parents drive baby milk powder boom
New trends
Folk musicians seek inspiration beyond the norm
It’s crowded in the dressing room. And no wonder. A folk trio, a jazz singer and a classically-trained violinist are all relaxing before a joint show. Such genre-bending is common in Swiss folk music today - as is a back-to-roots shift. [...]
Nadja Räss
Breaking the mould as a Swiss yodeller
Rocks on a roll
Huge colourless diamond goes for record
Stem cell research
Cord blood – sound investment or pricey frill?
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) [...]
Cancer discovery
New imaging gives insight into tumours’ travels
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In depth
Thinking ahead
What are your retirement plans?
commentsThe European Union has declared 2012 the “European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity Between Generations” to raise awareness of the political potential of the elderly and their role in society. How are you preparing for retirement?
It’s not easy to stop working and leave your colleagues behind. If you are getting ready for this important phase of your life, what are your hopes and fears? How will you go about your daily life? And how could this change affect your family and social life? Tell us!
Successful ageing
Finding ways of growing old gracefully
Some people cannot wait to retire; for others it is an inevitable rite of passage to a precarious future. And while Switzerland is viewed as a good place to grow old, many elderly people also suffer from exclusion, poverty and injustice. [...]
Swiss city set to launch elderly care “bank”
St Gallen may become the first Swiss city to introduce a novel banking scheme in which retired care volunteers “deposit” hours worked looking after elderly people. [...]
Abuse of elderly hidden behind closed doors
Some of the most vulnerable members of society, frail and dependent old people, suffer physical and emotional abuse in their own homes – and the problem is growing. [...]
Keeping mobile
Making the most of the golden years
Active Swiss retirees can be found doing anything from scaling mountains to babysitting. Pro Senectute, a Swiss association for the elderly, says the important thing is for “everyone to get older at their own speed and in their own way”. [...]
