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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
Last word?
Swiss diplomat defends European Court solution
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. [...]
Corporate taxes
Swiss set to tackle divisive fiscal reform
Chinese readers react
Profit at the expense of moral values
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
Ice hockey
Switzerland take silver at world championships
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. [...]
Gymnastics coach
'It’s a great feeling to fly, to twist, to rotate'
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
Image Problem?
What image do you have of Switzerland?
14 commentsSwitzerland. It’s small, prosperous and has four national languages. It is blessed with outstanding natural beauty, a stable democracy and an economy that is the envy of much of the rest of the world. But often, foreign headlines are more about tax evasion or dictators’ money. Does Switzerland have an image problem?
What issues have formed your opinion of Switzerland? How do people where you live view Switzerland and does the perception reflect reality?
Swiss Mitt
Attacks on Romney’s account have Swiss worried
As the United States presidential campaign heats up, Switzerland is finding itself the centre of attention in what is an increasingly bitter fight between the two candidates’ claims to the seat of power. [...]
Media coverage
Keeping a positive spin on Switzerland’s image
Cheese and Roger Federer. Tax evasion and minaret bans. Which issues in Switzerland’s social and political discourse resonate abroad and how does the government counter misinformation in the foreign press? [...]
