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Vocational training competition Swiss put their professional skills to the test

How do you prepare for an international vocational skills competition?

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When companies find themselves in political crosshairs

Our analysis of what the biggest global companies in Switzerland are up to. This week: Hong Kong and Novartis under pressure.

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Swiss food-waste pioneer wins CHF200,000 prize

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Two etiquette experts respond to common questions on how to integrate into Swiss company culture.

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Political campaign Right-wing apple opens can of worms

A campaign poster for the conservative right Swiss People's Party is dividing opinion even within the party.

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Generation global Disabled in Switzerland: sometimes tough, sometimes comic

Access to jobs, education, even a good night out can be hard for the disabled in Switzerland. Stand-up comic Eddie, who has cerebral palsy, explains.

72nd Locarno Film Festival The Grand Hotel Locarno – where it all began

Asleep for 15 years, the majestic Grande Albergo Locarno has briefly opened its doors to offer a glimpse of Festival history.

By Laurine Chiarini (Critics Academy) and Carlo Pisani (images)

Inside ‘On’ shoes The making of a Swiss footwear multinational

Swiss footwear company On is making a name for itself in an industry that has been dominated by big players like Nike. What makes it different?

By Jessica Davis Plüss

Black Light: a Retrospective Bringing black cinema to the fore

Retrospectives are always one of the highlights of Locarno Film Festival, and this year it rendered homage to black cinema.

By Wilfred Okiche (Critics Academy)

Inside Geneva A decade of World Humanitarian Day: what’s to celebrate?

August 19 marks World Humanitarian Day, which pays tribute to aid workers who risk their lives.

By Imogen Foulkes

An outsider view of Swiss films The Swiss take on blood, sweat and boxing

A hard hitting boxing movie from Swiss director Fulvio Bernasconi pulls no punches in its depiction of no-holds-barred underground fighting.

By Sean Nam (Critics Academy)

François Bonivard In the footsteps of the real prisoner of Chillon

Château de Chillon is the most-visited monument in Switzerland. Its reputation is due in large part to Lord Byron’s poem, The Prisoner of Chillon.

By Olivier Pauchard

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What’s the incentive behind Swiss hometown roundabout art, which is often expensive and controversial?

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CITES conference Swiss expert warns over lucrative illegal wildlife trade

The illegal trade in wildlife has become a massively lucrative, low-risk activity controlled by criminal groups, warns Swiss expert Mathias Lörtscher.

By Simon Bradley

Council of the Swiss Abroad Expat Swiss push for e-vote and EU bilateral ties

At a meeting in Montreux the Council of the Swiss Abroad has called on the government to take a lead role in the introduction of electronic voting.

By Urs Geiser in Montreux

Lights, camera, inaction Swiss cinemas: more films, fewer filmgoers

The average Swiss goes to the cinema once or twice a year to watch an American film in a multiplex.

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Parliamentary elections 2019 Where do the Swiss Abroad win political support?

A look at which major political parties were most friendly to expat Swiss over the last four years.

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Letter From The Alps Mass tourism: How we can live with it

I’ve been realizing that the position I took on mass tourism a few weeks ago deserves a second look.  

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Interview: Remo Gysin Expat Swiss lament government’s ‘lack of leadership’ on e-voting

E-voting is no longer an option for the parliamentary elections in October. What does this mean for the expatriate Swiss community?

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Get off my land Federer gets caught up in lake access debate

Although Swiss law says waterways belong to the public, Roger Federer won't be losing sleep about a footpath being built through his land.

By Peter Siegenthaler