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Around 1,500 construction workers protest in Zurich

Strike and demonstration by construction workers in Zurich

This content was published on Nov 14, 2025 Around 1,500 construction workers took to the Zurich streets on Friday to protest against worsening conditions.

The new RTS Lausanne-Ecublens site will accommodate 950 people,

Culture

New RTS TV and radio studios inaugurated at EPFL campus

This content was published on Nov 14, 2025 The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) and its French-language service RTS have inaugurated a new TV and radio production site near Lausanne in western Switzerland.

Swiss cheesemaker Hitz Pius from the Vorderfultigen cheese company takes a pose with the trophy after winning the World Cheese Awards with a Gruyere AOP Special over 18 months cheese, during the award ceremony after the final of the 37th World Cheese Awards, at the Festhalle in Bern, Switzerland, November 13, 2025. More than 5,244 cheeses from 46 countries are competing this year. Switzerland plays a central role as host nation, presenting 948 of the entries. (KEYSTONE/Anthony Anex)

Culture

Swiss Gruyère crowned world’s best cheese

This content was published on Nov 14, 2025 A Swiss Gruyère AOP cheese was crowned the world's best cheese at the World Cheese Awards 2025, held this year in Bern, Switzerland.

The pandemic has led to a boom in creative leisure activities such as pottery or photography.

Culture

Survey: how the pandemic changed Swiss leisure activities

This content was published on Nov 14, 2025 Fewer Swiss residents went to museums, exhibitions or cinemas last year compared to 2019. But there has been a rise in hobbies and creative activities, especially among 15-29 year-olds, according to a national survey.

Swiss tech sector feels full impact of US tariffs in third quarter

Workplace

Swiss tech sector feels the squeeze of Trump’s tariffs

This content was published on Nov 14, 2025 The Swiss tech industry remains under heavy pressure. On top of global political uncertainty and a strong Swiss franc, US tariffs are making life difficult for companies.

The population in the canton of Zurich will grow more slowly in future

Demographics

Canton Zurich population growth to slow

This content was published on Nov 12, 2025 Canton of Zurich population growth tipped to slow.

An apprenticeship as a hairdresser or something else? Spoilt for choice

Education

Thousands of apprenticeship positions remain unfilled in Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 10, 2025 Many apprenticeship positions in Switzerland were still vacant at the start of the summer training period. Here’s what companies and young people say about the shortfall.

Regulatory pressure intensified after the 2023 emergency takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS, which created a domestic behemoth with more than $3 trillion in assets under management.

Workplace

Swiss finance shrinks as regulators tighten grip on prized sector

This content was published on Nov 10, 2025 The ranks of Switzerland’s prized finance sector are shrinking, as tighter regulation and industry consolidation force smaller wealth managers and private banks to close or merge.

Formally, the two Koreas are still at war until today: a South Korean officer facing his North Korean counterpart in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) between the two countries in a scene of "Joint Security Area".

Swiss cinema

Neutrality under fire: the enduring power of Park Chan-wook’s DMZ thriller

This content was published on Nov 9, 2025 Busan Film Festival celebrates the Korean film with Swiss focus that raised legendary filmmaker Park Chan-wook to cinema royalty.

Almost 1000 construction workers demonstrate loudly in Basel

Workplace

Construction workers demonstrate in Basel

This content was published on Nov 8, 2025 Numerous construction workers in the two cantons of Basel and Aargau went on strike on Friday.

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