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Swiss lift manufacturer Schindler receives order for Bogotá Metro

This content was published on Aug 7, 2025 Swiss multinational Schindler secures order to equip Bogotá Metro with lifts and escalators.

The 78th edition of the film festival has begun in Locarno

Culture

The 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival opens

This content was published on Aug 7, 2025 On Wednesday evening, Swiss Interior Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider officially opened Switzerland’s premier film festival.

Foreign Affairs

Business associations call for solidarity over US tariffs

This content was published on Aug 7, 2025 Swiss business groups urge coordinated action against US tariffs threatening jobs, exports and prosperity.

Jackie Chan will receive a honour Pardo prize for his career at Locarno. The festival will screen some early Jackie Chan films, like "Project A" (1983), pictured above with Chan in the center.

Swiss cinema

How the Locarno Film Festival brought Chinese films to the West

This content was published on Aug 7, 2025 Over the past 75 years, some pivotal Chinese films and filmmakers have had their first encounter with international critics at Locarno.

US tariffs in force for Switzerland - Federal Council to provide information this afternoon

Trade policy

US tariffs of 39% come into force for Switzerland

This content was published on Aug 7, 2025 US tariffs of 39% on Swiss exports formally came into force on Thursday morning, despite last-minute talks.

A film from French-speaking Switzerland in the Swiss shortlist for the Oscars

Culture

Three films on the Swiss shortlist for the 2026 Oscars

This content was published on Aug 6, 2025 The film that will represent Switzerland will be announced on August 12.

Small sculpture by David de Pury stolen in Neuchâtel

History

Protest sculpture of controversial Swiss philanthropist stolen

This content was published on Aug 6, 2025 A small protest sculpture of the controversial banker and benefactor David de Pury in Neuchâtel has been stolen.

Culture

The 78th Locarno Film Festival opens today

This content was published on Aug 6, 2025 This year 222 films will be screened, 100 of them world premieres. There are 18 films competing for the Golden Leopard.

Michael Powell's "Peeping Tom" (1960) is probably the most well-known film among the selection curated for Locarno's retrospective this year.

Culture

Locarno Festival sheds light on an under-appreciated era of British cinema

This content was published on Aug 6, 2025 Films restored by the British and the Swiss film archives illuminate a period of national reconstruction and cultural transformation.

More and more older people are using the Internet

Demographics

More and more older people in Switzerland are using the Internet

This content was published on Aug 5, 2025 Internet use among Swiss pensioners rises to nearly 80%, with most preferring smartphones.

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