#WeAreSwissAbroad Dear Swiss living abroad… We’ve set up an Instagram account for you! Please share your pictures using the hashtag #WeAreSwissAbroad. People love to hear about emigrants, ... See in other languages: 5 It was love that first brought Doris Hofer to Turkey, where she th

This content was published on August 15, 2017 2:00 PMAug 15, 2017 - 14:00Fuzzy and white, Edelweiss flowers are a lucky find for hikers, and a ubiquitous sight on Swiss marketing materials. The hairs on their petals, more accurately described as bracts, help Edelweiss to survive the harsh alpine cli

It has become increasing difficult and costly for Swiss expatriates to open and keep an account with a Swiss bankxa0xa0 (Keystone) The Swiss expatriates are tu ing up the heat on Swiss institutions to grant discrimination-free access to financial services. The issue has plagued the community for

Swiss citizens abroad have repeatedly criticised Swiss banks for allegedly discriminatory business policies (Keystone) Accounts are either closed or suddenly subjected to an additional bank charge of almost CHF500 ($518) a year. For Swiss living abroad, it is becoming increasingly difficult to

Fewer than 2% of eligible voters tu ed up to decide on political issues at a town hall meeting in Rapperswil-Jona in June (swissinfo.ch) With its 27,000 inhabitants, Rapperswil is Switzerland’s largest community where citizens still decide on political issues at town hall meetings. But in Jun

Tama Vakeesan was bo in Switzerland – to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. This week she teams up with singer, Marco Kunz, from Luce e. They discuss what makes Swiss kids different from foreign kids growing up in Switzerland, everything from the type of sandwiches they take on school trips toxa0TV viewi...

Increased life expectancy is a burden for the Swiss old age pension system but makes most people happy (Keystone) Faced with an aging population, reduced economic growth and low interest rates, the gove ment and a parliamentary majority are calling for a sweeping reform of the old age social

There's something for everyonexa0in Loca o (swissinfo.ch) Making its world premiere at the Loca o Film Festival, The Song of Scorpions, a Swiss-French-Singaporean co-production starring Irrfan Khan, gives audiences a taste of the sometimes poisonous relationship between men and women in patria

The author standing atop the Dossenho summit in early summer 2017. (Judith Safford) As someone with an incurable autoimmune disease, Judith Safford explains the lengths she has been going to keep a crippling illness at bay while preparing to climb several of Switzerland’s highest peaks.

The Jungfraujoch monitoring station, home to several research projects, sits at 3,466 metres above sea level (© KEYSTONE / GAETAN BALLY) Swiss scientists recording greenhouse gas emissions from the Jungfraujoch Alpine station are working to have their data recognised by those enforcing the Par

Aleksander Ładoś and photos for forged passports (NAC/DGP) Aleksander Ładoś, a Polish envoy to Be during the Second World War, saved hundreds of Jews from the Holocaust with help from Jewish associations active in Switzerland and the United States.xa0 It’s 1942. Some 340,000 Jews live in the W

Swiss shoppers can be reimbursed VAT in the Lago shopping centrexa0in the German border town of Constance (Keystone) Many Swiss consumers shop in nearby towns on the other side of the border to avoid high prices at home. Now, Swiss border towns want to form an alliance to put an end to the pract

The last Macallan 1878 in the world, allegedy (Sandro Be asconi) Do you glance at the price when ordering a glass of whisky in Switzerland? Zhang Wei does not. He recently made headlines when he spent CHF9,999 ($10,290) on a Macallan 1878 – although rumours are now circulating that it’s a fak

The tiny village of Corippo boasts just 14 permanent residentsxa0 (Keystone) The picturesque village of Corippo in Ticino’s Verzasca Valley is officially Switzerland’s smallest municipality, boasting 14 permanent residents and historic architecture. To secure its future a foundation now wants to

Three-wheeler dealer Express cheese delivery in Be There's one fewer delivery van on Be 's streets. Kurt Staudenmann from the Chäsbueb cheesemonger now uses a cargo bike. (Video: Peter Siegenthaler) See in other languages: 3 Whether it’s dropping off kids at nursery or goods to

From a “pianist in a box” to an ove ight performance with listeners in bed, Swiss classical music audiences are being introduced to new concepts. In Davos, a pianist recently performed in a glass enclosure which only one person could enter at a time to enjoy the music. Others could watch – but not

Allotments Ester Unterfinger For years, allotment gardens were considered a symbol ofxa0the Swiss bourgeoisie, but times have changed. Now, people of all nations appreciate them as place to withdraw and relax. Vito from Italy, Birsen from Turkey, Vaz from Portugal and other allotment enth

India's ideal combination of quantity, quality and price is now under threat (Keystone) The sho locks of Indian women are prized worldwide for high-end wigs and hair extensions, but growing domestic demand could mean shortages for Hollywood and Broadway.xa0 “Indian hair is not straight like a

(Keystone) Here's a selection of the stories we will be bringing you in the upcoming week. (Atelier Bassi) Monday Availability, quality and price makexa0Indian hair the ideal choice for wig makers worldwide, including one based in Switzerland. But changes in grooming habits among Indian w

Bangkok has expanded rapidly in the time since Lukas Habersaat has been there. (Keystone) Lukas Habersaat, a long-term resident in Thailand, has received official recognition for developing a pioneering business model in Bangkok’s entertainment district. He has lived with his partner in Bangko