People in bilingualxa0Fribourg can choose to get their news from a French or German newspaper published in the city. (© KEYSTONE / GAETAN BALLY) How good is your German, French or Italian? Immigrants in Switzerland have differing experiences trying to master one of the national languages. Lingui

The Swiss School Bangkok, one of 18 Swiss schools abroad (educationsuisse) Switzerland has a network of 18 schools abroad, all over the world, but not evenly distributed. That’s because the method for creating new Swiss schools differs from that of other countries. There is also a lot o

Tama Vakeesan was bo in Switzerland – to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. This week she visits a show organised by Tamils for auto addicts. For these collectors, the more souped up and tarted up the cars are, the better.xa0(SRF Kulturplatz/swissinfo.ch)

Trutheum hopes to leverage the power of the crowd to find truth (Keystone) Would you blow the whistle on corrupt or unethical practices if you knew you would receive a cash reward? A new Swiss crowdfunding platform thinks that’s a good idea. And so do two notable Swiss whistleblowers, Bradley

After an intense period of construction, the housing market has generally become more balanced, according to the Federal Housing Office.xa0 (Keystone) Buying a dream house or apartment can be an expensive and daunting process for people who move to Switzerland to live and work - but not impossib

Here's a selection of the stories we will be bringing you in the upcoming week. (twingtec.ch) Monday xa0 Is it possible to use drones to ha ess the wind at altitudes and places where normal wind turbines can’t be built? We’ll tell you about a Swiss start-up which is trying to do just that. The

Descending the Furkaxa0towards the valley of the Rhone. (swissinfo.ch) Switzerland is one of the best-kept secrets in cycling. Why? Smooth roads, giant mountain passes, exceptional landscapes, all wrapped in the history-infused heart of Europe. After a long day among the peaks, you wonderxa0why th

The model developed by the Swiss start-up Twingtec involves a drone hooked up to a generator housed in a container. ( TwingTec 2017) Switzerland's Twingtec project has designed a high-altitude solution to harvest wind power in places where normal wind turbines can’t be built. Itxa0has an ambitio

The northweste Swiss city of Basel is one of the country's most inte ational regions, bordering both France and Germany (Keystone) A Basel resident from Turkey was inspired to reflect on herxa0difficult Swiss integration process after a citizenship case involving a Turkish woman made waves in

Coffee in a real cup - an image worth sharing with friends (Keystone) If you count yourself among the growing number of Americans visiting Switzerland – more than 900,000 of you are expected this year - best come prepared. During a recent trip to New England, I came to the realisation that the

The Swiss School Beijing will be opening at the end of August (Swiss School Beijing) The Swiss School Beijing, opening next month, will be the first of its kind in China and the first new Swiss school abroad in more than three decades. “We are very excited about the start of term,” said Barbar

Tributes have been pouring in following the death of Swiss pop star, Poloxa0Hofer. The story and his importance for German-speaking Switzerland featurexa0in many Swissxa0newspapers. The singer, who founded the first rock band (Rumpelstilz) to sing in dialect, died from lung cancer at his home in Obe...

Tama Vakeesan was bo in Switzerland – to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. This week, Tama and her friend Tony look at the downsides of commuting in Switzerland.xa0(SRF Kulturplatz/swissinfo.ch)

There is no magic formula to make it to the top in the world of dance. One thing that's for certain, is that it needs innate talent and relentless hard work. The Zurich Dance Academy trains young dancers with an all-round approach that has brought the school inte ational acclaim. (Carlo Pisani, swi

Jou ey to the heart of a glacier by Dominik Osswald, Urs Wyss, Christian Mülhauser and interactive team The Plaine Morte (‘dead plain’) Glacier is as untouched as its name suggests. But this winter a group of adventurers decided to go right to its heart. Written for the Tages-Anzeiger,

Anja 1 n/a New York, Paris… 24-year-old Anja Glover has lived in some of the largest metropolitan cities around the world. This is no coincidence – after all, the young Swiss woman is studying urban sociology as well asxa0workingxa0as a jou alist. She especially loves the Parisian joie de vi

A Swiss woman whose parents went missing 75 years ago is relieved that their bodies have finally been found after years of searching for them. (SRF/swissinfo.chexte al link) The missing couple were Marcelinxa0Dumoulin, a shoemaker, and his wifexa0Francine,xa0a teacher. The parents of seven children ...

The European Commission calculates European consumers would gain €500 million if geoblocking practices in e-commerce were lifted. (Keystone) Swiss consumers face a major obstacle in the form of geoblocking, often resulting in limited choice and higher prices than if they lived elsewhere in Eur

After a decade living in Switzerland, Steve Crump has got to know the country almost as well as his native US. One thing he appreciatesxa0is the quality and quantity of historic water fountains scattered throughout the country’s cities. Exte al Content The following content is sourced from exte

'Aluminium-free' may be a successful marketing strategy, but the science behindxa0it is conflicting. (2010 Bloomberg) As the summer heats up, a Swiss political bid to label or ban products containing aluminium salts has again stirred up the debate over whether anti-perspirant deodorants are safe