The mechanical watch (here a model from 1956) went out of fashion before making a comeback after the year 2000(Keystone)The Baselworld watch show, the most important event on the global watch fair calendar, opens in Basel on Thursday. It comes as the Swiss watchmaking industry emerges from its longe

The hockey star with Minneapolis' Hennepin bridge behind him.(Kristian Kapp)Nino Niederreiter is currently one of the two best Swiss ice hockey players. The Minnesota Wild forward is now in his eighth season in North America.It was shortly before his 17th birthday, in the summer of 2009, when Nieder

Swiss newspapers were surprised that Oskar Freysinger's political career had lasted as long as it had(Keystone)The conservative right Swiss People’s Party has been dealt a heavy blow after its provocative vice-president, Oskar Freysinger, failed to retain his seat in elections in canton Valais. Sund

In February around 60% of Graubünden voters rejected the bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics in St Moritz and Davos(Keystone)The Olympic flame was extinguished in canton Graubünden before it was even lit. In February, a majority of voters rejected a proposal to host the Winter Games in 2026 – the s

(Keystone)Here are a few of the stories we will bring you during the week starting on March 20.(Kristian Kapp)Monday andxa0TuesdayAs part of our #WeAreSwissAbroad series, we bring you a portrait of Nino Niederreiter, one of the best Swiss ice hockey players in North America’s top league, the NHL. A ...

When sharing an office does not mean working together(‘Work’N’Share)Nearly half of the Swiss workforce should no longer be bound by location due to digital technology and the sharing economy. These trends have fueled a rise in co-working. I joined the bandwagon and here is why I ‘co-work’.As an Indi

Donald Trump’s Florida compound is also referred to as the “Winter White House”(Keystone)A controversial Swiss property developer is one of the newest members of US President Donald Trump’s exclusive Mar-a-Lago club.xa0Urs Ledermann is a self-made entrepreneur from a Zurich suburb known for helping ...

Mar 17, 2017 - 09:16Glowing Alpine summits, steaming locomotives and gushing mountain streams dominated the tourist image of Switzerland at the tu of the 20th century. Young designers from the Be University of the Artsexte al link have given their own take on the works of painter and

Workers lay reinforcement steel in a tunnel between Bellinzona and Lugano.(Keystone)From baker to banker, Swiss workers ea salaries that must be put into perspective.Like anywhere in the world, salaries in Switzerland vary depending on factors like education, experience and location. Each year, ca

Swiss politicians and investors are at loggerheads over gove ment plans to tighten the laws on non-EU citizens buying property. (SRF/swissinfo.chexte al link)xa0Under the proposed reform of the ‘Lex Koller’ law, people living outside the European Union or the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) m

Swiss mo ing ritual: “Hmm, what language shall I speak today?” (7.19.2016)(Marina Lutz)It is not easy to sum up a country with four linguistic regions in a cartoon and ensure it makes sense to an inte ational readership in ten languages. That was the task given to cartoonist Marina Lutz.xa0Lutz join

The proportion of under-25s getting their licence in Geneva has fallen from 75% 15 years ago to 65%, according to mobility specialist Vincent Kaufmann(Keystone)Geneva attracts global attention for its motor show currently underway, but fewer and fewer young adults in Geneva itself are showing an int

Residents walk through the destruction of the once rebel-held Salaheddine neighborhood in easte Aleppo, Syria, on January 20, 2017(Keystone)By delving into an ex-Gambian minister’s past, Swiss prosecutors have bucked a recent trend among some nations to undercut the work of the Inte ational Crimi

As a child, Swiss-bo Silvia Spross dreamt about the United States. Today, she has realised that dream by living in Los Angeles. She makes a living from acting and other artistic endeavours. She tells swissinfo.ch why she left “the best country in the world”.swissinfo.ch: Why did you tu your back

The Museum für Gestaltung in Zurichexte al link, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Swiss tourism office, looks back at the innovative and colourful history of adverting Switzerland as a tourist destination with the exhibition “Take a Holiday!”. (SRF, swissinfo.ch)Let's block ads! (Why?)

Campaigners celebrate the rejection in 2016 of a controversial initiative to deport foreigners who commit certain crimes(Keystone)The more options people are given to participate politically, the happier they are, according to scientific research. So shouldn’t every country introduce Swiss-style dir

Mar 11, 2017 - 11:00Six years after the Fukushima disaster on March 11, 2011, 70% of the evacuated and forbidden areas have been freed up by Japanese authorities and the policy of retu ing the population to those areas continues. Two Genevans, Matthieu Berthod and Jean-Patrick Di Silvest

Swiss designers are capturing the public imagination with futuristic concept cars, now on display at the Inte ational Motor Show in Geneva. (Julie Hunt, swissinfo.chexte al link)xa0This year’s show is expected to attract 700,000 visitors in ten days, making it the biggest crowd-pulling event in the

A nuTonomy self-driving vehicle pictured in Singapore in August 2016(Keystone)Self-driving cars seem poised to be one of the most talked-about trends at this year’s Geneva Inte ational Motor Show. The Touring Club Suisse (TCS) motoring association says the boom in these vehicles is just around the c...

Moving abroad as an American is no reason to abstain from exercising your democratic rights at home, argues Alexandra Dufresne. In the following essay, she explains how to remain active.It is a strange time to be an American abroad.xa0Perhaps you know the feeling. Before your first cup of coffee, yo...