Annemarie Schlup is marketing manager of the wine co-operative Provins in canton Wallis/Valais (VS). She explains why VS is so suitable for wine…

This is an interview with the Swiss Bertrand Piccard, co-pilot first non-stop balloon trip around the world and the Englishman Brian Jones, who…

Switzerland's largest watch-making group and creators of the famous Swatch fashion watch, Société de Microélectronique et d'Horlogerie [SMH], have…

Credit Suisse (CS) is back in the black after reporting a first-quarter net profit of 652 million Swiss francs. The figures have raised hopes that…

Journalist Robert Brookes reports on Switzerland's new airline "Swiss" that will begin service on March 31. Brookes gives details of amounts invested…

Zoologist Bernard Heuvelman has donated his entire research documentation of cryptozoology to the Museum of Zoology in Lausanne [Musée cantonal de…

Reporter Robert Brookes reflects on the life of Arnold Luqman and the changes he will bring to the UBS as the new chief financial officer. Luqman was…

Journalist Robert Brookes interviews Lukas Mühlemann, chief executive officer of the Credit Suisse group, on Swiss banking secrecy, being a manager,…

A firm of New York lawyers has accused Swiss bank Julius Bär of defrauding, looting and converting millions of dollars in depositors' assets…

One year on, journalist Robert Brookes looks back to the Schweizerhalle catastrophe, when the River Rhine was polluted after a chemical warehouse…

Robert Brookes speaks to inhabitants of Davos and learns about; the town's history, old customs and traditions, modest beginnings, discovery by the…

This broadcast is a special feature ahead of the Second International Conference on Assistance to Refugees in Africa, ICARA 2, to be held in July in…

Lorenz Hasler, violinist with I Salonisti, a renowned chamber music ensemble, talks to journalist Rob Brookes about the special appeal of salon music…

The Swiss multinational food giant, Nestlé, reported a nine per cent increase in profits to over 1.6 billion US dollars in its 125th anniversary year…

Journalist Michael Hollingdale reviews the week's business news and focuses on the companies Sulzer Medica Ltd and Clariant. Journalist Tom O'Brien…

Helmut Maucher, soon to retire as chief executive of Nestlé, talks about the early changes he made to improve the company's situation in 1981. He…

Swiss engineering company Minick have initiated a system by which details of unidentified music heard on the radio can be obtained by using a mobile…

This broadcast starts with a short biography of the retiring economics minister Kurt Furgler including details of his education and political career…

The Tégé Company in Vevey has developed a French fry vending machine, which it plans to introduce to a test market in England. The machine produces …

Cats and dogs are Switzerland's most preferred pets by far, and their popularity is growing. Switzerland has a population of 1.3 million cats and 440…