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Deiss pushes for more trade with China and US

This content was published on Jul 13, 2005 Before the start of talks with Chinese officials on Thursday in Beijing, Deiss will attend a “mini” ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization in Dalian, northeastern China. Accompanied by a delegation from the Swiss business community, Deiss hopes to improve Switzerland’s economic ties with one of the world’s fastest growing economies. Switzerland was one…

Telemedicine defined by hope and doubts

This content was published on Jul 13, 2005 Although it could give better access to medical treatment, telemedicine also threatens to end the traditional patient-doctor relationship and violate medical confidentiality. Telemedicine has been defined as using telecommunications technology to provide medical information and services. This extends from a simple phone call between a doctor and his patient to remote surgery using robotic equipment.…

No fear of foreign takeover rash spreading

This content was published on Jul 13, 2005 Technology firm Unaxis succumbed to Austrian investment group Victory in May while Forbo, Leica Geosystems and Saia-Burgess have been locked in battles to avoid being consumed by foreign bidders. However, not all the recent foreign takeovers of Swiss concerns were hostile. Earlier this year, national airline Swiss agreed a takeover deal with Lufthansa and Formula…

Deiss seals free trade deal with Seoul

This content was published on Jul 12, 2005 The deal follows an initiative launched by Swiss Economics Minister Joseph Deiss and is the first of its kind reached between Seoul and Europe. Deiss finalised the agreement with the South Korean trade minister, Kim Hyun-Chong, in the Chinese city of Dalian, where they are attending a mini ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization.…

Swiss suspends “unsafe” pilots

This content was published on Jul 12, 2005 The company, which is in the process of being taken over by Germany’s Lufthansa, has started disciplinary proceedings against the pilots, who had complained in an open letter to management. Swiss spokesman Jean-Claude Donzel told swissinfo that the pilots – who fly Saab 2000 aircraft and are based at Basel airport – had complained that…

Edelweiss industry blooms in Valais

This content was published on Jul 11, 2005 A cooperative of farmers in canton Valais is cultivating this rare bloom, which is pictured on many a Swiss souvenir and was famously sang about by the Von Trapp family in The Sound of Music. The small white flower has been a protected species in most of Switzerland since 1962. However, for almost ten years,…

Tying the knot on high

This content was published on Jul 8, 2005 Getting married on an alpine peak had long been a dream of Mitsuhiro Miura and Mari Miura from Tokyo. They tied the knot at the St Petronella “chapel” on the First peak near Grindelwald, at 2,168 metres above sea level. (Pictures and text: Christoph Balsiger, swissinfo)

European tie-up lifts Swiss statistics

This content was published on Jul 7, 2005 In an interview with swissinfo, director Adelheid Bürgi-Schmelz outlines the challenges her department faces at a time of widespread public-spending cuts. The Statistics Office is not just the primary source of information for decision-makers in Swiss politics. It also serves as a fountain of knowledge for ordinary citizens and the business community. By providing a…

G8 leaders condemn attacks on London

This content was published on Jul 7, 2005 At the G8 summit in Scotland, leaders of eight of the world’s most industrialised nations described the acts as “barbaric”. Swiss President Samuel Schmid expressed his solidarity with all those affected by the attacks. He said the events in London showed that attacks on civilians could occur at any moment and that Britain and other…

Hydrogen car powers to record finish

This content was published on Jul 6, 2005 The PAC 11 car came in first at the recent Shell Eco-Marathon in Ladoux, France, completing a 25-kilometre circuit using only one gram of hydrogen. This converts to about 5,385 kilometres per litre of petrol, a new world record in economical fuel consumption, and means that PAC-Car would only use eight litres to drive around…

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