Cluster: Swiss Identity

Geneva airport prospers

This content was published on Apr 27, 2013 Low-cost airlines are by and large responsible for the higher figures, with Easyjet taking the lead. Zurich airport, the country’s biggest and most important flight hub, has on the other hand not cashed in on cheaper carriers, but is still making a profit. (RTS/swissinfo.ch)

Swiss Press Photo 2013

This content was published on Apr 27, 2013 Swiss Press Photo honours freelance and staff photographers for single photos and photo series that have been published in the Swiss press. The main prize is worth CHF20,000 ($21,400); the winner of each category receives CHF2,000. The prize was established by the Reinhardt von Graffenried Foundation.

Police chief calls for better crime communication

This content was published on Apr 26, 2013 “It’s really serious…a massive con,” mutters Guéniat. What’s up? Pickpockets in Porrentruy? Has a group of watch thieves slipped through the net over the border into France? The police chief is angry about a “forgery” published recently in a couple of Swiss newspapers, which referred to Switzerland as “European burglary champion” based on a European…

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What it takes to market new inventions

This content was published on Apr 25, 2013

Culture

Watch industry looks to consolidate good fortune

This content was published on Apr 24, 2013 Despite the volatile world economy and strong Swiss franc, high-end Swiss watches – which are dependent on exports and sensitive to unstable markets – are selling better than ever. In 2012, the industry chalked up a record CHF 21.4 billion in exports, a full 11 per cent more than the previous year. Swatch Group alone,…

Culture

Keeping old watches ticking over

This content was published on Apr 24, 2013 Tuesday morning is market day in the capital, and the door to Lüthi’s workshop opens every few minutes with a new customer. Not a good time to revise a complicated watch, a job requiring concentration and a steady hand. Changing batteries is more the order of the day. It is unikely that anyone under the…

Culture

Longines oldtimers show newcomers how it’s done

This content was published on Apr 24, 2013 “In life, you either get a kick up the butt or you dish them out,” says the one-time infantry colonel responsible for dragging the 180-year-old watch brand into the 21st century with annual sales topping one billion francs last year. The effervescent, if somewhat gruff, von Kaenel has been head of Longines for 25 years…

Demographics

Novartis faces fresh US claims

This content was published on Apr 24, 2013 The civil healthcare fraud lawsuit filed on Tuesday in a US district court in New York seeks unspecified damages and civil penalties for a scheme that the government said has been carried out since 2005. US Attorney Preet Bharara said in a statement the company used the “lure of kickbacks disguised as rebates” to turn…

Demographics

Complaints of online economic crime increase

This content was published on Apr 23, 2013 The Swiss Coordination Unit for Cybercrime Control (CYCO) at the Federal Office of Police received a total of 8,241 online complaints from the public in 2012 concerning suspicious internet content. This represents an increase of 55 per cent over the previous year. The online complaints related to a variety of topics. More than 80 per…

Demographics

Deciphering ant society

This content was published on Apr 19, 2013

Cluster: Swiss Identity

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