Cluster: Swiss Identity

Swiss museums blow away their cobwebs

This content was published on Oct 10, 2012 Swissinfo.ch visited the Klee Centre in Bern, housing the world’s most important collection of the works of artist Paul Klee, and the Château de Prangins, a national museum near Nyon. In both places children learn about art and history in unusual ways.(Julie Hunt/swissinfo.ch)

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Study shows one in five drink too much alcohol

This content was published on Oct 9, 2012 The survey is part of wide ranging monitoring of the nation’s consumption of addictive substances, under a system set up by the health office in January 2011. (rts.ch/swissinfo.ch)

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Infrastructure key to Asian tourism growth

This content was published on Oct 9, 2012 Ni, director general of the Grand China MICE travel service, spoke with swissinfo.ch about what it would take to attract more of those travellers to Switzerland. swissinfo.ch: What are the Chinese people who travel to Europe generally like? Hui Ni: I have been in the business for more than 20 years and according to my…

Culture

Can Arabs and Chinese save the tourist industry?

This content was published on Oct 9, 2012 On a warm sunny day in late summer, it is easy to see why sleepy Weggis, nestled quaintly at the base of the Rigi mountain on the shores of Lake Lucerne, has long been a magnet for European summer holidaymakers. Described by Mark Twain as “the most charming place”, in the town today a trio…

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Fastest growing – and falling – tourist markets

This content was published on Oct 9, 2012 Overnight stays in Switzerland rose among Chinese, Indians, Russians, Japanese and Arab States. Meanwhile, only four cantons reported positive growth in the first half of the year.

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Ticino meets its diaspora online

This content was published on Oct 8, 2012 Southern canton Ticino has joined forces with the online platform of the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA), SwissCommunity.org, to reach out to its diaspora around the world.

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Turkmen leader’s visit causes a stir

This content was published on Oct 8, 2012 Monday’s talks focused on bilateral relations, multilateral cooperation and various regional topics, with some discussion of the current political and economic situations in both countries. According to a media statement from the Foreign Ministry, a part of the talks was devoted to human rights policies. This was the first official visit to Switzerland by a…

Culture

Le Corbusier

This content was published on Oct 7, 2012 He settled in France in 1917. From 1920, “purism” was at the heart of his work. Towards the end of that decade, he began concentrating on the problems of cities. His work was submitted unsuccessfully for inclusion on the Unesco World Heritage list in 2011. It is to be resubmitted in 2014.

“A concrete block, with a pair of glasses embedded”

This content was published on Oct 7, 2012 To mark the anniversary, swissinfo.ch talks to Swiss artists and writers who have featured him in their work – or who happen to have been born in his home town. This young generation admire Le Corbusier, but approach him with a touch of irreverence. Take for example Plonk&Replonk, otherwise known as the Froidevaux brothers, artists…

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Swiss bank account linked to French murders

This content was published on Oct 5, 2012 Dario Zanni has been investigating potential Swiss links into the affair at the request of the French authorities, and enquiries are also underway in other cantons according to Geneva’s cantonal prosecutor’s office. French investigators considered Switzerland as a potential escape route for the killer or killers. Geneva, for example, is around one hour’s drive from…

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