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The Gotthard Base Tunnel in numbers

This content was published on Jun 1, 2016 (SRF, swissinfo.ch)

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Caran d’Ache still has a point in the digital age

This content was published on Jul 27, 2015 As the Swiss pen, pencil and pastel maker celebrates its 100th anniversary, how well-equipped is it for our increasingly digital lifestyle?

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Something to write home about

This content was published on Jul 18, 2015 Swiss pen and pencil maker Caran d’Ache is celebrating its 100th anniversary – swissinfo.ch takes a tour of the factory in Geneva.

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The Gotthard railway

This content was published on Dec 15, 2014 The historic line: then and now.

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When Swiss quality is a barrier to success abroad

This content was published on Nov 9, 2014 Despite a demand for innovative products, emerging markets like India are not prepared to pay a premium for Swiss quality.

A Chinese theme park attraction based on Interlaken

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The Interlaken of China

This content was published on Jul 12, 2014 The Chinese imagine the Swiss as people who like watches, geraniums and bears and enjoy eating chocolate as well as travelling on steam trains. That's the caricature presented by the Bernese Oberland tourist destination of Interlaken. And that destination has been re-created in a section of a Chinese theme park near the booming city of Shenzhen in Guangdong province, which lies just across the river from Hong Kong. The "miniature Interlaken" was opened in 2007 and consists of several streets with stores, a train station and a replica of the Hotel Victoria Jungfrau. The houses are a mix of styles from the Tirol, Engadin and Schwarzwald regions, and watches or bears bearing the Chinese, Swiss or Bernese flags are ubiquitous. Chinese tourists can have their pictures taken on the "Interlaken bridge," a copy of the famous Kappelbrücke in Lucerne. Bagpipers appear, along with a clown that performs to the tunes of Swiss pop star DJ Bobo. The Interlaken replica is also good advertising for the real place in the Bernese Oberland and a good alternative to expensive trips abroad for the Chinese. (Photos: Simon Tanner, Keystone)

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Glimpses of the celebrations inside the new Gotthard base tunnel

This content was published on Oct 15, 2010 Glimpses of the celebrations inside the new Gotthard base tunnel.

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Water power

This content was published on Oct 22, 2008 Hydroelectric plant controversy Water is one of Switzerland’s few natural resources. On the Grimsel pass in the central Swiss Alps, the country’s largest hydroelectric plant would like to raise the existing dam by 23 metres to provide more power. But the project has been blocked by a group of environmentalists. (SF/swissinfo)

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Recycling all the waste of a rich country

This content was published on Jul 31, 2008 Recycling all the waste of a rich country.

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