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Watchmaking

GRAND PRIX D’HORLOGERIE 2014 DE GENÈVE, SUCCÈS DE LA PROMOTION

Avant Genève, la tournée du GPHG en Asie et dans le Golfe a offert une prestigieuse vitrine internationale à l’art

Watchmaking

The valley at the heart of the watchmaking boom

The Joux Valley in northwest Switzerland, the cradle of high-end watchmaking, now generates more jobs than the number of local

Business

Swiss students: Google most desirable employer

American internet giant Google has knocked Swiss company Nestlé off the top spot for the first time to become the

Watchmaking

Will a research hub revolutionise the watch sector?

In the heartland of the Swiss watch industry, Neuchâtel’s new research centre, Microcity, has grand ambitions to become a global

Society

Schumacher ‘awake’ in ambulance to Lausanne

Michael Schumacher was conscious and had his eyes open when an ambulance transported the Formula One race driving legend to

Culture

Seventy years ago, Switzerland surrounded by invasions

As Allied forces stormed Normandy’s beaches 70 years ago, the archives of the Swiss Short Wave Service – swissinfo.ch’s predecessor

Innovation

Killer robots: coming soon to a battlefield near you?

Machines are starting to slowly replace humans on the battlefield. It’s believed fully autonomous weapons may be ready in 20-30

Finance

Credit Suisse verdict seen as end of dark chapter

The Swiss government and the country’s financial sector have welcomed the resolution between Credit Suisse and the United States, hoping

Society

Geneva minister revives cable car project

Cable cars — just like those used to carry skiers up mountain slopes — have re-emerged as a public transportation

Business

Swiss have world’s highest prices: new study

Residents who find Switzerland to be a costly place to live now have more proof: the mountain country ranks as

Business

Richemont plans Swiss boutique expansion

Geneva-based luxury giant Richemont on Thursday said its net profit rose by three percent in 2013-2014 over the previous financial

Business

Insurer Zurich sticks to Swiss job cuts plan

Zurich Insurance says net profit rose in the first quarter of 2014 from the same period a year earlier, thanks