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Culture

Zurich named among top ten cities to visit in 2014.

Zurich is one of the top 10 cities in the world for tourists to visit next year, according to the

Culture

Gritty district turns into Zurich’s trendiest spot

Zurich’s Kreis 5 may be the antithesis of the idyllic Switzerland shown in tourist brochures, but that uniqueness is proving

Business

Cocoa supply worries Swiss chocolate industry

The future may be bitter for chocolate lovers unless cocoa producers step up their output dramatically to satisfy an expected

Society

Second place for Swiss in life expectancy study

Swiss women can expect to live to an impressive 85.1 years and Swiss men to 80.7, pipped by only Japanese

Business

Swiss startups get help with US market breakthrough

Switzerland’s entrepreneurs who want to go global have trouble finding local markets and support, so they’re increasingly seeking fertile ground

GPHG 2013, GRAND PRIX D’HORLOGERIE DE GENÈVE 2013, helvetic news
Watchmaking

AN EXCEPTIONAL JURY, UNPRECEDENTED AWARDS… THE 13TH GRAND PRIX D’HORLOGERIE DE GENÈVE 2013

The Foundation of the GRAND PRIX D’HORLOGERIE DE GENÈVE 2013 has chosen as of this year to broaden the fields

GPHG Grand Prix d’Horlogerie, 2012, helvetic news
Watchmaking

GPHG Grand Prix d’Horlogerie: the most beautiful watches of 2012

On the evening of Thursday, November 15 was held in Geneva, the 12th edition of the GPHG Grand Prix d’Horlogerie

Innovation

Switzerland seeks Japan cooperation in nanotechnology

Leading Swiss researchers have explained the EU “Future and Emerging Technologies” (FET) flagship initiative “Guardian Angels” in Tokyo. Such smart

Innovation

Swiss team creates gasoline from water, CO2 and sunlight

A research team from ETH Zurich, PSI, and Caltech has developed a novel thermochemical reactor that uses sunlight to convert

gphg, Grand Prix D’horlogerie De Genève, 2011, helvetic news
Watchmaking

Création De La Fondation Du Grand Prix D’horlogerie De Genève

La Fondation du Grand Prix D’horlogerie De Genève a été officiellement constituée mardi 31 mai 2011. Grand Prix D’horlogerie De

Design

Promotion of Swiss design to push exports to Japan

The Swiss embassy has highlighted Swiss design as an important tool in promoting exports with an exhibition and a symposium

Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix 2010 (GPHG)
Watchmaking

Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix 2010 (GPHG) 10th anniversary

For its 10th anniversary, the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix 2010 (GPHG) awarded 11 prizes saluting creativity, dynamism and skills within