The world’s top watch and jewelry fair – featuring 1,815 exhibitors from 41 countries – has opened its doors in Basel. Now in its 40th year, Baselworld showcases the latest technology and designs over the course of a week. Click here to read the whole story.
Posts Tagged ‘business’
Optimism and opulence characterize Baselworld
Posted in Fashion, tagged Basel, Baselworld, business, design, Fashion, jewelry, shopping, Switzerland, watches on March 12, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Swiss Federal Railways targets fare dodgers
Posted in Travel, tagged business, Environment, railways, swiss federal railways, Switzerland, trains, Travel on December 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
For Swiss Federal Railways, the new year has already begun. In addition to introducing new timetables on December 11, it has stopped selling tickets on board. This policy translates into hefty fines for passengers who fail to buy their tickets prior to boarding – either because they forgot or because they were in too [...]
People and places
Posted in Current affairs, tagged adoption, business, family, podcasts, politics, Switzerland, Tunisia on March 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The place to be: for many international firms, that’s Switzerland. A place revisited: a political exile revisits Tunisia for the first time in 19 years. Places you wish you’d never been: a woman remembers her painful past. Click on the link below to listen a recent swissinfo.ch podcast, which I regularly contribute to. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/multimedia/audios_podcast/People_and_places.html?autoPlay=y&view=podcastDetail&cid=29650988
Initiative encourages workers to stay at home — sometimes
Posted in Current affairs, tagged business, employment, Environment, green, health, home office, Switzerland, technology, telecommuting, working on May 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Some extra sleep, a leisurely breakfast and no need to leave the house – it sounds an awful lot like a lazy Saturday morning. However, it could also be the start of a full workday for people whose jobs and employers allow them to telecommute. May 18 was Switzerland’s first national Home Office Day. Click [...]
