Basel

In age of smartphone, watch makers focus on luxury

25 Apr 2013

In an age when many people carry smartphones that can tell the time — on top of hundreds of other applications — watch makers are increasingly focused on selling their goods as luxury items.

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Getting into the frame

8 Jul 2012

On a breezy night by the banks of the Rhine in Basel's St Johann neighbourhood, around 2,000 people of all ages from around the world cheer for the acrobats painted in gold and a man squeezing...

7:34PM

An art hub up and running already

20 May 2012

If the troubled history of the West Kowloon arts hub project does nothing for our city's image as an Asian cultural centre, the annual international art fair makes up for it.

3:23PM

Alpine nation holds the aces

10 Jun 2011

Asked to name an archetypal Swiss, most people would pick tennis champion Roger Federer, even though his mother was born in South Africa.

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Sound bites

8 Jun 2008

ShContemporary returns this September for its 'second edition'. At the same time the Shanghai Biennale opens. How are you going to sustain the huge buzz the art fair created last year?

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1:19AM

Stepping beyond the displays

12 May 2006

Thomas Mao, watch collector and moderator of the connoisseur's resource ThePuristS.com, believes that high horology enthusiasts should attend BaselWorld and SIHH at least once in their lifetime....

5:16PM

Opinion

Workers pay the price for our bargains

5:20AM

Howard Winn

Barry Cheung makes waves in Moscow

3:47AM

Style keeps up with the times

The world's key watch and jewellery exhibition for buyers, sellers and collectors - held in the city of Basel on the Rhine - saw a record year, attracting more than 2,100 exhibitors and close to...

4:32PM

Revolutionary movement

Every spring in Switzerland, BaselWorld: the World Watch, Clock and Jewellery Show, is held in the historic city of Basel, which straddles the Rhine. This year the river was high, matching the...

4:29PM

The bane of banks' existence

It is an irony of modern times that the more the principles of market forces and individual freedoms come to be accepted and revered, the more official rules and regulations intrude on our...

7:43AM

Swissair flights ready for takeoff

All Swissair flights in and out of Hong Kong with the exception of the one to Manila will resume today after the Swiss Government bailed out the airline.

3:25PM

Top tour deals on offer

Package tours to Switzerland starting at $9,900 are on offer until the end of October.

10:37PM

Carrier has obsession with quality

IF you are looking for adventure, do not fly Swissair.

That is the message one gets from Richard Meichtry, regional director of the airline with a reputation for reliability.

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