international news

• A passion to write: from the hustle-bustle of working as a journalist for international news media, Dinah Lee Kung has moved to being a Swiss-based English language novelist.

A mix of the real and surreal, a combination of fact and fiction and a hint of the American experiencing Switzerland, written in a straightforward and...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2004, Mai 2004

• Giving Voice to the 'Silent Majority'

Government trade officials, business representatives and researchers at a "Business for Development" forum in Dec 2005 stressed the need for business to make its views known to government before the latter enacts domestic law on trade or establishes national positions in international trade negotiations. Collectively, they form a vast and voiceless "silent majority". On the plus side, it also presented a number of case studies from both developed and developing countries, including several highly sophisticated campaigns, highlighting recent progress in trade policy-related advocacy. It also proposed several approaches to creating effective and more proactive business advocacy in developing countries: 1. Create guidelines for business organizations. 2. Encourage North-South business dial...

• International Trade Forum
• Num. 1/2006, Janvier 2006

• The pen--her sword: Elham Manea, a Yemeni journalist at Swiss Radio International (SRI), talks to Swiss News about life in Switzerland and the problems of the Middle East.

When Elham Manea writes about the Arab world, people pay attention--and the outcome isn't always positive. The day after she wrote a critical article ...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2004, Mai 2004

• Monitoring global investments: the Federal Banking Commission is responsible for the huge task of monitoring international investments in Switzerland. Swiss News talks to the director of the Commission, Daniel Zuberbuhler.

The Federal Banking Commission (FBC) is housed in a typical Swiss setting. Its director Daniel Zuberbuhler sits in an austere building at the back of ...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2004, Mai 2004

• Teaching kids, the Steiner way: many expatriates think that there are only two schooling options, the high-priced private international schools or the local state schools. Swiss News looks at a lesser-known alternative.

Steiner schools--or Waldorf schools, as they are sometimes called--are a viable, more reasonably priced private school alternative especially if your ...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2006, Janvier 2006

• Swiss banking spokesman: Swiss News meets James Nason, head of international communications for the Swiss Banking Association, the trade associations for banks.

All 340 of the banks that operate in Switzerland belong to the Swiss Banking Association. The association serves three major roles in the banking indu...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2005, Janvier 2005

• Geneva's motor show zooms on: it's time for the 74th Geneva International Motor Show. Swiss News brings the details to the show's enthusiastic visitors.

Last year, despite the Iraq war, SARS and the economic gloom, Genera Palexpo stayed on course as visitors geared up to fill the halls and see what was...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2004, Mai 2004

• Managing hospitality: honing your skills to perfection is pretty much what braces you to face professional life. Higher education and international experience helps you do just that. Swiss News analyses the professional aspect of the hospitality arena.

Wasn't there a time where things like politeness, warmth, and hospitality came to you as natural behaviour by way of family values imparted? The ans...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2004, Mai 2004

• A Step-by-Step Guide to Food Safety Requirements

ITC and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) have just released a handbook and diagnostic CD-ROM to make it easier for small, food product exporting firms to understand and meet food safety standards for international markets. ISO 22000 Food Safety Management Systems -- An easy-to-use checklist for small business -- Are you ready? helps firms looking to understand the ISO standard for food safety management, ISO 22000:2005. Since ISO 22000 incorporates the principles of "Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point" (HACCP) developed by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, certification to ISO 22000 also demonstrates compliance with HACCP -- a mandatory requirement when exporting some food products to specific markets.

• International Trade Forum
• Num. 2/2007, Janvier 2007

• Doha Declaration Urges Sustained Commitment to International Aid

• International Trade Forum
• Num. 3-4/2008, Juillet 2008