Switzerland

Beijing – October 19, 2026 -- China's Shanxi province brought hand-knotted brooches, colored glazeware and lacquerware to more than 100 foreign diplomats at a Geneva reception in late September. Some guests left talking about visiting.

Datong artist made edelweiss brooches for Swiss guests on the spot

The reception was hosted by the Chinese Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office at Geneva. Knotting artist Yang Xuefei of Datong displayed 48 brooches made with 'Datong knotting', a recognized intangible cultural heritage (ICH) craft. She also made several pieces on-site for Swiss visitors.

Those pieces featured the edelweiss, a national symbol of Switzerland. They also carried ornamental flying ribbons inspired by statues at the Yungang Grottoes. Yang and her colleagues have created more than 500 cultural products using the technique and have shown them in a number of countries.

Havana – September 22, 2026 -- Habanos, S.A. has launched the Trinidad Vigía Reserva Cosecha 2022, the first-ever Reserva edition from the Trinidad brand, with a recommended retail price of 3,800 USD (3,276 EUR) per box of 20 and 660 USD (570 EUR) for a gift box of three.

The cigar uses leaves that underwent an additional aging process of at least three years, and production is strictly limited to 5,000 individually numbered boxes of 20 Habanos plus 5,000 gift boxes containing three Habanos, available at points of sale worldwide.

The cigar debuts in Trinidad's largest current ring gauge format

The new Reserva is presented in the Vigía vitola, measuring 54 x 110 mm and offering a medium-strength smoking profile with a smoking time of approximately 50 minutes. It is a Parejo format with a pigtail cap, produced at the Torres factory.

Baar – September 10, 2026 -- Jonathan Eitel of the Eitel Academy is pushing back against the idea that trading offers a fast track to financial independence, arguing that real market skill takes years, not weeks, to build.

Theory and live trading are not the same skill

Eitel says many men over 30 are drawn to trading by the promise of flexible hours and location independence, especially since strategy videos and courses are now widely available online. But he warns that analyzing past charts is fundamentally different from making decisions with real capital on the line. "Anyone who thinks they can trade safely after a few videos is overestimating themselves," Eitel explains, noting that decisions must hold up under genuine financial pressure.