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San Francisco, the most expensive city in the United States, has set itself a Spartan goal: zero waste.

Firmly established on the foundations on which its reputation is built - watchmaking, but also, and of course, finance - Geneva has a reputation...

Kenya is facing up to the challenges of its development by focusing on new technologies.

"There are things that accelerate a country's growth, and new technologies are one of them. But the priority is development...

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Miles Thatcher is a dancer with the San Francisco Ballet. At the age of 25, he is already well known as a choreographer, including thanks to his creations for the New York City Ballet. During 2014-2015, he worked with Alexei Ratmansky as part of the Rolex Mentor & Protégé programme.

San Francisco is not the busiest hotel city in the world, but it does boast a number of top-class hotels. As for Silicon Valley, it has some pleasant surprises in store...

No pesticides, no fertilisers: all production is natural. It's a real success story.

South of San Francisco Bay, on a spit of land that forms a barrier against the Pacific and gives the region a Mediterranean climate, Silicon Valley is generating ever more jobs.

A web company that wants to be global needs to assert its presence alongside Google or Facebook...

"Many companies used our services informally".

With my blog and my book Zéro déchet, I've inspired thousands of people.

Long on the sidelines of the emergence of South-East Asia, the Philippines is back in the race. The country has the highest growth rate in the region and is banking on two growth sectors: call centres and the gaming industry.

Patrick Bontinck, CEO of Visit.Brussels, highlights the importance of the European Quarter for Brussels, its development and its ambitions for the years ahead. Interview by Florian Guillemin

"CNN Money statistics place the Philippines as the fourth most dynamic economy in Asia. Private consumption and employment are booming...

Manila by night is a wild party, with a rare sense of conviviality, but also a great weakness for the emotion experienced around a carpet...

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Born in 1980 in Saitama, Taku Obata set up a hip-hop troupe, unityselections, in 1999. At the same time, he studied sculpture at the Tokyo University of the Arts. Winner of the Tokyo Wonder Wall Grand Prix, he now exhibits from Japan to the United States.

Inviting your Japanese counterparts requires a touch of dexterity to avoid any blunders. Advancing on conquered ground is a good idea.

The 2020 Olympic Games are putting the hotel scene in turmoil. The number of rooms is multiplying... But the spirit of Tokyo is still zen.