SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-25TH GPHG-CHINA-WATCH BRAND

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-25TH GPHG-CHINA-WATCH BRAND

A man views a watch at the 25th Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve (GPHG) exhibition in Geneva, Switzerland, Nov. 13, 2025. Chinese independent watch brand Fam al Hut on Thursday won the Audacity Prize at the 25th Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve (GPHG), widely regarded as the "Oscars of the watch industry." This is the second time a Chinese brand has claimed a GPHG award. In 2021, China's CIGA Design won the Challenge Watch Prize for its original model, "the Blue Planet." Photo by Lian Yi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-25TH GPHG-CHINA-WATCH BRAND

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-25TH GPHG-CHINA-WATCH BRAND

People visit the 25th Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve (GPHG) exhibition in Geneva, Switzerland, Nov. 13, 2025. Chinese independent watch brand Fam al Hut on Thursday won the Audacity Prize at the 25th Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve (GPHG), widely regarded as the "Oscars of the watch industry." This is the second time a Chinese brand has claimed a GPHG award. In 2021, China's CIGA Design won the Challenge Watch Prize for its original model, "the Blue Planet." Photo by Lian Yi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-25TH GPHG-CHINA-WATCH BRAND

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-25TH GPHG-CHINA-WATCH BRAND

People visit the 25th Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve (GPHG) exhibition in Geneva, Switzerland, Nov. 13, 2025. Chinese independent watch brand Fam al Hut on Thursday won the Audacity Prize at the 25th Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve (GPHG), widely regarded as the "Oscars of the watch industry." This is the second time a Chinese brand has claimed a GPHG award. In 2021, China's CIGA Design won the Challenge Watch Prize for its original model, "the Blue Planet." Photo by Lian Yi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-25TH GPHG-CHINA-WATCH BRAND

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-25TH GPHG-CHINA-WATCH BRAND

A woman views a watch at the 25th Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve (GPHG) exhibition in Geneva, Switzerland, Nov. 13, 2025. Chinese independent watch brand Fam al Hut on Thursday won the Audacity Prize at the 25th Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve (GPHG), widely regarded as the "Oscars of the watch industry." This is the second time a Chinese brand has claimed a GPHG award. In 2021, China's CIGA Design won the Challenge Watch Prize for its original model, "the Blue Planet." Photo by Lian Yi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-25TH GPHG-CHINA-WATCH BRAND

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-25TH GPHG-CHINA-WATCH BRAND

Dai Xinyan (C, L), founder of Fam al Hut, speaks at the awarding ceremony of the 25th Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve (GPHG) in Geneva, Switzerland, Nov. 13, 2025. Chinese independent watch brand Fam al Hut on Thursday won the Audacity Prize at the 25th Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve (GPHG), widely regarded as the "Oscars of the watch industry." This is the second time a Chinese brand has claimed a GPHG award. In 2021, China's CIGA Design won the Challenge Watch Prize for its original model, "the Blue Planet." Photo by Lian Yi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-25TH GPHG-CHINA-WATCH BRAND

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-25TH GPHG-CHINA-WATCH BRAND

Dai Xinyan (C, rear), founder of Fam al Hut, attends the awarding ceremony of the 25th Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve (GPHG) in Geneva, Switzerland, Nov. 13, 2025. Chinese independent watch brand Fam al Hut on Thursday won the Audacity Prize at the 25th Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve (GPHG), widely regarded as the "Oscars of the watch industry." This is the second time a Chinese brand has claimed a GPHG award. In 2021, China's CIGA Design won the Challenge Watch Prize for its original model, "the Blue Planet." Photo by Lian Yi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Türkiye's medical tourism eyes global market

STORY: Türkiye's medical tourism eyes global market DATELINE: Aug. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:39 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: HEALTH/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists at Istanbul Airport (courtesy of Ihlas News Agency) 2. various of Arab tourists at an airport in Turkey (courtesy of Ihlas News Agency) 4. various of people at a physical therapy center in Turkey (courtesy of Ihlas News Agency) 5. various of people at a nose clinic in Turkey (courtesy of Ihlas News Agency) 6. various of people at a dental clinic in Turkey (courtesy of Ihlas News Agency) 7. various of tourists at Istanbul Airport (courtesy of Ihlas News Agency) 8. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): AZIZ CIGA, Chairman of an Istanbul-based firm specializing in health tourism 13. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): ALPER CAPANOGLU, Manager of a company on cosmetic surgery and hair transplants STORYLINE: Türkiye is becoming a major player in global health tourism, attracting tens of thousands of people around the world, most of them from Europe. Treatments ag