Hope and pride from one of the darkest periods of Hungarian history may also yield a permanent, positive mark in a new form of tourism, “Resistance Heritage Tourism,“ drawing largely on the Diplomatic Community of WWII Budapest.

A large number of guests gathered in the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest Thursday evening at the invitation of the Turkish Ambassador to Hungary, Kemal Gür to celebrate the Turkey's national day.
The celebration was held to coincide with the opening of an exhibition about Hungarianss in Turkey. In his speech, the Hungarian Minister of National Resources Miklós Réthelyi talked about the hundreds of years of frienship connecting the two peoples.

A large number of guests gathered in the Museum of Fine Arts near the City Park in the Hungarian capital Thursday evening at the invitation of the Turkish Ambassador to Hungary, Kemal Gür to celebrate the Turkey's national day.

Golf is a great game: sometimes rewarding, sometimes frustrating but highly addictive. As the joke goes, “The man who takes up golf to get his mind off his work soon takes up work to get his mind off golf.”

Managing Director György Németh says Océ is actively involved in all operations related to printer equipment: from the design and manufacture through to sales and service, to providing business services with financing.

Distinct courses of history have enriched bilateral relations, says the Portuguese Ambassador to Hungary in an interview published in a recent issue of Diplomacy and Trade, adding that the two countries explore ways of enhancing cooperation.

Hungaro DigiTel endeavours to create a win-win situation in customer relations, says the company's general manager, António Felizardo in a recent interview with Diplomacy and Trade in the shadow of huge satellite antennas.

Liszt concerts in Bayreuth, Paris, Prague, Vienna, Vilnius and Seoul: It seems that the whole world has listened to Liszt tunes on the eve of the Hungarian pianist and composer's 200th birthday on October 22.

Hungary lost in the first round of vote for non-permanent membership in the United Nations Security Council. For a seat for Eastern Europe, both Azerbaijan and Slovenia gathered more votes than Hungary in the first round.

Hungary will have the crisis taxes phased out as of 2013, a National Economy Ministry deputy state secretary confirmed earlier reports on Tuesday. The sectoral taxes are expected to generate HUF 1 billion in 2012.

Painter Paul Sarkozy, the father of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, has been made the Citizen of Szolnok, the town of his birth in East-Central Hungary, for his work as an artist and for enhancing the image of the town.

The Hungarian government plans to impose a new tax on vehicle owners. The new 'accident tax’, 30% of the current compulsory vehicle liability insurance would be paid by the car owners but collected by the insurer. 'Chips tax' is to be raised.

Hungary hassigned new partnership agreements on EUR 153 million in funding from the European Economic Area (EEA) and the Norwegian Financing Mechanisms the country is getting in the years 2009-2014.

The Hungarian government has decided to re-launch forint-denominated state-subsidised home loans that will be available for the purchase of both new or used homes. Also, there will be housing subsidy on social grounds.

In a preparation match in women's basketball and a farewell game for one of the local players, Hungarian champions Sopron, NW Hungary, received the American national team this past Sunday. The U.S.A. won the match 73-63.