The Mosolygó Kórház Alapítvány (Smiling Hospital Foundation) organizes its now traditional annual charity event, the ‘Colors for Children’ grand gala this Saturday, February 3 from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Budapest Marriott Hotel.

Continental Automotive Kft., a subsidiary of Germany’s Continental AG, will open an artificial intelligence competence center in Budapest in May, with the Hungarian government providing a quarter of the HUF 5.5 billion (EUR 17.7 mn) investment cost.

A new law which took effect in Hungary on January 1, 2018 is ending the state monopoly on attested (or certified) translations, slator.com reports. Now, translations of documents submitted to courts can be provided by any translation agency.

“The key to switching into a higher gear in the economy lies in the acceleration of digital transformation and the improvement of competitiveness,” Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the Regional Digital Summit in Budapest.

As a result of a comprehensive EUR 20 million development project, ContiTech Magyarország, belonging to the Continental Group, has expanded production in Nyíregyháza, NE Hungary, the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency reports.

Bulgarian Ambassador Ulyana Bogdanska hosted the official opening ceremony in Hungary of the First Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2018 at the St. Stephen's Basilica in Budapest.

The Hungarian movie 'On body and soul' has been shortlisted to be among the top five productions nominated for Academy Award in the best Foreign Language Film category. This is the tenth Academy Award nomination for Hungary in this category.

The German-owned B. Braun Medical, Ltd. has begun capacity expansion in Gyöngyös, NE Hungary. 407 new jobs will be created by the EUR 100 million investment in collaboration with the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA).

Thousands of elementary, secondary school and university students, parenst and other sympathizers protested outside Hungary's parliament on Friday to demand major education reforms, including more critical thinking and creativity.

The Budapest-based organisation European Roma Rights Center (ERRC) has received the Raoul Wallenberg Prize of the Council of Europe for successfully challenging discrimination, anti-Romani racism and rights abuses of Roma people.

The ADA Group is expanding its furniture manufacturing capacities in Western Hungary under a project that also includes technological developments and the construction of hall buildings in order to meet meet continuously increasing demand.

In November 2017, the number of nights spent by international tourists increased by 8.7% and that of nights spent by domestic tourists by 5.6% compared to the level a year earlier. Total gross revenues grew by 16% at current prices.

Hungarian President János Áder held his traditional new year reception in the Palace of Arts for diplomats accredited in Budapest. In his speech, he assured diplomats that whatever the results of this years elections, Hungary will stay in the European Union.

Erste’s real estate fund 'Erste Ingatlan Alap' has acquired the Market Central Ferihegy retail park together with the adjacent Quadrum office complex from AIG/Lincoln, eurobuildcee.com reports. This is the largest retail park in the country.

Transparency International Hungary has rewarded the exploration of corruption in the municipality of Ferencváros with the Göbölyös Soma Prize. The author of the winning entry, a series of articles was Dániel Ács, a journalist at the news portal 444.hu.