24 new patients died in the past 24 hours in Hungary – this is another negative record after Tuesday when 20 people died of the infection in this country. Of the deceased, 17 were over the age of seventy, but there was also among them a 21-year-old woman with severe thrombocytopenia and cerebral hemorrhage as […]
In August 2020, the volume of industrial production declined in Hungary by 2.1% year-on-year, the country's Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports. The degree of fall was 34.8 percentage points lesser than the nadir of April. Based on working-day adjusted data, production dropped by 0.2%. The production decreased in the majority of the manufacturing subsections. However, […]
Last year, the Republic of Korea was the largest source of foreign direct investments in Hungary. The Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA) played a pivotal role in many of these investment projects as its CEO, Róbert Ésik explains to Diplomacy&Trade. He points out that 2019 was another successful year for Hungary in terms of foreign […]
Another twenty patients died of the pandemic in the past 24 hours, which is a negative record, with the highest number of deaths in a single day so far being 17 (on April 18 and October 2). According to figures disclosed by the government, these fatalities bring the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to […]
The aluminum processing company Howmet-Köfém Plc. has laid the cornerstone of its new factory in Székesfehérvár, SW of Budapest. With the new facility, the company will significantly increase its production capacity for die-cast aluminum Alcoa Wheels, the company’s lightest heavy-duty truck and bus wheel. The investment totals HUF 9.26 billion and the Hungarian government will […]
Vodafone Hungary awarded the work of two educators at the Women for Hungary Awards Gala, who demonstrated their skills and commitment during the transition to digital education with the help of digitization. The Women for Hungary Club praised women who successfully faced this year's socio-economic challenges at the Women for Hungary Awards Gala. The purpose […]
On the occasion of World Teacher’s Day, Qatar Airways will give away 21,000 complimentary tickets to teachers to thank them for their vital work in educating young people worldwide during the challenges brought by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The giveaway has opened this Monday, October 5. Teaching professionals can register for this exclusive offer at […]
Since 2015, every year young entrepreneurs of Eger, NE Hungary, organize a contest for musicians with a grand prize of EUR 3,000. During the five days of the festival, more than 150 musicians play in 15 locations of the historical downtown to win the prize. This year's event was postponed from the original summer date […]
Last fall, coinciding with the 30-year anniversary of diplomatic relations between Hungary and the Republic of Korea, the Korean Cultural Center in the Hungarian capital, the second largest worldwide and the largest inEurope, was officially re-opened at a new location. “Hungary is one of the most important countries for the Republic of Korea. When Korea […]
The official number of confirmed people infected with the coronavirus in Hungary now stands at 30,575. The total number of active COVID-19 cases is 22,081, with 7,470 recovered. With another ten elderly people who suffered from chronic disease passing away, the total official death toll of this epidemic in the country rises to 822. The […]
A commemoration ceremony was held in the garden of the Stefánia Palace in Budapest this Saturday to celebrate the 30th anniversary of German reunification. The German national day celebration took place at the venue where – in the summer of 1990 –, following the first free elections in East Germany, the Ministers of Defense of […]
Providing medical solutions that improve people’s quality of life on a daily basis, while also constantly working on the innovations of the future – this dual mission of the Swiss multinational healthcare company Roche is also the driving force for the management and staff of the Hungarian subsidiary established back in 1984. Roche is the […]
The European Commission will finance the 'Danube Ingrid', a smart electricity grid project in Hungary and the Slovak Republic, in the amount of EUR 102 million. This project will improve network management and increase the quality and security of supply for all market participants in the two countries. It will also support the efficient integration […]
A solar park by the Astrasun Group with a capacity of about one and a half megawatts, built with an investment of HUF 600 million in Csurgó, SW Hungary was handed over this Friday, October 2. The investment project took place in a recultivated landfill in an area unsuitable for agricultural cultivation. The park is […]
It was announced in February this year that Lotte Aluminium will soon produce aluminum anode foils for batteries near Tatabánya, west of Budapest. The company will serve enterprises that manufacture batteries for electric vehicles, and plans to supply them with some 18,000 tons of foil annually. “The EU is strategically pursuing an eco-friendly policy and […]
