The National Center for Public Health (NNK) has confirmed monkeypox infection in another person, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 78 in Hungary, the NNK told the state news agency MTI on Friday. The statement said that the 30-year-old man is in isolation at home and does not require hospital treatment. An epidemiological […]
European Union Member States, including Hungary, have voted in favor of the next package of sanctions against Russia this week. The package includes a ban on imports of more Russian products, an extension of the list of persons subject to travel bans and asset freezes, and a price cap on oil shipments from Russia to […]
UNESCO declared Hollókő, a village NE of Budapest, a World Heritage Site 35 years ago this year, and a photo album was published to mark the anniversary. The publication ‘The Heart of Hollókő - Values, Beauties and Experiences of the Living World Heritage Village" was presented in Budapest this Thursday, the village council informed the […]
German-owned Infineon Technologies celebrated the expansion of its plant in Cegléd, which is Hungary’s biggest semi-conductors manufacturing facility. The EUR 100 million investment that is to create up to 275 jobs allows for the production of high-power semiconductor modules that will be built into the inverters of electric and hybrid vehicles. One fifth of the […]
It was on this day in 1849 that thirteen generals of the Hungarian army were executed by the Austrian Empire in the city of Arad, then part of the Kingdom of Hungary (now in Romania), after the Hungarian War of Independence (1848–1849). The same day, Hungary's first prime minister was executed in Pest. The national […]
In August 2022, the volume of sales in retail trade increased by 3.3% according to raw data and by 2.4% when adjusted for calendar effects compared to the same period of the previous year, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported this Thursday morning. In August, calendar-adjusted sales volumes decreased by 2.4% in specialised and non-specialised […]
The Taipei Representative Office in Hungary invited guests to the Pest Vigadó event venue in the downtown area of the Hungarian capital to celebrate the 111th National Day of the Republic of China (Taiwan) this Wednesday evening. In his speech, the Representative of Taiwan to Hungary, Ambassador Shih-Chung Liu spoke about the importance of the […]
Thousands of people gathered on Kossuth Square in front of the building of Hungarian Parliament to demonstrate and show solidarity with the striking teachers. Participants demanded that the government improve education conditions, higher wages for teachers and the reinstatement of teachers who had been sacked for civil disobedience after the government changed the strike rules. […]
The acquisition of Renault Hungária has been completed, as part of which the company established by the AutoWallis and Salvador Caetano Groups has gained the exclusive Hungarian import rights for the Renault, Dacia, and Alpine brands. According to a statement published on the website of the Budapest Stock Exchange, AutoWallis plans to continue strengthening Renault […]
A total of 13,765 new infections have been confirmed in the past week in Hungary, bringing the total number of identified infections to 2,107,907 since the beginning of the epidemic, according to the government information website. A week earlier, there were 11,392 new infections. 73 people, most of them elderly and chronic, died, bringing the […]
The Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFO) has been voted Orchestra of the Year, the news was announced at the Gramophone Awards gala event in London on Tuesday evening. Iván Fischer's ensemble competed with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the Bavarian State Orchestra, among others, in the competition of the world's most prestigious classical music magazine, and […]
World Animal Day is celebrated around the world on October 4, the day of St Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. It is a day to raise awareness not only of the diversity and curiosity of the animal world, but also of animal protection and the conservation of endangered species, according to a […]
Museum sustainability is at the heart of the 17th Fall Festival of Museums, which will bring together almost 40 museums in the capital and 80 in the countryside to offer more than 500 programs to visitors across the country over a month and a half from Tuesday. The festival is organized by the Szentendre-based Open-Air […]
Hungarian consumers believe it is important that their household appliances are energy efficient, and the majority are willing to pay a premium for appliances with a better energy rating, but many are not aware of the meaning of energy labels, according to a recent survey by Euronics, a chain of technical stores. According to the […]
Korean Air, the national airline of South Korea, will offer two direct flights per week between Budapest and Seoul in the winter schedule, with frequency increases planned in the future. The carrier will operate the route with 269-seater Boeing B787-900 Dreamliners, on Mondays and Saturdays. Regardless of the travel class chosen, the fare includes meals […]
