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 […]
The professional services and investment management company Colliers has announced that Kata Mazsaroff has been appointed as the new Managing Director for the company in Hungary. Kata worked at Colliers between 2007 and 2020. She established the Occupier Services business line, a pioneering service line in Hungary, which introduced an innovative and integrated workplace advisory […]
Six hours of free mega-concerts with local stars, emerging talents and music together – that's what those interested can expect at downtown Szabadság Square in Budapest on October 8. The Yettel Stage platform has brought together established musicians with bands at the beginning of their careers to give a boost to newcomers, with the support […]
In July 2022, the volume of Hungarian exports was 1.3% lower while that of import was 1.5% higher than in the same period of the previous year. The deficit was EUR 1.3 billion, the balance deteriorating by EUR 1.1 billion compared to a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports. Compared to June, the […]
The Hungarian Jazz Federation has announced that Béla Szakcsi Lakatos, Kossuth Prize-winning pianist, composer, national artist and outstanding figure of Hungarian jazz, passed away at dawn on Sunday at the age of 79. His person is intertwined with the development and expansion of Hungarian jazz, and his passing is an irreplaceable loss, they wrote. Béla […]
Overall, Budapest and the western part of the country offer better opportunities in education, culture, shopping and the labor market, while in Eastern Hungary, it is easier to get a home, according to the Takarék Index Livability Survey, conducted by Takarék Jelzálogbank [‘Savings Mortgage Bank’], a Magyar Bankholding member, on education, healthcare, culture, crime, the […]
In August 2022, 8,073 children were born and 10,224 people died according to preliminary data. In the last twelve months, i.e. between September 2021 and August 2022, the number of births diminished by 1.5%, and that of deaths and marriages by 8.1% compared to the period one year earlier. In August 2022: A total of […]
