The coronavirus epidemic has so far claimed the lives of 29 healthcare workers, says the website of the Hungarian Medical Chamber. There are seven GPs among the deceased. Several nurses and ambulance officers also lost their lives due to the infection, and the website also reported about a deceased hospital director . Over the last […]
László Nagy, a fellow of the Institute of Biochemistry of the Szeged Biological Research Institute, received this year's Szent-Györgyi Talent Award The award was presented at a meeting of Nobel laureates and talented students for the 15th time. The event was held online this year with the participation of some 280 students from fifty high […]
The online General Assembly of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) voted this Sunday in favor of approving the Hungarian capital as the host city for the 46th Chess Olympiad in 2024. As the Hungarian state news agency MTI reports, Budapest can host the fifth largest sports event in the world on the 100th anniversary of […]
Schneider Electric has made an investment of 12 million euros in its factories and logistics center in Hungary this year, the electronics company informed the Hungarian state news agency MTI. As part of the developments, the existing production hall in the company's Gyöngyös (east of Budapest) plant was expanded by 2,800 square meters, new production […]
The older generation is increasingly confident about smart devices or online video chat: nearly 30% of 60-69-year-olds in the Hungarian Internet population chat more than before the epidemic, according to Telenor's representative research. The survey results suggest that tis year, 44% of Hungarians plan to have fewer personal meetings during the holidays due to the […]
25-year-old SCHOTT Hungary, owned by the German Carl Zeiss Foundation, is launching an investment project on its site in Lukácsháza, W Hungary. A report by the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency says that 16 items of highly-automated, new generation, Industry 4.0 production lines will be put in service in the pharmaceutical glass and packaging material manufacturing […]
193, mostly elderly, chronic patients died and another 5,525 Hungarian citizens were diagnosed with the new coronavirus infection in the previous 24 hours, the government website koronavirus.gov.hu reported on Saturday. The official number of infected people identified in Hungary increased to 243,581. The number of deaths rose to 5,706, and the number of those who […]
The Hungarian and Polish governments’ veto blocking the approval of the EU's long-term budget and coronavirus rescue package may have dire economic consequences, international credit rating agencies warned. If the standoff with Brussels drags on, it could have a negative effect on Hungary’s credit rating. Hungary and Poland followed through on their threat to block […]
The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) issues a silver collector coin with a face value of HUF 10,000 and its non-ferrous metal version of HUF 2,000 to honor the 125th anniversary of the Hungarian Olympic Committee’s foundation. MNB says the special silver collector coin with a gold-coated edge and its non-ferrous metal version pay homage […]
In a unique collaboration, the embassies of six countries and the Hungarian Business Council for Sustainable Development (BCSDH) have teamed up with the support of the Ministry of Innovation and Technology to help accelerate the transition to a carbon-neutral economy in Hungary by 2050, thus taking an important step to tackle climate change. The purpose […]
In the past 24 hours, 189 people died in Hungary due to the new coronavirus infection - most of them elderly, chronic patients, however, six victims were younger than 50, bringing the number of deaths to 5,513. Another 6,212 Hungarian citizens were diagnosed with the new coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours, increasing the […]
The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that it recognizes the conductor of the Szolnok Symphony Orchestra, Izaki Masahiro with the 2020 Foreign Ministerial Award. A press release by the Japanese Embassy in Budapest highlights that after winning Hungarian Television's International Conducting Competition in Budapest in 1995, Izaki Masahiro achieved remarkable success both in […]
The Hungarian subsidiary of JYSK, an international department store chain with Scandinavian roots, handed over a donation of bedding to the Szent Ferenc Hospital in the Hungarian capital. Since the spring of this year, when the coronavirus epidemic took over the world, JYSK Hungary has repeatedly supported healthcare institutions with product donations to help patients […]
The number of daily deaths in the country has skyrocketed in the last 24 hours: 182 patients died, bringing the number of deaths to 5,324. The new coronavirus infection was detected in another 6,635 Hungarians, thus increasing the number of identified infections in Hungary to 231,844.7,693 coronavirus patients are cared for in hospital, 663 of […]
The first snow of the calendar winter fell in southwestern Hungary this Wednesday with more of this white cover expected in the region of the country's western border on Thursday. Snow has come to the area from the west to towns like Nagykanizsa (see picture) in Zala county. In its forecast, the National Meteorological Service […]
