The Japanese Ambassador to Hungary, Kuni Sato handed over Japan's state award, the Order of Gold and Silver Rays of the Rising Sun to Kossuth Prize winner Hungarian conductor Dénes Szabó in the Kodály Zoltán Primary School in Nyíregyháza.

In December 2017, 9,787 real estate transactions took place in Hungary, which is a decrease compared to November, but still higher than in the last month of the previous year, according to Duna House's latest transaction estimate.

It was forty years ago, in January 1978, that the United States returned to Hungary the alleged crown of Hungary's first king Stephen I (St. Stephen). On this occasion, a conference was organized at the Pázmány Péter University in Budapest.

For the first time in the history of the Hungarian-Croatian touristic relations, the number of guest nights by Hungarians in Croatia exceeded three million in 2017, the Croatian Tourist Board informed the Hungarian news agency MTI on Friday.

Although Hungary and Australia have very different histories and are far from each other geographically, we have our hearts in the right place and have a lot to share, according to the Ambassador of Australia to Hungary, Dr. Brendon Hammer.

AImotive, a Hungarian startup developing self-driving car technology that relies on cameras to detect cars, obstacles, and signs, has received funding to be used to increase global scale and accelerate autonomous driving software via simulation technology.

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar paid a short working visit to Budapest this Thursday afternoon. The parties discussed the state of the EU, fiscal, migration and agricultural policy issues and Brexit, sharing similar views on important EU issues.

The Hungarian short film 'Long way home' has received the 'Best Picture' title at the latest Los Angeles Film Awards. Directed Sándor Gál, the production was also named as the 'Best narrative short' film at the competition.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, who took office on December 11, 2017, paid his first official visit abroad to Hungary where he held talks with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and was also received by President János Áder.

The Hungarian stock exchange closed December trading with HUF 194 billion turnover and the daily average turnover was HUF 10.2 billion. Compared to December 2016, both numbers exceed the current value (178 and 8.5 billion forints).

Whatever we believe in, whatever goals are driving our lives, we still wish success and happiness to one another again and again. Keep the charm of this moment all year long, Hungarian President János Áder said in his New Year speech.

Wizz Air Holdings Plc, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, finalizes a deal with Airbus S.A.S. relating to the purchase of 146 Airbus A320neo family aircraft (72 A320neo and 74 A321neo types) to more than double its fleet.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Budapest Stock Exchange issued a resolution (No. 480/2017) on Thursday, December 28 to suspend the trading right in Debt Securities section of Merrill Lynch International for lack of traders.

The Hungarian oil group MOL and its partners have begun oil production in the framework of the Catcher project, located in the UK Central North Sea. First oil from the project where MOL'S share is 20%, was achieved on December 23, 2017.

In Hungary, the rate of inflation will reach 3% percent, consistent with price stability. That inflation target in the prognosis of the National Bank of Hungary's inflation report is expected to be achieved in a sustainable manner by the middle of 2019.