Trombone player Márk Beke was voted by the viewers of the Hungarian public service channels Duna Television and M5 as the absolute winner in the final of the fourth series of the classical music talent show 'Virtuosos'.

Festive Book Week, the biggest celebration of contemporary Hungarian literature is being held for the 89th time this year (June 7-11). It was opened at Vörösmarty Square in downtown Budapest but satellite events are organized throughout the country.

Mercedes-Benz Cars is starting construction of its first 'Full-Flex Plant' in Kecskemét, about 90 kilometers in the south of Budapest. Overall, the company is investing one billion euros in the new car plant and creating over 2,500 jobs.

At the General Assembly of 2018 of the German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DUIHK), four new members were elected to their board of directors. Also, 20 companies were awarded the 'Reliable Employer' rating for the third time.

The relations between Russia and Hungary have been traditionally based on the principle of pragmatism and respect for each other’s interests, according to the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Hungary, Vladimir Sergeev.

It is the fourth time that the Italian Festival takes place – until June 16 – organized by ICE – Italian Trade Agency with the patronage of the Italian Embassy and in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute and the Italian Chamber of Commerce for Hungary.

A holistic solution covering the whole production process has won the Hungarian final of the HEINEKEN's ‘Drop the C' competition for innovation aimed at growing its share of renewable thermal energy and electricity in production.

The Goodman-Auchan combined building, constructed by GSE Hungária Ltd. in Üllõ, just south of Budapest, has reached its highest point. The topping out ceremony was attended by the deputy foreign minister and the French ambassador.

As it has been a tradition since 2005, the Diplomats Polo Cup in Hungary is held at the last week-end of May. The venue of the three-day BMW Diplomats Polo Cup is the Hungarian Polo Club in Tabajd in the Váli valley, southwest of Budapest.

From the Eastern European region, the number of tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka increased in 2017, and the Sri Lankan Tourism Promotion Office (SLTPB) chose Hungary as a source market in 2018 to offer special programs for tourists from this country.

This is already the secornd year that the 'TechGirls' series of events is organized by the German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DUIHK). The aim of the series is to raise interest in technical and natural science studies among girls.

The Startup Campus V4 Global Tour journied across the United States East Coast this May May with five Hungarian health care startups having had the opportunity to validate themselves in the US market and to develop further cooperative relationships.

Hungarian celebrities will also be involved in the new primary school diabetes education program. The aim of the initiative is to spread comprehensive knowledge of this condition and that children with diabetes are accepted in schools.

Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Hungary Ltd. has had another successful year: its production last year was 4.1% higher than in 2016, and more than 190,000 Mercedes-Benz compact cars were manufactured in its Kecskemét factory.

In commemoration of the victims of the Holocaust, thousands of people walked across the river Danube and along the embankment of the river in the traditional 'March of the Living'. Speakers of the event talked about the importance of rememberance.