Hungarians may have to replace their cars en masse in a couple of years as more than three million aged cars roam the roads of Hungary. The latest Ernst & Young regional car industry report also suggests that the number of cars per capita in Hungary...
Despite the fact that charges by animal rights activists in the recent years cut exports noticeably, Hungary is still by far the most importer exporter of foie gras or goose liver. Now, the good news for the industry is that this year, they managed to increase prices.
Lan Xang, or the Land of a Million Elephants, as it is endearingly known among the peaceful residents of Laos, has recently evolved into a fashionable tourist destination and a country of endless possibilities among foreign investors, including Hungarian ones.
Hungarian premier Viktor Orbán and the presidents of three other countries concerned have signed an agreement on the Azerbaijan-Georgia-Romanian Interconnector (AGRI) project which involves the transporting of Azeri natural gas through Georgia and Romania to Central Europe.
Double festivity: Madagascar House opens in the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden as the island nation celebrates the 50th anniversary of its independence.
The EU’s relation with China is one of the topics of discussion at the meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels. Diplomacy & Trade online takes a look at this issue that is likely to be also highlighted when Hungary takes over the rotating EU presidency next year.
In behalf of the government of New Zealand, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade, John Allen, reappointed Rezsõ Sárdi as Honorary Consul of New Zealand for the second time since assuming the position six years ago.
A Hungarian native speaker from Romania will play American football in the sports’ top league from this season after being drafted by the one of the top teams, the New England Patriots. Zoltán Meskó is one of the few European professionals in the NFL.
Director Gábor Balázs says the aim of the institute is to show the diversity of Israel's "mosaic-like" culture, including works and performances by Jews, Christians, Arabs, writers and artists, and serve as a focal point of Jewish life in Hungary.
A Hungarian soldier seriously injured in an attack in Afghanistan two weeks ago died this Tuesday in the military hospital Honvédkórház in Budapest. He is the second mortal casualty of attack on home-bound Hungarian troops.
In the first half of 2010, Hungary hosted 160 international conferences that met the criteria of the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA). The number of participants at these events was over 43,000.
Average speed for Internet access in Hungary is 12.58 Mb/sec, which puts this country into the world top 20. The list that continues to be headed by South Korea features several East European states in high positions.
Up to 2,000 visitors watched the Gala Evening of the Hungarian National Day at the World Expo 2010. On the whole, the Hungarian Pavilion at the World Expo is a huge success, according to the organizers.
As of October this year, Hungary will again be the leading nation running the area at Kabul International Airport used by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). The commanding officer will be a major-general of the Hungarian Army.
BorderLINE Architecture’s project wins competition for the 12th Venice Biennale’s Hungarian Pavilion ‘Giardini.’ The exhibition opened on Aug 29, curated by architect Andor Wesselényi-Garay.
