In our series, diplomats give their personal account of the experiences of their “excursions” to Hungarian culture, art, gastronomy and landscape. This time, the Dutch ambassador shares his thoughts with our readers.

The Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Hungary, Chung-ha Suh, is satisfied with what has been achieved in bilateral relations since his arrival to Budapest in 2008, he explained in an interview with Diplomacy and Trade.

The City of Budapest has launched an Internet survey asking residents to select one of 12 spots in the city to be named after Elvis Presley, the mayor of the Hungarian capital, István Tarlós announced on Wednesday.

An aircraft operated by MALÉV Hungarian Airlines transporting 96 evacuees (Hungarians and other nationals) from Libya touched down safely at Ferihegy international airport in Budapest shortly after 8 p.m. on Sunday evening.

Trust in the European Union is especially strong among Hungarians but very few believe the Hungarian economy will improve soon, a Eurobarometer survey conducted in November 2010 shows.

A total of 25 people have died in Hungary this year after suffering from some type of influenza, a chief doctor of the National Epidemiology Center said. Overall, fewer people were taken to hospital with this disease than a week before.

Last year, there were 6.3 percent less births than the year before while the number of deaths remained steady, the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Monday, quoting preliminary data.

Hungary's handling of Roma affairs strongly influences the country's reputation in the United States, which is looking at the Hungarian government's Roma program with great anticipation, a Hungarian government official said in Washington.

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hungary proposesl to bridge the longstanding divide between international business organizations and the government in Hungary by setting up a Council of Chambers.

The prime ministers of the Visegrád Four (V4) group of countries (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia) have signed a statement highlighted the group's role in advancing European integration in its member countries.

Péter Lakatos, a photographer contracted with the Hungarian News Agency MTI, has won 1st prize in the spot news singles category of the 54th World Press Photo contest, selected from the best photos made in 2010.

Hungary is going ahead with plans to upgrade equipment for its PRT mission in Afghanistan in spite of a call by President Hamid Karzai to demobilise the NATO reconstruction teams, the daily Népszabadság daily said on Thursday.

"Airplane Gizi", a veteran female thief in her 85th year, has been caught again, in Bicske, west of Budapest. She received her nickname in the 1950s for utilizing the then exisitng domestic flights in Hungary for burglaries nationwide.

Some would say mass manufacturing was born in Hungary, for if was József Galamb who not only created Ford's Model T, or "Tin Lizzie" but was elemental in introducing the conveyor belt to production lines. Galamb was born 130 years ago.

Influenza is gripping Hungary. So far, nine people have died as a result of flu-related complications. More and more hospitals have banned visits due to contraction fears. Three of the victims had contracted influenza B.