Three thousand visitors and tens of thousands of online viewers were attracted to the 8th World Chess Festival on Saturday. The program included which attracted performers from 15 countries to the National Gallery, according to a Global Chess Festival statement issued on Monday. News of the chess celebration spread overseas, as the whole of New […]
The winner of the second edition of the Atlas Award is Dimitry Ljasuk, the founder of Pozitivo Digital Ltd., a creative company based in Budapest. Born in St. Petersburg, Russia to a Hungarian mother and a Ukrainian father, Dimitry Ljasuk has lived in Hungary from the age of one. He believes that today's modern man […]
Duna House Group’s closed Q3 with declining volumes compared to the record levels in the first two quarters, as an aggregate of three very different market factors. The performance of the Italian subsidiaries continues to be strong, only the significant seasonal impact of August lowered the volumes compared to H1 levels. Volumes declined moderately and […]
The National Center for Public Health (NNK) has confirmed monkeypox infection in another person, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 78 in Hungary, the NNK told the state news agency MTI on Friday. The statement said that the 30-year-old man is in isolation at home and does not require hospital treatment. An epidemiological […]
It was on this day in 1849 that thirteen generals of the Hungarian army were executed by the Austrian Empire in the city of Arad, then part of the Kingdom of Hungary (now in Romania), after the Hungarian War of Independence (1848–1849). The same day, Hungary's first prime minister was executed in Pest. The national […]
In August 2022, the volume of sales in retail trade increased by 3.3% according to raw data and by 2.4% when adjusted for calendar effects compared to the same period of the previous year, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported this Thursday morning. In August, calendar-adjusted sales volumes decreased by 2.4% in specialised and non-specialised […]
The acquisition of Renault Hungária has been completed, as part of which the company established by the AutoWallis and Salvador Caetano Groups has gained the exclusive Hungarian import rights for the Renault, Dacia, and Alpine brands. According to a statement published on the website of the Budapest Stock Exchange, AutoWallis plans to continue strengthening Renault […]
A total of 13,765 new infections have been confirmed in the past week in Hungary, bringing the total number of identified infections to 2,107,907 since the beginning of the epidemic, according to the government information website. A week earlier, there were 11,392 new infections. 73 people, most of them elderly and chronic, died, bringing the […]
The Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFO) has been voted Orchestra of the Year, the news was announced at the Gramophone Awards gala event in London on Tuesday evening. Iván Fischer's ensemble competed with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the Bavarian State Orchestra, among others, in the competition of the world's most prestigious classical music magazine, and […]
World Animal Day is celebrated around the world on October 4, the day of St Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. It is a day to raise awareness not only of the diversity and curiosity of the animal world, but also of animal protection and the conservation of endangered species, according to a […]
Museum sustainability is at the heart of the 17th Fall Festival of Museums, which will bring together almost 40 museums in the capital and 80 in the countryside to offer more than 500 programs to visitors across the country over a month and a half from Tuesday. The festival is organized by the Szentendre-based Open-Air […]
Hungarian consumers believe it is important that their household appliances are energy efficient, and the majority are willing to pay a premium for appliances with a better energy rating, but many are not aware of the meaning of energy labels, according to a recent survey by Euronics, a chain of technical stores. According to the […]
Six hours of free mega-concerts with local stars, emerging talents and music together – that's what those interested can expect at downtown Szabadság Square in Budapest on October 8. The Yettel Stage platform has brought together established musicians with bands at the beginning of their careers to give a boost to newcomers, with the support […]
Overall, Budapest and the western part of the country offer better opportunities in education, culture, shopping and the labor market, while in Eastern Hungary, it is easier to get a home, according to the Takarék Index Livability Survey, conducted by Takarék Jelzálogbank [‘Savings Mortgage Bank’], a Magyar Bankholding member, on education, healthcare, culture, crime, the […]
Shocking, fascinating and you wonder how it's possible. These were the words visitors used to describe their experience at the opening ceremony of ‘The Art of The Brick’ exhibition in Budapest, according to a LEGO press release. The exhibition features sculptures and creations made exclusively from LEGO® building blocks by New York artist Nathan Sawaya. […]
