Over the past week, 140 chronic patients, mostly elderly, died (22 more than in the previous week), bringing the total number of deaths related to the new coronavirus infection in Hungary to 47,938, according to the government portal koronavirus.gov.hu. 9,023 new cases of new coronavirus infection were confirmed over this period, thus, the total number […]
Archaeologists and volunteers of the Damjanich János Museum in Szolnok, E Hungary, have recently discovered a 1,700-year-old Roman gold coin on the outskirts of Törökszentmiklós, Péter Kovács, archaeologist of the museum, told the state news agency MTI on Tuesday. The find is also significant for the Damjanich János Museum because no Roman gold coin has […]
Hungarian phrama company Gedeon Richter Plc. has announced that it has submitted a Type II Variation application for RYEQO® to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for the treatment of moderate to severe pain associated with endometriosis in adult women of reproductive age with a history of previous medical or surgical treatment for their endometriosis. RYEQO® […]
To commemorate the 66th anniversary of the 1956 Revolution and War of Independence, Niagara Falls was once again lit up in Hungarian national colors on October 23, 2022, the Hungarian state news agency reported on Monday morning. It was for the third time, the Canadian and US sides of the falls were lit in red, […]
A solidarity demonstration for teachers was held in Budapest on Sunday, the commemoration day of the 1956 Revolution and War of Independence, jointly organized by the Adom Student Movement and the Democratic Trade Union of Teachers (PDSZ), the state news agency MTI reported. The demonstrators gathered at Kálvin Square and then marched across Szabadság [‘Liberty’] […]
The Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) share index rose this week, with the BUX closing at 39,603.36 points on Friday, up 65.73 points or 0.17% on the previous week, the state news agency MTI reported this Sunday morning along with a brief analysis. Weekly turnover on the stock market was HUF 31.11 billion, up from HUF […]
BlueVoyant, an industry-leading cyber defense company converging internal and external security, has opened a regional headquarters in Budapest. The headquarters includes a security operations center (SOC), which successfully monitors and protects the digital ecosystem of customers worldwide. BlueVoyant, which provides unique cybersecurity solutions, has been present in Hungary since 2021. The company chose Budapest as […]
On Friday, 6,419 people entered Hungary at the Ukrainian-Hungarian border, while 5,968 of those entering at the Romanian-Hungarian border said they had come from Ukraine, the National Police Headquarters (ORFK) said. Of those who entered, police issued 232 people with temporary residence permits valid for 30 days. They will have to go to the office […]
An investment of EUR 66 million further modernizes Viterra Növényolajgyártó [‘Vegetable oil production’] Ltd.’s oilseed crush plant in Foktő, Bács-Kiskun county, as a result of which an automated unit for vegetable oil further refining has been installed. About 8% of the investment was covered by Hungarian taxpayers’ money through a government decision. Thus, Viterra’s plant […]
Hungarian pharmaceutical company Gedeon Richter Plc. and Dr. Max BDC, s.r.o. (‘Dr.Max Group’) have announced that Richter’s indirect Romanian subsidiary, Armedica Trading S.R.L has signed a share sale and purchase agreement to divest the Richter Group’s Romanian wholesale and retail operations (Pharmafarm S.A. and Gedeon Richter Farmacia S.A., respectively) to Mediplus Exim S.R.L (“Mediplus”), a […]
Slovakia is sending 40 police officers to help Hungary protect the Hungarian-Serbian border, which is plagued by illegal migration, the Slovak public news agency TASR reported on Thursday, citing a statement by Interior Minister Roman Mikulec. He said that the Slovak police officers would be deployed in mixed teams with their Hungarian counterparts, and that […]
Although the number of deaths has increased, according to the latest data, the number of new infections and active infections in Hungary has decreased. The number of cured cases is steadily increasing, according to data published on Wednesday by the related government website koronavirus.gov.hu. In the past week, 118 patients, mostly elderly and chronic, died, […]
Former basketball player Réka Cserny has been inducted into the Harvard Varsity Club (HVC) Hall of Fame. The Hungarian athlete studied at the US university between 2002 and 2005, where she achieved outstanding success as a member and captain of the women's basketball team. Her Harvard athletic achievements include - among others - Ivy League […]
The proportion of Hungarian adults who consider self-providence important has increased significantly, while the number of those who think they are unable to save for their retirement has also risen, according to a quarterly representative survey by K&H's Secure Future Index, the results of which were presented at a press conference in Budapest on Monday. […]
Mobile network operator Yettel's developer competition encourages the identification and development of technological solutions to tackle the energy crisis, the company told the state news agency MTI. The two-round competition, called 'Hack it your way', is open to brainstormers, startups, development teams and programming professionals and targets three topics: reducing household spending with smart devices, […]
