15 Arab countries showcased their cultural richness through exhibitions, art performances and concerts at the Museum of Ethnography in Budapest on Saturday as part of the Arab Cultural Day. The event was opened by Hungarian Parliamentary Speaker, László Kövér, who recalled that Magyar relations with the Arab world and culture date back to before the […]

Profi Tető Kft. of Kaposvár has implemented a more than half a billion HUF equipment and labor development project, for which it won HUF 258 million in EU funding under the Széchenyi 2020 program, the company, which deals with the trade of roofing materials and roofing production, told the state news agency MTI. Among other […]

Thousands of people demanded higher salaries for teachers, better conditions in schools and consultation on education in Budapest this Friday. Another demonstration has been called for the national day, October 23, and another teachers' strike will take place on October 27. In addition to the capital, protest actions were also held in many rural municipalities. […]

A convoy of trucks loaded with food donations worth HUF one hundred million drew attention to World Food Day in Budapest on Friday. The 17th World Food Day action was organized by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Hungarian Food Bank Association. A convoy of 20 trucks with more than 60,000 kilos […]

This year, it was not late frosts but drought that caused significant damage to the Hungarian fruit sector. And the longer-term effects of the drought could further accelerate the decline of Hungary's fruit-growing areas, Agroinform.hu told the state news agency MTI on Thursday. Based on data from FruitVeb, the Hungarian Fruit and Vegetable Interprofessional Organization […]

A total of 12,636 new cases of the new coronavirus infection were confirmed last week (1,129 fewer than reported a week ago), bringing the total number of identified infections to 2,120,543 since the start of the outbreak, while the number of deaths related to the infection was up by over 40%, according to the related […]

At the initiative of the Golden Team Foundation (named after the Hungarian national soccer team that was one of the best in the world in the late 1940s and early 1950s), a monument was erected in honor of the Hungarian athletes who participated in the 1952 Olympics. The sculpture by Miklós Melocco is located in […]

Energy has always been a major cost item for cinemas, but after this year's price hike, heating and electricity bills could take almost all of the revenue, according to Budapest Film Plc., which operates Corvin and five other art cinemas in Budapest. In 2021, the company will spend nearly HUF 47 million on electricity and […]

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 […]