The Japanese Ambassador to Hungary, Kuni Sato handed over Japan's state award, the Order of Gold and Silver Rays of the Rising Sun to Kossuth Prize winner Hungarian conductor Dénes Szabó in the Kodály Zoltán Primary School in Nyíregyháza.

Whatever we believe in, whatever goals are driving our lives, we still wish success and happiness to one another again and again. Keep the charm of this moment all year long, Hungarian President János Áder said in his New Year speech.

Training for Air Force pilots and air traffic controllers will be relaunched in Hungary after 20 years in 2018, for 15-20 students at the National University of Public Service and the air base at Szolnok in central Hungary, the chief of the base told public news channel M1.

Argentine ambassador Maximiliano Gregorio-Cernadas, welcomed the staff of the Capital Circus of Budapest in his residence at the 250th anniversary of the modern circus. The guests of the event, including several ambassadors, were entertained by Argentinian and Hungarian artists, among them Agustín Viglione from Argentina who impressed his audience with a magical bubble performance.

The event 'Advent Festivity at the Basilica' in Budapest finished 4th among the Christmas fairs of Europe at the continent-wide public voting organized by the Brussels-based travel portal 'European Best Destinations'.

The United States is to spend over USD 55 million “to increase fuel storage capacity, construct a parallel taxiway and upgrade the airfield" at the Kecskemét Air Base in east central Hungary as part of the initiative to deter Russian aggression.

At their meeting in Brussels, the leaders of the Visegrád Four countries have decided to provide support for the implementation of the Project, led by the Italian government in cooperation with the Commission, aimed at protecting the borders in Libya.

According to the European Commission (the quasi government of the EU), the European Union has approved that the parsley root grown in and around the southeastern Hungarian town of Makó can also be granted protected geographical indication.

Once again, people in Budapest have the opportunity to visit the Santa Claus Factory to donate gifts for poor children in Hungary and in Hungarian communities outside the border of Hungary. Besides giving gifts, you can also enjoy concerts and Christmas shows.

The Hungarian government is initiating the installation of long-term observers by the Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE) in Transcarpathia to monitor the situation of the Hungarian minority after a new education legislation there.

Hungarian researchers work under extreme weather conditions on Ojos del Salado, the highest volcano on Earth, in the Atacama Desert in Northern Chile from next year on, the expedition will have its own research center on the spot to analyze samples.

The strengthening of the Chinese economy presents great opportunities for the countries of Central Europe. That is according to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán speaking after the economic and trade forum of China and 16 Central and Eastern European countries.

Within a few months, the corporate employees of Heineken Hungária undertook to rate the accessibility of ten thousand local service providers like shops, coffes, bars and restaurants in Hungary to help the users of the Route4U accessibility application.

The Grand Ballroom of the Marriott Hotel was “on fire” recently. Not literally of course, but certainly the 200 or so guests that gathered to celebrate Guy Fawkes Day in Hungary and raise funds for local children’s charities were in a feverish state.