Emerging energy cooperation between Hungary and Japan

Minister of State for Energy Affairs of the Ministry of National Development Pál Kovács received representatives of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, Deputy Director-General Masahiko Fujihara and Deputy…
After one and a half months with new regulations: Taxi services are easily recognizable

Due to the recent news the Municipality of Budapest wishes to clarify the difference between companies providing taxi services and companies, which are actually providing driver services exclusively for an enterprise, like a hotel or other ventures. The regulation on…
Prime Minister of India: Hungary and India can be each other’s bridge to Asia, Europe

New Delhi – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said relations between the two countries have remained on a “steady course” over the years and both the countries would be each other’s bridge to Europe and Asia. “Our relations have…
Hungary swimming sensation Katinka Hosszu looks game for Moscow encore in Dubai

Dubai – Hungarian swimming sensation Katinka Hosszu lived up to expectations on Thursday morning, qualifying first for the finals in all but one of the five events she contested on the first day of the Fina Swimming World Cup. Hosszu…
Hungarian national found dead in Macabalan seaport (Philippines)

A Hungarian national was found dead inside a restroom at the seaport in Barangay Macabalan early Wednesday morning, police said. Macabalan police chief Hermes Parnes identified the victim as Bartos Istvan, about 57 years old, who was supposedly bound for…
World’s best cities: Budapest take 2nd place

The “Top 25 Cities in the World” list had refreshingly surprising additions and rankings. Budapest and Florence tied for second, while the very top spot was seized by the colonial city of San Miguel de Allende in central Mexico, which…
Hungarian 1956 communist leader charged with war crimes

Hungarian prosecutors filed war crimes charges Wednesday against Bela Biszku, a former communist leader, for his conduct in the aftermath of the 1956 anti-Soviet uprising in Budapest. The 92-year-old is accused of “active involvement” in the decisions to order security…
Deputy Prime Minister Navracsics commemorates the 1956 Hungarian revolution in Brussels

The future of Europe will be built on cooperation between independent nations, Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics said in Brussels. Addressing a commemoration of Hungary’s anti-Soviet revolution in 1956, he stated that Hungarians need to define their freedom for themselves.…
Tamás Dezső’s provocative images of Romania

A few years ago, Hungarian photographer Tamás Dezső was tipped off to a small, picturesque mining village in central Romania. “The Flooded Village of Geamana,” part of Dezső’s “Epilogue” on view at the Robert Koch Gallery in San Fracisco through…
Hungary’s industrial output growth continues to exceed EU average

In August this year, industrial performance – according to workday-adjusted data – increased by 0.9 percent in comparison to the corresponding period of 2012, while in light of data adjusted for seasonal and workday-effects the indicator improved by 0.7 percent…





