As I wrote Hungary signed a “strategic agreement” with Japanese car manufacturer Suzuki last week. They came 5thafter such companies as Coca-Cola, pharmaceutical firm Gedeon Richter, aluminum company Alcoa-Kofem and German car manufacturer Daimler. Today, a new member, Korean tire giant Hankook was added to the group. The agreement was […]
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The location, as usual, is Vörösmarty Square, in the very heart of the Hungarian capital. The fair, which runs until the end of the year, offers folk and applied art products, Christmas presents, but you can also find here food stalls and stages with various cultural programs. Photo: Tamás Kovács […]
According to the Hungarian News Agency (MTI) Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met Microsoft’s chief operating officer, Kevin Turner in Budapest. The meeting took place in the Hungarian Parliament on 7 November and there were Hungarian and the Central European top managers of Microsoft as well. Kevin Turner and Viktor […]
Unfortunately we don’t know in details what happened in the Gellért Bath in Budapest in 2007. Hungarian News Agency (MTI) reports that a Hamburg court has brought a charge of embezzlement and misappropriation against two German company managers. The prosecution alleges that the insurance company Hamburg-Mannheimer International (HMI) organized a […]
After Hollywood director Oliver Stone script writer Joe Eszterhas gave a lesson in a filmmaking „master course” being held in Budapest. As a part of the course, Paul Verhoeven’ Basic Instinct was on, and after the screening the participants had the chance to discuss it with Joe Eszterhas, the writer […]
According to the official data a record number 19,200 runners entered the 2012 Spar Marathon in Budapest, which took place on 7 October. Just after the start, the rummer in Andrássy street (Photo: MTI) This year the fastest runner was Gábor Józsa (2h 21m 6s), while among the women Tímea […]
Some days ago I wrote about the debate over a Budapest park which got its name after the Turkish statesmen Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Now, the disagreement can been seen by anybody: the statue of Atatürk, which stands in the park, has been covered with red paint. The police are investigating […]
After some debate and hesitation a new park in Budapest got its name after Kemal Atatürk, the Turkish statesman of the 20th century. The decision was not easy, the local council had changed its mind more times considering the diplomatic tense Between Hungary and Armenia. How does Armenia come into […]
American higher education website Superscholar.org recently published a list called „The 10 Smartest People AliveToday”. The author confesses that it is not so easy to define the adjective “smart”, but on the basis of IQ and accomplishment 10 people are listed at the website as “unworthy of being called some […]
Hollywood director Oliver Stone is in Hungary at the moment to give „master classes” at Puskin Cinema Pin Budapest. At a press conference he said that Hungarian audience is curious and asks him clever questions. Oliver Stone is giving a master class in Budapest. On the right is Andrew G. […]