8 important facts about Zika virus

Recently you can hear a lot about Zika virus which mainly endangers pregnant women and their fetuses, causing malformations. The virus is spreading especially in South America, but WHO has introduced global emergency and alert, divany.hu wrote. What does the…
Hungarian swimmer won toughest Asian competition

According to origo.hu, Attila Mányoki won the Hong Kong swimming competition in the South China Sea, which is Asia’s most difficult open water challenge. The athlete from Zalaegerszeg finished at the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club after swimming 4 hours and…
Names you should pay attention to in Hungarian tourism

The compilation showing the 50 most influential persons of tourism has been published for the third time. It includes doctors, Olympic gold medalists, teachers, film directors and clerics as well, travelo.hu wrote. The jury of 20 professional organizations’ representatives and…
You can cheer for 3 Hungarian buildings among the best ones in the world

As in the previous years, there are Hungarian buildings among the candidates for the Building of the Year 2016 award, organized by Archdaily.com. In the sacred building category you can vote for the funeral home of Dabas, the Újpest Parish…
Do you know what the most played song on the radio is?

According to origo.hu, the list is led by a Péter Máté song that people cannot get tired of. There are 52 musicians, authors or successors who receive royalties above HUF 1 million. The data were published by Artisjus. Last year, 18.348…
Would you like to do business in Hungary? These are the most risky businesses

According to turizmusonline.hu, the number of liquidations dropped by nearly half in 2015 compared to 2014, and it resulted in the significant decline of the defaulting rate of Hungarian businesses as well. The list of risky industries also changed, because…
This is what the summer of 2016 will be like: even scientists despaired

According to the calculations of the experts, the chance that the recent years’ global heat records are mainly the consequences of the natural change of climate is only 0.01%, femina.hu wrote. The Guardian quoted Stefan Rahmstorf, professor of the Potsdam climate research…
Body scanner in the parliament

According to mno.hu, a body scanner will be used in the Parliament for a couple of weeks, but the screening is voluntary, the National Assembly’s Press Office told. Ágnes Vadai (Democratic Coalition, DK) asked the Speaker of the House why…
Flu epidemic has officially begun

According to origo.hu, more than 18 thousand people visited the doctors with flu-like symptoms last week. The National Epidemiology Center reported that an outbreak has started. The report of the organization said that 18 200 people – 69% more than last week…
Canary Islands Government wants Hungarian tourists

According to vg.hu, the Canary Islands government announced a tender for the launch of direct flights between Hungary and the island of Fuerteventura from the beginning of November this year – told the newspaper La Vanguardia. According to the proposal,…





