State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó held talks with Vice Chairman of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) Wang Jinzhen.
With an official ceremony in the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the construction of the South Stream pipeline has been launched near the South Russian town of Anapa.
On Monday, the Hungarian Government signed a strategic partnership agreement with General Electric (GE) Hungary.
A memorial tablet dedicated to Polish-Jewish educator Janusz Korczak, killed in the Treblinka extermination camp 70 years ago, was inaugurated in the ombudsman's office in Budapest on Monday.
Hungary's economy has passed its economic growth nadir, the OECD's latest report on Hungary's economic cycles said.
Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén considers the issue regarding his theses written at the Eötvös Lóránd University (ELTE) and at the Péter Pázmány Catholic University "finally and officially" closed, Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister's press chief stated. The Deputy Prime Minister noted the findings of ELTE University’s three-member committee, but rejects the ethical accusations against him.
The planned 10 per cent drop in gas prices must be applied to district heating as well, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in Salgótarjan on 10 December, where he held talks on the northern town’s debt settlement. The Prime Minister said that the Government's objective was to free the municipality of its loans by 2014.
On Friday, December 7 at dawn eight, light armored personnel carrier (APC) BTRs were airlifted to Hungary – Col. József Nyers, the commander of the National Support Element in Mazar-e Sharif informed the special correspondent of Hungarian News Agency MTI.
The Ministry of Human Resources welcomed with great pleasure the decision to include the traditional embroidery of Hungary's Matyó community and the Hungarian tradition of falconry on UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list.
It is expected that next spring the recently formed National Youth Council (NIT) will be able to take up membership candidate status within the European Youth Forum (YFJ). The NIT is the umbrella organisation for youth associations in Hungary.