792 result(s) for far east
Hungary, China Sign Silk Road Economic Belt MOU
- 8 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi signed a memorandum of understanding in Budapest on the governments’ active support for the establishment of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Maritime Silk Road. The projects are being financed by the Silk Road Fund, which has already been capitalised with some 40 billion dollars from Beijing.
Xpat Opinion: A Race To The Bottom On Immigration In Hungary
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: When Prime Minister Viktor Orbán suggested recently that the death penalty should be considered here in a European Union country, he said he was reacting to the shock of the murder of a shopkeeper. He was also probably trying to stay competitive with Jobbik, the far-right party that appears ready to overtake Orbán’s Fidesz party in ...
Interview 2: Anna Jankovich de Jeszenice, Writer, Coach
- 1 Jun 2015 12:00 PM
1. What’s been happening at work and at home since your first Xpat Interview?
Interview 2: Dr. Imre Deák, Former CEO Of Danubius Hotels Group
- 1 Jun 2015 12:00 PM
1. What’s been happening at work and at home since your first Xpat Interview?
Hungary Reopens Embassy In Malaysia
- 27 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó reopened Hungary’s embassy in Kuala Lumpur and inaugurated a regional trade representative office for Hungary in the Malaysian capital. Szijjártó had talks with Anifah Aman, his Malaysian counterpart, as well as with other senior officials. Malaysia is Hungary’s third largest trading partner in south-east Asia, Szijjártó noted, adding that under a recently adopted ...
Tax Office Clamps Down On 3-Billion - Forint Vat Fraud Ring
- 20 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The tax office NAV has clamped down on a crime organisation suspected of a 3 billion forint (EUR 9.8m) fraud from reclaiming valueadded- tax (VAT) based in Debrecen, in eastern Hungary, NAV’s local office said. The investigation was closed on May 11 after a full year of gathering evidence, head of NAV’s regional office Tibor Lengyel said.
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
Aerobic: Hungarian Contestant Wins World Cup Series For The First Time Ever
- 8 May 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungarian Dóra Hegyi has achieved a historical success for Hungarian sport by winning the aerobic World Cup series. According to a statement issued by the national federation, Ms. Hegyi, of Debrecen in eastern Hungary, came third at the latest World Cup round held in Borovets, Bulgaria, securing her first position on final rankings.
'Spring Picnic In Etyek', 11 April 2015
- 10 Apr 2015 3:50 AM
- food & drink
Flavours of Spring are on offer not far from Budapest in Etyek: Home-made dishes, exquisite local winemakers and guest wines, a 'Cellar movie-theater', cultural and children’s programs amidst the bustle of the annual fair. Read on for a detailed program of events, and for useful details about how to get there this Saturday
Hungary, China Sign Silk Road Economic Belt MOU
- 8 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi signed a memorandum of understanding in Budapest on the governments’ active support for the establishment of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Maritime Silk Road. The projects are being financed by the Silk Road Fund, which has already been capitalised with some 40 billion dollars from Beijing.
Xpat Opinion: A Race To The Bottom On Immigration In Hungary
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: When Prime Minister Viktor Orbán suggested recently that the death penalty should be considered here in a European Union country, he said he was reacting to the shock of the murder of a shopkeeper. He was also probably trying to stay competitive with Jobbik, the far-right party that appears ready to overtake Orbán’s Fidesz party in ...
Interview 2: Anna Jankovich de Jeszenice, Writer, Coach
- 1 Jun 2015 12:00 PM
1. What’s been happening at work and at home since your first Xpat Interview?
Interview 2: Dr. Imre Deák, Former CEO Of Danubius Hotels Group
- 1 Jun 2015 12:00 PM
1. What’s been happening at work and at home since your first Xpat Interview?
Hungary Reopens Embassy In Malaysia
- 27 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó reopened Hungary’s embassy in Kuala Lumpur and inaugurated a regional trade representative office for Hungary in the Malaysian capital. Szijjártó had talks with Anifah Aman, his Malaysian counterpart, as well as with other senior officials. Malaysia is Hungary’s third largest trading partner in south-east Asia, Szijjártó noted, adding that under a recently adopted ...
Tax Office Clamps Down On 3-Billion - Forint Vat Fraud Ring
- 20 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The tax office NAV has clamped down on a crime organisation suspected of a 3 billion forint (EUR 9.8m) fraud from reclaiming valueadded- tax (VAT) based in Debrecen, in eastern Hungary, NAV’s local office said. The investigation was closed on May 11 after a full year of gathering evidence, head of NAV’s regional office Tibor Lengyel said.
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
Aerobic: Hungarian Contestant Wins World Cup Series For The First Time Ever
- 8 May 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungarian Dóra Hegyi has achieved a historical success for Hungarian sport by winning the aerobic World Cup series. According to a statement issued by the national federation, Ms. Hegyi, of Debrecen in eastern Hungary, came third at the latest World Cup round held in Borovets, Bulgaria, securing her first position on final rankings.
'Spring Picnic In Etyek', 11 April 2015
- 10 Apr 2015 3:50 AM
- food & drink
Flavours of Spring are on offer not far from Budapest in Etyek: Home-made dishes, exquisite local winemakers and guest wines, a 'Cellar movie-theater', cultural and children’s programs amidst the bustle of the annual fair. Read on for a detailed program of events, and for useful details about how to get there this Saturday