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Fri, 16 May 2008 04:18:00 GMT

Vietnam, Hungary cooperation thrives

VietNamNet Bridge - The Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom will pay an official visit to Vietnam from May 15-19 at the invitation of President Nguyen Minh Triet, the first visit by a head of the Central European state in 10 years. The visit is aimed at
Fri, 16 May 2008 04:18:00 GMT

Central European Countries Ripe with Racism

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Fri, 16 May 2008 04:17:00 GMT

China beats Poland in women's basketball friendly

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Fri, 16 May 2008 04:14:00 GMT

Ukrainians lay on the lute

Dressed in traditional Ukrainian Cossack attire, the all-female bandura ensemble Tcharivni Strouny will make its debut appearance in Taiwan on Wednesday. The group aims to introduce local audiences to the ancient plucked string instrument and a musical
Fri, 16 May 2008 04:06:00 GMT

Wealth generation trumps SRI in eastern Europe

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Fri, 16 May 2008 03:56:00 GMT

Meeting addresses Bucharest decisions

NEW DELHI, May 15 (UPI) -- India's intelligence and security agencies are indulging in a blame game over a recent foiled infiltration bid by militants on the Pakistani border, with one agency accusing the paramilitary forces guarding the border of
Fri, 16 May 2008 03:52:00 GMT

Israeli writers feted at Warsaw book fair

WARSAW (AFP) - Israeli writers were guests of honour at the 53rd annual Warsaw international book fair which opened Thursday featuring 600 publishing houses from 29 countries, organisers said. Dozens of writers including Israeli children's author Alona
Fri, 16 May 2008 03:47:00 GMT

Putin turns on the taps at Baltic export facility

Primorsk, Russia: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin turned on the taps on Wednesday at a new, Baltic Sea oil-export facility, the latest project by Russia to bypass fickle transit countries and get its vast and increasingly valuable natural resources
Fri, 16 May 2008 03:46:00 GMT

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London, May 15 - Nestle SA, the world's largest food group, said on Thursday it aims to increase growth from its central and eastern Europe (CEE) region with the aim of seeing one fifth of its European sales coming from the area. Currently, Nestle's CEE
Fri, 16 May 2008 03:44:00 GMT

Lithuania seeks energy and logistic cooperation with Kazakhstan

Astana. May 14. Interfax-Kazakhstan - . Speaking at a Tuesday press conference after a meeting with President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbaev in Astana Lithuanian Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas said he was talking about plans to construct a terminal
Fri, 16 May 2008 03:36:00 GMT

Faurecia to expand Czech Republic seat structure facility

- Automotive equipment supplier Faurecia plans to create a further 700 jobs at its Pisek industrial site in the Czech Republic by the end of 2009. The facility based in South Bohemia produces car parts such as seat structures plus interior and exhaust
Fri, 16 May 2008 03:25:00 GMT

Sanyo Electric to lay off 640 workers in Hungary

- Japanese electronics group Sanyo Electric will lay off up to 640 workers by September at its rechargeable batteries plant in Dorog, Hungary which is due to close. Tokyo-based Sanyo warned earlier this year that it would shut down battery production at
Fri, 16 May 2008 03:25:00 GMT

KraussMaffei opens engineering centre in Slovakia

- Engineering group KraussMaffei is expanding in north-western Slovakia to keep up with demand by setting up a new engineering centre at the University of Zilina. KraussMaffei pointed to record orders worth 1.06bn last year, representing year-on-year
Fri, 16 May 2008 03:25:00 GMT

Bulgarians to pick 2nd health fund from Sept

All Bulgarians will be required to pick a health insurance fund from September 2008, said Antonia Parvanova, deputy chairperson of the parliamentary health policy committee. Those that fail to hand-pick a health insurer will be distributed randomly among
Fri, 16 May 2008 03:14:00 GMT

KG Maritime Shipping consortium to acquire Bulgarian nat'l maritime fleet

Ecobulpack waste recycling plant starts operation in Sofia

Research and Markets Adds Report on 2Q08 Czech Mobile Forecast

d Markets has announced the addition of the new IE Market Research Corp. report '2Q08 Czech Mobile Forecast, 2008 - 2010: Vodafone will continue to outpace Telefonica and T-Mobile when it comes to Average Revenue per User in the competitive Czech
Fri, 16 May 2008 03:08:00 GMT

HUNGARIAN PRESIDENT TO VISIT INDONESIA

- -- Hungarian President Lazlo Slyom is going to pay a one-day visit to Indonesia on May 21 to strengthen political and economic relations of two countries. To be accompanied by a 19 member-strong delegation, Solyom during his official visit would pay a
Fri, 16 May 2008 03:07:00 GMT

Sofias Diary given peaktime slot

The three-minute episodes of the show, which was launched on social networking website Bebo, will now permanently move from 4.55pm to 6.25pm from 19 May. Five hopes to pick up viewers tuning in for Fiver's block of Australian soaps starting at 6.30pm
Fri, 16 May 2008 03:07:00 GMT

Slovakian PM hopes to turn page, urges closer ties with Israel

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico called Thursday for raising the level of diplomatic relations between Israel and Slovakia, saying Slovakia would be very happy if Israel's president or prime minister visited Slovakia on the remembrance day for
Fri, 16 May 2008 03:06:00 GMT

China beats Poland in women's basketball friendly

Chinese women's basketball team outplayed visiting Poland 91-72 in Wuxi, Southeast China, on Thursday, winning seven of the eight games played since their gathering for the Olympics earlier in March. Four Chinese players scored in double figures, led by
Fri, 16 May 2008 02:35:00 GMT

Gloomy economic news worry tamed Baltic tigers - Feature

Riga - In an old Latvian adage, a king decides between life and death for his subjects with the placement of a comma. Today, the Baltic nation's policymakers face some tough choices in trying to avoid recession. There has been little good economic news
Fri, 16 May 2008 02:17:00 GMT

Warsaw takes pole position as best value break for culture vultures

Poland is Europe's best value culture destination - topping Prague and Amsterdam, it was claimed yesterday. Culture vultures should pick the Polish capital if they want the best bargain for an arts and entertainment short break, according to a survey by
Fri, 16 May 2008 02:07:00 GMT

EU: Lithuania's Motives In Blocking Russia Pact Difficult To Gauge

BRUSSELS -- Lithuania, citing a wide array of transgressions by Russia, has said it will continue blocking -- at least for another few weeks -- a European Union deal to start strategic partnership talks with Moscow. Although Vilnius is likely to lift its
Fri, 16 May 2008 01:59:00 GMT

Belarusian opposition leader rejects official offer of freedom on condition he emigrates

MINSK, Belarus: A Belarusian opposition leader said in a letter from prison released Thursday that authorities had offered to free him if he agrees to emigrate. Alexander Kozulin said in a letter released by his family that he had rejected the proposal,
Fri, 16 May 2008 01:59:00 GMT

Italy's interior minister seeks to reassure Romanian counterpart on security crackdown

ROME: Italian police have arrested nearly 400 people ? mostly foreigners from Romania and North Africa ? in a weeklong crackdown on street crime and illegal immigration, authorities said Thursday. The sweep was one of the first actions taken by
Fri, 16 May 2008 01:58:00 GMT

Mother of traveler killed by stun gun asks for taser moratorium

The mother of a Polish traveler who died after airport police shot him with a electric stun gun appealed Thursday for a moratorium on the controversial use of the weapon. 'I know that my son would not have died if he had not been Tasered and I know
Fri, 16 May 2008 01:51:00 GMT

Slovenia's March Construction Output Up Real 22.5% Y/Y - Table

92 words SeeNews LJUBLJANA (Slovenia) May 15 LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), May 15 (SeeNews) - Slovenia's March construction output, measured by the value of completed projects, rose by a real 22.5% year-on-year, the Statistics Office said on Thursday.
Fri, 16 May 2008 01:45:00 GMT

Hungry bear and cub take refuge on roof of 4-storey building in central Romania

A couple of bears caused quite a stir Thursday in the central Romanian city of Brasov. The mother bear and her young cub were first spotted wandering through gardens and breaking fences in search of food in the downtown area. Traffic was stopped for
Fri, 16 May 2008 01:23:00 GMT

VATICAN - The Pope tells Hungarian Bishops: "the crisis of the family presents a great challenge for the Church, as it places in question conjugal fidelity and, more in general, the values on which society is based."

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The first to pay the price in the spread of secularization, is the family, that in Hungary is also experiencing a serious crisis. The symptoms are evident in the declining number of marriages and the impressive rise in the
Fri, 16 May 2008 01:19:00 GMT

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