Photo of the Day: Humanoid robot at the opening of BGE innovation center
Netlife Robotics humanoid robot at the opening of BGE innovation center in Zalaegerszeg.
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Spar to invest HUF 7BN in two stores
The local unit of Austrian-owned supermarket chain Spar is investing 7 billion forints in opening a supermarket in Törökbálint, on the outskirts of the capital and an Interspar hypermarket in Kaposvár, in south-western Hungary.
Almost 2,000 EV purchases subsidized by government funding
The government has provided subsidies for the purchase of almost 2,000 electric vehicles since launching a support programme, state secretary Tamás Schanda said on Thursday.
Holofon developing wood-plastic composite (WPC) in 246 million forint project
Hungarian plastics recycler Holofon is developing a wood-plastic composite (WPC) in a 246 million forint project which is supported with a 128 million forint grant from the National Research, Development and Innovation Office.
10th October – Day of the Big Forest
Today is the day of the Big Forest.
Erasmus days to offer some 80 programmes nationwide
The Erasmus days, running from Thursday through Sunday, will offer some 80 programmes nationwide promoting the European Union’s Erasmus+ student exchange programme, organisers said.
Thousands of wild boars have contracted swine flu since April 2018
Some 2,000 wild boars have contracted African swine fever (ASF) in Hungary since the disease was detected in the country in April 2018, the chief veterinary officer said.
Hungarian Psychologist Tamás Vekerdy Died at 84
Famous Hungarian psychologist Tamás Vekerdy has died at the age of 84.
Record breaking cold weather reported in Hungary
Record breaking cold weather was reported in Hungary on 8 October 2019.
Szeged University gets world-class neurosurgery operating theatre
At the handover of a world-class neurosurgery operating theatre at the University of Szeged, the minister of innovation and technology declared that Hungary’s health industry was poised to achieve “outstanding results”.