Publisher flooded with orders after relatively unknown Hungarian author wins Nobel Prize for literature

Published: 12 Oct. 2025, 15:54 Ahn Ji-mi, CEO of Alma Books [ALMA BOOKS] When the Swedish Academy announced the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday night, the name László Krasznahorkai — a towering figure in Hungarian letters but...

What Margaret Thatcher meant to Hungary

It is a most fitting tribute: an iron and steel statue of the Iron Lady in a city once behind the Iron Curtain. And not just any city – but Budapest, a place that Mrs Thatcher electrified with her visit in February 1984. The statue commemorating...

Science fosters humankind

If you took-off on your journey this minute and travelled at light speed, you would reach the day before you left. This is time dilation, where time passes slower for the person travelling at light speed and results in slower ageing in relation to...

Hungarian-Kyrgyz Food Industry Forum to be held in Bishkek

12:36, 11 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA 12:36, 11 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA The Hungarian-Kyrgyz Food Industry Forum will be held in Bishkek. The Chamber of Commerce...

Budapest, Hungary selected to host the 2028 European Geothermal Congress

Announcement of Budapest, Hungary as the host city of the 2028 European Geothermal Congress (source: ThinkGeoEnergy) Budapest, Hungary has been selected as the host city for the next European Geothermal Congress which will take place on 2028. At...

Hungexpo Brings the World to Budapest

The Hungexpo Budapest Congress and Exhibition Center – in line with international trends – continues to place increasing emphasis on the development of conference tourism. Within this sector, 2026 is set to be a particularly strong year for...

Red Bull senior engineer confirms upgrades to battle for the constructors' world championship second place

Red Bull technical director Pierre Waché has confirmed more upgrades, as the team aims for second place in the Constructors’ title. With six races and three sprints left in the season, the Milton Keynes outfit is in a close fight with Mercedes and...

Hungarian author Krasznahorkai wins Nobel Prize

Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai, 71, said the world's state inspires his writing, calling it "bitter" and noting that dark times demand extraordinary effort. He added that this bitterness could inspire future generations of writers....

Hungary vs Armenia Prediction and Betting Tips | October 11th 2025

Hungary and Armenia return to action in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers when they square off at Puskas Arena on Saturday. Both sides picked up contrasting results in their last group outing, with Argentina claiming an impressive victory over...

Geothermal: Big Potential, Big Plans, but Progress Limited by Realities

Hungary, its neighbors in the Carpathian Basin and several other European Union countries have excellent potential to expand the use of geothermal energy for heating and power generation, numerous speakers attested during summit sessions at the...

Hungarian PM: Ukrainian intelligence has "infiltrated Hungarians' smartphones"

Viktor Orbán. stock photo: Getty Images Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has accused Ukrainian intelligence of "infiltrating" Hungarians' smartphones through the opposition party Tisza. Source: European Pravda, citing Orbán's words in an...

Hungary’s Academic Engine for the Turkic World — An Interview with Liliana Śmiech

Liliana Śmiech is the Director General for International Affairs at the Ludovika National University of Public Service. She sat down with Hungarian Conservative to discuss the establishment of the Centre for Turkic Studies at the university,...

Day of Healthcare and Medical Industry Workers in Turkmenistan Marked by High-Tech Centers and International Cooperation

On 10 October, Turkmenistan widely celebrated the Day of Healthcare and Medical Industry Workers. The occasion was marked by several significant events across various regions of the country, including an international forum in Ashgabat, the...

Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awards 3 Scientists Who Developed Potential Aid for the Climate Crisis

(from l.) Omar M. Yaghi, Susumu Kitagawa, and Richard Robson. (Photos courtesy of the Nobel Prize) The Nobel Prize is arguably the most prestigious award to receive in one’s field, whether it be in literature, economics, physics, or peace...

Hungarian Battery Days 2025 to Bring Together Global Industry Leaders in Budapest

Organized by the Hungarian Battery Association and White Paper Consulting, the event has become one of Central Europe’s most significant professional forums for the battery industry. Now in its fifth year, Hungarian Battery Days will gather...

‘In April 2026, the homeland will need the Hungarians of Transylvania’ Orbán says at speech in Cluj-Napoca

Speaking at the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (RMDSZ) congress in Cluj-Napoca, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán applauded the work of the RMDSZ over the past 35 years and spoke openly of the vital importance of the ethnic...

Paradoxes of Identity: The Hungarian Press in Late Socialist Brașov

‘Echoes from the Balcony: Media and Culture During the Ceaușescu Regime’, the first part of this series showed how Ceaușescu harnessed media and culture, and the institutional machinery through which he exercised near-total control over this...

How innovation fuels growth: The 2025 Economics Nobel explained

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt for explaining how technological progress and innovation fuel long-term prosperity. Their groundbreaking research answers a fundamental question...

Hungarian Spy Network Operating in Brussels Uncovered

An investigation by Direkt36 has revealed that Hungarian intelligence services operated a covert spy network in Brussels throughout much of the 2010s, targeting Hungarian nationals working within EU institutions. Agents from Hungary’s Information...

Hungary and the US celebrate 100 years of friendship and cooperation

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Consular Rights between the United States and Hungary. To commemorate the occasion, the John Lukacs Institute for Strategy and Politics (JLI) of the Eötvös József...