Hungary

Hungary is one of the ten largest seed-producing countries in the world; last year, the Hungarian seed sector produced 350.000 tonnes of seed, sold in equal parts on the domestic and foreign markets

The international federation World Athletics has appointed Márton Gyulai as the organization's sports director; the Hungarian professional, deputy general manager of Budapest 2023 Nonprofit Zrt., organized World Athletics Championships in Budapest

42 new school buses run by the Rákóczi Association are coming to help children from Romanian region of Transylvania attend Hungarian schools in cooperation with the Cluj School Foundation

Traveling exhibition The Road - János Fajó and the Pest Workshop will tour several major cities in China, in collaboration with the Art and Culture Division of the Central Bank of Hungary and the Fajó Foundation

Men national water polo team claimed the title of world champion after beating Greece in a final match ending with penalty shootout at the 20th World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan; Hungary's 4th title comes after 10 years

The government's goal is to double Hungary's GDP from HUF 80.000 to 160 million by 2030, PM Orbán said; Hungary's development level stood at 78% of the EU average in 2022, up from 66% in 2010, and the government aims to raise this ratio to 85-90% by 2030

Hungarian beer, one of the oldest sectors of the domestic food industry, is gaining popularity in Asia: in 2014, China accounted for 0,71% of Hungarian beer exports, while in 2021 it reached 10,6%

In Székesfehérvár, central Hungary, a memorial will be built to serve as a suitable resting place for Hungarian kings originally buried in the coronation basilica, destroyed during the Turkish occupation

According to the latest study by the European Union Office for Intellectual Property, Hungarians are the most aware of what intellectual property is and only 9% of Hungarian consumers hesitate to recognise counterfeit products

The Transylvanian Hungarian Contemporary Culture Awards were presented at the Hungarian Theatre in Cluj-Napoca (Kolozsvár) to András Visky, writer, playwright, Gyárfás Oláh, sculptor, fashion designer and Éva Imre, actor

Lake Balaton, Hungary's largest freshwater lake, may have to be refilled by 2040 due to falling water levels, experts say

Parliament approved a reform of its judicial system promoted by the Orbán government in order to obtain some funds from the European Union that had been blocked for months