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Romanians Gear Up For Museums NightMuseums and cultural institutions across Romania are to open their doors all night on Saturday, May 19, as part of the annual Museums Night.
topix.net | 18-May-2012 10:51
DPRK Student Wins Romanian National Student Contest
DPRK Student Ri Hyon Il came first in the national students academic contest held in Bucharest from May 10 to 12.
topix.net | 18-May-2012 08:52
Special envoy to Romania to attend next Ionescu hearing
Singapore's Special Envoy to Romania, Ambassador Ong Eng Chuan, will attend the next hearing in the trial of Silviu Ionescu, the former Romanian Charge d'Affaires in Singapore, on May 18.
topix.net | 18-May-2012 06:47
He was a 12-year-old Romanian schoolboy and she was his English...
She asked herself: 'How could it be that I felt so strongly about someone so young and so unobtainable?' when reunited when he was 17-years-old The first time I met Vlad, he was sitting at a desk listening to Metallica on foam headphones.
topix.net | 18-May-2012 04:43
Romanian Foreign Ministry summons Hungary's ambassador
Hungarian diplomat was summoned over recent criticism voiced by Hungarian Foreign Ministry Secretary of State Zsolt Nemeth against new Ponta Cabinet decisions on minorities' law and UMF Targu Mures.
topix.net | 18-May-2012 00:38
Romania - active in preliminary questions, ECJ president says while in Bucharest
President Traian Basescu welcomed yesterday at the Presidential Palace a delegation of 13 European Court of Justice judges, headed by ECJ President Vassilious Skouris.
topix.net | 18-May-2012 00:38
Flood advisory for several rivers in the country
Hydrologists yesterday issued a flood advisory for several rivers in the country, including major flows down the slopes, increased river flows and water levels.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 23:34
UPDATE 1-New Romania govt to stick to privatisation plans
Romania's new government will stick to existing timetables for the sale of stakes in state-owned power companies and hopes to achieve dual listings for those slated to go public, its business environment minister said on Thursday.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 19:33
Bucharest, second most polluted capital in Europe but ranks better than Paris on green areas
Bucharest has the second highest number of days when the air pollution exceeds the admitted level of dust, with almost three months a year when the air has a higher concentration of dust than the norm.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 16:38
Danone sells EUR 118 mln of dairy products in Romania
Dairy producer Danone Romania sold EUR 118.6 million worth of dairy products last year, 5.7 percent higher than the year before.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 12:39
The long way home or how Oliver Olson has become a full-timer in Romania
"Why did I choose to live in Romania? Because 20 years ago I stood in front of Casa Presei Libere and realized that this is where I belonged." This is how American Oliver Olson, the dean of Maastricht School of Management RomaniaA ends his story in a book about foreigners who choose Romania.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 11:34
Head of Romanian Central Bank operations becomes country's new representative at IMF
Romania will have a new representative at the International Monetary Fund, after the incumbent Mihai Tanasescu has been named vice-president of the European Investment Bank.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 08:19
How to be delayed at Pearson airport in style
If you're in the Toronto-based Lemon Bucket Orkestra , you break out the instruments and start an impromptu gig.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 04:05
Romania hit by storms and hail
The storm Tuesday afternoon made havoc in several of the country's regions. By far the most severely affected were Bucharest and the Counties of Ilfov, Dambovita and Iasi.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 23:50
Romania tries again to find an education minister
BUCHAREST, Romania -; Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta named a new education minister on Wednesday after his two previous appointments were forced to quit over allegations of plagiarism and incompetence.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 21:50
Ford EcoBoost Engine Production Begins at Craiova Plant, Romania
Ford's plant in Craiova celebrated today, May 16th, the beginning of the production for the 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 20:50
Romania, at the bottom of the European league for digital TV services
Romania ranks among the last in Europe for the digitization of TV services, with only 42 percent of Romanians receiving digital television services, according to SES, a satellite services company.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 17:46
Graells & Llonch starts second industrial park in Romania with EUR 200 mln
Spanish real estate developer Graells & Llonch started work on its second real estate project in Romania, a EUR 200 million park in Turda city, Cluj county.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 14:41
The economic situation of Romania is stable
Following news May 15 that Romania had entered a technical recession, Prime Minister Victor Ponta set to reassuring the nation.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 13:36
Romanian Minister Resigns in Plagiarism Row
Education Minister in Romania resigns but maintains he is still innocent and is leaving only to save the government from controversy.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 11:36
Heavy rain affects glass ceiling of newly opened Romanian National Library headquarters
The heavy rain in Bucharest on Tuesday afternoon, which inundated streets in various areas of the capital city BucharestA A also took by surprise the employees of the National Library, as the glass ceiling of the library's new building started leaking, already damaging the floor in the Library's large atrium.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 10:36
MedLife Genesys Arad launched the first center of excellence in thyroid pathology in Romania
MedLife Genesys hospital in Arad has launched the first center of excellence in thyroid pathology in Romania, following an investment of half a million euro.Patients with endocrine issues can receive specialized consultations, analysis, Xrays, surgeries, monitoring and treatment.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 09:31
AGMI head: Armenian genocide is actual reality
PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 14, Armenian Association of Bucharest hosted a meeting dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 08:26
ASSIMILATE Congratulates SCRATCH Artists On Festival de Cannes 2012 Entries
At the 65th Festival de Cannes, May 16 - 27, several films on the competition roster have been created by filmmakers whose post-production companies used ASSIMILATE's SCRATCH DI software in their digital workflows for conform, color grading, and finishing.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 04:12
2 More Arrests over Cocaine Load Busted in Bulgaria's Ruse
Hotels 5* Hotels 4* Hotels 3* Apartment Houses Restaurants Rent-a-car Casino Golf Resorts Mountain resorts Sea resorts Entertainment Shopping Health Clinics Public Safety Vaults Beauty Salons On May 5, Bulgarian customs officers have discovered a total of 67 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a combine harvester.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 00:07
Comment: Romania's local election campaign, full speed ahead, but not all wheels in motion
For the first time in the last 12 years, or since I started to vote, I can actually cast my vote in the local elections in Bucharest.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 19:48
Real estate investments almost triple quarter-on-quarter in Romania
Almost EUR 100 million was invested in Romanian real estate during the first quarter of 2012 , according to DTZ Echinoz real estate agency.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 19:48
Wajiha Haris, Scheherazade Foundation president: "No" is never an option
Wajiha Haris has been living in Romania for seven and a half years and she now regards herself as an adoptive Romanian, with no intention to leave, since "there is so much to be done" around here.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 17:43
Romania Press Review - May 15, 2012
Bucharest is to set up a working group with the task of mitigating the effects the situation in Greece might have on the banking sector, German electricity producer STEAG has acquired a wind farm project in Constanta, Gabriel Resources wants to reduce investments in Romania ADEVARUL Romania is to set up a working group with the task of mitigating ... (more)
topix.net | 15-May-2012 13:38
Lenovo opens store in Bucharest, Romania
Lenovo Exclusive Store, the first store in Romania dedicated to the products of Chinese company Lenovo, will open in downtown Bucharest on May 16th.The store of the Chinese company Lenovo, which is the second largest producer of PCs in the world, will be located on 19B Unirii Blvd.... The first thing you need to do is choose a news reader, if you ... (more)
topix.net | 15-May-2012 09:24
Disappearing People Depictions - Dan Voinea Paints Images of Subjects ...
There isn't a shortage of surreal imagery in the art community, but these Dan Voinea contributions are certainly welcomed.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 08:19
Culture Ministry set to bring Brancusi's earthly remains to the homeland
While at Constantin Brancusi's home at Hobita, Culture Minister Mircea Diaconu said that his ministry will get involved in the repatriation from Paris of the great sculptor's earthly remains.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 04:20
Row over who should represent Romania at May 23 European Council
PSD claims PM Ponta is entitled to go as economic topics will be discussed, PDL and Basescu's advisers say it is the head of state's prerogative.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 00:15
Air India B773 near Bucharest on May 12th 2012, cargo smoke indication
An Air India Boeing 777-300, registration VT-ALP performing flight AI-121D from Delhi to Frankfurt/Main with 303 passengers and 17 crew, was enroute at FL360 about 70nm northeast of Bucharest when the crew received a cargo smoke indication and decided to divert to Bucharest's Otopeni Airport.
topix.net | 13-May-2012 03:31
the people of Cluj
The city's population, at the 2011 census, was 309,136 inhabitants, or 1.6% of the total population of Romania.
topix.net | 12-May-2012 23:22
Give us a bear hug! These rescued grizzlies enjoy life again in Europe's largest bear sanctuary
Rolling around in their backs, climbing trees, swimming and roaming in the woods, these bears have a lot to celebrate.
topix.net | 12-May-2012 19:18
Romania's education minister caught in plagiarism row
In this picture taken on May 7, 2012, Mr Ioan Mang, the Romanian Minister of Education looks on during the swearing-in ceremony at Cotroceni Palace, the Romanian Presidency headquarters in Bucharest.
topix.net | 12-May-2012 16:13
Bucharest to host Ministry of Sound this week-end
The Ministry of Sound event, which was initially set for February, will be organized on May 12 at Turbohalle in Bucharest, where UMEK, Nick Warren, Adrian Eftimie and Syos will perform for the Romanian crows.
topix.net | 12-May-2012 11:04
Going Cheap
Taxmen in Arad, Romania, have sold off nearly four tons of frozen chicken wings seized from a bankrupt butcher for just 1p per kilo.
topix.net | 12-May-2012 06:50
Romania Press Review - May 11, 2012
The UEFA Europa League final has brought the highest number of foreign tourists ever in Bucharest, The inflation rate was of only 0.07 percent in April this year, Ford has started production of a gas engine at its Craiova plant ADEVARUL The UEFA Europa League final has brought the highest number of foreign tourists ever in Bucharest, some 25,000, ... (more)
topix.net | 12-May-2012 02:34
Romanian baby born without intestines diesA
A Romanian baby born with virtually no intestines who confounded doctors by tenaciously clinging to life and captured international attention and offers of medical help, died on Thursday.
topix.net | 11-May-2012 22:30
Fullbore Friday
War is funny sometimes ... many times - the person who you are trying to kill, or is trying to kill you can, in the blink of an eye - become a good friend.
topix.net | 11-May-2012 20:31
Owner of Mica Elvetie- Saint Moritz plans second restaurant in Bucharest
Jakob Hausmann, the owner and chef at the Mica Elvetie restaurant in Bucharest wants to open a second restaurant in the Romanian capital, somewhere downtown.
topix.net | 11-May-2012 16:16
Romania's Government promises differentiated tax and VAT from 2013, in wake of fall elections
Romania might move a step away from flat tax next year, if the current Government's proposal to impose differentiated tax levels for personal revenues becomes reality.
topix.net | 11-May-2012 12:11
UEFA Champions league final brought 58 charter flights on Romania's Henri Coanda airport
The busiest day at international Henri Coanda Airport meant 58 charter flights landed on the Otopeni runway, due to the 12,000 fans of the two finalists Atletico Madrid and Atletico Bilbao.
topix.net | 11-May-2012 10:02
Swedish fashion retailer H&M has opened its 14th store in Romania
Swedish fashion retailer H&M has opened its 14th store on the Romanian market this Thursday in Braila.
topix.net | 11-May-2012 10:02