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Culture
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
Hungarian word stems make up the core vocabulary and are used in a complex system to form word trees. While this phenomenon is present in other languages, it is a major characteristic of Hungarian and a possible proof of its ancient origins. The Hungarian language is agglutinative. This means that, contrary to most other languages, [...]
Posted by Andras M. Badics
Culture
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
A part of most Magyar dishes, the role of ‘savanyusag’ is often misunderstood by foreigners in Hungary.
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Politics
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
A secret service study claims that the fomer PM’s speech was not wiretapped but recorded as a personal conference log.
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Politics
Monday, December 21st, 2009
The PM stressed Hungary’s low per capita emission levels compared to developed nations, in a preliminary speech.
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Business
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
The crisis will even affect holiday sales, although retailers hope for the Christmas gift rush to boost sales, despite weak buying power.
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Press Releases
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
A Budapest Airport press release assures smooth flight schedules despite major snowfall and weather forecasts of continued bad weather.
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Politics
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
Draskovics denied hidden motives behind his resignation, while the opposition accused the Minister of hiding a skeleton in the closet.
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Business
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
A first-instance court ruling condemned employer warnings handed out to workers staging a strike against violated agreements.
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Press Releases
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
HBLF recently held its the awarding ceremony for its Media for Society program, honoring journalists contributing to corporate social responsibility.
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Politics
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
Science funding took center stage in a series of conferences hosted in Budapest, attended by the global figureheads of science policy.
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Culture
Monday, December 14th, 2009
Goulash was already present during the 2nd century, according to Chinese scholarly records of nomadic gastronomy.
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Culture
Monday, December 14th, 2009
The unique mythology of Hungarians tells the story of their forefathers arriving from the world of dreams.
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Culture
Monday, December 14th, 2009
Agoston Haraszty, an influential Hungarian emigrant to the U.S., left his mark on the formation of the state of California.
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Culture
Monday, December 14th, 2009
The paprika is one of the distinctively Hungarian spices, and its use is prevalent in many Hungarian dishes.
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Culture
Monday, December 14th, 2009
Puskas allegedly also introduced the word ‘hello’, during his testing of his other invention, the telephone exchange.
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Culture
Monday, December 14th, 2009
Hungary’s vegetable stew is called ‘fozelek’. The dish has developed into a complex system of toppings and cooking methods.
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Culture
Monday, December 14th, 2009
According to cultural rumors, Hungarian ‘szalonna’ is the father of modern bacon, both in name and form.
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Opinion & Analysis
Monday, December 14th, 2009
Among others, William Fox, the father of 20th Century Fox, was born Fuchs Vilmos in Hungary.
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Culture
Monday, December 14th, 2009
Including Gauss geometry, the VW Beetle and the electric starter
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Culture
Monday, December 14th, 2009
New-age movement built on Zoltan Pal’s findings
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Culture
Monday, December 14th, 2009
From Hungarian-born producer Alexander Korda
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Culture
Monday, December 14th, 2009
Coach and hello are two examples
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Culture
Monday, December 14th, 2009
Pleasurable way to enjoy Budapest scenery
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Culture
Monday, December 14th, 2009
A Hungarian specialty bread, potato-based and fried in oil