Croatian President Stipe Mesic on the bumpy road to
European integration.
Missing
the boat … three times Belated rekindling of ties with
China a new beginning to an old story
It is a curious paradox when those nations who fare
worst in the markets of Communism’s two former giants, Russia
and
China, should be doing well. Hungary is one example of such
a country caught in this complex puzzle.
Colors
of China Today While China
and its vast
territories offer an array of contrast, they remain very
much a mystery to many in the West - from the
traditional province of Sichuan to mystical Tibetan lands.
Eastern cities Beijing and Shanghai, meanwhile, are immense,
modern and ever-expanding.
More than tulips and
tea Dutch Ambassador F. P. Robert van Nouhuys
discusses Europe’s failure to devise a united foreign and
defence policy, and talks frankly on drugs and same-sex marriage.
50th
Venice Biennale Art dances with politics at the Venice
Biennale It was parching heat and an almost unbearable humidity that
invaded Venice this summer: but nothing could hold back the
creme de la creme of the world’s artistic community at their
bi-annual gathering in the enchanting and serene city of
canals and gondolas.
Hungary’s
regional grasp Leading corporations forge partnerships
in exporting transition experience MOL, Matáv, Gedeon Richter
and OTP Bank are only some of the ambitious Hungarian companies
that have pushed into neighbouring countries in the past
three years.
