Tariffs Are Back – And They’re Giving Main Character Energy

Markets are on a down vibe. Gold’s still slaying. And Trump’s tariff threats? Big yikes. James Smith has gone full Gen-Z this week as he spills the tea on how trade could surprise us (again) and make the Fed go full soft launch on rate cuts. Dust...

Could this villa represent the future of net-zero construction in the UAE?

A new study offers a glimpse of a villa that could help the UAE to achieve its net-zero energy targets without compromising on suitability for the extreme climate. Design features such as shading, solar panels and an underground heat exchanger...

Czech election winner Babis signals weeks of coalition talks ahead

PRAGUE (Reuters) -Czech election winner the ANO party is focused on drawing up a policy agenda with two small parties and will get round to talks on cabinet posts next month, party leader Andrej Babis said on Tuesday, indicating weeks of talks...

Five Guys finally confirms open date, ready to beef up Prague food scene

Five Guys, founded in 1986 and majority-owned by the Murrell family of Arlington, Virginia, operates nearly 2,000 locations worldwide. Its expansion into Prague reflects growing interest in international fast food brands in the Czech market, where...

World opera legend Plácido Domingo gets standing ovation in Prague’s Rudolfinum

Plácido Domingo first performed in Prague in 1990, just months after the fall of communism in Czechoslovakia and right around the time when the super trio “The Three Tenors” was born: Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti and José Carreras. José...

Cool Czechia: Another Group of Young African Leaders Visited Czechia Again

From October 8 to 17, 2025, the third edition of the Cool Czechia program took place in Prague and Telč. This initiative is part of a long-term effort by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic aimed at building connections with the...

Azerbaijani movie to be screened to at film festival in Czech Republic

The International Documentary Film Festival will be held in Jihlava, Czech Republic, from October 24 to November 2, Azernews reports. Azerbaijan will be represented by director Matlab Mukhtarov's short documentary film "Palaces of Memory." The...

Czech gene bank sends 13th seed shipment to Svalbard vault

Staff from the Czech national gene bank dispatched their 13th consignment of rare seeds to Norway’s Svalbard Global Seed Vault on Monday, the 13th in ten years, the Czech News Agency reported. The shipment includes 150 samples of agriculturally...

Five Guys Finally Arrives in Prague – Opening Set by End of the Year

After several delays and months of speculation, the American fast food chain Five Guys is finally set to open its first restaurant in Prague. The branch, located in the Máj shopping center on Národní třída, is expected to open its doors by the end...

Analysis-Czech, Polish firms snap up German Mittelstand bargains

By Michael Kahn and Anna Koper PRAGUE/WARSAW (Reuters) -A growing wave of bankruptcies in Germany’s stuttering economy is spurring Czech and Polish businesses to snap up struggling companies across the border to fuel expansion into Europe’s...

Stratford Dance Co student Pierce MacNeil heading to Prague with Team Canada Dance

Tap dancing sensation Pierce MacNeil, who is currently training with Stratford Dance Co, has joined Team Canada Dance/International Dance Organization (IDO) to compete at the World Tap Championships in Prague, Czechia. The competition takes place...

Check the selected projects and programme of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

CHECK THE PROGRAMME OF INDUSTRY@TALLINN &; BALTIC EVENT The Industry@Tallinn &; Baltic Event 2025 programme, running from 14–21 November, is now live! This year’s edition features a rich selection of seminars, masterclasses, case studies, and...

Goulash: Orbán’s Spies in Brussels; Czech and Moldova Elections in the Spotlight

Welcome back to the Goulash pot! The Czech elections are barely off the stove, yet the winning chef is already struggling to mix the right coalition ingredients. We’ll stir in some background on that. Meanwhile, the political kitchen across the...

‘We are in a very special situation as collectors’: Petr Pudil on opening the Kunsthalle Praha in Prague, and the art he collects

The Czech businessman Petr Pudil is the co-founder of BPD partners, which deals in property and agricultural chemicals, and established the Pudil Family Foundation in 2014 with his wife Pavlína. The foundation supports Czech and international...

Tatratea names new distributor in Czech Republic

Slovak spirit Tatratea has appointed a new distributor in the Czech Republic to strengthen its presence in Central Europe. Tatratea has a new distributor in the Czech Republic Stock Plzeň-Božkov will manage Tatratea’s distribution in the Czech...

Czech governor promotes Moravian-Silesian region to attract Korean investment

Josef Belica, governor of the Moravian-Silesian Region in the Czech Republic, highlighted the area's growing potential as a gateway for Korean businesses seeking to expand into Europe during an official visit to Korea this week. In a group...

Czech's Moravia-Silesia seeks Korean partners to transform into AI innovation hub

Published: 13 Oct. 2025, 15:58 Moravia-Silesia Governor Josef Bělica speaks during a media roundtable hosted by the Czech Embassy in Seoul, in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Oct. 13. [SEO JI-EUN] Czech Republic's Moravia-Silesia region, home...

Industry minister reiterates legitimacy of Czech nuclear power plant deal

Korea has signed a "legitimate" deal to build nuclear power units in the Czech Republic, the industry minister reaffirmed Monday, amid criticism over the intellectual property settlement deal made between the state-run Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power...

Heads up! Microsoft’s Xbox Ally and Ally X handhelds now available and shipping from $600

From $600 Update: Microsoft’s new Xbox ROG Ally and ROG Ally X PC gaming handhelds are now available to purchase. Best Buy currently has them in stock and shipping with prices starting at $599.99 shipped for the standard Xbox ROG Ally. More...

Eva M2 Will Replace Zuzana 2 in Production

The latest Eva M2 self-propelled wheeled artillery system will replace the Zuzana 2 howitzer in production in Slovakia. Martin Martiš, editor-in-chief of Future Army, shared this in a commentary for Militarnyi. At the same time, he noted that the...