Czechia’s Pendolino sets 200 km/h record on Prague - České Budějovice line

Photo: Jakub Vik, Czech Radio Train travel enthusiasts bought their tickets for Sunday's highly-publicized train ride weeks in advance. It was the first time a train in Czechia was authorised to exceed the 160 km/h operating limit that has long...

Chicago tech entrepreneur Eric Lefkofsky has launched six unicorns, building a legacy far beyond Groupon

Since the dawn of the new millennium, there have been at most several thousand startup tech companies across the U.S. that have achieved unicorn status — crossing the $1 billion valuation. Eric Lefkofsky, 55, the Chicago-based serial entrepreneur...

BCIT Launches Prague Workshop to Guide Businesses Through the Cloud ERP Transition

On October 16th, 2025, Prague will host a landmark workshop designed to help businesses navigate one of the most critical shifts in enterprise technology: the migration from on-premise ERP to the cloud. The event, led by BCIT in partnership with...

DSEI 2025: ‘Future force’ a focus but questions remain on core UK air programmes Focused on shaping the armed forces for the fight ahead, DSEI will hone in on new technology and small and medium enterprises to help lead the sector forward.

With the UK’s Strategic Defence Review (SDR) now published and its commitment to increase defence spend to an historic 2.5% of GDP by 2027 announced, backdropped by the Ukraine war, the landscape ahead of this year's DSEI exhibition has reached a...

Aryna Sabalenka leaves rivalry behind to send classy message to Marketa Vondrousova after Czech's saddening US Open withdrawal

Aryna Sabalenka showed her compassionate side by penning a heartfelt message for rival Marketa Vondrousova. The message came in the aftermath of Vondrousova's unfortunate withdrawal from the 2025 US Open on the very day she was scheduled to face...

IIIT-A & Czech institutions to foster research collaboration

Czech Announces 'Lost Ruins of Arnak' Expansion

Czech Edition Games announced Twisted Paths, an expansion for Lost Ruins of Arnak, which will release at Spiel Essen 2025. The new expansion offers plays a new double-sided map to play on that is bigger than the one in the base game. It also...

What happened to Marketa Vondrousova at US Open? All you need to know about Czech's heartbreaking situation in New York

Marketa Vondrousova was all set to play reigning World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and defending US Open champion Aryna Sabalenka in this year's semifinals at Flushing Meadows on the night of Tuesday, September 2. However, in the buildup to the match,...

Sweden’s FMV, Czech Republic extend Gripen lease until 2035

The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has finalised a contract extension with the Czech Republic to maintain the lease, operation, and support of Gripen C/D aircraft through 2035. Since 2004, the Czech Republic has been leasing Gripen...

Signal Festival 2025 lights up Prague with landmark digital projections

Signal Festival, the Czech Republic’s premier platform for digital and creative culture, returns to Prague from 16-19 October 2025 for its 13th edition. The festival, renowned for transforming urban spaces, will this year debut a major highlight...

Czech system of financial support for university students is weak

Direct financial support for university students in Czechia is low compared to European Union countries and OECD nations. It is broad, not well-targeted, and does little to support students from poorer families. This contributes to the fact that...

Czech Manufacturing Activity Remains In Contraction

The Czech Republic's manufacturing activity deteriorated further in August amid supply chain issues, survey data from S&P Global showed on Monday. The purchasing managers' index, or PMI, for the manufacturing sector dropped to 49.4 in August from...

Attack against Czechia’s Babiš confirms pattern of violence targeting ‘patriotic’ leaders

On Monday evening, Andřej Babiš, the leader of the ANO party, which is part of the Patriots for Europe party alliance and the former prime minister of the Czech Republic, was attacked in the village of Dobrá. The Czech politician was hit on the...

Czech Firm Builds First 3D Printed House in Luxembourg

A 3D printed concrete house built by the Czech company ICE Industrial Services was inaugurated in Niederanven in Luxembourg this week. It was designed by ODA Architects. It took a robot 27.5 hours to print the whole house, which has two rooms and...

Crypto adoption in Central Europe: How Poland, Czechia, and Hungary are building Web3 ecosystems

Poland, Czechia, and Hungary are steadily establishing themselves as key players in Europe’s blockchain and crypto landscape. With growing developer communities, more venture funding, and gradually clearer regulations, Central Europe is starting...

EU Transparency Reports Show Instagram Surging, TikTok Growing, Facebook Stalling in 2025

The European Union has released new Digital Services Act transparency reports covering January to June 2025, giving a detailed view of how major platforms are shifting in both user activity and content enforcement. Meta, TikTok, and LinkedIn each...

(Yonhap Interview) Czech cybersecurity chief urges global action against Pyongyang's expanding hacking threat

By Kim Boram SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- The head of the Czech Republic's cybersecurity agency said Tuesday the global community, including governments, private companies and international organizations, must work together to counter North Korea's...

Serbia vs Czech Republic Game Player Stats and Box Score for Sept. 1 | 2025 EuroBasket

Nikola Jokic's Serbia took on the Czech Republic in their latest Group A game in the 2025 EuroBasket. The Serbians hoped to extend their lead to 4-0 and improve their chances of cementing the top seed in the knockouts. They got off to a terrific...

NPM says treasured works curated to resonate with Czech audiences

National Palace Museum (NPM) Director Hsiao Tsung-huang (蕭宗煌) said yesterday that the museum’s treasured works, including the famous “Jadeite Cabbage with Insects” (翠玉白菜), will be curated to resonate with Czech audiences at an upcoming exhibition...

September 20: Sewer Under Prague’s Old Town Hall Opens for Visitors

For the first time in years, Prague residents and visitors will be able to step into one of the capital’s most unusual underground spaces. On Saturday, September 20, Pražské vodovody a kanalizace (Prague Waterworks and Sewers) will open the...