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Pham Ha’s Real Business Isn’t Travel—It’s Shaping How the World Sees Vietnam Most travel companies sell itineraries. Some sell experiences. Only a remarkable few pursue something far more ambitious: changing how the world perceives an entire...

He measures over five meters, but he is not a slob. He weighs 1,238 kilograms, but he boasts long legs and excellent condition. He belongs to a cautious species of animal, and yet he has blood taken from his jugular vein. And although he has...

Más de 60 funcionarios checos acaban de terminar un curso intensivo de español gratuito gracias a una iniciativa de la Embajada de Colombia en Praga. Y quieren más. Que sigan los cursos. Aunque eso está todavía por verse. “Agradecer...

An exhibition now on display at Prague’s Holešovice Market Hall explores what it means to grow up between two cultures. Little Hanoi: Next Generation combines large-scale portraits with personal stories to introduce the children of...

Researchers in Brno have developed a portable device that does more than identify illegal drugs. It can also trace their origin and connect samples to previous cases, offering investigators valuable new intelligence. The technology has already...

The Prague Archbishopric has abandoned plans to sell the historic Jindřišská Tower in the heart of Prague after spending several years searching for a buyer. It will now negotiate exclusively with the city of Prague, although it has not said...

Swiss actress and screenwriter Anna Schinz presented A Happy Family this weekend at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where the drama directed by her partner Jan-Eric Mack had its world premiere. The first Swiss film ever selected...

Many people have been suffering from the heat here in the Czech Republic, with all-time record temperatures registered on consecutive days at the end of last week. One group particularly at risk in such extreme weather are the homeless...

Between now and July 12 visitors to the Festival of Planets, underway on Brno’s Kraví hora, can admire ten-metre-high models of celestial bodies, enjoy projections in the digital planetarium, and watch some of the best sci-fi films at the...

The witch trials in northern Moravia claimed nearly two hundred lives and remain one of the darkest episodes in the history of today’s Czechia. In Blood in Bohemia, a special series of Czechast, Vít Pohanka and Rob Cameron revisit the...

Rising temperatures and declining oxygen levels are causing more frequent fish die-offs in Czech rivers, prompting new efforts to monitor and protect freshwater ecosystems. Scientists and water authorities are deploying advanced technologies to...

Neil Bermel is Professor of Czech Language and Linguistics at the University of Sheffield, where he has been teaching for nearly three decades. He was among the scholars who gathered in Prague for the Seventh World Congress of Bohemian Studies...

H.E. Mrs. Batsaikhan Bolormaa, the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia, based in Prague, hosted a welcome reception at the Ballroom at the Hilton Atrium Prague. The reception was attended by ministers and members of the...

H.E. Mr. Claudio J. Rozencwaig, the Ambassador of Argentina to the Czech Republic, and the Embassy of Argentina in Prague, in partnership with Piantado Wines, hosted an exclusive Asado and Wine Tasting at the beautiful garden of the Official...

Starting 1st July, an early evening walk to the Prague Zoo will cost just one hundred crowns. During the summer holidays, all visitors pay CZK 100 for entry to the Prague Zoo after 5 p.m. The discount is valid from 1 July to 31 August and...

The Global Report on Women in Tourism Transport, launched, provides the first global, sex-disaggregated evidence base on women working across air, land and water passenger transport. It identifies the legal, cultural and structural barriers...

Women Leaders America is a global initiative of the CD Foundation that promotes female leadership in various countries. Its purpose is to create a transformative space where committed women and their male allies work together to promote gender...

Para celebrar el 90 aniversario de Radio Praga Internacional, os preguntamos qué significa RPI para cada uno de vosotros. Durante nueve décadas, nuestra emisora ha transmitido desde Praga al mundo, a menudo en contextos complejos. See more here.

Scorching heat failed to deter visitors to this year’s International Folklore Festival in Strážnice, South Moravia. One of the highlights was the final of the Slovácko verbuňk, a traditional male solo dance often accompanied by song. This...

Where land was once drained, water is now being held back. Forest managers in Western Bohemia are reversing decades-old practices by creating ponds and wetlands designed to retain moisture and support a more diverse forest landscape. The...

Throughout July, the Author’s Reading Month (Měsíc autorského čtení, MAČ) will bring together Czech and international writers in a literary format unlike any other in Europe. This year’s guest of honour is Greenland, whose little-known...

Building connections and making new friends can enrich both your personal life and your career. In Brno, Hungarian entrepreneur Ágnes Boháčová Szabó has made it her mission to help people do just that See more here.

Prague Zoo has welcomed a new Cape fur seal pup, the great-grandson of the legendary Gaston, whose dramatic escape during the devastating floods of 2002 made headlines around the world. I discussed the latest arrival and Gaston’s lasting...

Scholars from 25 countries have gathered in Prague for the 7th World Czech Studies Congress, held this year under the theme Literature and Languages in Dialogue. I spoke with Dalibor Dobiáš, a researcher at the Institute of Czech Literature at...

An American choreographer working with local residents on the banks of the Sázava River. Performances filling historic courtyards, streets and parks. CorresponDance has grown into an international celebration of contemporary dance rooted in the...

A huge concrete wall in Prague’s Ruzyně district is being transformed into one of Europe’s longest collaborative murals. Thirty artists from Czechia and abroad are taking part in the project, which will become a permanent open-air...

Chef, food writer and cookbook author Evie Harbury is the author of My Bohemian Kitchen, which introduces international readers to Czech food through recipes and personal stories. Inspired by her childhood between England and the Czech...

H.E. Youngki Hong, Ambassador of Korea, and Mrs. Hyojin Kim, hosted a farewell reception at the beautiful Korean Embassy. The honored guests were RNDr. Miloš Vystrčil, President of the Senate of the Czech Republic, and Mr. Karel Havlicek...

It was a very unique event. A farewell party, with a lot of fun and good energy. A great way to end 5 years of serving as the Ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to the Czech Republic, and a long, successful diplomatic career. The...

On the occasion of the International Day of Women in Diplomacy, the Embassy of Italy in Prague organized an event dedicated to highlighting the significant contribution of women in diplomatic, bilateral, and multilateral environments. The works...

On Thursday, June 25th, 2026, the President of the Republic, Petr Pavel, received the credentials of the new ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary at Prague Castle. H.E. Mrs. Batsaikhan Bolormaa, the new Ambassador Extraordinary and...

The Turkish Ambassador to the Czech Republic, H.E. Mr. Metin Feyzioğlu, hosted a reception at the embassy residence in honor of the Kayseri delegation. The reception was attended by Mrs. Marie Chatardová, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs...

On the occasion of the feast day of St. John the Baptist, patron saint of the Order of Malta, the Ambassador of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta to the Czech Republic, H.E. Mr. Wenceslas...

The Royal Thai Embassy in Prague and TAT – Tourism Authority of Thailand (Prague) organized an Amazing Thailand festival on the Promenade. The event started with a minute of silence, In Memoriam – To Her Royal Highness Bajrakitiyabha, Princess...

The 11th Polish Day in one of the most beautiful gardens in Prague, on Saturday, June 20. The Polish Day in Gardens was first held in 2017 at the initiative of the Polish Institute in Prague. This event was organized by the Polish Institute...

With summer approaching and the climate crisis progressing, it is likely that new temperature records will once again be recorded at Prague’s Clementinum meteorological station with more than 250 years old tradition. Nevertheless, scientists...

Con una mirada antropológica y una pasión genuina por el intercambio cultural, Petra Smutná desmonta la fama de lengua indomable y muestra que el checo puede dominarse con humor, comunidad y perseverancia. See more here. Author: Juan Pablo...

Four hundred years ago, the elephant Hansken was a European attraction that also visited the town of Mladá Boleslav. Today, in the same place, a metal sculpture of her has been created as part of the 13th edition of the Metal Symposium, which...

St. Vitus Cathedral, the dominant feature of Prague Castle, is known as the site of coronations, state funerals and major religious ceremonies. For nearly a century, however, it has also attracted filmmakers. Perhaps the most famous Prague...

The 60th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which begins next Friday, is set to welcome absolute Hollywood royalty, in the form of Dustin Hoffman. Other names just revealed by the organisers include actors Juliette...

Czech archaeologists have announced a remarkable discovery in south-eastern Moravia: an almost perfectly preserved Roman jug found in a 1,500-year-old grave. The vessel is thought to be several centuries older than the burial itself and...

The execution of twenty-seven leaders of the Bohemian Revolt on Prague’s Old Town Square ranks among the most dramatic public executions in European history. In this episode of Blood in Bohemia, a special series of Czechast, Rob Cameron...

After enjoying success as a pop singer in the MTV era, Julian Lennon has since focused much of his attention on other fields, including photography. A small exhibition drawn from his book Life’s Fragile Moments has just opened at the Leica...

Few Holocaust testimonies are as vivid and comprehensive as the illustrated diary created by Alfred Kantor. Born in Prague in 1923, the young Jewish artist was deported to Terezín in December 1941 as part of the first transport of men sent to...

Classical music and unusual venues will come together in Prague’s Troja district from Thursday as the Troja Festival returns for its third edition. Running until June 23 and themed Between Heaven and Earth, the festival aims to connect...

The Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in Prague, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, organized a Cultural event “Moroccan Soufism: an Ode to Dialogue and Mutual Understanding“, in the beautiful Czernin...

On the occasion of the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America's independence, H.E. Mr. Nicholas Andrew Merrick, the Ambassador of the United States of America in the Czech Republic, and his spouse, Ms. Leslie Merrick, hosted a...

On the occasion of the closing ceremony of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2026, H.E. Ms. Aliki Pascali – the Ambassador of Cyprus to the Czech Republic- hosted the ceremony of the symbolic “Passing the Baton” to the...

On the occasion of the Statehood Day of the Republic of Slovenia, the Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia, H.E. Mr. Ales Balut and Mrs. Adrijana Balut, hosted a reception at the beautiful garden of the Slovenian Embassy in Prague. Mr. Jiří...

CZK 1.32 million, funds raised during the International Charity Market, organized by the DSA in November 2025, at the Hilton Prague Atrium hotel. A unique annual event, held under the patronage of the First Lady, Mrs. Eva Pavlova, welcomed...

Karla Reyes Leiva es una ingeniera biomédica hondureña que realiza un postdoctorado en la Universidad Técnica de Ostrava (Vysoká škola báňská). Su campo es el procesamiento de señales médicas y la ciencia de datos. Y para ello utiliza mucho la...

One hundred and twenty-five years ago, Prague witnessed a milestone in the history of women’s education. At just 24 years old, zoologist Marie Zdenka Baborová became the first woman to earn a doctorate at a university in the Czech lands. At a...

Steve Gove, founder and director of the Prague Fringe Festival, has been awarded an MBE by King Charles III in recognition of his contribution to Czech-British cultural relations. See more here. Author: Ian Willoughby

For climbers, El Capitan in California’s Yosemite National Park is what Mount Everest is for mountaineers. This spring, Czech climber František D’Agostino achieved something that only a handful of people have ever done. Together...

A 17th-century engraving by Wenceslas Hollar has returned to the Beneš Villa in Sezimovo Ústí after spending decades with relatives of the Czechoslovak President in the United States. For the family, the donation is not only the return of a...

Eleven monumental works by artist Jaroslav Róna are now on display in the town of Litomyšl. According to the artist, each sculpture has a special connection to the space in which it is placed. See more here.

In the latest episode of Prague Off the Beaten Track, a Czechast series, we step inside the Church of St. Martin in the Wall, one of Prague’s oldest and least-known historic churches. Hidden just off Národní třída, it played a remarkable...

For nearly 25 years, Libuše Salomonovičová has been piecing together the stories of Jewish families connected to Ostrava in the northeastern Czech region of Moravia-Silesia. Now the 89-year-old researcher has donated her life’s work, a...

The Czech Entomological Society has named the praying mantis Czechia’s Insect of the Year for 2026. Once found mainly in southern Moravia, this striking predator has spread across much of the country and is now turning up in places where people...

People around the country can now experience a trip into space through virtual reality. A special rocket-shaped simulator called SpaceBuzz is touring the country, offering visitors a chance to embark on a virtual space mission and view Earth...

Czechs are famous for their love of cottages, cabins and weekend retreats. But while this tradition has often been explored as a social phenomenon, far less attention has been paid to the architecture behind it. A new exhibition at Prague’s...

On the occasion of the Portuguese Republic National Day, Camões and Portuguese Communities, the Ambassador of Portugal, H.E. Mr. Carlos Manuel  FOLHADELA DE MACEDO OLIVEIRA, and the Camões Portuguese Language Centre hosted a reception and a...

The Fassati Art Festival is an art project that offers a unique blend of experiences, encompassing music, fine arts, architecture, design, epicurean delicacies, emotions, and interpersonal harmony. The main idea of ​​the festival was prepared...

For the 9th year, Prague 6 is organizing a special and unique festival – the Festival of Embassies – Food & Culture. This year, 60 countries and Ambassadors participated in this big festival. The festival was hosted by Mr. Jakub...

The Ambassador of Finland, H.E. Mr. Pasi Olavi Tuominen, and Mrs. Marjut Kuokkanen hosted a farewell reception at their beautiful residence Garden. Here are selected sections of H.E. Mr. Pasi Olavi Tuominen and H.E. Mr. Claudio Javier...

A new environment, strange smells and sounds – and above all, unfamiliar roommates. The white-banded vari, one of the largest and loudest lemurs, settled in their new home surprisingly quickly. Previously, visitors to Prague Zoo would see them...

Su gran dominio del idioma y chispa mediterránea hacen que compatriotas y extranjeros tomen a Lucie Novotná por española. Desde las aulas hasta Instagram, esta checa que desconcierta a todos se está volviendo cada vez más popular por contagiar...

Czechia had the seventh-lowest inflation rate in Europe in May, according to an analysis by investment company Portu. See more here. Author: Vít Pohanka

Czech linguists are helping preserve the language of one of Central America’s Indigenous peoples. They are racing to record the stories of El Salvador’s Nahuat Pipil before they disappear with the last generation of storytellers...

Eighty-four years ago, on June 10, 1942, the Nazis annihilated the Central Bohemian village of Lidice in retaliation for the assassination of Acting Reich Protector Reinhard Heydrich by Czechoslovak parachutists. In one of the most brutal...

The Czech Republic boasts one of the densest library networks in Europe. But who exactly uses these libraries, and what do their reading habits look like? Drawing on data from roughly 17 million loans made over three years at Prague’s...

Czech astronaut Aleš Svoboda is on track to become the first Czech citizen to visit the International Space Station. The European Space Agency has signed an agreement with the US space company VAST that could see him fly to the ISS next year...

For generations, the town of Vamberk has been synonymous with lace-making. Now its most famous craft has earned a new distinction: the exquisite Vamberk bobbin lace has become the first Czech craft product to receive European protected...

Dog owners in Czechia will be required to register their pets in a new Central Dog Register from July 1, the Czech News Agency reported on Saturday, citing the Chamber of Veterinary Surgeons and the Agriculture Ministry. See more here. Author:...

130 years ago, the Kolben & Co. factory began its story in Vysočany, which became the industrial heart of Prague and a symbol of Czech electrical engineering. Emil Kolben was a Czech engineer who worked in the United States alongside Thomas...

The Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra is celebrating 100 years. In this five-part series, we follow its journey from a modest ensemble to an orchestra that helped shape Czech musical history. The Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra (SOČR) is one of the...

Award-winning Czech indie studio Amanita Design has unveiled its latest game, Phonopolis, a story-driven puzzle adventure set in a dystopian city built entirely from cardboard. More than a decade in the making, the game combines puzzle-solving...

A small zoo near the Central Bohemian town of Kladno is celebrating an exceptional breeding achievement. At the end of March, a young African hawk eagle hatched at the Zájezd Zoopark, one of only three zoos in Europe that keep the species...

Hundreds of employees of Czech Television and Czech Radio staged protests on Wednesday against proposed changes to the funding of public-service media, warning that the measures could threaten their independence and financial stability...

The Regional Museum in Chrudim has opened an exhibition of works by the renowned Art Nouveau artist Alphonse Mucha. The collection of first edition posters, which captivated Paris in the late 1890s, is on show under the title Alphonse Mucha –...

This November will mark 60 years since the premiere of Closely Watched Trains, the Oscar-winning film by Jiří Menzel. The anniversary will be celebrated on 20 June in Loděnice, where a large part of the film was shot. Fans of the famous movie...

Two Czech Roman Catholic priests killed by the communist regime were beatified in Brno at the weekend. Jan Bula and Václav Drbola were hanged after a show trial in the 1950s, the darkest decade of the totalitarian era. Clerics Jan Bula and...

The annual final exhibition of the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (UMPRUM) has moved to Kasárna Karlín, where students have come together to showcase an exciting variety of works, from sculpture to performance art, shaped by...

On the occasion of the 80th Italian National Day, the Ambassador of Italy to the Czech Republic, H.E. Mr. Alessandro Gaudiano, and Mrs. Beate Bender hosted a reception at the beautiful Italian Cultural Institute in Prague. The honored speaker...

The countries of the Nordic and Baltic regions – Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden – hold their yearly joint National Days celebration together, with Ukraine as a partner and an ally, at the beautiful...

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the sister-city partnership between the city of Kyoto and the city of Prague, established on 15 April 1996. I April 2026, a delegation from Prague City visited Kyoto, where both cities reaffirmed their...

The public opening will take place at the Lidice Gallery, Tokajícká 152, Lidice, attended by Huma Kabakci, custodian of the NHK Collection; Dr. Eduard Stehlik, Director of the Lidice Memorial; Ruth Noack, member of the LAC Council; and Míloslav...

A team of Czech scientists has developed DigiDiadem, an app designed to help identify memory problems at an early stage. Using ten simple voice-based tasks and artificial intelligence, the system analyzes speech patterns that may indicate...

After over a decade of preparation, the Prague Council last week approved a new zoning plan for the city. What will it do to fix Prague’s shortage of new apartments? And does it factor in all the amenities that development will demand? I spoke...

Convocada por una retrospectiva de sus mejores películas, la realizadora Jana Boková volvió a Praga con más miedo que certezas. Sin embargo, el entusiasmo del público y un episodio surrealista mientras bailaba tango le devolvieron, de golpe...

Jakub Menšík’s breakthrough season has reached another milestone. The Czech tennis star defeated Brazil’s João Fonseca in straight sets to become the first Czech man in sixteen years to reach the semifinals at Roland Garros...

In Prague, around 157,000 apartments are currently under construction, which is 8,000 more than in the first half of last year. See more here. Author: Romana Grajcarová

The 12 contenders for the Crystal Globe at the 60th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival have just been revealed. They include one Czech picture as well as works from as far afield as Myanmar and Lebanon. Meanwhile the...

A new survey commissioned by the organisation Konsent suggests that relationships between teachers and students may be more common than many people realise. The research also found broad agreement that such behaviour has no place in schools...

For most people, hearing the name Stalin evokes images of the late Soviet dictator and of immense restriction. But in the case of many people in the Czech capital the name has instead become associated with fairy lights, electronic music and...

Olympic bronze medallist Tereza Voborníková has been named Czech Biathlete of the Year for the second time in her career. See more here. Author: Daniela Lazarová

Up to 70 percent of former prisoners in the Czech Republic end up returning to jail, often because they lack access to housing, work, addiction treatment or family support after release. A new online platform, launching this autumn, aims to...

Earlier this year, Jan Zikmund launched Zikmund Literary, an agency that primarily aims to help Czech authors find readers around the world. But how does he plan to achieve this? How do books from this country tend to fare in foreign markets...

In the Madrid Río park, just a few steps from the Puente de Praga, the statue of František Suchý has been standing for a few days now. Suchý was the director of the Strašnice Crematorium, who secretly preserved the identities of more than two...