The recent discovery of a new species of dinosaurs in Alba county in Romania soon triggered the idea of a dinosaur museum in the Western Romanian city of Cluj - Napoca. Matei Vremir (Vremir Matyas), the Cluj – Napoca based paleontologist who discovered the stocky dragon skeleton in Alba county, has already been contacted by several museums in the world, among which the Natural History Museum in New York, interested in receiving copies of the skeleton discovered by the Romanian

An Emporio Armani store will open this month on Calea Victoriei, opposite two hotels in the area: Grand Hotel Continental and Novotel. Alsa Fashion Group took the franchise rights to bring the fashion brand to Romania. The 1,200 sqm store, which used to host the Phylosophy brand, will host an Armani monobrand store and an Armani Cafe coffee shop.

The presidents of Georgia and Romania, Mikhail Saakashvili and Traian Basescu, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Tuesday will meet Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev at the latter’s residence Gyanjlik to discuss the project of pumping liquefied gas from Azerbaijan to Romania via Georgia’s territory, according to Itar Tass newswire.

French retailer Auchan will open a store in Iasi, within the Palas real estate project in the Moldavian city. The retailer and Iulius Group, the developer will hold a joint press conference announcing the opening on Thursday, September 16.

*ANAF: If Rompetrol doesn't pay the entire debt, we will resort to foreclosure - in Ziarul Financiar
*Japanese telecom giant KDDI considers investing in Romania - in Ziarul Financiar
*Most abrupt increase in unemployment since 1992 - in Ziarul Financiar
*Three Romanian castles attract fewer visitors than one German castle - in Ziarul Financiar
*10,000 people queuing up for 300 jobs - in Ziarul Financiar

Have you ever thought about reaching the Omu peak in the Bucegi mountains by bike? You'll have a chance to do so next Saturday, September 18, when TeamExpert organizes yet another challenge for those in love with mountain biking, nature, adrenaline, racing and a different type of socializing.

The mountain resort of Predeal will become the stage for the first edition of Predeal Trophy, a mountain bike competition taking place on September 25. This comes after the first edition of mountain bike challenge in Azuga, on July 18 this year.

Over 60 percent of Romanians would send their children to study abroad, according to a research conducted by the Romanian Institute for Evaluation and Strategies. According to the poll, 61 percent of Romanians have a bad opinion about the Romanian education system and only 36 percent trust it. The poll also shows that 61 percent of respondents would send their children to study abroad.

Romania will have a functional online payments system from January 1st, 2011, according to the Romanian Communication Ministry.

Over 20,000 unionists affiliated with Romanian Union Federation CNSLR-Fratia will take part in a rally in Bucharest on Wednesday, September 22, protesting against public sector wage cuts and harsh austerity measures, union leader Marius Petcu said Monday.

The bankruptcy of local business partners is one of the most frequent problems for German, Austrian and Swiss investors in Romania, according to consultancy and audit firm LeitnerLeitner.

The Gymnastics World Cup in Gent, Belgium was dominated by the Romanian athletes, who won two events - Sandra Izbasa, the floor exercise and Ana Porgras, the balance beam, and ranked second in the vault event by Dana Chelaru and uneven bars by Ana Porgras.