Romania won three gold medals and a silver one at the world kayak canoe championship, whose final took place on Sunday at Poznan. The Romanian team made of Liviu Dumitrescu and Victor Mihalachi won the two gold medals in the canoe 500 m and 1000 m competitions. They have outrun the Russian and Belorussian teams. The two also took the fourth place in the 200 m competition. Victor Mihalachi is 22 years old while Liviu Dumitrescu, 23.

Mining company Rosia Montana Gold Corporation, which is trying to start the gold mining project in Rosia Montana, Romania, has taken 20 journalists on a trip to a gold mine in New Zealand. The local media has already commented on whether the journalists were supposed to accept the trip.

Romania exported tobacco products worth of EUR 118.7 million in the first four months of the year, according to statistics. The value of exports was 20.7 percent higher than in the same period of last year.

Highest paid executive placed by headhunters in 2010 earns 25,000 euros per month – in Ziarul Financiar, Raiffeisen top executives' bonuses delayed for three years – in Ziarul Financiar, Duster production exceeds half a billion euros in five months – in Ziarul Financiar, Multinational companies have increased salaries by 4.5 percent – in Ziarul Financiar, The story of Romanian champions who earn RON 1,500 a month – in Gandul, Romania takes out EUR 2 mln loans an hour. Government announces salaries will increase – in Gandul

Calendar of events for the period August 23-26

Local lender BCR has granted over 10,000 mortgage loans as part of the First House program so far, with the total financing exceeding EUR 420 million on this program. BCR, which started offering the First House loans in August last year, gave most of its loans in Bucharest – over 3,000 loans totaling EUR 150 million.

A chamber music concert will take place at the Mogosoaia Palace on September 5 starting 17,00 hours and featuring music pieces composed by Robert Schumann and Frederic Chopin. Three local artists will take part in the event: opera singer Pompeiu Harasteanu, pianist Ilinca Dumitrescu and bassoon player Vasile Macovei.

Two Romanian feature length films and a documentary will be screened in the International Film festival in new York, which will take place between September 24 and October 10, according to variety.com. (trailers inside).

A Romanian film festival will take place in Bombay, India, between August 23 and August 30, according to indiantelevision.com.

Learning about Romania through food and old traditions could be a good way to spend some of your week-end, as three events held in Bucharest will give you the opportunity to do so.

Romania won three gold medals and a silver one at the world kayak canoe championship, whose final took place on Sunday at Poznan. The Romanian team made of Liviu Dumitrescu and Victor Mihalachi won the two gold medals in the canoe 500 m and 1000 m competitions. They have outrun the Russian and Belorussian teams. The two also took the fourth place in the 200 m competition. Victor Mihalachi is 22 years old while Liviu Dumitrescu, 23.

Mining company Rosia Montana Gold Corporation, which is trying to start the gold mining project in Rosia Montana, Romania, has taken 20 journalists on a trip to a gold mine in New Zealand. The local media has already commented on whether the journalists were supposed to accept the trip.

Romania exported tobacco products worth of EUR 118.7 million in the first four months of the year, according to statistics. The value of exports was 20.7 percent higher than in the same period of last year.

Highest paid executive placed by headhunters in 2010 earns 25,000 euros per month – in Ziarul Financiar, Raiffeisen top executives' bonuses delayed for three years – in Ziarul Financiar, Duster production exceeds half a billion euros in five months – in Ziarul Financiar, Multinational companies have increased salaries by 4.5 percent – in Ziarul Financiar, The story of Romanian champions who earn RON 1,500 a month – in Gandul, Romania takes out EUR 2 mln loans an hour. Government announces salaries will increase – in Gandul

Calendar of events for the period August 23-26

Local lender BCR has granted over 10,000 mortgage loans as part of the First House program so far, with the total financing exceeding EUR 420 million on this program. BCR, which started offering the First House loans in August last year, gave most of its loans in Bucharest – over 3,000 loans totaling EUR 150 million.

A chamber music concert will take place at the Mogosoaia Palace on September 5 starting 17,00 hours and featuring music pieces composed by Robert Schumann and Frederic Chopin. Three local artists will take part in the event: opera singer Pompeiu Harasteanu, pianist Ilinca Dumitrescu and bassoon player Vasile Macovei.

Two Romanian feature length films and a documentary will be screened in the International Film festival in new York, which will take place between September 24 and October 10, according to variety.com. (trailers inside).

A Romanian film festival will take place in Bombay, India, between August 23 and August 30, according to indiantelevision.com.

Learning about Romania through food and old traditions could be a good way to spend some of your week-end, as three events held in Bucharest will give you the opportunity to do so.