Traditional Japanese drums (Taiko) performer Eitetsu Hayashi will hold a concert in Bucharest on October 20, 19,00 hours, together with the George Enescu orchestra at the Sala Palatului hall in Bucharest. A second show will follow in Sibiu, on October 23. Hayashi will perform compositions of George Enescu, Ciprian Porumbescu, Béla Bartók, Doru Popovici, Tiberiu Olah and Grigoras Dinicu.

'I have noticed that as far as the rise in the VAT is concerned, VAT tax collection in the first month of its implementation was 25 percent higher than in the months before. This could be a positive signal, but we have to wait and see how things evolve.

Romanian film Passo Doble (Pas Dublu), directed by Dan Pita, will be screened at the Romanian Cultural Institute in London on September 23 starting 7pm. The film, in Romania with English subtitles, features actors Claudiu Bleont, Petre Nicolae, Anda Onesa, Ecaterina Nazare.

For the third consecutive year, Romania will take part in The Mayor's Thames Festival, with a traditional stand and a series of live acts organized by the Romanian Cultural Institute in London. The event will take place on September 11 and 12, between 12 noon and 10pm, on the South Bank riverside walkway, from Westminster Bridge to Tower Bridge. Admission is free.

Seven established and upcoming Romanian designers will present for the first time their latest collections in London, during the Fashion Week. Agnes Toma, Carmen Secareanu, Cristhelen B., Cristian Samfira, Diana Nita, Iris Serban and Vika Gorencu will showcase their creations at the Romanian Cultural Institute in London.

Victor Armaselu is the new vicepresident for sales and distribution with Ursus Breweries, having been promoted from the trade marketing director position, where he was also dealing with the marketing management for the Stejar beer. Armaselu, 39, replaces Andrei Haret, who took over the helm of Dreher Breweries, SABMiller's Hungary subsidiary.

A new archaeological site dating back 11 millions of years has been recently discovered in Vaslui county. A local has discovered a bone from an ancestor of the existing rhino. This is considered among the most important discoveries in the last years in Romania.

Railway traffic in southwestern Romania, between Moraviţa and Timisoara, was halted Wednesday morning after a locomotive caught fire, local emergency services said, adding no one was injured and the fire has been put out.

The Swiss Federal Council will offer a EUR 140 million financing for Romania, with the targeted areas including the development of the business climate, the reform of the judicial system, the Eastern border security, education and social inclusion. The two countries have recently signed an agreement for a Swiss-Romanian Cooperation Programme on narrowing the economic and social disparities within the European Union.

Romanian Environment Minister Laszlo Borbely said Tuesday that the car pollution tax will be changed to the effect that owners of older cars, “which produce more pollution,” will have to pay a higher tax.

Traditional Japanese drums (Taiko) performer Eitetsu Hayashi will hold a concert in Bucharest on October 20, 19,00 hours, together with the George Enescu orchestra at the Sala Palatului hall in Bucharest. A second show will follow in Sibiu, on October 23. Hayashi will perform compositions of George Enescu, Ciprian Porumbescu, Béla Bartók, Doru Popovici, Tiberiu Olah and Grigoras Dinicu.

'I have noticed that as far as the rise in the VAT is concerned, VAT tax collection in the first month of its implementation was 25 percent higher than in the months before. This could be a positive signal, but we have to wait and see how things evolve.

Romanian film Passo Doble (Pas Dublu), directed by Dan Pita, will be screened at the Romanian Cultural Institute in London on September 23 starting 7pm. The film, in Romania with English subtitles, features actors Claudiu Bleont, Petre Nicolae, Anda Onesa, Ecaterina Nazare.

For the third consecutive year, Romania will take part in The Mayor's Thames Festival, with a traditional stand and a series of live acts organized by the Romanian Cultural Institute in London. The event will take place on September 11 and 12, between 12 noon and 10pm, on the South Bank riverside walkway, from Westminster Bridge to Tower Bridge. Admission is free.

Seven established and upcoming Romanian designers will present for the first time their latest collections in London, during the Fashion Week. Agnes Toma, Carmen Secareanu, Cristhelen B., Cristian Samfira, Diana Nita, Iris Serban and Vika Gorencu will showcase their creations at the Romanian Cultural Institute in London.

Victor Armaselu is the new vicepresident for sales and distribution with Ursus Breweries, having been promoted from the trade marketing director position, where he was also dealing with the marketing management for the Stejar beer. Armaselu, 39, replaces Andrei Haret, who took over the helm of Dreher Breweries, SABMiller's Hungary subsidiary.

A new archaeological site dating back 11 millions of years has been recently discovered in Vaslui county. A local has discovered a bone from an ancestor of the existing rhino. This is considered among the most important discoveries in the last years in Romania.

Railway traffic in southwestern Romania, between Moraviţa and Timisoara, was halted Wednesday morning after a locomotive caught fire, local emergency services said, adding no one was injured and the fire has been put out.

The Swiss Federal Council will offer a EUR 140 million financing for Romania, with the targeted areas including the development of the business climate, the reform of the judicial system, the Eastern border security, education and social inclusion. The two countries have recently signed an agreement for a Swiss-Romanian Cooperation Programme on narrowing the economic and social disparities within the European Union.

Romanian Environment Minister Laszlo Borbely said Tuesday that the car pollution tax will be changed to the effect that owners of older cars, “which produce more pollution,” will have to pay a higher tax.