Discount, or at least free equipment. Even before the coronavirus pandemic and the chip crisis, it was a completely common incentive for sellers to attract more customers to showrooms. But then sales of new cars fell, automakers produced less due to missing parts, and the number of cars in warehouses dropped significantly. Now the situation … Read more
China’s penetration of the UK economy poses a national security risk, a report by the Motor Vehicle Institute warns. It is about electric cars, which are said to be able to play the role of a Trojan horse. Chinese cars could cripple the UK. According to the president of the British Institute for Motor Vehicles … Read more
Fifteen minutes before the start, the grassy area of the airport in Prague’s Letňany is wet with heavy rain. Where metal plates are not laid, muddy areas slowly expand. And there are more as the crowd rushes to the stage. The frequency of puddles is not surprising – the English band Depeche Mode will soon … Read more
The fact that the car was once owned by a famous person is not a guarantee that the owner will sell it for a huge profit. The significantly higher value of the car depends on several factors. Not only on the story, but also on the value of the car itself. As it turned out … Read more
Hundreds of people, including Minister of Culture Martin Baxa from ODS, attended the opening ceremony of the 93rd International Amateur Theater Festival in Jiráský Hronov this Saturday afternoon in the center of Hronov in Náchodsk. This was announced by its program director Jan Julínek. The event in the city of six thousand will last until … Read more
Just a few days after the end of the Tour de France, cycling fans in the Czech Republic are enjoying a home race with four stages. The legendary Chris Froome gives out photos and autographs, but the climbs in the Beskydy and Jeseníky Mountains did not quite suit him. Go through the photo gallery from … Read more
When the Soviets launched the Sputnik satellite into space in 1957, the United States realized that it had fallen behind its eastern rival. President Dwight Eisenhower therefore decided to create an agency dedicated entirely to space exploration. This is how NASA was founded 65 years ago. Within a few decades, thanks to her, our understanding … Read more
It took ten years to build, and the hard rock was advanced centimetres. Nevertheless, in 1593, the kilometer-long tunnel saw the opening of the sluice gates to feed the water from the Vltava river on the orders of Emperor Rudolph II. Royal branch in today’s Stromovka, Prague. Even after 430 years since its completion, it … Read more
He was released from custody after two months. When the Brazilian singer-songwriter Gilberto Gil composed the allegorical samba Aquele Abraço, he violently described all the sensations he saw in the streets of Rio de Janeiro after his return to freedom: the Portela dance school, the Banda de Ipanema carnival group, the girls from the favelas, … Read more
Every summer, the fields near Castelluccio di Norcia, Italy, light up with colors like Impressionist paintings. At that time, they are among the most beautiful places in Italy and attract many tourists from all over the world. In the Czech Republic, however, this blooming locality is still not very well known. The fields are at … Read more