All posts tagged "Hungary"

  • p08-cho
    The growing concern of mass migration

    As mass migration of refugees cross over from Syria, Egypt and Africa, the role of host countries and their duties come into question. The wars that have been plaguing the Middle East and Africa have transformed the...

    • Posted October 19, 2015
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  • Supporters and activists of the Migration Aid civil group hold a demonstration in support of migrants at Kossuth Square, in front of the Hungarian Parliament building in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015. Over 150,000 migrants have reached Hungary this year, most coming through the southern border with Serbia. Many apply for asylum but quickly try to leave for richer EU countries. (Noemi Bruzak/MTI via AP)
    Austria, Germany says they will take refugees from Hungary

    BICSKE, Hungary (AP) — Hundreds of migrants, exhausted after breaking away from police and marching for hours toward Western Europe, boarded buses provided by Hungary’s government as Austria in the early-morning hours said it and Germany would...

    • Posted September 4, 2015
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  • A long queue of vehicles waits on the M1 motorway near the border between Hungary and Austria near Mosonmagyarovar, 158 km northwest from Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Aug. 31, 2015. The line has reached 20 kilometers as every vehicle capable of smuggling people is checked at the border after 71 migrants were found dead in a truck Thursday. (Csaba Krizsan/MTI via AP)
    Austria inspects trucks for migrants, creates 18-mile backup

    BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Austria stepped up vehicle inspections Monday at its Hungarian border after 71 migrants apparently suffocated in a truck, creating a huge traffic jam on the main Budapest-Vienna highway. In addition to the gridlock...

    • Posted August 31, 2015
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  • Members of K-pop boy band Super Junior perform during their first concert in London early last month. More than 10,000 fans from France, Germany, Poland, Hungary and other parts of Europe flocked to the Wembley Arena to see the much-anticipated event. (Korea Times file)
    Korea to widen cultural exchange with EU

    By Park Si-soo Korea has vowed to work closely with the European Union to increase cultural exchanges and nurture interrelated industries. To that end, the government will come up with various measures, including a revision of regulations,...

    • Posted December 9, 2013
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  • Super Junior in London
    Super Junior wows European fans

    Super Junior held a successful first concert in London, where about 10,000 fans gathered, SM Entertainment said Monday. The popular K-pop boy band performed at Wembley Arena in London its signature “Super Show 5.” The audience included...

    • Posted November 12, 2013
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