Korean Air launched a direct cargo flight connecting Budapest and Seoul. The flight will operate twice a week, on Fridays and Sundays, using a Boeing 777.

Two Hungarian satellites launched in December are operating according to plan, the Budapest University of Technology and Economics said.

According to the weather forecast, this Friday will be windy and chilly, but warm weather arrives at the weekend with 10-16 Celsius.

Social sector workers will receive a 14% wage hike retroactively from Jan. 1, Human Resources Minister Miklós Kásler said.

The government will submit a proposal to lawmakers to suspend compensation payments to prisoners who sue the state over poor prison conditions, the justice minister said.

Budapest exhibitions operator Hungexpo will host the Travel 2020 show between February 27 and March 1.

Hungary will provide a 250,000 euro aid to Albania’s Catholic Church in support of the reconstruction of churches damaged in last November’s earthquake, a foreign ministry official said.

Hungarian insurers have approved almost 2.2 billion forints in claims by homeowners whose property was damaged by recent storms, the Hungarian Insurers Association (MABISZ) said.

According to the Hungarian Meteorology Service, sunny weather continues in the next few days. However, in some regions of the country, rain and even snow are expected.