The International Property Awards has recognized Budapestʼs new Museum of Ethnography, an element of the museum quarter being established in the capitalʼs Városliget (City Park), as "Worldʼs Best Architecture" and "Best Public Service Architecture Hungary," Hungarian news agency MTI reported.

Budapestʼs iconic Széchenyi Chain Bridge will be lit up in the blue and white of the Scottish flag this Friday and Saturday evenings to mark St. Andrew’s Day, the National Day of Scotland, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

The capital’s biggest and oldest ice rink has been welcoming visitors as of this week for the winter months, according to the ice rinkʼs official website.

Hungaryʼs government is allocating HUF 80 billion in support for the renovation of the capitalʼs number 3 metro line, Gergely Gulyás, the head of the Prime Ministerʼs Office said at a regular press briefing on Thursday, Hungarian news agency MTI reports.

Budapest City Council on Wednesday raised the revenue threshold for exemption from the local business tax from HUF 1 million to HUF 1.5 mln from January 1, 2019, Hungarian news agency MTI reported.

The High Note SkyBar has announced its special offers for the winter, honoring the Golden Age of Hollywood by offering a movie-inspired menu and cocktails on the roof of the Aria Hotel Budapest, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

More than a century after summer and winter times were first introduced in the German Empire and Austria-Hungary, the practice of turning the clocks forward and back is set to be abolished by the European Union, which may spark a serious crisis in IT systems, according to computer consultancy firm Netlock.

The Hungarian government is offering a financial guarantee in support of Budapestʼs bid to host the 2023 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships, national news agency MTI reports.

New buildings of the Budapest campus of the Central European University (CEU) at Nádor utca 13 and 15 have been named among four finalists for the International Prize of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), an award honoring the world’s best new buildings, according to the universityʼs official website.

Scottish-based craft beer maker BrewDog has announced its network expansion with the opening of a new beer bar this fall on Anker köz in Budapest, boasting 20 taps serving a variety of beers, according to the companyʼs official website.

Reconstruction works will start on the Széchenyi Lánchíd (Chain Bridge) with the termination of a public procurement process in the second half of 2019, current affairs site hvg.hu reports. The renovation work is expected to be completed in two years.

Several airlines have announced new flights from Budapest for the winter period, with a number of airlines already disclosing destinations ranging from Amman to Tbilisi. The 2018-2019 winter schedule will be in force after the resetting of clocks on October 28, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

State secretary for developments in the capital Balázs Fürjes is proposing weighing plans to build a tunnel connecting Déli and Nyugati train stations in the city centre, Hungarian news agency MTI reports.

Budapest has moved up seven spots to 32nd place on the latest Mastercard Global Destination Cities Index, an annual ranking of global cities based on visitor volume and spending, Hungarian news agency MTI reported Thursday.

The 2018 edition of the World Press Photo exhibition, located in the National Museum, will be open to the public until October 23, according to the exhibitionʼs official website.

Transavia France will operate a seasonal flight between Budapest and Nantes, starting April 7, 2019, with the French carrierʼs Boeing 737-800 commuting to the city in western France twice a week, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

The sixth edition of Budapest Airportʼs Runway Run attracted more than 1,100 runners, representing a new record in the history of the charity fun run event, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

The Budapest Public Transport Center (BKK) has signed a framework agreement with employee-owned civil engineering company Főmterv for planning of the renovation of the 5-kilometer M1 Millennium Underground Railway line in Budapest.

This yearʼs Sziget Festival, the annual week-long musical extravaganza on an island in the Danube in Budapest, drew a new record 565,000 visitors, the festival organizers said on Wednesday at the end of the event, national news agency MTI reported.

Budapest is placed relatively high as a liveable city, in 34th place on a list of 140 world cities compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Most European cities earned lower scores.