Category: Good News

  • Metallica donates 250,000 euros to Romanian piediatric cancer hospital

    Metallica donates 250,000 euros to Romanian piediatric cancer hospital

    Metallica has donated 250,000 euros to the ” Daruieste viata” ( Give life) children oncology hospital. The rock music group has their own charity called All Within My Hands and they were happy to contribute with the money towards the building of the first children hospital for the treatment of cancer in Romania. The donation…

  • Romanian students win 6 medals at the International Maths Olympiad in Bath, UK

    Romanian students win 6 medals at the International Maths Olympiad in Bath, UK

    The Romanian team has secured 6 medals at the Math International Olympiad this year in Bath, United Kingdom. Thanks to winning the only gold medal, Edis Memis, is now listed in the top best 15th mathematician students in the world. Edis Memis studies at the International IT Highschool in Constanta. Another two students have won…

  • 83 year old woman finds bag of cash on street, turns it in

    83 year old woman finds bag of cash on street, turns it in

    A woman from Dolj has found a bag of money in the street in Craiova. The 83 year old woman went immediately to the police after finding that the bag had a very large sum of money ( 13,400 lei which is around 2,800 euros). After the police did some research they found out that…

  • Man discovers treasure with medieval coins in his backyard

    Man discovers treasure with medieval coins in his backyard

    A man from a tiny village has discovered between 400-500 Medieval silver coins in his back yard. The man from Grosi, Auseu commune, Bihor county, population 940 residents, was digging a ditch in his garden when he discovered the treasure. Ilea Nicu took the coins to the townhall. The authorities decided to give the findings…

  • 4 beautiful places in Romania recommended by the Michelin Guide

    4 beautiful places in Romania recommended by the Michelin Guide

    The famous and prestigious Michelin Guide which is sold in over 38 countries has recently included 4 places in Romania to visit. The places that it recommends are: Turda salt mine Turda salt mine has become quite famous online thanks to several viral videos made by Inside and other media outlets. The salt mine has…

  • Bucharest ranked the best gaming city in the world

    Bucharest ranked the best gaming city in the world

    The best gaming city in the world is Bucharest thanks to high internet speed and low ping, according to an internet speed test platform called Ookla. Besides the fact that Romania has one of the fastest internet speed in the world, Bucharest alone has a rich gaming culture as it hosts many gaming events and…

  • How Romania became a popular start-up destination

    How Romania became a popular start-up destination

    Romania is slowly becoming one of the best locations for start-ups in Europe, with Cluj and Bucharest being the most popular cities for IT companies. Romania has been seen as an attractive country for startups and for the IT industry overall not only because of its low cost of living but also because of its…

  • Romanian women excel in traditionally male-dominated fields

    Romanian women excel in traditionally male-dominated fields

    While globally there are still discrepancies in wages between men and women and generally some fields of work are dominated by men, there are countries where this is an exception. Romanian women for example are very much involved in professions that are traditonally male-dominated, according to Kristalina Georgieva, the World Bank executive director. Georgieva noted…

  • The future is now. 2,000 young people participate in entrepreneurship workshops across the country

    The future is now. 2,000 young people participate in entrepreneurship workshops across the country

    2,000 young entrepreneurs have participated in 30 workshops across the country these days and have learnt how to transform a business idea into reality. The workshops were held in 22 cities and were organized within the Future Makers campaign. Experts have taught young people the steps that they need to take so their business will…

  • Romanian women celebrated  by the American embassy

    Romanian women celebrated by the American embassy

    Romanian women were celebrated at the US Embassy for their courage and leadership in fighting for human rights and for women’s equality. The awards were established in 2007 by the US deparment of State and since then they have awarded women from around the world in special awards called the State Department’s International Women of…