Positive News about Romania

  • Romanian wins Oscar for visual effects

    Romanian wins Oscar for visual effects

    Ioan Boieriu is part of the team that has won an Oscar for visual effects on Sunday night.  Boeriu is the technical director for visual effects for the movie The Jungle Book. Ioan Boieriu is 37 years old and is from Brasov. After he graduated from the IT university in Brasov he worked in computer…

  • Six Romanian photographers reach the finals of Sony World Photography Awards

    Six Romanian photographers reach the finals of Sony World Photography Awards

    Six Romanian photographers have managed to reach the finals of the Sony World Photography Awards 2017. Over 227,000 photographs from 183 countries are competing this year. The winners will win Sony photo equipment worth 30,000 dollars. The winners for the Open category will be announced on March 28 and the winners of the Professional and Youth…

  • Romanian sabre team wins World Cup!

    Romanian sabre team wins World Cup!

    The Romanian sabre team has won the World Championships. In the finals, which were held in Warsaw, Romanians managed to beat the Italian team with a score of 45-44. The team has reached the finals after beating France with 45-40, then the Russian team with the same result and then in the semifinals they managed…

  • Romanian student accepted by five British universities, including Oxford

    Romanian student accepted by five British universities, including Oxford

    A girl from Romania was accepted by five international prestigious universities. Iulia Floristeanu, who is currently a student in Timisoara has received the news that she was accepted to five universities in the UK, and she has decided to chose Oxford. Although the student has been studying math in high school she chose to study biology. Iulia…

  • Naval ship made in Galati wins Offshore Support Ship 2017 Award

    Naval ship made in Galati wins Offshore Support Ship 2017 Award

    A ship made in Galati has won the Offshore Support Ship 2017 Award. The prize is considered the Oscar of the naval industry and it was given to Maersk Connector ship, which is an Offshore Carrier DOC 8500 built a the Damen naval construction site in Galati. The ship was launched in 2016. The award…

  • Romanian-Austrian couple wins European Championships of Magic

    Romanian-Austrian couple wins European Championships of Magic

    A Romanian-Austrian couple has won the gold medal at the European championships of Magic. The championship took place in February in Blackpool, Great Britain. Anca and Lucca Lucian, a Romanian-Austrian couple won the medal in the mental magic category. This is the first time this gold medal was awarded in this category. Anca and Lucca…

  • Foundation sets up a charity bread box in Satu Mare city

    Foundation sets up a charity bread box in Satu Mare city

    A Romanian NGO has set up a charity bread box for poor people that cannot afford to buy food. The box was set up in the city of Satu Mare. The box will be filled every day with loaves of bread by the foundation but locals are also invited to donate loaves of bread if…

  • Missing child from Suceava saved by a dog

    Missing child from Suceava saved by a dog

    A five-year-old child’s life was saved by a dog who kept him warm all night. The case happened in Suceava where the child went missing all night and was found the second day with a dog in his arms. The child was taken to a hospital and he is now safe and unharmed.   According…

  • Young woman revives Romania’s traditional celebration of love

    Young woman revives Romania’s traditional celebration of love

    Patricia Marina Toma is reviving the Dragobete tradition ( the day Romanians celebrate love) through a series of traditional events. The young woman is also hoping to put her village on the map by promoting its agro-touristic potential. She is also promoting the local gastronomy and handicraft and has convinced women and girls to get…

  • Oradea polo team qualifies for the Euro cup finals

    Oradea polo team qualifies for the Euro cup finals

      CSM Digi Oradea has qualified for the LEN Euro Cup finals. This is the second continental competition, after the Romanian team has beaten SM Verona from Italy with a score of  9-6 (0-1, 2-0, 0-2, 3-0, 4-3). The polo players have lost previously a game in Italy, however back in Romania they managed to…