Positive News about Romania

  • Topoloveni jam represents Romania at International food fair

    Topoloveni jam represents Romania at International food fair

    A Romanian plum jam brand represented Romania at the Winter Fancy Food in San Francisco. The event was held on January 22-24 at the Moscone Centre in San Francisco and it gathered more than 1400 brands from all over the world. This is the second time the Topoloveni jam has traveled to this event, as…

  • Romanian mobile game Link Twin wins second place at international competition

    Romanian mobile game Link Twin wins second place at international competition

    A Romanian game won the second place at an international gaming competition that took place in London. The competition was organized within the Pocket Gamer Connects event in London. It is considered one of the largest mobile game business conferences in Europe. The Romanian game, called Link Twin had to compete with 37 other games…

  • 16-year-old student finds new star

    16-year-old student finds new star

    A 16-year-old student from Galati has discovered a variable star. The boy, who is currently studying theology at the seminar has named the star Schela after his own village. According to the Galati Science Museum, Andrei Marian Stoian has been studying astronomy as a hobby and has found the star on January 3rd, 2017. Andrei…

  • Romanian invents wallet that cannot be stolen

    Romanian invents wallet that cannot be stolen

    A Romanian has invented the smart wallet that cannot be stolen.  Viorel Cretu has managed to crowdfund 22,000 dollars for his project on Kickstarter. The wallet has two parts, a Wallor Cash Holder and a Wallor Card Holder which can be used for cash and for credit cards. The wallet will have a special tracking…

  • Romania is now the biggest honey producer in the European Union

    Romania is now the biggest honey producer in the European Union

    Romanian is currently the biggest honey producer in Europe.  According to the European Commission Romania produced 35,000 tons of honey in 2015, increasing its production from 20,000 tons in 2014. The second place in Europe was taken by Spain with 32,000 tons and Hungary with 30,000 tons.   The EU is trying to support bee…

  • Romanian author’s first book in English becomes global sensation

    Romanian author’s first book in English becomes global sensation

    Romanian author Eugen Chirovici has become a global sensation, after writing his first novel in English. Publishers from 23 countries have fought to win the auction for Chirovici’s  The Book of Mirrors, although US agents refused him.  Publishers from UK and US bought the novel even before its publication, the Guardian reported. Chirovici is 51…

  • 140 unique traditional costumes on exhibit at Iasi Palace of Culture

    140 unique traditional costumes on exhibit at Iasi Palace of Culture

    If you love the Romanian traditional blouse, the Iasi Palace of Culture is holding a special exhibit this weekend. The exhibit is called ” Flowers of ie” and will open on January 20 at 6.00 p.m.  The event was organized on a special occasion- the anniversary of 158 years since the Romanian principalities united on…

  • Romanian men catch thief who burgled woman on the streets of Cluj-Napoca

    Romanian men catch thief who burgled woman on the streets of Cluj-Napoca

    A 23-year-old thief that stole a purse was caught by two men on a street in Cluj-Napoca. The young man has attacked a 37-year old woman in the area of Crisan street, close to Mihai Viteazu market and stole her purse. The woman has immediately called the police, however, two men have managed to catch…

  • Looking for a unique gift? Jibou botanical garden sells carnivorous plants that you can grow on your own!

    Looking for a unique gift? Jibou botanical garden sells carnivorous plants that you can grow on your own!

    The botanical garden from Jibou has come up with unusual gift ideas for its visitors- in vitro insectivorous plants in glass recipients. The plants only need light for a few months to grow. The plants and the recipients are specially created by specialists at the botanical garden in Jibou. The specialists have managed to create…

  • Romanian invents insulated house

    Romanian invents insulated house

    A Romanian has invented a special greenhouse that is completely thermally isolated. Mathe Laszlo from Zalau has invented a system that allows the construction of a house in only six days. The house has a system which was called Thermodul System and it guarantees the conservation of the thermal energy in the building to a…