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  • 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…

  • Cristina Neagu voted the best handball player in the world!

    Cristina Neagu voted the best handball player in the world!

    Handball player Cristina Neagu was voted the best woman handball player in the world for 2016. The player has received the title after she received the highest number of points. She was voted by an international jury of handball journalists on the website handball-planet.com This is not the first time she received this title, as…

  • Great initiative! Romanian farmers open first cooperative shop

    Great initiative! Romanian farmers open first cooperative shop

    Over 60 local producers from Alba, Cluj, Mures, Sibiu and Hunedoara counties have formed an agricultural cooperative where they plan to sell local produce at better prices for customers and for their own farms. The cooperative is located in Alba Iulia and it is called Bunataturi Romanesti ( Romanian goodies). The cooperative has been popular…

  • Rescuers in Constanta help woman give birth in a snow quad

    Rescuers in Constanta help woman give birth in a snow quad

    The SMURD rescue team has helped a woman give birth in a snow quad. Two SMURD doctors from ISU Constanta have helped two days ago to evacuate and transport two pregnant women from Adamclisi and Dobromir, Constanta county. At Dobromir exit, the car got blocked in the snow and waited for a special snow quad…