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Capital

Prague

Head of State

President Petr Pavel

Head of Government

Prime Minister Petr Fiala

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament that China was “ de facto enabling Russia’s war economy”. Photo: EPA

China-EU relations

Von der Leyen deepens gloom over China-EU summit with attack on Russia stance

EU Commission chief accuses China of ‘unyielding support’ for Moscow and ‘flooding global markets’ ahead of major showdown this month.

8 Jul 2025 - 9:32PM

Israel-Iran conflict

By air, land and sea, nations race to evacuate citizens from Israel and Iran

20 Jun 2025 - 11:34AM

China-EU relations

A tale of two cities: why views of China differ so much in Barcelona and Prague

4 Jun 2025 - 12:27AMvideocam

Ukraine war

Russia alleges back-stabbing as Serbia’s arms reach Ukraine

Serbia’s position of neutrality questioned as Russia alleges secret arms shipments for Ukraine sent through intermediaries.

30 May 2025 - 1:51PM

Ukrainian servicemen train for combat. Photo: Ukraine’s 65th Mechanised Brigade via AP

China-EU relations

China accused of ‘malicious cyber campaign’ targeting Czech foreign ministry

Hackers linked to Chinese spy agency blamed for attack, which EU’s top diplomat calls an ‘unacceptable violation of international norms’.

28 May 2025 - 7:51PM

The Philippines

Philippines vows ‘Super Bowl’ of exercises in coming military drills

The exercises will feature ‘an interesting mix of equipment’, including the China-opposed Typhon missile system.

16 Apr 2025 - 1:05PMvideocam

United States

Rubio, Czech counterpart discuss Ukraine after Trump-Zelensky clash

Rubio and Lipavsky discuss US-Czech relations, Nato defence spending, and prospects for peace in Ukraine.

4 Mar 2025 - 11:11AM

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Photo: Reuters

Crime

Teenager kills 2 women in knife attack at Czech shop

Czech media said the teenager, 16, attacked a shop assistant at the counter and another worker in a service area of the shop.

20 Feb 2025 - 10:50PM

European Union

Gas heater explodes at Czech restaurant, killing 6 in fire

The blaze, believed to have been sparked by a toppled propane cylinder, quickly engulfed the building.

13 Jan 2025 - 11:41AM

International Property

Chinese firms seek European base for factories amid trade tensions, tariffs

European industrial real estate developer CTP expects increased demand from Chinese firms that do not want to get caught in the trade war.

25 Dec 2024 - 2:00PM

Chinese EV maker Nio has leased nearly 10,000 square metres of space from CTP in Budapest. Photo: CTP

Britain

UK approves Royal Mail takeover by Czech billionaire

Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group is taking over the parent company of the centuries-old Royal Mail in a deal worth US$4.5 billion.

16 Dec 2024 - 8:52PM

The UK government is clearing a Royal Mail takeover offer by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky. Photo: Reuters

Mental health

Puppy love as Czech prison inmates train assistance dogs

The training is part of a project to help inmates at the Jirice prison northeast of Prague be better prepared for life outside jail.

6 Dec 2024 - 1:06AM

Tourism

Sex workers and ex-addicts show tourists Czech capital’s dark side

Social enterprise Pragulic tackles ‘myth and prejudice’ around people living on Prague’s streets, using tour guides who have all been there.

22 Nov 2024 - 5:44AM

Art

Could Prague’s ‘amazing’ Signal Festival work in Hong Kong?

The digital art extravaganza, whose 2024 edition was mesmerising, is in talks to launch in Hong Kong, but its co-founder has reservations.

28 Oct 2024 - 11:24AM

A crowd gathers in Prague’s Old Town Square around Chinese artist Cao Yuxi’s “Dimensional Sampling”, a piece of light art with sound by Hong Kong’s Lawrence Lau that was part of the Signal Festival 2024, in the Czech Republic. Photo: Signal Festival

Tourism

Protests, pub crawl ban. Mass tourism pressure mounts in European cities

Prague bans pub crawls, seeks ‘more cultured’ visitors. Madrid and Barcelona see more protests against high housing costs blamed on tourists.

15 Oct 2024 - 7:45PM

A woman holds cardboard keys at a protest against rising house prices in Madrid. Photo: Reuters

Taiwan

Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen to visit Europe in first overseas trip since stepping down

Details of 8-day visit kept quiet amid security concerns, reports say.

7 Oct 2024 - 8:00PMvideocam

European Union

Death toll rises as Storm Boris lashes central and eastern Europe

8 people have died as swathes of Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia hit by high winds and floods.

16 Sep 2024 - 2:22AM

US-China relations

US, EU raise alarm over China’s ‘very substantial’ help to Russia in Ukraine war

Beijing’s ‘significant’ exports said to be used on battlefield and given in exchange for Kremlin’s sensitive military technologies.

12 Sep 2024 - 11:00PMvideocam

Ukrainian rescuers try to extinguish a fire following a missile attack in the city of Lviv last week. Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, and the two countries have been at war ever since. Photo: AFP

Interest rates

July’s inflation blip will do little to derail US Fed’s September rate cut

The recent easing of price pressures has bolstered Fed officials’ confidence that they can start to lower borrowing costs while refocusing their attention on the labour market.

11 Aug 2024 - 11:46AM

Fame and celebrity

Meet the Kordas, the world’s most talented sporting family

Nelly Korda got her Olympic gold in 2021 and her elder sis is a 6-time LPGA winner, while younger bro Sebastian is a rising tennis player … but did you know that their parents played pro tennis too?

15 Jul 2024 - 7:00PM

Regina, Nelly, Jessica and Petr Korda are the world’s most talented sporting family. Photo: Getty Images

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