A group of synthetic organic chemists at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania have synthesised a new material, which can be used as a detector of cyanides in water. In contact with cyanides it changes colour in half a minute – more than 20 times faster than currently used colorimetric commercial cyanide detection products, a press release from the university states. […]
As the world celebrates International Programmer’s Day, Lithuania’s capital city has hit upon a distinctly 21st Century way to commemorate the day – by introducing a dedicated phone lane for pedestrians who just can’t put their smartphones down, a press release from Go Vilnius states. […]
Coinciding with the European Heritage Days celebrations, UNESCO will launch the first-ever web platform dedicated to World Heritage and sustainable travel. Supported by the European Union, the platform features 34 selected World Heritage sites spread across 19 European Union countries, and has been developed in collaboration with National Geographic, a press release from Go Vilnius states. […]
15,000 Vilnius marathon participants will get a chance to use Lympo Run, an app which will reward runners with crypto tokens for running, a press release from Lympo states. […]
For the second year in a row Lithuania has been included in the Toronto International Film Festival – one of the key events of the industry across the globe. The 43rd edition of the film festival will run for eleven days and include the world premiere of Marija Kavtaradzė’s debut feature Summer Survivors (orig. “Išgyventi vasarą”), which is taking place today, September 7. Authors of the film will hold a meeting with the audience after the screening. The national film industry will be represented at the EUROPE! Umbrella of the TIFF Industry Centre by the Lithuanian Film Centre as the official member of the European Film Promotion (EFP), a press release from the Lithuanian Film Centre states. […]
The Bank of Lithuania has been selected as the winner of the first Catalyst Award in the FinTech & RegTech Global Awards 2018 organised by Central Banking. The award was given and the Bank of Lithuania’s activities in the field of innovation were presented in Singapore, one of the most important global financial centres, the Awards running in unison with the central banks’ global summit focusing on new FinTechs and supervisory challenges, a press release from the Bank of Lithuania states. […]
The Lithuanian Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology (MITA) has announced that 4 students have been selected to participate in the international internship program at NASA Ames Research Center. Students have already left for NASA Ames, located in the USA, California, and on the first days of September started their autumn internship program together with other international students from more than 12 countries, a press release from the Lithuanian agency states. […]
Lithuania’s image on the international scene is promising: in 2017 alone, 35 fintech companies were established here, and a few weeks ago the 16+1 Heads of Government of China and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe agreed to set up a financial technology coordination centre and organise a high-level fintech conference in 2019. […]
The Toronto Raptors are getting ready for the upcoming basketball season this year by putting together a dominant duo in the front court. Masai Ujiri, general manager of the team, believes that Greg Monroe who split his time last year between Milwaukee, Phoenix and Boston, can provide a very capable back-up for Jonas Valančiūnas in the centre role. Monroe fielded questions from Canadian news media outlets in reference to the 2017 incident during the playoffs between himself and Jonas Valančiūnas, which was basically a shoving match between the two. He responded by expressing a positive outlook about that situation. […]
German giant HELLA announced about the construction of its plant at the Kaunas Free Economic Zone just 10 months ago. Now, it can already celebrate its first shipment and the team of almost seventy employees, which managed to implement the most optimistic start-up plan for HELLA Lithuania in record time, a press release from the Kaunas FEZ states. […]
August is a time of preparation for the new school year – and that applies to both the children and their parents. Yet for the latter, the anticipation of a new year at school is often clouded by the thought of the related expenses, which can become a real burden on the wallet. The Lithuanian supermarket chain Maxima has good news: school supplies this year will not be more expensive than last year, a press release from the retail chain states. […]
The 71st Locarno International Film Festival, which kicks off today, is exceptionally rich in Lithuanian accents. Three Lithuanian films or co-productions have been selected to participate in the festival’s programmes and will have their world premieres in Locarno, to be presented by their filmmakers. In addition to film screenings, three promising Lithuanian producers will represent their country at the festival’s industry days. […]
Yesterday in Riga a Lithuanian innovation was presented: the recreation in virtual reality (VR) of life in the capital of Latvia a century ago. The one-minute video, called “Riga Time Jump”, can be viewed on any smart device or using a specially installed telescope at Riga Dome Cathedral Square, a press release from Nonsense.tv states. […]
This May, the annual analysis of Lithuanian innovation development prepared by the Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology (MITA) showed the necessity of changes in the innovation ecosystem. According to the analysis, without taking more decisive actions a number of country indicators, projected for 2020, may not be met, a press release from Kaunas Science and Technology Park states. […]
From August 21 all subscribers of Telia Smart TV will be able to watch over a hundred prominent, award-winning and critically acclaimed films and series from the American premium pay TV network HBO. New content will automatically be added to the service when it premieres, a press release from Telia states. […]
A new study shows that horror movies are among the biggest passions of Lithuanian cryptocurrency-lovers. But it doesn’t at all paint their lives in gloomy colors as upon leaving the cinema they are also into night clubbing, sports and TV shows, a press release from Luno states. […]
Despite the hot and dry summer that made growing carrots and onions more difficult, fresh Lithuanian vegetables have already reached the store shelves. According to the data from Maxima’s market researchers, Lithuanian onions were available in supermarkets a week earlier than last year, and carrots just a week later. Retailers have noticed that buyers are especially fond of fresh vegetables grown in Lithuania, which they buy plentifully as soon as they arrive on the shelves. According to data from the largest national trading network, the demand for Lithuanian carrots and onions has grown by one third in the past year, a press release from the Maxima retail chain states. […]
IKEA, the Swedish home furnishing retailer, will open the first store in Latvia on 30 August. The store is located on the very edge of Riga (Biķeru Street 2, Dreiliņi, Stopiņu Municipality). It will be the biggest IKEA store in the Baltics. Total size: 34.5 thousand square metres and offering visitors more than 8000 different Swedish design home furnishing items at a price affordable for the many, a press release from the company states. […]
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has published a review of corporate governance in Lithuania, in which Lithuania’s capacities, reform efforts and willingness to adopt the OECD standards and principles have been positively assessed. In the review, the OECD also made recommendations on how Lithuania could continue to improve this area in the future, a press release from the Ministry of Economy states. […]
According to Mokilizingas’ activity data for the first six months of this year and the observations of travel agencies, Lithuanians have less and less hope of finding an attractive last-minute travel deal and planning their holidays in advance, a press release from the company states. […]
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