Jet Fighter "F22 Raptor" in Zokniai airport
Defence

NATO jets in Baltics scrambled 4 times last week over Russian aircraft

NATO fighter jets serving in the Alliance’s air policing mission in the Baltic countries were scrambled four times last week to intercept Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said on Monday. […]

With the Danish flag
Economy

Danish IT firm to establish development team in Vilnius

Trustpilot, considered one of Denmark’s most promising startups, is establishing a product development division in Vilnius. In the next two years, the company, which operates one of the world’s largest online review communities, plans to build a team of approximately 40 software system engineers in the Lithuanian capital. Initially, this team will be responsible for the infrastructure of big data and authentication systems that the Trustpilot platform is based on. […]

LGBT community protest in the front the Russian Embassy
Society

Rainbow Bus: protest held next to the Russian Embassy

On 13th May, 2017 in order to draw the attention to the persecution and serious human rights violations against LGBT people in Chechnya (Russian Federation), the National LGBT rights organization LGL organized a protest next to the Russian Embassy in Vilnius, the Lithuanian Gay League reported in a press release. […]

e-commerce
Economy

Lithuanian e-commerce traditions

Since e-commerce is rapidly becoming more widespread in Lithuania and the number of new online shops is growing, the habits of the population are changing as well. The number of people making purchases online that has recently been consistently on the rise shows not only consumers’ loyalty to Lithuanian online stores, but also reveals the fears of those who are still reluctant to buy from online stores. […]

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Society
Viking Ship
Freetime

Viking Ship is approaching Vilnius

On the 6th May on the Neris River the 11th century Viking ship will appear. The crew of the ship together with several groups of ancient Baltic tribes will invite all interests to go on a time journey and experience the story of the Europe’s last pagan tribes in the Viking times. The event “Day of Tribes” in this day from 14:00 – 20:00 will transfer the banks of the Neris River besides the White bridge of Vilnius into an ancient camp of warriors, craftsmen, salesmen and storytellers. […]

Hyperloop One delegation in Lithuania
Economy

Faster, greener, cheaper: Hyperloop One visits Lithuania

Hyperloop One spent a day visiting Lithuania and met with ministers, innovators and business community. They gave everyone updates of the progress they are making towards building the first functioning Hyperloop. They are currently building a test demonstration site in Nevada and will show off the first prototype in the middle of this year, Vladas Lašas’, representatives wrote in a press release. […]

Vikingų Keimas Family day
Freetime

Medieval skills compete the smart phones

Medieval sword fighting, spear throwing as well as playing strategically and intellectually catchy Viking games was enjoyed by hundreds of visitors of the event “Family Day” on 17th of April on the bank of the Neris River beside the White bridge of Vilnius, Vikingų Keimas said in a press release. […]