Swietelsky will rebuild the 13.6-kilometre railway section between Almásfüzitő and Komárom for 36.3 billion forints. The project aims to enable trains to travel at up to 160 km/h while improving safety, accessibility and passenger facilities.

Hungarians used almost twice as much mobile data per day while abroad in 2025 as they did three years earlier, according to the latest report by the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH). At the same time, the amount of roaming voice calls began to decline last year.

The four-day Strand Festival opens in Zamárdi on Wednesday, featuring Hungarian and international performers, contemporary art exhibitions, theatre productions and gastronomic programmes. The festival will also mark 20 August with a large fireworks display over Lake Balaton.

Apple has trained a large language model specifically for the Chinese market with support from Alibaba, according to three people familiar with the matter. The move marks a shift from the company’s previous reliance on third-party Chinese AI models.

Hungarian telecommunications and technology group 4iG said it will cooperate with government investigations into its contracts involving the state. The company said its operations and transactions have complied with Hungarian and EU law.

A Spanish F-18 fighter operating under NATO’s air policing mission shot down a drone after it had entered Romanian airspace, Romania’s Defence Ministry said. NATO officials said the drone appeared to be Russian, although its origin remains under investigation.

Companies belonging to the Coca-Cola group have agreed to launch a nationwide campaign to improve consumer awareness of PET bottle recycling following a review by Hungary’s Economic Competition Office (GVH).

Twelve people were killed and dozens injured when a bus carrying Polish pilgrims crashed on Hungary’s M3 motorway early Sunday. Police suspect the driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel.

This year’s Sziget Festival has attracted visitors from 112 countries across all six inhabited continents, with foreigners accounting for around half of the audience. The event has also drawn journalists from more than 40 countries and hundreds of international media outlets.

Foreign online marketplaces are accounting for an increasing share of Hungary’s e-commerce turnover, prompting the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) to increase its scrutiny of the sector. The authority said it has recovered tens of billions of forints for Hungarian consumers since April 2020.