News

28 july 2015

The Royal Society of Chemistry awarded third prize at the Emerging Technologies Competition 2015 in London to a team of chemists of the National Institute of Chemistry. The team won their prize with novel catalysts for syngas production from biogas, the Ljubljana Technology Park said in a press release.

28 july 2015

Germany's Volkswagen became the world's biggest-selling vehicle maker in the first half of the year, overtaking Toyota for the first time.

27 july 2015

Prime Minister Miro Cerar and visiting Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev shared a view in Ljubljana on Monday that the sanctions introduced against Russia by the EU over Ukraine have hurt both countries' economies and that lifting them is in the interest of everyone.

27 july 2015

After three weeks of relative calm Chinese shares went into free fall on Monday.

24 july 2015

Ministers responsible for agriculture and Slovenians abroad, Dejan Židan and Gorazd Žamvc, have opened a model Slovenian farm in the village of Gornji Senik (Felsoszölnök), one of the villages that is home to Slovenian minority in Hungary.

24 july 2015

US President Barack Obama has told the BBC he will continue to deliver his "blunt message" to African leaders about gay rights and discrimination.

23 july 2015

Slovenia's leading research institution, the Jožef Stefan Institute (IJS), has teamed up with foreign partners in developing a cleaner alternative to diesel generators for use in trucks that harnesses fuel cell technology.

22 july 2015

The city of Maribor is well aware of its potential in sports tourism and plans to further support any efforts in the domain, Maribor Mayor Andrej Fištravec said on Tuesday, as the town is becoming an increasingly popular pre-season camp destination for large sports teams.