Chris Johnstone

Matthew Stillman is the boss of the Czech Republic’s biggest production company for foreign films, Stillking Films. It has produced some of the blockbusters that have…

Bailiffs are one group who look like they are prospering from the recession. Their business of reclaiming debts from those who can not pay is going from strength to…

In this week’s Business News: the central bank says the worst is over; commercial banks drag their feet on rate cuts; a Prague court throws out an insider dealing charge…

Czech football is going through a low spell. No local teams will be playing in the showcase Champions League this season after qualification matches this week. That will…

Czech power giant ČEZ has launched a tender for two new nuclear reactors at its existing Temelín site in south Bohemia. The move aims at more than doubling output at the…

The 2006 James Bond remake Casino Royale is becoming an endangered species. The film was mainly shot at Prague’s famous Barrandov studios and used Prague and Karlovy Vary…

In this week’s Business News: the ad spending slide hits Nova profits; one sole order for Staropramen; bad loans provisions hit Česká Spořitelna; ČEZ powers up in Germany…

The number of confirmed cases of swine flu in the Czech Republic has almost doubled in the last few days with the total climbing to over 70. The Ministry of Health is…

Prague has become the focus of attention for hundreds of Romanians as they follow the fight for life of a 17-year old boy. Many have travelled to the Czech capital to be…