Jan Velinger

In this week's Arts we look at two new separate exhibitions opening in and around Prague. The first, at the Hollar gallery on the banks of the Vltava in the Czech capital…

For some time visa policy between the Czech Republic and both Canada and the US has been an unresolved issue in trans-Atlantic relations. Since last October the Czech…

At the weekend a store of hundreds of different chemicals was uncovered by police at a warehouse site in the region of Hradec Kralove, Central Bohemia. Three people have…

At the beginning of the year, the Czech Republic adopted a new law on smoking in public places. In some respects the law goes further than previous legislation by banning…

Every year the Association of Historic Towns and Villages in the Czech Republic holds a competition, to award the town it feels has done most to preserve its architectural…

Three Czech restorers for a well-known Czech restoration company have begun cooperating with the US organisation Save Our Cemeteries to assess overall damages from last…

Slavia edges Sparta 3:2 to keep ice hockey championship hopes alive; in the NHL Ottawa's Dominik Hasek remains uncertain to start in Stanley Cup playoffs. In football…

Each spring the Czech Republic's Design Centre - with offices in both in Prague and Brno - runs a prestigious competition in the Czech Republic, honouring excellence in…