Despite rising food and energy prices, one in three Czech households still manage quite well, or even very well, on their monthly budget, suggests a Czech Radio survey.
Czechs working from home are experiencing more stress than other employees, suggests a survey by Grafton Recruitment agency.
Brown Bears once roamed across much of Europe but in many parts today they are either threatened or extinct. In fact, the total population is put at only 15,000. But…
Welcome again to Radio Prague's Czech language series exploring wildlife idioms. Today's animal is the fish, which, as everybody knows, is mute. Mlcet jako ryba - to keep…
The Czech national anthem describes the Czech Republic as paradise on earth, boasting waters murmuring through its meadows and forests rustling over rocky hills. Well, it…
There was a story in the news lately about a new mobile phone app to help people avoid paying for public transport in Prague and some other Czech cities. Called FareBandit…
Exceptionally gifted children rarely have an easy childhood – their talent often sets them apart from their classmates, boredom makes them disruptive in the classroom and…
When the famous Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal wrote about the Nymburk brewery in his novel “Cutting It Short”, he probably didn’t expect that one day its beer would make it…
Czech and American diplomats concluded another round of talks in Prague on Tuesday on the possible positioning of an American-operated radar base in the Czech Republic…
The Christian Democrats leader Jiri Cunek seems to never be off the front pages these days, with a constant flow of allegations concerning his investigation on suspicion…
This week Prague plays host to the ninth annual Khamoro Roma Festival, one of the largest festivals of Roma arts and culture in Europe. For the next five days the Czech…
When the famous Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal wrote about the Nymburk brewery in his novel "Cutting It Short", he probably didn't expect that one day its beer would make it…
On Thursday, Sázavafest kicked off in the Central Bohemian town of Kácov. Its site is located near the Sázava river, which provides both the name and the scenic backdrop…
The Czech Republic’s oldest zoo, in Liberec, is now host to its sixth new Golden Takin, an endangered goat-antelope from China. The new family of Takins is the first ever…
The Google Books Library is a huge project under which the internet giant aims to scan millions of books and make them available on-line. In the US a court is considering…
Delegations from 192 countries will arrive in the city of Copenhagen on Monday for two weeks of talks aimed at establishing a new global treaty on climate change. The…
Firemen were called to the village of Libceves in North Bohemia on Monday to put out a fire in a warehouse. Nothing so unusual in that, but the warehouse was filled with…
Czech voyeurs who have grown weary of watching their fellow citizens monkey around in the prime-time reality TV shows VyVoleni (The Selected) and Big Brother these past…
The 14th annual Czech Winegrower of the Year competition culminated in a gala ceremony held in Prague’s Žofín on Thursday evening. A jury of international wine experts…
Following a promo campaign in its Holešovice showroom the biggest Czech e-shop Alza.cz has just launched the sale of electric cars. The company says it firmly believes…
The Association of Entrepreneurs has been ringing alarm bells with regard to the depopulation and abandonment of many small villages in rural areas with poor…
According to a report presented to the cabinet by the minister for human rights and equal opportunities, Jiří Dienstbier, Czech public administration is failing in its…
The level of overall trust in the Czech economy has fallen to a five year low according to the results of a monthly industry survey conducted by the Czech Statistical…
"We are not able to define exactly what life is but we know for sure that there must have been water at its origin," - those are the first words of an unusual film…
In less than three weeks now Czechs are due to vote in a national referendum on EU accession. The government's campaign to convince them to go to the polls and vote YES is…
