April 10th, 20182610The international textile industry exhibition "Baltic Fashion & Textile 2018" will take place for the 23rd time in the international exhibition center Kipsala from the 12th to the 14th of April. "Baltic Fashion & Textile 2018" is a place where the fashion industry offers and demands meet from the countries of Latvia, Lithuania,...
March 17th, 2018152027Taxi-hailing app Yandex.Taxi has launched in Riga this week — starting their European expansion with Latvia.
Yandex, Russia’s largest technology company, often called the “Google of Russia”, and their Yandex.Taxi app is certainly among the most popular ridesharing services in Russia, so it's just been a matter of time for...
March 15th, 20189555Crypto experts to tell Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Tallinn about future of blockchain industry
On March 22, 2018, Estonia will host Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Tallinn dedicated to blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and ICOs. Estonian crypto experts and invited foreign specialists will talk about the future and the new...
March 1st, 20184635PyeongChang 2018 – 23rd winter Olympic games were held from 9th to 25th February in Pyeongchang County, South Korea. The 2018 Winter Olympics featured 102 events in 15 sports (like luge, curling, biathlon and more) with almost 3000 participants from 92 countries.
Latvians in PyeongChang 2018
There were 34 athletes from Latvia...
December 9th, 20166428265The President of Latvia Raimonds Vējonis and The Prime Minister of Estonia Jüri Ratas met in Riga on Friday to discuss future cooperation.
Ratas has assumed office in late November, and the meeting was scheduled to inform Vējonis of Estonian government's plans.
The new PM of Estonia stressed that the new government would keep to the...
December 1st, 201621769The first airBaltic operated, freshly delivered Bombardier commercial aircraft CS300 has arrived to Riga International Airport Wednesday, November 30, 2016.
Latvian flag carrier becomes the launch operator for CS300 — the larger variant of Bombardier’s all new C Series aircraft, which is designed to carry 145 passengers.
The...
November 23rd, 201622753The Startup Law, approved today by the Latvian Parliament will create a tax regime, one not matched anywhere else in Europe, that will effectively double venture capital investors’ money in young Latvian startups. This law is seen as part of a wider push to make Latvia an attractive base for startups. The law was passed with almost...
November 9th, 201611742For the 7th consecutive year, the Bolshoi Ballet opens its doors to global audiences only in cinemas for a 2016-2017 season boasting impeccable classicism and daring performances.
With timeless classics (The Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake), productions signature to the Bolshoi (The Golden Age, The Bright Stream, A Hero Of...
August 29th, 20164515The Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference holds its 25th annual conference on 28-30 August 2016 in Riga. The Latvian parliament is host of this Silver Jubilee edition under the chairmanship of the BSPC-President and President of the Baltic Assembly Prof. Dr. Jānis Vucāns. Around 200 parliamentarians, ambassadors of the Baltic Sea States...