02/21/2007 - 02/22/2007

The Population & People of Hungary

Are you going on holiday to Hungary? Are you interested in learning about the background of the people & population of Hungary? Our guide to the population of Hungary gives you the facts & information you’ll want to know.

Population of Hungary

Hungary is an average sized country located in central Europe with a population of between 10 and 11 million people. The population of Hungary is composed of several different ethnic peoples, which are mentioned below.

Currying Favour in India

A growing number of U.S. entrepreneurs are reversing the outsourcing trend and exporting their own products to India. With the world’s fourth-largest economy in terms of purchasing power and a huge export market ($7.96 billion in 2005, according to the U.S. Commercial Service), India is ripe with opportunity for the right products. Here’s what’s hot and how to use online resources to expand your reach into India.

Word of the Day: malodorous

malodorous \mal-OH-duhr-uhs\, adjective:
Having a bad odor.

Working inside this tomb means coming to terms with rock falls, malodorous dust and faulty electrical supplies. -- John Ray, "Splendid Digs", New York Times, October 18, 1998

But people were accustomed to the odors of chamber pots and outdoor privies and to the stench of manure on city streets as well as in the country. Even the most refined could scarcely have been squeamish about malodorous garbage. -- Susan Strasser, Waste and Want

No Gold Medal for Chinese Etiquette Policy Yet

A government’s campaign to improve etiquette ahead of next year’s Olympic Games is having positive results but the residents of the capital are still far from getting any “gold medal� in the field, state media reported yesterday.

“Incidents of littering, spitting, flaunting traffic rules and pushing ahead in queues have all started to decline since 2005,� state-owned Xinhua news agency said, citing an extensive Renmin University study that surveyed local residents and foreigners.

Europeans favour Spain for expat jobs

Spain is the most favoured destination for West Europeans considering to move from their own country and seek jobs elsewhere in the EU.

According to a Financial Times /Harris poll on attitudes among over 6,500 adults in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the US towards immigration - published on Monday (19 February) - 17 percent of respondents said they would like to work in Spain.

Immigrants 'should learn English'

Ruth Kelly has welcomed proposals to improve immigrants' English skills to foster integration.

The Commission on Integration and Social Cohesion today presented its interim report into integration in the UK. It identifies poor language skills as a major barrier and calls on the government to focus on English teaching rather than translation services.

Spoken Translationâ„¢ Unveils New Software

Spoken Translation, Inc.â„¢, the worldwide developer of ground-breaking technology for cross-lingual communication, today introduced Converser for Healthcare at a press conference at the renowned SpeechTEK speech technology conference in San Francisco.

Converser is a system for two-way translated communication between limited-English-speaking patients and English-speaking caregivers. The system allows people who do not speak the same language to hold broad health-related conversations in real time, without a human interpreter.

Word of the Day: hoi polloi

hoi polloi \hoi-puh-LOI\, noun:
The common people generally; the masses.

Lizzie insisted that her children distinguish themselves from the hoi polloi by scrupulous honesty. -- Kate Buford, Burt Lancaster: An American Life

The exchange of roles in "The Prince and the Pauper" suggests that a man of the people can be a benevolent ruler because of his humble roots, that a prince can become a better ruler through exposure to hoi polloi. -- Michiko Kakutani, "In Classic Children's Books, Is a Witch Ever Just a Witch?", New York Times, December 22, 1992