Gunmaker Colt to buy $1 billion Czech nitrocellulose company

PRAGUE (Reuters) -Czech-based firearms maker Colt CZ Group SE has agreed to buy Czech nitrocellulose maker Synthesia Nitrocellulose in two stages in a transaction valuing the target at 22 billion crowns ($1.05 billion), Colt said on Friday. Colt,...

Vietnam’s 80th National Day marked in Czech Republic

Prague (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in the Czech Republic on August 28 held a ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Vietnam’s August Revolution and National Day (September 2), as well as the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations...

Czech Army prepares to receive MSHORAD air-defence system

The MSHORAD MFU uses the MARS 4×4 armoured vehicle. (SVOS) The Czech Army's 25th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment in Strakonice is preparing to integrate Mobile Short-Range Air Defence (MSHORAD) systems with RBS 70 NG (New Generation) missiles that...

Prague Says No to ‘Chat Control’

The European Union’s proposal to establish a system of mass control over private communications, known as ‘Chat Control,’ is facing mounting resistance. After open rejection from the Netherlands, Austria, and Poland, the Czech Republic has now...

Czech MedTech Startup H2 Medical Technologies Unveils World's First Patented Hydrogen-Based Therapy with the Potential to Target Alzheimer's Disease

PRAGUE, Aug. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- H2 Medical Technologies, part of the H2 Global Group, has developed the world's first functional hydrogen-based therapy medical device prototype for clinical trials — aimed at both preventing and treating...

Czech Television produces film about most successful Czech RAF pilot Josef František

The film is directed by Ondřej Veverka, who co-wrote the screenplay together with producer Vítězslav Jandák. Speaking to Czech Radio, Jandák says the film is intended to commemorate a powerful human story and the role of Czechs in the British Air...

Tennis Star Breaks Down in Tears After Spotting Her Ex in Crowd

Czech tennis ace Karolína Muchová was overcome with emotion last week after spotting an ex-boyfriend during her U.S. Open match, accusing her former love interest of showing up “at places where he shouldn’t be.” The moment she caught sight of her...

Czech volunteers buy Black Hawk for Ukraine

Ukrainian military intelligence has taken delivery of a U.S.-made UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, purchased through a nationwide crowdfunding campaign organized in the Czech Republic. The handover marks the culmination of a year-long effort led by...

Czech news in brief for August 27: Wednesday's top headlines

Archaeologists have uncovered 1,289 skeletal remains of Prussian soldiers from 18th-century wars at Prague’s Břevnov Monastery, the National Heritage Institute said. The unprecedented find includes buttons, buckles, coins, weapons, and rosaries....

Hašek’s manuscripts of The Good Soldier Švejk discovered in Prague archive

Literary scholars have uncovered a substantial portion of the original manuscripts of Jaroslav Hašek’s famous satirical novel The Good Soldier Švejk in the archives of the Museum of Czech Literature. The texts, written or dictated by Hašek until...

Škoda Elroq: Test-driving the two faces of Czech EV ambition

Škoda may have a reputation of infancy with many Australian drivers, but it isn’t a young brand. Founded in 1895 in the Czech Republic, it started off manufacturing bicycles under the “Slavia” brand. Fast-forward 130 years and Škoda is releasing...

All-Czech duel looms at US Open as Muchová and Nosková reach third round

Karolína Muchová and Linda Nosková have both advanced to the third round of the US Open, setting up an all-Czech clash for a place in the last 16. Muchová, a semifinalist at the past two editions in New York, battled past Romania’s Sorana Cîrstea...

Czech Voluntary Initiative Donates Black Hawk Helicopter To Ukrainian Army

Volunteers from the Gift for Putin initiative yesterday handed over a U.S.-built Black Hawk helicopter called Cestmir to representatives of Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR), donated by Czech and Slovak citizens in an online collection,...

Ramapo students visit Prague

This summer, 10 Ramapo College of New Jersey students spent 10 days in Prague with Dr. Jacob Ari Labendz, shown here second from left. He is the director of the college’s Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies. The program, Holocaust and Human...

New Prague photographer captures the beauty of nature

As a student growing up, she never enjoyed art classes. “The art teacher always told us what we should do and how we should do it,” Beth Vander Heiden said. Today, the New Prague photographer is her own artist. She uses the earth and night sky as...

New breakfast-lunch spot with Czech-inspired Kolaches opens in Tavares

The restaurant, owned by Tara and Vinnie Vittoria, will specialize in kolaches, a Czech pastry popular in Texas. Cousin's Kolaches, a new breakfast and lunch spot, is opening in Tavares, Florida, in July. Both sweet and savory kolache varieties...

Public Notices - New Prague Times 8-28-25

Czech Ruling Parties Team Up Against Sovereigntists Ahead of October Elections

Leaders of the Czech Republic’s governing parties will gather in Prague on Tuesday evening, August 26th, to publicly reaffirm their refusal to enter post-election negotiations with Andrej Babiš’ ANO movement, the country’s dominant opposition...

A Wes Anderson Hotel For Real In Prague

The new W hotel in Prague pays homage to its Art Nouveau past with lavish decoration Eric Laignel/Marriott Grand Budapest Hotel, which opened in 2014, is film director Wes Anderson’s greatest homage to Europe’s Belle Epoque traditions, especially...

Prague 1 Bans E-Scooters From Nerudova Street After Accidents

Prague 1 has introduced a new measure to improve safety in one of its busiest tourist zones. Electric scooters are now banned from Nerudova Street, the road connecting Malostranské náměstí with Prague Castle, after repeated accidents involving...