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Czech manufacturer develops new military jet trainer

L-169 Advanced Jet Trainer is upgrade of L-39 Albatros. Manufacturer Aero Vodochody hopes to regain prestige abroad

New York Times: Chinese hackers obtained access to foreign ministries of Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Hungary, Latvia and Portugal

Draft 2014 budget with EUR 4.1 billion deficit (around 3 percent of Czech GDP) was prepared by outgoing technocratic government

Czech air force will sell 28 L-159 fighter jets to US company Draken International, which provides training to US military pilots

David Ondracka, director of Czech branch of corruption watchdog Transparency International, suggested for post of interior minister

Anonymous phone call claimed that terrorists armed with bomb were aboard Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to Czech capital Prague

Roman Houska, influential member of left-wing CSSD, was shot dead on Monday 18 November at around 7 PM CET in front of his home in Chomutov

Roman Houska, influential member of left-wing CSSD, was shot dead on Monday 18 November at around 7 PM CET in front of his home in Chomutov

Visa requirements for Czech citizens were implemented by Canada in 2009 in response to growing number of asylum requests by Czech Romas

Czech central bank CNB says weaker currency will help economy, but critics including former and current presidents disagree

Czech Military Intelligence: Chinese spies in Czech Republic operate under diplomatic cover and focus on political-economic sphere

Czech investment company PPF has agreed with Spain's Telefonica to buy 66 percent stake in Telefonica Czech Republic for EUR 2.5 billion

Supreme Court allows prosecution to bring criminal charges against ex-Prime Minister Necas for "bribing" lawmakers with lucrative posts

CSSD faces split between pro-president wing and party chairman loyalists, both camps want to lead coalition talks with other parties

With 99.9 % of vote counted, CSSD is leading with 20.5 % of votes. ANO 2011 is coming up second (18.7%) and Communist Party (KSCM) third (14.9%)

Czech left-wing parties promise to raise taxes for rich and companies while their right-wing rivals vow to fight tax dodging

Czech president cautiously asks for Tymoshenko's release from prison. Czech MEP said ex-Ukrainian PM's medical condition is serious

Czech President Zeman said that Czech authorities know location of two women kidnapped in Pakistan in March and negotiations are ongoing

Czech Labor Minister Konicek insulted reporter who asked him about his previous involvement with bearer-share and offshore companies

Five former executives of MUS coal company found guilty of fraud, money laundering and other crimes during company's 1999 privatization