On 20 August 2013, history was made as the national football teams of Afghanistan and Pakistan played a friendly match in Kabul at the Afghan Football Federation (AFF) stadium, just two days prior to the start of the Roshan Afghan Premier League’s (RAPL) 2013 tournament, reports NATO TV.
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Arobs Transilvania expects to sell 12,500 tablets in 2013
Romanian company Arobs Transilvania Software, a provider of software which sells various electronic devices under its own brand Smailo, estimates it may sell up to 12,500 PC tablets under its own brand in 2013, writes local paper Ziarul Financiar citing the company’s marketing director Camelia Iusan-Cocis. The company has just released two tablets under its Smailo brand, namely Smailo Web Energy 8 and Smailo Web Energy 9.7, which are powered by Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS and have 8-inch and 9.7-inch touchscreens. The first costs RON 649, while the second is offered at RON 899 in Arobs’ partner stores.
Read MoreViitorul ‘keeper Cosmin Vatca loses control, gets sent off & concedes a penalty against CFR Cluj
The man between the sticks has an unenviable job – receiving little praise for keeping the opposing strikers at bay and always susceptible to criticism with just one costly error.
Read MoreDiego Milito targets Juventus clash for injury return
The Argentina forward confesses to being frustrated at missing the start of the season after damaging knee ligaments in February, but hopes to be ready to face the Bianconeri
Read MoreRomania’s Banca Transilvania keeps profit steady six months into 2013
Romanian lender Banca Transilvania reported a stagnating profit in the first half of this year, of some EUR 41 million, while its assets were up 2 percent, to some EUR 6.8 billion.
Read MoreFarmec cosmetics sales up 16 pct. in Q1, 2013
Romanian Farmec cosmetics maker of Cluj Napoca (central west) scored sales by 16 percent higher in the first six months of 2013 than over the same time span, last year, the figures confirming the Company’s annual growth trend, informs release sent to Agerpres.
Read MoreSt. George Slaying the Dragon in Prague
By Bogdan Florescu, The Epoch TimesThere’s always something special in the air every time we get across a statue of St. George slaying the dragon. Its compositions are some of the most dynamic, alive, and tense. They inspire us with his heroism, determination, and will to save the people from that bad dragon.
Read MoreVictor Ponta: I hope a motorway linking Muntenia to Transilvania and Moldova to be ready in next five years
Prime Minister Victor Ponta said, on Friday, in a press conference in Sibiu (center), that he hopes, in five years time, when Romania will celebrate a century since the Great Union, to have a motorway connecting Muntenia (south) to Transilvania (center-west) and Transilvania to Moldova (east).
Read MoreFormer Romanian mayor gets jail sentence for bribery over public bid favor
The former mayor of Romanian city Cluj – Napoca Sorin Apostu was recently sentenced to three years and six months in jail with execution for several corruption crimes. His wife also got three years in jail as an accomplice, but with parole possibility, and the businessman Călin Stoia, who bribed the mayor, was acquitted.
Read MoreSurvey: Banks and technology companies, among most attractive employers for Romanian graduates
Romanian lender Banca Comerciala Romana (BCR), BRD group and Banca Transilvania make the top third most attractive employers in Romania, according to a recent barometer by Trendence. For engineering, Continental, Microsoft and Dacia Renault make the top 3.
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