A Japanese doctor, who came to Moldova four years ago to help Ukrainian refugees, abruptly changed the profile of his activity and now sells onigiri in our country. This is a Japanese dish made of fresh rice molded in the form of a triangle or a ball. Usually onigiri is filled with filling and wrapped in a sheet of dried nori seaweed.
Centralized, closed and not open on weekends, the New York Stock Exchange is emblematic of everything bitcoin was created to disrupt, The Wall Street Journal writes. Nevertheless, the 233-year-old Wall Street giant has quietly and unexpectedly become a major player in the crypto industry.
US President Donald Trump accused Iran of violating the terms of the ceasefire and again threatened Tehran with the destruction of the country’s critical infrastructure, including bridges and power plants. Iranian authorities, in turn, accused the United States of violating the truce after the U.S. military seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman.
Ferroalloy enterprises of Ukraine almost stopped exporting products according to the results of Q1 2026.
Paper products account for almost half of the waste generated by companies, but instead of recycling most of it ends up being thrown away.
The Entry/Exit System (EES), which began operating at EU borders on April 10, has caused hours-long queues at airports in six European countries.
The investigation into the explosion of the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September 2022 is still ongoing. German authorities suspect a group of Ukrainians in this sabotage, one suspect was detained in Italy and extradited to Germany. Investigative journalist Bojan Panchevski offers a new version – he claims that he personally met with the organizers and perpetrators and learned how the operation was planned and carried out.
Jeremy Allaire, CEO and co-founder of Circle Internet Group (issuer of the world’s second-largest steiblcoin USDC), said there is a “tremendous opportunity” to create a Chinese yuan-backed steiblcoin.
A luxury residential 70-story skyscraper is set to be built in Tbilisi – these are the plans of The Trump Organization, the real estate company of US President Donald Trump’s family.
Radu Savopol, the founder of the Romanian chain of 5 to go coffee shops operating in Moldova, launches a new business – a chain of establishments called Atelier Matcha.
Iran has not yet agreed to the next round of talks because of the naval blockade and excessive demands from the US.
In 2025, the number of electric and hybrid vehicles will reach approximately 87,000, an increase of more than 30% compared to 2024.
The price of the first cryptocurrency rose to $78,000 for the first time since early February. The reason for the positive dynamics was the statement of Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who announced the opening of the Strait of Hormuz.
American President Donald Trump yesterday formulated two ultimatums at once. First, he announced that he had banned Israel from bombing Lebanon, and soon wrote on his social network Truth Social that NATO should “stay out” of the unblocked Strait of Hormuz.
US President Donald Trump reacted to the announced opening of the Strait of Hormuz and thanked the Iranian leadership in a post on his Truth Social platform.
Moldova plans to increase defense spending to 1% of GDP by 2030. They are now about 0.58% to 0.65% of gross domestic product, up from 0.3% in 2020.
In early April 2026, the international agency Moody’s Ratings upgraded Moldova’s long-term sovereign credit rating from B3 to B2 with a “stable” outlook. This decision, which became the highest rating in the last 25 years, caused a lot of enthusiastic comments from the country’s authorities.
Bitcoin traded near $74,700 in Asian morning hours on Friday, down 0.4% in 24 hours but up 3.5% for the week as a 10-day rally in global stock markets paused ahead of the expiration of a truce between the U.S. and Iran next week.
The National Energy Regulatory Agency (NERA) has set new maximum fuel prices that will be in effect from April 18-21.
An active group of smugglers involved in the transportation of goods between Moldova and Romania was dismantled thanks to information provided by the Romanian border police, leading to the arrest of four suspects and the confiscation of thousands of packs of cigarettes.
