The international tourism fair in Hungary opened at the Hungexpo fairgrounds in Budapest, capital city, with the presence of a Cuban delegation, headed by David Lobaina, representative for Central Europe of the Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR).

Cuba will be the guest of honor at two major events to be held this year in Argentina: the 46th International Book Fair and the 25th Latin American International Tourism Fair.

The outstanding Spanish singer-songwriter Alex Ubago will perform for the first time in Cuba, as he will be one of the special guests at the 10th edition of the Festival Un Puente hacia La Habana (A Bridge to Havana), to be held April 26 to May 10 this year.

Acosta Danza, a company founded and directed by Cuban dancer Carlos Acosta, will perform from today until April 11, in cities in the United Kingdom, invited by the Dance Consortium, an association of 20 major theaters that seeks to bring the best of international choreographic art to that country.

With a varied program of presentations, workshops, tours and other actions, the 6th Pista Joven International Circus Festival will start in Havana, March 2-6.

Puerto Rican singer Victor Manuelle recognized the great influence of Cuban musicians on all artists who produce salsa, as he closed the 5th International Salsa Festival in Havana, Prensa Latina reported.

The economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the U.S. government against Cuba for almost six decades ago hinders the academic exchange of the University of Pinar del Rio (Western Cuba) Hermanos Saiz Montes de Oca with institutions around the world.

Cuban intellectual Eusebio Leal, historian of the city of Havana, received at the headquarters of the Apostolic Nunciature the accrediting diploma and the gown corresponding to his status as Doctor Honoris Causa in Legal Sciences and History of Law of the Pontifical Lateran University.

Batswana Dowz Academy and Cuban Educational Scientific Exchange Company sign a cooperation agreement in general and special education that includes professors from the Caribbean island in that African country.

Jorge Luis Perdomo Di-Lella, minister of communications, explained on Thursday on the TV program Mesa Redonda the progress of Cuba in the computerization field, and the challenges of the communications sector in the current scenario of pressures against the country.

With a selection of films included in the new trends of Japanese cinema, a contemporary Japanese film exhibition will be held at the Multi-Cinema Infanta, in Havana, from January 15 to 19, hosted by the Japanese Embassy to Cuba and the Cuban Film Institute.

Acosta Danza, with the performance and general direction of Carlos Acosta, made its debut in Chile, at the Municipal Theater of Las Condes.

Famous Cuban singer Cimafunk and his band will host Getting Funky in Havana, a cultural exchange with musicians from New Orleans and Cuba, to be held as part of the activities of the 35th edition of the Havana International Jazz Festival 2020.

Viengsay Valdés, prima ballerina of the Cuban National Ballet (BNC), was appointed director of that prestigious company by Cuban Minister of Culture Alpidio Alonso.