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The revenues of Czech music business increased last year by 11 percent to 834 million crowns, according to a press release by the Czech branch of International Federation of Phonographic Industry.

The introduction of massively cheaper train and bus travel for Czech pensioners and students has been put back until September. The acting minister of transport says the delay is due to the fact that regional authorities are unable to meet the original deadline.

The centre of Prague will see the opening of a unique but temporary open air market introduced on plots of land across from the city’s Masaryk train station and Prague’s Florenc. Named Manifesto, the market will consist of some 20 transport containers specially-modified as design boutiques, bookshops, street food stalls and more.

Personal data protection is a hot issue these days, not just among Facebook users. Czech beekeepers are up in arms over information released by the Czech agriculture ministry, arguing that it violates their privacy and puts their business at risk.

It’s no secret that Czechs make some of the best beer in the world and also that many enjoy beer almost more than any other alcoholic or even non-alcoholic beverage. But habits appear to be changing. Last year, they consumed the least amount of beer in 50 years.

The Czech Republic and Slovakia have received a five-year exemption from the European Union which allows them to can continue with the production of the popular liquor known as ‘tuzemák’, the Czech News Agency on Tuesday.

A Czech company is flying high just two years after being created. Primoco UAV produces mid-sized unmanned aircraft used to survey oil and gas pipelines, create 3-D maps, or for monitoring borders. And over the next month it plans a stock exchange launch to fuel its development.

Czech-based anti-virus company Avast has announced plans to launch shares on the London stock exchange this year with the aim of raising around 200 million US dollars.

The future of the Czech Republic’s biggest steelmaker, Arcelor Mittal Ostrava, is at the centre of government and union worries.

Czech Republic has taken a top spot in Europe in terms of internet sales, according to data released by the research agency GfK and the Czech Confederation of Commerce and Tourism on Tuesday. More than 43 percent of technical or non-food goods in the country are currently sold online, according to the study.