LIGHT

Customers are satisfying their hunger for English books

Interest in books is on the rise, according to sales figures from Lithuanian retail chain “Maxima”. Customers purchased more than 1.2 million books in 2017, and the most intense demand for books in recent years was recorded in the first half of this year. The main reason for this trend is that books written or translated into English are immediately selling out, a press release from the retail chain states. […]

Owl Mountain
Culture

Lithuanian cinema and documentary thrive in first half of 2018

Over the first six months of this year, national cinema in Lithuania has seen a significant rise in attendance, as evidenced by box office returns: ticket sales of Lithuanian films have almost reached 60% of last year’s total (€2.6 million, compared to €4.5 million in 2017), attracting 500,000 viewers (compared to 860,000 for the whole 2017). National cinema has also increased its share in theatre programming to unprecedented 28% of the market, a significant rise from 22% last year, a press release from the Lithuanian Film Centre states. […]

D. Trump and D. Grybauskaitė
CORPORATE

President regarding Washington visit: a summit meeting of this level is happening for the first time

There are high expectations for the Washington visit, which will feature a meeting between the US and Baltic States’ presidents, because there will be talks about military, cyber and energy security, alongside other problems, President […]