Western Ukraine tries to woo foreign ... Apr 4, 2007
When Jabil came to Uzhhorod in 2004, the company operated out of tiny quarters. Now, the company leases half of a modern factory and employs 1,200 people. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Revving upNew EU neighbours fuel investment boom in western Ukraine Jan 31, 2007
At Uzhhorod University, a class of students are improving their English skills at a discussion club. Most of them though are not planning to leave Ukraine; instead they hope to work for international companies. (BBC News -- Business)
Chef makes wedding gown with cream puffs Oct 17, 2006
Baker Valentyn Shtefano and his bride Viktoriya show off her wedding gown, which Shtefano made out of flour, eggs, sugar and caramel in the western Ukrainian city of Uzhhorod in Aug. 27, 2006 ... UZHHOROD, Ukraine - Valentyn Shtefano's pastries were known for attracting stares and giggles as well as lip-smacking murmurs ... "Nowhere in Uzhhorod have I seen things like this.". (Seacoast New Hampshire)
How to Overcome Nymphomania Oct 13, 2006
UZHHOROD, Ukraine (AP) 's pastries were known for attracting stares, giggles and lip-smacking murmurs of "yum" in this western Ukrainian city ... "At first glance, it's really a surprise; I didn't even believe it was a cake," said Olha Nemyataya of Uzhhorod, who sampled some of Shtefano's new deserts at a pizzeria on a recent Friday night ... "Nowhere in Uzhhorod have I seen things like this.". (Fox News)
This wedding dress is a real cream puff Oct 13, 2006
UZHHOROD, Ukraine -- Valentyn Shtefano's pastries were known for attracting stares and giggles as well as lip-smacking murmurs ... Nowhere in Uzhhorod have I seen things like this ... At first, it was even a little embarrassing,'' Viktoriya Shtefano said of the dress she wore to the couple's reception in August at Uzhhorod's 1,200-year-old castle. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
Bridal dress truly takes the cake Oct 13, 2006
UZHHOROD, Ukraine - Valentyn Shtefano's pastries were known for attracting stares and giggles as well as lip-smacking murmurs ... "Nowhere in Uzhhorod have I seen things like this." ... "At first, it was even a little embarrassing," Viktoriya said of the dress she wore to the couple's reception in August at Uzhhorod's 1,200-year-old castle. (Buffalo News -- National)
STORIES OF SURVIVAL: Sixty-one years later, they can speak of it Apr 23, 2006
She grew up near the city of Uzhhorod, in a turbulent corner of Czechoslovakia that became part of Hungary in 1938, went under Russian control after World War II and is today part of Ukraine. "We had about 30 percent of Jewish people in that 40,000 population town. The neighbors were very much integrated. There were no ghettoes. We were all friends," she recalls. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Business)
Yushchenko praises gas accords with Russia Jan 8, 2006
"What is becoming relevant is pipelines between Bohorodchany and Uzhhorod, between Novopskov and Uzhhorod, and between Alexandrov Gai and Novopskov," he said. "I believe the issue of a Caspian European gas pipeline from Central Asia through Ukraine to European markets is also relevant today," Yushchenko said. (Interfax)
