* **April 1st - China, Japan, and South Korea agree to confront US tariffs and strive to strengthen trade ties** - China, Japan, and South Korea have agreed to coordinate their response to US tariffs, according to an account on social media linked to China's state-run CCTV. (More details [here](https://www.gnews.cz/cs_cz/politika/cina-japonsko-a-jizni-korea-se-dohodly-ze-budou-celit-americkym-clum-a-usiluji-o-posileni-obchodnich-vazeb/)) * **April 1st - Le Pen sentenced to four years in prison and a five-year ban from holding office** - PARIS, March 31st. Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Rally's parliamentary group, was sentenced to four years in prison and an immediate five-year ban from holding office by a Paris court in a case involving parliamentary assistants. (More details [here](https://www.gnews.cz/cs_cz/tema/le-penova-odsouzena-ke-ctyrem-letum-vezeni-a-petiletemu-zakazu-cinnosti-ve-volbach/)) * **April 2nd - Viktor Orbán: Brussels is preparing for war, Hungary will remain on the side of peace** - BUDAPEST – (MTI) Brussels is preparing for war, but war is not imminent, and Hungary will remain on the side of peace, said Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday in the "Good Morning Hungary" program on Kossuth Radio, referring to a proposal by the European Commission to provide EU citizens with a 72-hour emergency reserve. (More details [here](https://www.gnews.cz/cs_cz/politika/viktor-orban-brusel-se-pripravuje-na-valku-madarsko-zustane-na-strane-miru/)) * **April 3rd - Israeli leader Netanyahu visits Hungary, despite international arrest warrant** - BUDAPEST – (KAP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Hungary on Wednesday to meet with the Hungarian nationalist prime minister, despite an international arrest warrant issued against the Israeli leader due to the war in the Gaza Strip. (More details [here](https://www.gnews.cz/cs_cz/politika/izraelsky-vudce-netanjahu-navstivi-madarsko-vzdor-mezinarodnimu-zatykaci/)) * **April 4th - Daily economic news from the Czech Republic: J&T Banka, EXPO, Genesis Capital, Brano Group, Koh-i-noor, Apple (April 4, 2025)** - Czech companies continue to expand into foreign markets. Brano Group, a multinational group with production facilities in Detroit, South Africa, and China, among others, has appointed Václav Juříček, son of the founder, Pavel Juříček, as its new CEO. Pavel Juříček will continue to oversee the company's investment activities and hydrogen projects. (More details [here](https://www.gnews.cz/cs_cz/ekonomika/denni-ekonomicke-zpravy-z-ceske-republiky-jt-banka-expo-genesis-capital-brano-group-koh-i-noor-apple-4-4-2025/)) * **April 5th - Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin ties Wayne Gretzky's record for most goals scored** - WASHINGTON, April 5th. Russian superstar forward and captain of the Washington Capitals, Alexander Ovechkin, tied Canadian forward Wayne Gretzky's record for most goals scored in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season. Ovechkin scored twice in a home game against Chicago (5-3). (More details [here](https://www.gnews.cz/cs_cz/tema/kapitan-washingtonu-capitals-alexandr-oveckin-vyrovnal-rekord-kanadskeho-utocnika-wayna-gretzkyho-v-poctu-vstrelenych-branek/))*April 6th - Russian cancer vaccine will be free of charge – leading oncologist. Its introduction into widespread use is planned for the beginning of 2025. MOSCOW – Russia has developed its own mRNA vaccine against cancer, which will be distributed to patients completely free of charge, according to Andrey Kaprin, Director General of the Radiological Medical Research Center of the Russian Ministry of Health, in an interview with the radio station Rossija. (More here)

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