Belgian scientists are worried that the Asian tiger mosquito ( Aedes albopictus ) is gaining a foothold in the country, which could lead to the spread of dengue and yellow fever. They are calling for more monitoring to prevent health problems. Scientists from Antwerp’s Institute of Tropical...

The new version of the Michelin Green Guide to Belgium recently gave three stars to the Pairi Daiza animal park in Brugelette, Hainaut province, in the south of Belgium. With the rating, Pairi Daiza joins the prestigious Guide’s list of Belgium’s 20 must-see attractions. The three stars place Pairi...

Police officers at Brussels Airport this week warn that it is too easy for terrorists to get in and out of Belgium via the airport. "Half of the security checks done with passport scanners are faulty," one agent told Het Laatste Nieuws on Tuesday. The federal police have confirmed a malfunction...

Last year there were 150,000 vinyl records sold in Belgium, for a turnover of €3.19 million. That is a tripling of record sales compared to 2010, according to figures from the Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA). Vinyl sales hit rock-bottom in 2010, with only 46,971 records sold. In 2014,...

Three dockworkers who died while cleaning out the hold of a ship in the Waasland harbour in Beveren at the weekend were the victims of toxic gases created by the coal the ship was carrying, the East Flanders prosecutor’s office has announced. The three men, all experienced dockworkers in their 50s...

Belgian daily De Morgen has won the World's Best-Designed Newspaper award. The annual Society for News Design (SND) contest this year selected De Morgen as the winner from more than 200 entries. SND, an international organisation for news media professionals and visual communicators, chose four...

The British-Belgian co-production The Missing has been nominated for three Bafta awards, including Best Actor (James Nesbitt), Best Supporting Actor (Ken Stott) and Best Drama Series. The BBC TV series was shot in Brussels and Huy and also features Belgian actors, including Titus De Voogdt (22nd of...

The coastline between De Panne and Ostend could be flooded by 2100 in response to rising sea levels, according to a report by a team of Belgian architects. This radical scenario is the most extreme of four options proposed in a study called Metropolitan Coastline 2100. The aim of the report was to...

Belgians spend on average 5.9 hours per week cooking. Women in Belgium spend more time preparing meals than men, with an average of 6.7 hours, compared to 4.8 hours for men, according to a study by market research organization GfK. For the study in 2014, GfK surveyed more than 27,000 people in 22...

Belgian theatre director Ivo Van Hove received the Laurence Olivier Award for best director during a ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London yesterday . The British theatre prize, named after actor Laurence Olivier, is one of the most prestigious awards in the theatre world. Van Hove’s...