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4 Sep 2017
Belarusian pentathletes 3rd at Kremlin Cup
The Belarusian athletes also claimed bronze at the Under 19 European Modern Pentathlon Championships in Portugal...
4 Sep 2017
East-West Chamber Orchestra to perform twice at Yuri Bashmet Festival in Minsk
The international chamber orchestra East-West Chamber Orchestra includes the best soloists from the Eastern and Western Europe, winners of the most prestigious international contests...
4 Sep 2017
Belarus, India to release postage stamp to mark 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations
The project has been organized in cooperation with the Belarusian Embassy in India...
4 Sep 2017
Chinese institute eager to make modern animation products with Belarus
The Jilin Animation Institute is a versatile institution that trains animation specialists and makes cartoons, which win international awards...
4 Sep 2017
Huawei Connect 2017 in Shanghai to present cloud service with AI
The event will be attended by the company Bel Huawei Technologies which successfully works in Belarus and effectively cooperates with Belarusian partners...
4 Sep 2017
Belarus claims gold, silver at 2017 European Rowing U23 Championships
The women’s double sculls event was won by Belarus’ Kristina Staroselets and Tatyana Klimovich, who covered the distance in 7:34.72...
4 Sep 2017
Belarusian agro-town in Sakhalin to be commissioned in summer 2018
"Belarusian specialists are responsible for the design and the construction. We are adopting the experience"...
4 Sep 2017
Three medals for Belarus at FIG World Challenge Cup 2017
Pavel Bulavsky and Ilya Yakovlev of Belarus graced the podium in the vaulting event. Pavel Bulavsky clinched silver with the total of 14,625 points. Ilya Yakovlev finished third with 14,300 points...
1 Sep 2017
Belarusian ethnographic collection donated to Kazakhstan’s National Museum
Acting Director of the National Museum of Kazakhstan Leonid Kochetov thanked Natalya Kochanova for the present...
1 Sep 2017
Belarus’ beauty through the lens of French photographers
The French photographers visited popular Belarusian tourist centers (Minsk, Mir, Nesvizh, Grodno, Brest) and some small places with picturesque sights...
1 Sep 2017
Brazilian colors in Minsk metro
At first Brazilian artists sent drawings of a metro car design to the Minsk City Hall...
1 Sep 2017
950 years of Minsk: events program
The City Day celebrations will be the culmination of the large-scale cultural program of 2017. The festival will include a tilting match reenactment, art exhibitions, presentations, music festivals and theater performances, sport competitions and marathons, public and patriotic campaigns, parades and concerts...
1 Sep 2017
Slavonic Literature Dazhynki opens in Gomel
The event has brought together the members of the unions of writers of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine and the young authors of the three countries. All in all, more than 100 authors will attend the festival...
31 Aug 2017
Belarus Events Calendar: September 2017
Holidays, festivals, exhibitions...
31 Aug 2017
Palace of Independence hosts photo exhibition of major events in Belarus’ sovereign history
The photos cover two decades in the life of the Belarusian state. They highlight significant political events of nationwide and international importance, landmark national projects...
31 Aug 2017
Poland, Belarus to promote Augustow Canal under single brand
“Belarus has great opportunities for tourism development. We note the growing interest in Poland on the part of guests from Western Europe, and we can offer them more. We therefore need to develop joint projects which could draw additional tourists to the two countries”...
31 Aug 2017
Minsk National Airport to introduce Chinese-language signage
“The passenger flow from China has surged lately. This is not only about transfers: many Chinese arrive in Belarus to visit the country. The construction of the Belarus-China industrial park Great Stone and Belarus’ tourist attractiveness in general may have played a role in this increase”...
31 Aug 2017
H.O.G. Rally Minsk 2017 scheduled for 16 September
The event is going to draw participants from Belarus, Russia, the Baltic countries, and Western Europe. The festival is in Harley-Davidson’s event calendar. A motorcycle parade will take place in the streets of Minsk...
31 Aug 2017
Athletes from Ethiopia, Kenya to join 2017 Minsk Half Marathon
According to the chairman of the Belarusian Athletics Federation, the number of foreign athletes will considerably increase...
31 Aug 2017
Belarus eager to help build national library, metro in Vietnam
The participation of Belarusian construction companies in various civil engineering projects in Vietnam was discussed during a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Vladimir Semashko.
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