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30 Aug 2017
Production of huge picture near Minsk National Airport explained
The entire picture occupies 410x460 meters. It is visible from the aircraft, which are landing or taking off. MTZ’s most powerful tractor Belarus-4522 (460hp) as well as a Belarus-82 and a Belarus-320 worked for two weeks on this high-precision project...
30 Aug 2017
Belarus team chief for Pyeongchang Winter Olympics named
The Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang will take place on 9-25 February 2018...
30 Aug 2017
Athletes of 45 states to compete in 2017 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships
Belarus will field eight athletes: Yekaterina Galkina, Alina Gornosko, Anna Gaidukevich, Mariya Kotyak, Margarita Ovadinskaya, Anastasia Rybakova, Anna Shvaiba and Arina Tsitsilina...
30 Aug 2017
Vitebsk school to launch Polish language program
The school administration plans to establish close cooperation with Polish educational institutions interested in the initiative, to launch student exchange programs, and carry out joint scientific and cultural projects...
30 Aug 2017
Mogilev to host international pop song festival on 22-29 October
A concert of foreign and domestic jazz stars will surely deliver vivid impressions during the festival. It will feature Olga Pirags (Latvia), Quentin Moore (USA), the vocal quartet Minsk Voices and Premier Orchestra (Belarus)...
30 Aug 2017
Belarus’ Rakov to host festival of cultures 10 September
The program will comprise the presentations of Belarusian, Polish, Lithuanian and Jewish cultures...
29 Aug 2017
France to host Belarusian, Chinese art exhibitions in 2018
On 21-29 August an international art competition was held in the communes of Giverny and Lyons-la-Foret, Normandy, with the assistance of the Confederation of Art Unions of Belarus...
29 Aug 2017
Minsk-Bishkek interstate linkup scheduled for 31 August
The linkup will discuss cooperation between Belarus and Kyrgyzstan within the Eurasian Economic Union, the implementation of joint trade, economic and humanitarian projects, culture and traditions of the two countries...
28 Aug 2017
Belarusian State University exhibits over 20 R&D solutions in Mozambique
The Belarusian exhibition features medicines and medical equipment, chemical substances and materials used in agriculture and in environmental protection, and also a multipurpose aerial multispectral system...
28 Aug 2017
Belarus among winners of Slavic culture festival in Estonia
“Belarusian participants won prizes in all three categories of the Svetoch festival: music, dance, arts and crafts"...
28 Aug 2017
Belarusian Summer festival held in Moscow
Catherine’s Park of Moscow became a place of the Belarusian history, culture and traditions...
26 Aug 2017
Belarusian defense company wins Best Exhibition award at Army 2017 expo
The scale of the event which was once a newcomer proves that it has turned into one of the world’s leading military expos, with the record-breaking exhibition area and eventful scientific, business, and exhibition programs...
26 Aug 2017
25 Aug 2017
Lukashenko promises free rinks for ice hockey teams in Belarus
“As far as I understand, there have never been any problems with ice rinks. You will get as many of them as you need anytime. We are considering providing them to ice hockey teams for free as a gift from the government. For children’s sports schools and any teams”...
24 Aug 2017
Vanessa Kolodinskaya claims gold at 2017 World Wrestling Championships
The Belarusian has brought the first gold to her country at the current sport forum...
24 Aug 2017
Delegations from 16 foreign cities to attend Minsk’s 950th anniversary celebrations
Minsk City Day is traditionally celebrated on the second weekend of September. This year Minsk will mark the 950th anniversary from the first mentioning in the Primary Chronicle...
24 Aug 2017
Belarus’ Academy of Sciences drafts program for next year’s international space congress
International congresses of the Association of Space Explorers are held every year and gather cosmonauts and astronauts, representatives of research institutions and national space agencies...
24 Aug 2017
Vitebsk strengthens cultural ties with Germany’s Nuremberg
Vitebsk is hosting Wolfgang Oppelt, an expert at the Council of Senior Experts of Germany, Doctor of Arts...
24 Aug 2017
Belarusian scientists to gather for congress in autumn
“In the autumn we will organize the congress together with our scientists: academicians, doctors and candidates of science,” Alexander Lukashenko said at a plenary session of the Nationwide Conference on Teaching...
23 Aug 2017
Belavia to sell tickets at discount on 24 August
The special offer starts at 00:01Minsk time and finishes at 23:59 on 24 August. Tickets will be sold on the website belavia.by only...
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