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Sat, 16 Jan 2021 18:59:43 +0300
Belarusian paper mill Spartak upgrades wastepaper utilization
The investment project has been implemented with assistance of the state enterprise in charge of recycling secondary material resources. This enterprise allocated over Br16 million while Spartak appropriated Br0.7 million.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 18:48:48 +0300
Lukashenko: In order to survive, we have to tear off masks and call things the way we see them
Aleksandr Lukashenko noted: “It is not the time to be delicate although it contradicts our national character. In order to survive, we have to tear off masks and call things the way we see them. The beautiful word ‘fake' is nothing but common lie...

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 18:22:41 +0300
Housing construction for large families in full swing in Minsk in 2021
“If we continue moving as fast, we will soon begin building homes for people in need of better housing on general terms, including employees of specific companies and enterprises,” Dmitry Mikulenok said.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 17:54:16 +0300
Lukashenko: Belarusians have lived through many trials and have taken their fate into their hands
Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that some of the guests of today's festivities are always in the limelight due to the nature of their work while some people had to come out before the public and boldly and openly express their civil stance.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 17:33:13 +0300
Lukashenko: Despite humble place on the map Belarus can afford pursuing an independent policy
“This year has forced us to look at the world and at our place in it with very wide open eyes. On the one hand, 2020 put masks on us. On the other hand, it removed and tore off masks from some. We came to know each other better,” the head of stat...

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 17:09:16 +0300
Three new Minsk metro stations expected to open in mid-2023
The official said: “This year we will continue building the stations we've started building already in the direction of Slutsk. We don't intend to move towards the center of the city for now. We are going to work exactly on the investments we have ...

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 16:56:03 +0300
Opinion: Belarus has made a great step forward under Aleksandr Lukashenko's rule
Belarus Presidential Aide Valery Belsky said this at the training seminar to discuss topical issues of social, economic and political development of the Republic of Belarus at the Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President of t...

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 16:38:53 +0300
Belarusian futsal championship: VRZ move up to second
The second half of the championship will kick off on 23 January.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 16:30:11 +0300
Plans to assemble MTZ tracked tractors in Russia's Bashkortostan
The Ufa-based enterprise assembles 80hp and 130hp MTZ tractors. MTZ supplies tractor assembly kits as part of a direct contract with 100% payment in advance.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 16:21:13 +0300
KHL: Dinamo Minsk edged by Avtomobilist
HC Dinamo Minsk lost to HC Avtomobilist in the KHL regular-season match 1-2 in Minsk on 15 January.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 15:56:35 +0300
Vaccination of frontline health workers launched in Belarus
The Healthcare Ministry noted that it is a common global practice to start vaccination from healthcare workers. The Healthcare Ministry has distributed the vaccines across the regions depending on applications of healthcare institutions. The cold cha...

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 15:25:00 +0300
Swans rescued from frozen Vitba River
The rescued birds were handed over to a local zoo where they will spend winter and will be released back into the wild afterwards.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 15:23:17 +0300
Grodno Oblast exports over 100,000 batches of goods in 2020
In particular, in 2020 more than 25 million tonnes of export commodities worth $1.4 billion were transported through the checkpoints operated by the Grodno Regional Customs Office. The foreign trade surplus amounted to $509 million by the end of the ...

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 14:57:51 +0300
Belarusian energy enterprises brace for possible breakdowns due to frosty weather
The national energy system has undergone repairs of electric and thermal equipment, power grids, and heating pipelines in order to ensure reliable operation during winter.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 14:46:30 +0300
Belarus takes six diplomas at team olympiad in informatics in Saint Petersburg
Three teams of the BSU Lyceum took diplomas at the All-Russian Team Olympiad in Informatics. Team of the Mozyr Club of Young Firefighters also won a first-degree diploma. Two third-degree diplomas were awarded to teams from Gomel.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 14:14:46 +0300
EWBL: BC Horizont solve Kibirkstis-MRU 70-62
The leader of preliminary group B HC Horizont Minsk secured a 70-62 win over Kibirkstis-MRU Vilnius.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 13:43:10 +0300
Belarus seeks to increase electricity use by households
“This program will facilitate the use of electricity for heating and hot water supply both in the existing housing stock and in new homes,” the press service explained.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 13:19:38 +0300
Belarus' COVID-19 latest: 1,933 new cases, 2,176 recoveries
The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 223,537 cases. A total of 206,676 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 13:13:00 +0300
Freezing Vitebsk
Temperatures have dipped to -19C across Vitebsk, Belarus.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 12:59:00 +0300
Opinion: Belarusian People's Congress is a form of direct democracy
The Belarusian People's Congress is materialization of direct and outright democracy, Professor Valery Bainev, Doctor of Economics at Belarusian State University, said in an interview with the SB. Belarus Segodnya newspaper, BelTA has learned.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 12:26:05 +0300
Meshaal Al Attiyah: Qatar is proud of relations with Belarus
The State of Qatar is proud of the outstanding level of relations between the two friendly countries. According to the diplomat, since diplomatic relations were established in 1996, the bilateral cooperation has marked several important milestones in...

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 11:52:37 +0300
Belarus wins 25 medals at Zhautykov Olympiad in Kazakhstan
Stanislau Damasevich from the Mozyr Club of Young Firefighters won a gold medal and showed the best result among participants from Belarus. Andrei Kastsiany from Gomel Gymnasium №51 and Dzianis Lahunou from the BSU Lyceum also took gold medals.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 11:05:20 +0300
Opinion: Government that cannot defend itself and its citizens is worthless
The government should be able to defend itself and its citizens, otherwise it is worthless, Director – Editor-in-Chief of the Belarus Segodnya publishing house Dmitry Zhuk said.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 10:20:42 +0300
Opinion: Controlled chaos creates opportunities to buy everything on the cheap
"A controlled chaos creates ample opportunities to to buy everything on the cheap: banks, industries and entire states, which we see happen in every color revolution," Vladimir Pertsov said.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 09:42:24 +0300
Two-month supply of PPE now in Minsk stockpile
A two-month supply of personal protective equipment or PPE is now in stockpile of Minsk's healthcare facilities, BelTA learned from Belarusian Professional Union of Healthcare Workers.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 09:15:47 +0300
Belarus, Azerbaijan discuss schedule of bilateral visits at highest and high levels
Special consideration was given to trade and economic cooperation and its results in 2020. The parties exchanged information on the measures taken in the two countries to counter the spread of COVID-19.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 09:00:48 +0300
Lukashenko: Belarus ready to support new projects with participation of Qatari investors
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko sent greetings to Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of the State of Qatar, as the countries celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 19:57:59 +0300
Business platforms of Expo 2020 Dubai now available to guests, participants
The National Marketing Center will arrange a webinar on 19 January to present the online platforms before participants of the Belarusian exposition and exporters, who are interested in penetrating the market of the United Arab Emirates and the Persia...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 19:42:21 +0300
New FEZ Vitebsk resident company to make special hydraulic press equipment
The company operates in Polotsk and specializes in designing and making special hydraulic presses for general engineering enterprises, railway enterprises, and defense industry enterprises.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 19:37:17 +0300
Union State MPs to discuss draft concept on approximating Belarusian, Russian laws on 20 January
Representatives of the Standing Committee of the Union State of Belarus and Russia, representatives of ministries and government agencies of Belarus and Russia will participate in the session in addition to the Union State MPs.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 19:20:42 +0300
Br268m spent by Belarus' Development Bank to support private SMEs in 2020
A total of 1,168 projects were financed. Projects involving manufacturing accounted for 37.4% of the total. Those enterprises make lighting equipment, window and door frames, wooden civil engineering structures, tinned food.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 19:12:19 +0300
Belarus' central bank keeps suspending liquidity regulation operations
The central bank will support liquidity of commercial banks by arranging monthly auctions to lend money for six months. The actions will take place on the first day of the reserve requirements fulfillment period.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 19:00:28 +0300
Plans to build PET bottle recycling plant in Pinsk District
Ekoprodshina Director Vladimir Golyshak noted: “According to our estimates, we will need about Br2 million to implement the project, including up to Br800,000 to buy the equipment. The main investor is our founding company – Brestmiasomolprom Con...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 18:38:35 +0300
Real money income of Belarusians up 4.4% in January-November 2020
Salaries accounted for 64.8% of the total money income, revenues from doing business and other gainful activities – 7.4%, transfers to the population (pensions, welfare benefits, scholarships, and other kinds) - 22.9%, property income and other ki...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 18:07:32 +0300
Belarus, Armenia announce competition of joint S&T projects
The competition of joint S&T projects is held in accordance with the agreement between the governments of Belarus and Armenia on cooperation in science and technology of 31 October 2000.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:58:44 +0300
FTUB's initiative to raise salaries for many real sector workers in Belarus
The source reminded that this Council of Ministers resolution allows raising salaries in state organizations and organizations, in which charter capital the state share exceeds 50%, only if the ratio of labor productivity growth to the salary exceeds...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:51:09 +0300
Agricultural output up by 4.9% in Belarus in 2020
Agricultural output by all types of agricultural producers (agricultural companies, private farms, subsidiary plots) amounted to Br22.9 billion in 2020, up by 4.9% in comparable prices over 2019.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:19:59 +0300
Dakar 2021: Vishneuski 4th in final stage
The Belarusian crew covered 447km in 2:36.55, 4.28 behind the winner, Martin Macik of the Czech's Big Shock Racing Team (2:32.27). Russia's Anton Shibalov came in second, 1.00 back. Third was Russia's Dmitry Sotnikov, 2.04 back.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:19:54 +0300
Over 55% of export declarations cleared automatically by Vitebsk branch of Belarus' Customs in 2020
The introduction of modern information technologies has allowed increasing the volume of shipments of goods, which are cleared automatically. The volume of exported goods has quadrupled while the volume of imports into the territory the Vitebsk branc...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:10:02 +0300
Giant pandas in wildlife park in China
Giant pandas Gong Gong and Shun Shun enjoy cold weather at the Hainan Tropical Wildlife Park and Botanical Garden in Haikou.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 16:41:33 +0300
Belarus' Development Bank to lend up to $1.8m to Minsk National Airport for investment projects
In 2021, the airport will get up to $1.6 million for the project to build the second runway and the necessary auxiliary facilities. Another $200,000 will be allocated for the renovation of the Orsha airfield.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 16:07:00 +0300
Spell of cold weather grips Belarus
Biting cold weather is forecast to persist in Belarus until the middle of next week.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 15:46:42 +0300
Grodno customs clears transit goods in less than 10 minutes
In 2020, Grodno customs officers cleared over 12 million tonnes of goods going through the transit checkpoints. Over 90% of them were cleared in less than 10 minutes.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 14:37:51 +0300
Belarus reports 1,941 new COVID-19 cases, 2,054 recoveries in past 24 hours
The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 221,604 cases. A total of 204,500 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 14:26:41 +0300
Opinion: Ukraine's stance on Belarus is dictated by outside forces
Konstantin Kurylev said: “Ukraine has never been independent. Events of 2014 were actually the final step in making Ukraine a state, which is controlled by outside forces. One should bear it in mind from the point of view of building relations with...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 13:44:29 +0300
More Belarusian light industry companies use BUCE exchange services to sell their products
In 2020, BUCE posted more than 70,000 transactions in industrial and consumer goods worth a total of Br430 million, which was up by 6% over 2019.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 13:06:10 +0300
NBRB head: The banking system remains stable
The official said: “Respectively the profitability of the regulatory capital has dropped by two percentage points. But as a matter of principle the 8.9% profitability of the banking sector is quite a good profitability for the sake of ensuring stab...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:25:06 +0300
Belarus, Egypt discuss cooperation in IT
Ambassador of Belarus to Egypt Sergei Terentiev met with Egypt's Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat. The parties noted that Belarus-Egypt cooperation in advanced technologies has great prospects.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 11:55:46 +0300
Belarusian banks encouraged to finance real economy
The banking system needs to finance the real economy sector maintaining a healthy balance, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he heard out reports by Chairman of the Board of the National Bank Pavel Kallaur and Presidential Aide Valery Be...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 11:49:41 +0300
Belarus urged to learn to confront sanctions
“You need to understand that all sorts of sanctions are purely political things. There are no grounds for them. We have done nothing to be targeted by sanctions," the Belarusian head of state said.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 11:33:27 +0300
Lukashenko: Price stability is a priority
Stable prices are of paramount importance in Belarus, President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he heard out reports by Chairman of the Board of the National Bank Pavel Kallaur and Presidential Aide Valery Belsky on 15 January.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 11:30:13 +0300
Eurasian strategy 2025 designed to boost EAEU non-resource export by quarter
This document will help us increase import substitution in the Eurasian Economic Union by at least 10-12% and non-resource export by 22-25% to third countries,” Mikhail Myasnikovich noted.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 11:25:24 +0300
Opinion: Belarus is a country of opportunities
Belarus is a country of opportunities for young people who can fulfill their potential and achieve their goals here, Chairman of the Youth Parliament at Belarus' National Assembly Yegor Makarevich told the ONT TV channel.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 10:49:57 +0300
Belintersat-1 satellite provides services to over 200 TV channel, radio stations
Belarus continues the development of its satellite communications system. In Q4 2020, DRECrypt content management and protection equipment was put into operation at the ground control complex located in the village of Stankovo, Dzerzhinsk District.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 10:10:25 +0300
Prospects for setting up China-Belarus innovation center discussed
Consul General of Belarus to Guangzhou Andrei Popov paid a visit to Foshan Industrial Technology Research Institute in Guangdong Province, China.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:45:09 +0300
EWBL: Horizont defeat Nika
On 14 January BC Tsmoki Minsk lost to TTT Riga 61-82, Kibirkstis-MRU Vilnius defeated BC Olimpia Grodno 61-45.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:21:03 +0300
Lukashenko signs new codes on administrative liability into law
The new codes are aimed at liberalizing administrative responsibility and simplifying the procedure for bringing legal entities and individuals to administrative responsibility.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:00:39 +0300
Postal services of Belarus, Armenia to expand cooperation
The parties discussed the status and prospects for cooperation between the postal services, including the possibility of concluding a bilateral interagency agreement on tariffs and multidisciplinary cooperation, as well as issues related to philateli...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 21:16:00 +0300
The New Year's Story musical evening in Vitebsk
The orchestra performed under the baton of its art director Vladimir Belyavsky.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:56:56 +0300
New automobile sales 18% down in Belarus in 2020
Aleksandr Sidorevich said: “The previous year gave us certain hopes – 65,000 vehicles. Since the figure went down to 53,500 in 2020, it is definitely a fall.” The figure is roughly on par with sales in 2018. In his opinion, the capacity of the ...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:38:22 +0300
Common approaches to education in Belarus, Cuba pointed out
Igor Karpenko said: “I am very pleased to be here. You and I are connected by friendship of many years. Although the nationwide New Year charity campaign Our Children is officially over, our communication with students has become a permanent thing....

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:20:30 +0300
Plans to shut down all small solid municipal waste landfills in Belarus in 2021
The official said: “We have to decommission all the small landfills in 2021. It has to be done because they occupy considerable territories, represent a source of pollution of adjacent forests and other ecosystems."

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:16:05 +0300
Meetings with heads of Austrian, U.S. diplomatic missions in Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Sergei Aleinik and Aloisia Worgetter discussed the state and prospects of advancement of Belarus-Austria cooperation in various spheres. They reaffirmed the interest of the sides in continuing the constructive dialogue.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 18:47:30 +0300
Dakar 2021: Vishneuski third in Stage 11
The Belarusian crew covered 598km in 4:51.31, 4.53 behind the winner, Anton Shibalov of Russia's KAMAZ-Master Team (4:46.38). Russia's Airat Mardeev came in second, 4.13 back.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 18:47:06 +0300
High-Level Group of Belarus, Russia to hold video conference on 21 January
The High-Level Group will also review the draft agendas of the next meetings of the Council of Ministers and the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Belarus and Russia.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 18:36:44 +0300
Belarus President scholarships awarded to 69 graduate students
Among them are representatives of technical, physics, mathematical, biological, chemical, medical, agricultural, economic, humanitarian sciences and sport.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 18:27:11 +0300
Belarus' BelGee plans to sell 15,000-20,000 cars in Russia in 2021
"The shareholders will approve the annual plan in March. We forecast the sales in the range of 15,000 to 20,000. Contracts have been signed for 15,000," Gennady Svidersky said.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 18:22:05 +0300
More Belarusian hospitals supplied with CT scanners as part of COVID-19 response
CT scanners were delivered to hospitals in Lida, Nesvizh, and Novogrudok on 14 January. They were purchased by the Healthcare Ministry using the loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 18:05:01 +0300
Commodity exchange, investment agency to team up to attract foreign business to Belarus
BUCE and NAIP plan to hold joint business events in Belarus and abroad to promote exchange trading tools and strengthen the country's trade and investment potential.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 17:36:58 +0300
Plans to put forward youth initiatives at Belarusian People's Congress
“It is very responsible and exciting to take part in an important event, which evaluates the development of the country over the previous 5 years and determines the course of its development for the new five-year period,” said the delegate.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 17:20:18 +0300
Air force, air defense exercise in progress in Belarus
The officer said: “Yesterday I instructed commanding officers of army units to bring their units to a higher readiness state. They were instructed to move to designated locations and protect specified installations against the simulated enemy's aer...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 17:13:52 +0300
CSTO intends to strengthen cooperation with CIS, SCO
"The Permanent Council considered and finalized the draft resolution of the CSTO Collective Security Council on measures to strengthen cooperation with the CIS and the SCO. Work on the document will continue at the next meetings of the council," the...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:44:12 +0300
Negotiations in progress on ENSREG experts' visit to Belarusian nuclear power plant in February
The source confirmed that negotiations are in progress. The visit is supposed to take place in February 2021 as part of a peer review of the national action plan resulting from stress tests of the Belarusian nuclear power plant.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:35:56 +0300
Lukashenko sends condolences over death of Belarusian artist Leonid Shchemelev
"He dedicated his life to visual art, giving it all his heart, talent and inspiration. His art is an invaluable contribution to the national culture, the spiritual treasure trove of Belarus," the message of condolences said.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:20:37 +0300
Strategy to guide development of Eurasian economic integration till 2025 published
The strategic directions of development of Eurasian economic integration for the period till 2025 were approved by the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council on 11 December 2020.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:02:17 +0300
Belarus' central bank explains last year's higher-than-expected inflation
The National Bank attributes the higher-than-expected inflation to the weakening of the national currency, the worsening of economic moods, and the growth of inflation and devaluation expectations aggravated by shocks tied to the supply of individual...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:42:15 +0300
Belarusian healthcare system operates, gets funding without interruptions
The official said: “The healthcare system is operating and is financed without interruptions. Despite all the problems we discuss today, including the COVID-19 situation, the healthcare system has not faltered. It is the key thing.”

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:14:35 +0300
Belarusian People's Congress will help address burning issues

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:13:21 +0300
Opinion: Belarusian People's Congress will help address burning issues
The Belarusian People's Congress will become an important tool to address urgent issues, Ph.D. in History, Dean of the Philosophy and Social Sciences Faculty of Belarusian State University Vadim Gigin told the ONT TV channel, BelTA informs.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:42:33 +0300
Nationwide 5G coverage within five years deemed possible in Belarus
No final decision has been made on when exactly the 5G rollout will begin. The official reminded that a 5G working group had been established under the Council of Ministers in order to take into account all the peculiarities the introduction of the n...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:21:01 +0300
Union State MPs to review legislative plan for 2021
MPs are set to discuss the methodology of drawing up and adopting model legislation by the Parliamentary Assembly, to define priority areas of model legislative regulation, to devise a model legislative plan for 2021 and for the medium term.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:00:00 +0300
Real estate is the best investment
According to billionaire Andrew Carnegieи, 90% of all millionaires get to that level of wealth through an investment in real estate. Is that true? Is this still relevant? Is it worth investing in real estate today?

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:56:54 +0300
Minister reveals major amendments to public health law
“In fact, this will be an absolutely new law,” Dmitry Pinevich noted. Half of the articles were amended. In addition, twelve new articles and two additional chapters were added – the one on information support in healthcare and the one on socia...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:48:18 +0300
Belarus' COVID-19 update: 1,967 new cases, 2,314 recoveries
The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 219,663 cases. A total of 202,446 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:42:00 +0300
U.S. media landscape is turning into a digital and information gulag

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:26:00 +0300
U.S. media landscape compared to digital and information gulag
Social networks now think of themselves as new censors and editors who can censor the incumbent president of the United States and millions of his supporters, Andrei Krivosheyev said.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:06:24 +0300
Beltelecom done testing 5G network, ready to deploy
The China-Belarus industrial park Great Stone was one of the two locations where the 5G technology had been tested. The local network operates in the 3.6GHz frequency range.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:56:48 +0300
Belarusian People's Congress gives a say to the youth

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:51:19 +0300
Opinion: Belarusian People's Congress gives a say to the youth
The Belarusian People's Congress is a healthy form of democracy and is an opportunity for the youth to have a say, Chairman of the Youth Parliament at Belarus' National Assembly Yegor Makarevich said.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:48:17 +0300
Belarus, China discuss calendar of meetings for 2021
The parties discussed a wide range of issues of Belarusian-Chinese cooperation and the organization of meetings at the highest and high levels in 2021.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:55:05 +0300
Lukashenko discusses amendments to public health laws
The discussion focused on amendments to the laws on public health and on psychological therapy. These are framework documents regulating the provision of medical care to the population, the head of state noted.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:09:00 +0300
Lukashenko pays his last respects to Metropolitan Filaret
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko paid his last respects to the late Metropolitan Filaret, Honorary Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus at the Holy Spirit Cathedral on 14 January.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 09:33:20 +0300
Singapore Convention on Mediation to enter force in Belarus on 15 January
This document is meant to formalize the commitment to recognize mediation agreements in the participating states.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 09:25:00 +0300
Things to remember about Metropolitan Filaret
The work of Metropolitan Filaret was widely acknowledged both domestically and internationally. Under him, all the historical parishes were restored in Belarus. Monasteries and convents, fraternities and sisterhoods resumed their activities.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 09:15:51 +0300
Belarus' BelGee to produce electric cars
We reached an agreement that from 500 to 1,000 electric vehicles will be delivered to our country in 2021, so that we will study demand, understand the market capacity, and prepare for production of such cars, the minister said.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 09:00:55 +0300
Plans to raise salaries for Belarus' industry workers by 9-10% in 2021
The minister also noted that 2020 was a difficult year for industrial enterprises. “Nevertheless, most of the enterprises of the Industry Ministry reported growth, fulfilled their business plans," he said.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 00:24:00 +0300
New Year's ball in Bolshoi Theater
The Bolshoi Theater of Belarus hosted the New Year's ball on the night of 13 January.

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 19:55:46 +0300
Details of 2021 IIHF World Championship organizing committee's meeting with IIHF president revealed
According to the source, the sides discussed preparations for the 2021 IIHF World Championship in an open and constructive manner. A sincere exchange of opinions took place, including opinions about the matters the IIHF is interested in such as certa...

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 19:29:39 +0300
Belarusian food concentrates manufacturer commissions new line to make cereal flakes
The new line has been installed to replace worn-out equipment. The cereal flakes division has been upgraded in order to increase the output capacity and enable the production of all kinds of flakes on one line, including instant ones. The new equipme...

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 19:15:11 +0300
Plans to commission fuel pellet plant in Brest Oblast this summer
Iosif Butko noted: “We will use only proprietary raw materials to make pellets. We have plenty of them. The woodworking shop alone generates about 600m3 of wood chips and about 400m3 of saw dust every month. We intend to make up to 20,000 tonnes of...



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