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13 Mar 2015
Contest to choose Belarusian startups for Russian investments in Minsk on 14-15 April
The projects will target information technologies, biological and medical technologies, energy-effective technologies...
13 Mar 2015
Belarus’ Lyadov qualifies for men’s 15K mass start in Kontiolahti
Yuri Lyadov managed to qualify for the final race of the competition because of the 16th place in sprint, 17th place in pursuit and the 17th place in individual. The Belarusian has qualified for the men’s mass start with 73 points...
12 Mar 2015
Polotsk to host Bach and 21st Century regional piano competition for children
The contest and the chamber music celebrations in Polotsk in general will mark the 330th anniversary of the birth of one of the greatest musicians Johann Sebastian Bach...
11 Mar 2015
Vatican Secretary of State to lead a mass with participation of children on 15 March
During his visit to Belarus, Cardinal Pietro Parolin is scheduled to meet with government officials, and to consecrate the first stone of the new building of the Apostolic Nunciature in Minsk...
11 Mar 2015
Plans for Belarusian multipurpose motorway service center in Russia
"We are at the beginning of the road but we are already implementing the next project. We are building a multifunctional motorway service center on the M1 motorway to offer automobile maintenance and cutting-edge refueling stations in addition to parking lots”...
11 Mar 2015
Pakistani scientists to visit NASB
The Belarusian National Academy of Sciences has cooperation agreements with 75 foreign academies and scientific centers. The NASB organizations execute export contracts with 35 countries...
11 Mar 2015
Belovezhskaya Pushcha expects to benefit from visa-free regime for tourists
Foreigners will be allowed to enter Belarus visa free for a period of 72 hours (3 days) using the documents that confirm the order of or payment for tourism services in the national park...
11 Mar 2015
Belarusian Ice Hockey Federation signs player transfer agreement with NHL
Representatives of the Belarusian Ice Hockey Federation and NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly discussed a number of issues related to the player transfer between the leagues, organization of on-the-job training for representatives of the Belarusian hockey clubs...
10 Mar 2015
Lithuanian textile art on display in Grodno
The exhibition Reflections of Liberty showcases over 20 textile works, mainly tapestries of different sizes, by seven Lithuanian artists. Most of them feature landscapes and artistic abstractions...
10 Mar 2015
Belarus to present its innovations at Hannover Messe
The NASB delegation will take part in the world's leading trade fair for industrial technology Hannover Messe on 13-17 April 2015...
9 Mar 2015
Imperial Orpheon kicks off Francophonie Days in Minsk
Minsk residents and guests will be offered a variety of meetings and events dedicated to the French gastronomy, theater, music, history and cinema...
9 Mar 2015
Minsk metro museum may open in April
The Minsk metro museum will open at the Mogilevskaya metro station. The exposition will feature symbolic keys, photos, commemorative medals, films and books...
9 Mar 2015
CIS radio linkups to mark Victory’s 70th anniversary
Radio meetings of front-line comrades will take place in April-May 2015. Radio programs will also include joint thematic shows, hictorical films and documentaries...
8 Mar 2015
Evening with Igor Krutoy in Minsk on 15 May
Igor Krutoy was impressed by a hospitable atmosphere and warm reception in Belarus at the previous concert and the composer decided to bring another program entitled Encore to Belarus with a new composition of Russian singers and musicians...
6 Mar 2015
Brest to host youth forum of twin-towns
The program of the youth forum will comprise meetings with the Brest youth, a conference to mark the 70th Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War...
4 Mar 2015
Belarusian Basketball Federation to develop cooperation with FIBA
Chairman of the Belarusian Basketball Federation Maksim Ryzhenkov paid an official visit to the headquarters of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) in Switzerland...
4 Mar 2015
Minsk welcomes more tourists in 2014
In 2014 Minsk received a total of 76,200 tourists, an 8.9 percent increase on 2013...
4 Mar 2015
Brest to host Music Week for Children
The Music Week will be preceded by the 1st International Competition of Pianists that will mark the 100th birthday of Sviatoslav Richter...
4 Mar 2015
Safari park in Dzerzhinsk District to open in autumn 2015
The safari park will be home to European fallow deer, dappled and red deer, roedeer, moufllons and other animals...
3 Mar 2015
Russia’s Travel.ru names Vitebsk among top three travel destinations for 8 March
The rating compilers note that Vitebsk, a cultural capital of Belarus, harmonically blends the traditions of the previous times and modern trends of the present...
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