Press releases

Belarus to field three teams at 2022 World Chess Olympiad
"These will be the men’s, women’s and youth national teams. We understand how much preparation needs to be done"...

Film about BelAZ trucks claims two trophies at Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards 2018
The film about Belarusian haulers clinched Golden Dolphin in the Corporate Image Films nomination and Silver Dolphin in the Internal Communication nomination...

Belarus taking part in Frankfurt book fair
"This is the world’s most important fair for the print and digital media. Belarus has brought to the forum its national exposition featuring the best editions of 2017-2018"...

Youth of Vitebsk, Pskov to develop cooperation
"The agreement will provide us with an opportunity to develop cultural, recreational and patriotic cooperation. The youth law-enforcement movement will get a new development vector"...

Minsk to host KEF economic forum on 5-6 November
The conference is entitled Belarus in a Brave New World. According to the director of the center, this year the conference will include a number of novelties. The forum will take place at Double Tree by Hilton Minsk...

Partisan Chronicles: Belarusian Poets to National Avengers
The Belarusian Poets to National Avengers is a new page of the joint project of BelTA and the Belarusian State Museum of the Great Patriotic War History...

Belarus, Uzbekistan announce contest of joint research projects
The contest will focus on the following areas: energy, energy saving, and renewables; medicine, healthcare technologies, pharmacy; nano-biotechnologies; chemical technologies; new materials; information and communication technologies...

Belarusian university to cooperate with China’s Nanchang Institute of Technology
The agreement provides for cooperation in various areas. In particular, the partners intend to advance cooperation in information systems and technologies, the automation of manufacturing processes...

Minsk Dinamo Stadium assigned UEFA Category 4
The Belarusian Football Federation has received notification on the assignment of the maximum category in accordance with the UEFA Stadium Infrastructure Regulations...

Belarus, Vietnam announce contest of joint science projects
The contest will focus on the following areas: information technology, biotechnology, agricultural technology, new materials, electro-optics technology and complexes...

Aryna Sabalenka, Aliaksandra Sasnovich nominated for WTA Awards 2018
Newcomer of the Year Award features players who made huge breakthroughs in 2018. These are Amanda Anisimova, Danielle Collins, and Sofia Kenin (three – the United States), Mihaela Buzarnescu of Romania, and Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus...

Seating tickets for Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Minsk sold out
"Seating tickets for the main show of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 have been sold out. Standing tickets are still available for the dance floor and dress rehearsal which will take place on 24 November in the format of the gala concert similar to the main show"...

Chinese girl travels all over Belarus on bicycle
Belarus is the second country after Russia the 24-year-old girl has visited. She has already been to the Belarusian cities of Vitebsk, Polotsk, Minsk, Mogilev, and Gomel...

Over 155,000 tourist arrivals in Minsk on visa waiver
Tourists from 71 countries have taken advantage of visa-free travel opportunity. Most of the guests came from Germany, Poland, Italy and the UK...

Minsk to host international conference on countering terrorism in digital age
The conference will feature three sessions. The first session “Implementing the OSCE conceptual framework for countering terrorism in the digital age” will focus on the progress and challenges related to the implementation of OSCE commitments to combat terrorism and relevant mandates...

Sabalenka 11th in WTA rankings
Ahead of the China Open the Belarusian was ranked 16th and moved up five spots after reached the quarterfinal of the tournament in Beijing. This week Aryna Sabalenka will take part in the 2018 Tianjin Open...

Lukashenko sends greetings to Belarus’ sports delegation at 3rd Youth Olympic Games
"The Youth Olympic Games are opening the door to the world of big sports for young, strong and ambitious athletes. You will contribute to the sports reputation of your Motherland. This is a great honor and huge responsibility"...

Maia Chiburdanidze named Goodwill Ambassador for 2022 World Chess Olympiad in Minsk
“World Chess Champion, nine-time winner of chess Olympiads Maia Chiburdanidze has agreed to be Goodwill Ambassador for the World Chess Olympiad that will take place in Minsk in 2022”...

Book about Trostenets now available in Belarusian, Russian, English
“Trostenets: Tragedy of Europe's Peoples” is continuation of our work on books that show the horrors of the Great Patriotic War and the memory that live in the hearts of the Belarusian people...

Belarus’ Anastasia Sorokina elected FIDE vice president
Chairperson of the Belarusian Chess Federation Anastasia Sorokina has been elected Vice President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) at the General Assembly in Batumi...