Press releases

Slavic Festival - Belarusian Town project kicks off in China
In addition to the folk craft exhibitions, a Belarusian arts training base and a House of Craftsmen will be established through joint efforts by both sides. This strategic step will allow Chinese citizens to study painting, crafts, and music directly from tradition bearers, fostering genuine cultural cross-pollination...

Belarus’ statistics agency identifies five sectors with largest employment
In 2025, women accounted for 50.4% of those employed in Belarus’ economy, while men accounted for 49.6%...

Belarus win four medals at Open Commonwealth Sailing Cup 2026 in Sochi
The event, featuring the best sailors from Belarus and Russia, took place in the waters of the Black Sea in Sochi. Team Belarus’ haul includes one gold, one silver, and two bronze medals...

Russia’s Kazan to host Every Third concert on 28-29 April
"It is likely doubly significant that, having reached such heights, the project’s creators did not stop but continue to refine it. The project is evolving, being enriched with new details and nuances, and it continues to live on"...

Sabalenka advances to Madrid quarterfinals
In the Round of 16, the world number one defeated Japan’s world number 15 Naomi Osaka in a three-set match, 6-7 (1-7), 6-3, 6-2...

Belarus claim nine medals at rhythmic gymnastics Cup of Strongest in Kazan
The medalists of the international tournament were Nicole Liauta among seniors and Vera Konopatskaya among juniors...

Moment in history compressing thousands of destinies. Chernobyl victims commemorated in Minsk
Chernobyl clean-up workers, heads and employees of various government agencies and public organizations laid flowers at the Chernobyl Victims and Hiroshima Peace Stone memorial signs...

Sabalenka eases into Madrid fourth round
In the third-round match, the world number one faced Romania’s world number 33 Jaqueline Cristian and won in two sets, 6-1, 6-4...

From recovery to sustainable development. 40 years since Chernobyl NPP accident
A catastrophe occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant 40 years ago, on 26 April 1986. Its consequences have affected many countries across Europe one way or another but Belarus has been affected the most...

Motor rally to mark Chernobyl accident 40th anniversary kicks off in Belarus
Participants of the movement Patriots of Belarus are undertaking a two-day rally to Gomel Oblast. Nearly two hundred people from all parts of the country gathered to travel this route and express gratitude to the heroic liquidators...

Fountain season kicks off in Minsk
Traditionally, the season begins on the last Friday of April and continues until the last Friday of September. The main operating hours for the fountains are from 10:00-11:00 until 21:00-22:00...

Alina Shauchuk takes silver at European Wrestling Championships in Tirana
In 2025, at the European Wrestling Championships in Slovakia, Alina Shauchuk won the gold medal. She is also the current European champion among juniors and youth wrestlers...

Sabalenka opens Madrid title defense with win over Stearns
On 23 April, in the round of 32, Aryna Sabalenka defeated American Peyton Stearns, ranked 43rd in the WTA rankings, 7-5, 6-3. The match lasted 1 hour and 35 minutes...

Historian explains what made Spiridon Sobol’s primer unique
Book printer Spiridon Sobol, a native of Mogilev, was the first to publish a Belarusian primer...

Sabalenka begins quest for fourth Madrid crown
In the second-round match on 23 April, the world number one will face U.S. Peyton Stearns (world No. 43)...

Belarus finish runners-up at UEFA U16 Development Tournament in Serbia
In the decisive encounter, Dzmitry Chaley’s team lost 1-3 to their Serbian counterparts, who eventually won the tournament...

Belarus’ Daniil Ostapenkov advances to Challenger Shymkent quarterfinals
In the second round, the Belarusian defeated Belgium’s Buvaysar Gadamauri in a three-set match, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4...

Sabalenka crowned Sportswoman of the Year at Laureus Awards in Madrid
The world’s No. 1 ranked player received yet another well-deserved award in Madrid that is hosting the 2026 Mutua Madrid Open, a tournament she has won three times previously...

Belarusian chess player Venskaya becomes U14 world champion in rapid and blitz
The chess tournament featured players aged 8 to 18. Team Belarus’ tally includes two gold medals, two silver medals, and one bronze...

Opinion: Belarusians will find original Cross of Euphrosyne of Polotsk
The Cross of Euphrosyne of Polotsk was made in 1161 by the goldsmith Lazar Bogsha on her orders. The relic disappeared at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945)...