Press releases

Belarusian Vera Shpakovskaya fifth at Youth America Grand Prix
Vera has become the youngest participant of YAGP in this age category. Organizers of the prestigious contest allowed the girl to participate in view of her exceptionally high level of skill...

Banner of Hetman Krzysztof Radziwill to go on display at Mir Castle
The international project Ultima ratio regum. Belarus in the Northern Wars of the Mid-17th – Early 18th Centuries is scheduled to open on 21 April. Visitors of the exhibition will have an opportunity to imagine the Mir Castle and its surroundings of the 17th-18th centuries...

Belarus’ Pinsk, China’s Xiangyang sign agreement on cooperation
The agreement envisages the development of mutually beneficial trade, economic, sci-tech and cultural cooperation between the two cities. The document was inked by Pinsk Mayor Andrei Mulyarchik and China’s Xiangyang Mayor Qin Jun...

Govortsova wins Indian Harbor Beach, Sasnovich in WTA top 100
Olga Govortsova of Belarus won the $80,000 Indian Harbor Beach, beating Amanda Anisimova of the United States 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in the final. The success brought the Belarusian tennis player up from the 190th to the 147th place in the WTA rankings...

Record numbers to run Minsk Half Marathon 2017
“It is great to see how popular the half marathon in the Belarusian capital is. This year we expect some 30,000 to participate in the event. It is planned that some 21,000 will run the 5.5km race, 5,000 runners will take on the 21.1km race and some 4,000 people will try themselves in the 10km distance,” said Vadim Devyatovsky...

Belarusian cosmonauts to be honored in Moscow
The Belarusian embassy’s business and cultural center in Moscow will host a gala evening dedicated to Belarusian cosmonauts on 13 April. The event will feature an exhibition of the Belarusian National Academy of Sciences dedicated to achievements of Belarusian scientists in cosmonautics...

Belarus is interested in foreign tourists
Alexander Lukashenko that Belarus’ five-day visa-free rules are the country's wish to open itself to the world, first of all. The country needs more foreign guests, which means additional currency earnings for the state...

Belarus’ Konstantin Kurovsky wins gold at 2017 IWF Youth World Championships
The Belarusian lifted 165kg in the snatch phase and 195kg in the clean and jerk stage to combine for the total of 360kg. Dmitry Gogichayev of Russia lifted the total of 352kg (155kg+197kg) to claim silver. Bronze went to the Iranian athlete - 347kg (156kg+191kg)...

Belarusian books win Along the Great Silk Road expo contest in Almaty
The book Francysk Skaryna - a Globally Minded Person by the Petrus Brovka Belarusian Encyclopedia Publishing House won the Printed Publication nomination. The photobook Minsk. Prospekt Nezavisimosti by the Belarusian publishing house Belovagrupp won The Best Photobook nomination...

Plans to launch Belarusian university nanosatellite in 2017
The nanosatellite made by the Belarusian State University has all the components its big brother has. Yet the nanosatellite weighs only some 2kg and has extremely compact dimensions — 20x10x10cm. The Belarusian State University has established a satellite control center and a data reception station. The satellite will use amateur radio frequencies...

Two gold medals for Belarusian wrestlers in Bulgaria
In the -53kg division Vanessa Kolodinskaya defeated Roksana Zasina of Poland 3-1 in the semifinal and saw off Zhuldyz Eshimova of Kazakhstan 2-0 to collect gold. The second gold medal was claimed by Yekaterina Gonchar (55kg weight category), who beat Turkey’s Nuray Karadag, Bulgaria’s Elena Nikolova, and Bulgaria’s Bilyana Dubova...

Young CIS designers to present their collections during Belarus Fashion Week
The Belarus Fashion Week will support designers of the international fashion week Volga Fashion Week and give winners of the contest of young designers a chance to present their collections in Minsk. The final stage of the contest of young designers will take place in the Russian city of Kazan on 30 April. The judges of the contest will be leading world-famous experts in fashion and style including representatives of the Belarus Fashion Week...

Davis Cup: Belarus vs Austria 2-0 after the first day
Ilya Ivashko of Belarus beat Jurgen Melzer of Austria 7-6, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 in the second singles rubber of Belarus’ Davis Cup in Minsk. In the opening rubber on 7 April Egor Gerasimov defeated Gerald Melzer 6-3, 6-3, 6-3...

Slavianski Bazaar festival events to begin ahead of schedule
"The festival events were originally scheduled to run from 11 to 19 July, but they will kick off one day earlier. It is possible that several other events will be added to the program and held at other venues in Vitebsk on 10 July”...

Belarusian day during Expo 2017 in Kazakhstan scheduled for 16 August
Members of the Belarusian government and creative teams are expected to participate in the event. “Kazakhstan is an important partner for Belarus in terms of both bilateral relations and integration processes. Participation in the event is very important for Belarus. We expect the Belarusian pavilion at the expo to be a major draw for the visitors,” Yevgeny Lazarev remarked...

Belarus presents its 500 years of book printing stand in Almaty
The presentation of the Belarusian national stand celebrating the 500 years of Belarusian book printing took place on the opening day of the exhibition. The guests of the event got familiar with the latest publications of the Belarusian leading publishing houses. Young singer Anastasia Maisyuk performed at the event...

Minsk to host robotics and innovation technologies expo on 12-13 May
Roboticon 2017 will occupy four major venues. The expo will feature brand new R&D products of the leading international and domestic manufacturers of robots, 3D printers by domestic developers...

Belarus beat Canada in Hockey World League
Olga Skriba, Marina Nikitina, Yulia Mikheichik and Rita Batura scored for Belarus. Belarus will face India on 8 April. The other semifinal match will see Chile against Uruguay...

Minsk to host Budapest Days 10-12 April
The official delegation will be led by Budapest Mayor Istvan Tarlos. On 10 April the delegation is expected to hold talks in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minsk Town Hall, Belkommunmash Company. The foreign delegation is also set to attend the opening of the Hungarian wines and brandy event...

Davis Cup: Egor Gerasimov to play Gerald Melzer in Belarus vs Austria opener
Last week the two players faced each other at the ATP Challenger in Saint Brieuc, with the Belarusian claiming the 6-4, 7-5 victory. Friday's second singles rubber will be between Ilya Ivashko (172) and Jurgen Melzer (156)...