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4 May 2015
Belarus to hold Culture Days in China on 6-8 May
The Belarusian delegation will discuss with Chinese colleagues the possibility of organizing the Days of Belarusian Cinema in the People's Republic of China, an exhibition from the holdings of the National History Museum, and tours of the National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theater...
30 Apr 2015
Belarus Events Calendar: May 2015
Holidays, festivals, exhibitions...
30 Apr 2015
Team Belarus head off to Czechia for IIHF WC
Team Belarus head coach Dave Lewis called up 25 players...
30 Apr 2015
Direct air service between China, Belarus as of 1 May
The idea to establish direct air service between China, Belarus, and Hungary has been put forward by the Chinese air carrier Air China. In particular, the step is supposed to contribute to the creation of the economic belt of the Silk Road of the 21st century’s Silk Road of the Sea...
28 Apr 2015
Belarus to partake in CIS Delphic Games
The youth will demonstrate their skills in 13 nominations: piano, violin, folk instrument, pop singing, photography, fashion design, contemporary dance and others...
27 Apr 2015
Minsk to host ALLEA Board meeting in June 2016
The relevant agreement was reached between the NASB delegation and President of the General Assembly of the Federation of All European Academies Gunter Stock during the meeting of the ALLEA General Assembly in Lisbon on 23-24 April...
27 Apr 2015
Emir Kusturica says will start shooting movie in Belarus in 2017
The story follows a number of Jewish partisans and resistance fighters as they struggle to survive and sabotage the German war machine behind Nazi lines during World War II, starting in the western Soviet Union (Belarus) and ending in Milan...
25 Apr 2015
Colombia retain AMF Futsal World Cup title
In the final of the 11th AMF World Championship at Belarus’ Minsk Arena on 25 April Colombia defeated its perpetual rival from Paraguay 4-0 (3-0)...
24 Apr 2015
BelTA’s project named Belarus’ best website about Great Patriotic War
The website provides information about the battles that set the course of the Second World War and were decisive for the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War...
24 Apr 2015
BelAZ robot truck in spotlight in Belarusian Zhodino
BelAZ continues modernizing the manufacturing process, installing high-tech equipment, and building a modern painting division...
23 Apr 2015
Grodno university to partake in Online EXPO 2017 in Kazakhstan
The competition will be held for the first time since 1851. The event is aimed at the preliminary selection of innovations and projects for EXPO 2017. The winners will have a chance to display their projects at the exhibition of the international forum Energy of the Future...
23 Apr 2015
Gerasimenya wins 50m freestyle gold in Russia
The Belarusian was fourth in the qualification, clocking 25.60. She improved her time to 25.49 to finish fifth in the semifinal and left no chances to her rivals in the final touching in 24.72...
22 Apr 2015
Nominees for Union State Literature and Art Award 2015-2016 to be announced in Minsk 26 May
Three awards of the Union State in the field of art and literature are awarded every two years. The main selection criterion is the importance of the contribution of artistic works towards the strengthening of relations of brotherhood, friendship and cooperation between Russia and Belarus...
19 Apr 2015
Belarus claims place in Fed Cup World Group II
Victoria Azarenka and Olga Govortsova teamed up in the decisive doubles to down Shuko Aoyama and Ayumi Morita 6-3 6-4...
17 Apr 2015
Belarus beat Brazil in AMF Futsal World Cup opener
The fans did not see any goals in first half where Brazil held the initiative. Everything changed after the break. Belarusians found their offense, but it was Brazil that opened the scoring on the 31st minute of the game...
17 Apr 2015
Belarus’ National Day at EXPO 2015 in Milan scheduled for 9 September
Belarus will present a universal theme exposition and the complete information on every region of the country...
16 Apr 2015
Belarus’ Sazanovets wins European Weightlifting Championships gold
Dina Sazanovets lifted the total of 255kg (115kh in the snatch and 140kg in the jerk)...
16 Apr 2015
25 foreign journalists accredited to cover AMF Futsal Men's World Cup in Belarus
The foreign journalists got accreditation not only from the organizing committee but also from the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to be able to conduct their professional activities on the territory of Belarus during the world championship...
16 Apr 2015
UN representatives to attend Minsk conference 23-24 April
Partaking in the conference will be representatives of about 20 countries and three international organizations. The events will be attended by United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Wu Hongbo...
16 Apr 2015
Belarus names roster for 2015 AMF Futsal World Cup
Belarus (Group A) will open the tournament against one of the AMF Futsal World Cup favorites Brazil at Minsk Arena on 17 April...
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