The Belarusian earned the ninth WTA singles title of her career as she eased past Veronika Kudermetova of Russia 6-2, 6-2 in the Abu Dhabi final.

The Grodno Regional Committee of the BRSM Youth Union will be represented by 21 people at the Belarusian People's Congress. The candidates - 12 young men and 9 young women - were nominated at the plenum of the organization that took place at the end ...

In the opening match BC Tsmoki Minsk lost to Russia's Nika from Syvtyvkar 67-72.

The Year of People's Unity will undoubtedly play a very important role. It is of special relevance and paramount importance for the country. The only question is to what extent its ideas will be implemented and how successful they will be,” said pr...

"The first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant reached the nominal capacity at 19.57 on 12 January," the press service informed.

Svyatki is a period of time assigned to the winter solstice. It lasts for twelve festive days between Christmas (7 January) and Epiphany (19 January). Although translated as Holy Days the festival mostly celebrate pagan traditions inherited from the ...

The Belarusian crew covered 579km in 5:31.29, 25.35 behind the winner, Martin Macik of the Czech's Big Shock Racing Team (5:05.54).

"It was with great sorrow that I learned the news of the death of one of the outstanding hierarchs - Metropolitan Filaret, Honorary Patriarch of All Belarus (secular name Kirill Vakhromeev). This is a truly great loss not only for believers of Belar...

In the semifinal on 12 January the Russian world number 46 saw off Ukraine's world number 99 Marta Kostyuk 7-6 (10-8), 6-4.

Belarus' Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik and Chinese Ambassador Xie Xiaoyong discussed the approaches to the participation of the two countries in the meetings in international organizations and reviewed the joint anti-coronavirus m...

The document takes into account the international experience of application of special tax rules to digital services, including the experience of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation.

Belarusian Railways offers a full set of transportation and logistics services. Contacts and partnerships have been established with 15 Chinese provinces. It allows delivering Belarusian products to railway stations and to any part of China by road, ...

The document was adopted as part of the implementation of the strategy on advancing Eurasian integration in the period till 2025. The private sector can use the recommendations as the foundation for working out responsible and consumer-oriented busin...

After making his speech during the ceremony and after presenting the awards Aleksandr Lukashenko once again mentioned the recently deceased Metropolitan Filaret, Honorary Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus.

In the first match BC Tsmoki Minsk will play Russia's Nika from Kyktyvkar. Then, Tsmoki will face Kibirkstis-MRU Vilnius, Nika will take on BC Olimpia Grodno, and BC Horizont Belarus will play TTT Riga.

“I am confident that your work in this high state post will help to strengthen unity and harmony in society, ensure social stability and sustainable economic growth of sovereign Kyrgyzstan,” the message reads.

The Minsk Zoo welcomed a new resident – a female jungle cat named Katya who arrived in the Belarusian capital from Baku, Azerbaijan.

Last year Belarus received several small consignments of the Sputnik V vaccine. Another batch of 20,000 doses arrived in the country in the run-up to the New Year. In line with the Law On the Circulation of Medicines, all medicines should pass the qu...

In January-November 2020, the export of Belarusian agricultural products and foodstuffs rose by 4.9% year-on-year, BelTA learned from the press service of the Agriculture and Food Ministry.

The agreement was signed by the heads of state of the EAEU member states at a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in St. Petersburg on 20 December 2019 and ratified by all EAEU countries by 1 January 2021.

Metropolitan Filaret, Honorary Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, was a true hero of Belarus, a sincere and open person, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

Today, as the world is growing more aggressive, it is very important to stand firm on our land, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during the ceremony to present the Spiritual Revival Awards.

The head of state emphasized that the blessed memory of Metropolitan Filaret will remain in the hearts of people and in the chronicles of Belarus forever.

Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed that the Spiritual Revival award ceremony is one of the key events of the year. It has become part and parcel of the life of Belarusians as a modern tradition that connects the past and the present of the native land.

Belarus is the best place ever to materialize Olympic ideas, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during the ceremony to present the Spiritual Revival Awards, special prizes to art luminaries, and the Belarusian Sports Olympus Awards on 12 Jan...

The COVID-19 incidence rate in Brest Oblast decreased by more than a half in January over December, Physician-in-Chief of the Brest Regional Clinical Hospital Aleksandr Karpitsky told BelTA.

As of 1 January 2021, 93,575 deposit accounts were opened for large families under Belarus' family capital program, 11,298 of which were opened under the new program for 2020-2024.

The parties exchanged views on the current issues of the CIS integration and reviewed certain aspects of Belarus' presidency in the CIS in 2021.

Belarus and Russia agreed to reduce the cost of interstate calls in the Union State of Belarus and Russia from $0.3 to $0.015 per minute from 1 November till the end of 2020.

Belarus' foreign trade in goods and services totaled $64.5 billion, down 15.1% from January-November 2019.

The major events of the campaign brought together more than 15,000 children. All in all, the events of the campaign, hosted by various organizations and institutions, united more than 800,000 children.

The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 215,724 cases. A total of 197,851 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The work of Metropolitan Filaret was widely acknowledged both domestically and internationally. Under him, all the historical eparchies were restored in Belarus.

According to the Belarusian Energy Ministry, electricity trade with Ukraine is nothing but business. It should be considered only from the point of view of interaction between commercial entities.

"Even before the New Year, before the holidays, we noticed a fairly steady declining trend in all regions. The same trend was observed during the holidays. Based on the available data, we decided that some institutions that operated in the so-called...

At the request of clients, Dana Astra is extending the unique Christmas offer for apartments in the prestigious residential complexes Park Chelyuskinstsev and Minsk World until 31 January!

In the course of a week, the supply of face masks in Brest Oblast grew by more than 10% and the stock of disinfectants and antiseptics almost doubled, Belarusian Trade Union of Healthcare Workers said.

Belarus' world number 10 Aryna Sabalenka charged past world number 22 Maria Sakkari of Greece, 6-3, 6-2, to reach the final of the Abu Dhabi WTA Women's Tennis Open.

There is a lot that we can accomplish when we stand united, said Metropolitan Veniamin of Minsk and Zaslavl, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus.

The meeting focused on the performance of the manufacturing sector and its prospects for 2021 and the upcoming five-year period as a whole. The head of state emphasized the need to have not only forecasts, but also clear plans for product manufacturi...

Belarus' gold reserves rose by 1 tonne in 2020 to total 43.2 tonnes on 1 January 2021, BelTA learned from the website of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB).

The document provides for improvement of the existing mechanism of marking goods with control (identification) labels in Belarus, and also the development of a new mechanism to mark goods with identification means.

Initially, the amount of directed lending was Br740 million. Then it was increased several times by the government.

Athletes will compete in the individual, sprint and pursuit races, and also in the single and 4x6 mixed relays.

Applicants for international training will be selected on the basis of competition. Among the criteria are the student's academic performance, a well-founded motivation letter, and a research plan.

HC Dinamo Minsk lost to HC Metallurg Magnitogorsk 4-2 in the KHL regular-season match on 11 January.

According to the source, container transportation by rail has been rising for the last few years. To compare, in 2015 these shipments totaled 254,000 TEUs while in 2020 the volume quadrupled.

The key purpose of the new software product is to improve the effectiveness of utilization of forest resources through better administration. The system will also automate planning, record keeping, and analysis of all the main business processes and ...

The company OOO Imperiya Green makes premium-quality fuel pellets and industrial-grade pellets. The products are sold on the home market and abroad. The production of fuel granules (pellets) is considered an effective way to recycle waste wood and ba...

The year 2020 was abnormally warm – the warmest in the history of meteorological observation in Belarus since 1881. The average annual temperature was +9.1°C, 2.4°C above the norm.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the People's Republic of China Yuri Senko has presented copies of his credentials to Director-General of the Protocol Department of China's Foreign Ministry Hong Lei.

The Belarusian People's Congress is a landmark and momentous event, Aleksei Dzermant, a political analyst and a researcher at the Institute of Philosophy of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, said.

According to the CIS observation mission, the elections to the Mazhilis of Kazakhstan's parliament were multi-party, transparent, fair, and competitive and met the universally accepted principles of democratic elections.

The Belarusian crew covered 709km in 3:27.34, 7.54 behind the winner, Anton Shibalov of Russia's KAMAZ-Master. Shibalov's teammates Andrei Karginov (2.19 back) and Dmitry Sotnikov (2.28 back) placed second and third respectively.

A Chinese company has purchased the first batch of rapeseed oil at the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE). The pilot batch amounted to 200 tonnes.

In 2020, individuals bought the equivalent of $10,223.9 million in cash and cashless forms and sold $8,254.2 million worth of foreign currency. The net purchase of foreign currency by individuals totaled $1.97 billion.

Viktor Sheiman updated the president on the performance of the enterprises subordinate to the Property Management Directorate in 2020. Sales revenue amounted to Br2.6 billion (up more than 140%).

Aleksei Dzermant added: “I think the year 2021, which has been declared the Year of People's Unity, will be different one way or another as far as mood is concerned. I am convinced that the consolidation of the society will begin and we will feel l...

Minsk citizens are among the most active sending more than half of the proposals. Minsk Oblast sent the least number of proposals among the regions.

Shane Prince won two of three games with his team last week (over SKA and Dinamo Riga). The Minsk forward scored 6 (4+2) points, netting two doubles and two game-winners.

The annual agriculture expo Belagro summarizes international experience in agro-industrial engineering and serves to find innovative solutions in the field of environmentally friendly materials and waste-free technologies.

The early presidential election and the referendum to choose governance system (presidential or parliamentary) in the Republic of Kyrgyzstan were held in the country on 10 January. A total of 17 candidates ran for presidency.

The official said: “There are ten automatic measuring stations around the Belarusian nuclear power plant. We receive data from them every ten minutes. The data includes gamma radiation levels and information about radionuclide content in the air. T...

I expect the Belarusian People's Congress to propose solutions to improve the living standards in the country, Deputy Chairman of the Standing Commission on International Affairs of the House of Representatives of Belarus Oleg Gaidukevich said.

The developments taking place in the United States of America have demonstrated the weakness and elusiveness of Western democracy, Nikolai Shchekin told BelTA.

The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 213,993 cases. A total of 196,284 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The event serves to present the investment, economic, tourist, and scientific potential of Brest Oblast, to establish ties and strengthen relations between foreign and Belarusian organizations, companies, and enterprises.

The Belarusian crew covered 737km in 4:56.21, 10.28 behind the winner, Dmitry Sotnikov of Russia's KAMAZ-Master Team (4:45.52). Sotnikov's teammates Airat Mardeev (3.23 back) and Anton Shibalov (8.22 back) placed second and third respectively.

The New Year address of Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko to the Belarusian nation set the record as the most-watched television broadcast in Belarus. More than 6.5 million of Belarusians watched the president's address on New Year's Eve.

The head of government came to the head enterprise of the local agribusiness holding company in order to evaluate how the presidential decree on the development of Vitebsk Oblast's agribusiness complex is being implemented in practice and evaluate th...

World number 10 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus reached the semifinal of the Abu Dhabi WTA Women's Tennis Open on 11 January.

I would like to assure you as the IIHF president and as a friend of Belarus that there will no no issues on any front in Belarus: neither coronavirus, nor in terms of political security or physical security of people who live here and people who will...

Belarusian Ambassador to Ecuador and concurrently to Colombia Nikolai Ovsyanko and Carlos Andres Perez Ramirez, Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce of Cali, held a web-based meeting.

Aryna Sabalenka secured a 7-6(5), 6-2 win over Slovenia's Polona Hercog (World No.49) in the first round of the Abu Dhabi WTA Women's Tennis Open. Later, she beat Australia's world number 68 Ajla Tomljanovic 7-5, 6-4.

On behalf of the Belarusian people and himself Aleksandr Lukashenko expressed sincere condolences to the families and friends of the victims and to the entire Indonesian nation.

The Great Stone industrial park expects to attract about 17 new residents in 2021, Head of the Administration of the China-Belarus Industrial Park Great Stone Aleksandr Yaroshenko said.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko gave an interview to Russian journalist Nailya Asker-Zade. The interview was held in unusual format: Aleksandr Lukashenko answered questions while driving a car, on an ice rink, in the Palace of Independence, ov...

The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 212,201 cases. A total of 194,984 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The organizing committee of the Belarusian People's Congress has already received 17,000 proposals, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Andrei Kuntsevich said.

Winter forest landscapes

Beautiful winter landscapes and friendly animals willing to pose for a picture in the Pripyatsky National Park.

The long-awaited snow blanketed Minsk and created fabulous landscapes in parks and gardens

Thick snow covered the streets of Minsk.

Podnikolie Park in Mogilev hosted a Christmas fest “Magical Moment” on 7 January. The fest culminated in a tasting event featuring 115kg of sausage.

The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 206,796 cases. A total of 188,789 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

On 7 January the Vitebsk Golden Ring Dvina cultural and historical center performed the folk Christmas Kolyady rite.

The Belarusian crew finished 14 seconds behind the winner, Dmitry Sotnikov of Russia's KAMAZ-Master Team (2:58.48). Sotnikov's teammate Andrei Karginov came in second, 10 seconds back.

He wished the coming year to be better than the previous one. “It will be better if we do our best to make it better. The most important thing is to take care of each other, our loved ones,” said Aleksandr Lukashenko.

Only together can we preserve the land where we live and where future generations will live, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he visited the church in Minsk on Christmas Day.

The new church stands next to the Masyukovshshina Death Camp memorial complex built in honor of over 80,000 prisoners of war and Soviet civilians tortured in the German concentration camp during the Great Patriotic War.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko will visit the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Minsk on 7 January

On 7 January Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas, one of the most important Christian holidays celebrating the Birth of Jesus Christ.

According to agricultural meteorologists, conditions for winter crops remain satisfactory, no dangerous phenomena have been registered. Air temperatures are expected to drop closer to mid-January 2021, however, the cold spell presents no danger for w...

The source also noted that as from 11 January the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange will resume sales of government bonds nominated in U.S. dollars. Issue No.271 will have a coupon rate of 4.5% per annum, with the redemption date set at 10 Febru...

During the meeting Sergei Aleinik and Claude Altermatt discussed the state and prospects of further advancement of Belarusian-Swiss cooperation.

Belarus and Finland have discussed ways to advance cooperation between regions, including between the Belarusian city of Nesvizh and the Finnish city of Savonlinna.