On 18 May, the Financial Investigations Department of the State Control Committee opened a tax-fraud investigation against senior executives of TUT BAY MEDIA under Article 243 (Part 2) of the Criminal Code.

"The cornerstone of the country's state policy is the comprehensive systemic support for families with children, including child allowances, the family capital, housing construction and additional pension guarantees,” said Igor Petrishenko.

Around 75,000 citizens received their coronavirus test results via the app in the past month. The project is running in four countries: Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia. Kazakhstan will join it on 24 May.

Belarus needs to create conditions to promote a longer working life, Belarus' Deputy Prime Minister Igor Petrishenko said during a joint meeting of the House of Representatives and the Council of the Republic in Minsk on 19 May.

The goal for the current year is to bring the average retirement pension to 40% of the average wage in Belarus, Deputy Prime Minister Igor Petrishenko said at a joint meeting of the House of Representatives and the Council of the Republic of the Nati...

The deputy prime minister stressed that pensions, benefits, stipends are all paid in time. There are no arrears of wages in the social sector.

Mikita Tsmyg did not make it into the final finishing 15th with the time of 25.36 seconds. Grigori Pekarski placed 30th in 25.69.

"Job seekers and employers of the EAEU countries will be able to choose one or more countries and get access to information on vacancies and resumes,” said Aide to the Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Iya Malkina.

The Belarusian, who was in the top three in the first half of the distance, clocked 58.01 seconds.

It was stressed at the opening of the exhibition that Yakub Kolas and Omar Khayyam are strong dominants of Belarusian and Iranian cultures.

The Belarusian will next play Spain's world number 172 Cristina Bucsa.

The Belarusian reached the final with the sixth best result and clocked 58.75 seconds to finish fourth.

Participants of the session of the Ecology, Nature Management, and Emergency Management Commission mentioned the importance of joint Belarusian-Russian efforts to shape an economic model that will be geared towards preserving natural assets and reduc...

There are 15 items on the agenda. The heads of state are expected to discuss approaches to setting prices and tariffs on the Eurasian Economic Union's common market of natural gas. The establishment of tariffs on gas transportation from third countri...

The official noted that Belarus has an effective and well-developed metrological infrastructure, which includes the state metrological service (the National Metrological Institute is part of it), 16 organizations of the State Standardization Committe...

In Q1 2021, trade between the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) went up by 16.7%, Aide to the Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Iya Malkina said.

Aliaksandr Bahdanovich was elected Chairman of the Athletes' Commission, Mikhail Grabovski was elected Deputy Chairman. Katsiaryna Halkina was appointed Secretary of the Athletes Commission.

Products sold by Gomel-Raton resident companies are export-oriented. Export accounted for 70% of the total sales

Ilham Aliyev emphasized that Belarus and Azerbaijan demonstrate a high level of cooperation today.

Ten Belarusian teams will compete in the final of the Beginner Farmer business game due in Mytishchi in Moscow Oblast on 19-20 May.

Belarus' world number 91 Ilya Ivashka beat world number 105 Fernando Verdasco of Spain 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 to reach the Geneva Open round of Last 16.

“The assembly of the new batch of 45-tonne haul trucks was carried out by specialists of the certified service center of the BelAZ distribution network in Ukraine. The trucks have already been assembled and launched operation,” the press service ...

The Economy Ministry expects construction and investment to grow in the first half of the year, Belarusian First Deputy Economy Minister Yuri Chebotar told the media.

The Belarusian clocked 28.33 seconds to finish 14th at the preliminary stage of the competitions.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 378,711 cases. A total of 368,832 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Roman Golovchenko said: “Four out of the six most important targets of the social and economic development forecast have been hit. Q1 2021 saw a foreign trade surplus of $828 million or 5.9% of the GDP. It is a record high figure of the last ten ye...

The first item on the agenda was the preparations for the upcoming meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government due in Minsk on 28 May.

During a working visit to Tajikistan to attend a meeting of the CSTO Foreign Ministers Council on 18 May, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei met with Tajikistan Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Mukhriddin.

The 27th two-day edition of the International Cyril and Methodius Readings kicked off in Minsk on 18 May.

The vaccine has been developed by the China National Biotec Group, a division of China's pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm. In February China gave Belarus 100,000 doses of this vaccine. This time it donated 300,000 doses for 150,000 people.

Belarus' GDP growth rate totaled 102.5% in January-April. “The production sector demonstrated a good result – 111%,” Roman Golovchenko said. “Positive dynamics gradually takes shape in agriculture – 99.7%, 0.2 percentage points up from Janu...

The Healthcare of Belarus/ BelarusMedica exhibition demonstrates new trends of the healthcare sector, Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich told reporters.

All the Belarusian players tested negative for coronavirus. Thus, nothing prevents the national team from starting their training sessions.

“We now need to vaccinate all people who applied to a jab at polyclinics, giving a priority to older adults. Another priority group are people with multiple health conditions. At the second stage we might resume vaccination at exhibition centers an...

The Vaccination by Law forum, which will be held online, will unite leading experts in various fields of law.

The intensity and the number of events and exercises taking place in the neighboring countries cause certain military risks, the official said. Not only deep in the neighboring countries but close to Belarus' borders.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko spoke about Ordinance No. 2 “On the protection of the state sovereignty and the constitutional order” which was passed on 9 May.

The State Secretariat of the Security Council will be given the status of a government body. This is envisaged in the new wording of the regulation on the Security Council.

This time the expo will focus on interregional contacts. The program of events includes online meetings in the R2R format (Region 2 Region) involving representatives of government agencies, chambers of commerce and industry, business associations, an...

For the successful conduct of such a prestigious event, the Belarusian side, represented by organizations and government agencies concerned, fully complied with all the IBU requirements for the organizers of such international sports competitions.

The Healthcare of Belarus 2021 exhibition is running in Minsk on 18-21 May.

This is a completely new topic for Belarus that has come into prominence recently, after the European Union adopted the resolution backing the introduction of a carbon border adjustment mechanism in March.

Those who are responsible for the future of the country and its people should not relax their guard, because special services with a wealth of experience are acting against Belarus, President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the Security Council meeting ...

“We were quite fast in developing our own three effective vaccines against the coronavirus infection,” the Russian leader said.

Domestic extremism is doubly dangerous, therefore we need new forms of antidote to this threat, national security expert Aleksandr Tishchenko said.

According to the source, the oil refinery operates and makes products in normal mode in accordance with the business plan. About 300,000 tonnes of oil was processed in two weeks in May. Raw materials are delivered in line with the approved schedule.

Over the course of one week the Nigerian firefighters will complete four programs. They will be trained how to use breathing apparatuses, do rescue work in an emergency zone, investigate fires, and respond to incidents involving chemicals, radioactiv...

Ivan Mamaiko, a member of the Standing Commission on National Security of the House of Representatives, commented on the main provisions of the law “On the amendment of laws on ensuring national security in the Republic of Belarus” in an intervie...

“The program of the visit envisages a number of meetings and negotiations of the head of the Belarusian military delegation with the political and military leadership of Azerbaijan,” the press service of the ministry said.

Deputy Prime Minister Igor Petrishenko will make a report on the development of the social sector of the Republic of Belarus and will take questions from MPs.

Visitors to the Healthcare of Belarus 2021 exhibition will be able to get a Sputnik V vaccine

According to the president, the Security Council meeting was convened to continue discussing a bigger role of this collegial body in the life of the state. “This also pertains to protection of independence, territorial integrity, sovereignty and co...

The whole process will take less than an hour. It includes preliminary examination by a doctor, preparation of the vaccine (defrosting), administration of the vaccine and observation of the vaccinated for 30 minutes after vaccination.

“Two components cost approximately Br52. If you multiply it by 5.5 million (the number of people who are to be vaccinated by the end of the year), you will get the total amount. This is just the cost of the vaccine, excluding consumables,” Aleksa...

The Belmedpreparaty pharmaceutical company is running three projects that have to do, in one way or another, with vaccine development. “The first one is partial localization of the Sputnik V production, or the so-called vaccine bottling," the compa...

China provided 300,000 doses of the vaccine free of charge. The vaccine is being delivered by a jet of the Defense Ministry of the Republic of Belarus with the assistance of the Emergencies Ministry.

here are 16 items on the agenda. They focus on tariff regulations, the provision of tariff preferences, the application of navigation seals, and other things. Participants of the videoconference session will discuss the completion of the project mean...

The International Army Games 2021 will take place on 22 August – 4 September. This year's Army Games feature a number of new competitions. Meridian will test skills of army topographers. Tactical Shooter is meant to test firearm skills. Army of Cul...

The day before Deputy Chief of the General Staff of Belarus' Armed Forces, General Igor Korol mentioned on the air of the Belarusian TV channel STV that NATO's military infrastructure in the adjacent territory improved considerably in the last four y...

In January-April of this year, 522,4 million people used passenger transport services, which accounted for 88.4% year-on-year. Passenger traffic amounted to 5,781.5 million passenger-kilometers, or 84.6% from January-April 2020.

The meeting will bring together young deputies of the national parliaments of CIS IPA states, representatives of the regional and local legislatures, leaders of youth parliaments, public organizations and associations.

"From 17 May till 22 June, we will post extracts from personal letters of the servicemen from the Brest Fortress and their family members sent several weeks before the beginning of that horrible war,” the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said...

Traditionally, Belagro is one of the largest events for the agricultural industry of Belarus. To date, we have received more than 350 applications from companies of 16 countries: Belarus, Russia, Italy, Jordan, Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Po...

Sergei Rachkov, Chairman of the International Affairs and National Security Commission of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus, was elected member of the Bureau of the Standing Committee on Peace and International Security ...

In January-April 2021, Belarus' industrial output amounted to Br46.3 billion in current prices, up by 11% in comparable prices over the same period of 2020, BelTA learned from the National Statistical Committee of Belarus.

The ministers of foreign affairs of the CSTO member states will discuss the state and prospects of development of the international situation and the regional situation and their influence on the security of the CSTO member states.

Public display of such symbols, including on the internet may entail criminal or administrative responsibility. This applies to posts on personal accounts in social networks, in various communities (including Telegram channels) and in comments to pos...

Belarusian State University (BSU) will present more than 20 solutions at the international exhibition Healthcare of Belarus 2021 to be held in Minsk on 18-21 May on the sidelines of the International Medical Forum.

The 27th two-day edition of the International Cyril and Methodius Readings will kick off in Minsk on 18 May, BelTA learned from the press service of Belarusian State University (BSU).

According to initial estimates, the GDP amounted to Br50.6 billion in current prices, up by 2.5% in comparable prices year-on-year.

In other words, state protection can be applied to any person, who faces danger in the line of duty, including civil servants, judges, workers of mass media, members of election commissions, other persons as well as their families.

Belarus will play the preliminary matches in Group A at the Olympic Sport Center.

Students of the leading higher education establishments, students of Minsk schools and the Minsk State Energy College will take part in the forum. Conditions and the procedure for selecting and training personnel for the nuclear industry, approaches ...

Aleksandr Lukashenko and Nikol Pashinyan discussed the situation in Belarus and Armenia and exchanged views on the current agenda, existing challenges and threats.

Mikita Borykau and Dzmitry Natynchyk clocked 1:32.47 to clinch silver in K2 men 500m. Gold went to Rodrigo Germade and Marcus Walz of Spain (1:31.82). Ukraine's Oleh Kukharyk and Dmytro Danylenko placed third (1:33.09).

The team's top scorer was Vladislav Babkevich (11 points).

According to the source, cellular communication industry grows all the time in Belarus. The number of cellular communication subscribers is always on the rise and reached 11.67 million as of 1 April 2021. The penetration rate of 125% matches internat...

The opening ceremony was addressed by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, foreign ministers of several Central Asian countries, and also representatives of the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Rep...

An Ilyushin Il-76MD airlifter has taken off from the Machulishchi airfield and is en route to Beijing to bring humanitarian aid from China - the Chinese vaccine against coronavirus.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 377,532 cases. A total of 367,840 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The great offer has been prepared by the developer for buyers of apartments in the Minsk World multifunctional complex! When buying a parking space in the parking lot, each customer receives a discount on apartment!

The document introduces amendments to the laws regulating the operation of law enforcement bodies and paramilitary organizations.

Belarus and China discussed efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and overcome its aftermath and reviewed the plans to promote traditional Chinese medicine in Belarus and Europe in general.

The team competition relied on the individual results of the three athletes. Nadzeya Darazhuk place fifth with the personal record of 2:52.59, Anastasiya Rodzina was sixth, with her personal best of 2:55.07, Anastasiya Yatsevich finished 12th with he...

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended birthday greetings to Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

Minsk is interested in continuing a pragmatic dialogue with Oslo on the principles of mutual respect. We look forward to maintaining constructive cooperation in various industries and working together in international organizations,” the message re...

The Brest Academic Drama Theater will show the production “A Respectable Wedding” at the 23rd edition of the international festival of theaters from the CIS and the Baltic states "Meetings in Russia" that is running in Saint Petersburg on 13-18 M...

The first findings of the investigation into the genocide of Belarusian people during the Great Patriotic War tentatively suggest that the official data on the number of civilian victims will be much higher, Belarus' Prosecutor General Andrei Shved s...

Gold medals were secured by Tatsiana Sharakova and Yauheni Karaliok in the Scratch Race, and Hanna Tserakh in the Individual Pursuit.

Last year, the coronavirus pandemic caused a significant reduction in the number of transport services worldwide, especially international transportation. In fact, all rail transport in Belarus has been brought to a halt and air transport has been re...

“Catching, keeping in quarantine, preparing veterinary and other necessary documents is a long process. The result of the work done is important both for the national park (population regulation, additional income) and for the buyer,” the represe...

Belarus' Egor Gerasimov goes 77th (937 points) in the ATP rankings. Ilya Ivashka is 91st with 830 points, Uladzimir Ignatik is 352nd with 129 points.

The athlete from Dobrush finished second in the women's single sculls.

All in all, Belarus performed 6,090,900 tests, including 20,711 tests in the past 24 hours.

A new show, Waterland. Secrets of Atlantis, is underway in Gomel Circus.

The Belarusian State University marked its 100th anniversary with an active lifestyle festival, BSU Fest 2021, in the Yanka Kupala Park in Minsk on 16 May.

The cadets visited the Brest Hero Fortress memorial complex, laid flowers at the Eternal Fire in the Ceremonials Square and took part in a rally to commemorate those who died during the Great Patriotic War.