Belarus is the only one of the post-Soviet republics that has preserved high-level scientific expertise, Director of the Kurchatov Institute National Research Center Mikhail Kovalchuk said during a meeting with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashen...

“This meeting, as they often say, can become a historic one as it will give an additional impetus to the development of nuclear technologies in Belarus,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

The chairman of the Executive Committee added: “We hope that on 14 and 15 October no restrictive measures will prevent us from holding these meetings in person. At least, the current chairman, the Republic of Belarus, hopes so, and we share those h...

“We will traditionally set up a mission to observe the elections in Russia. We have already received an invitation from Russia. I have already sent letters to all CIS countries with a request to send observers to the CIS mission,” said Sergei Leb...

Belarus and Russia are looking for ways to strengthen cooperation in microelectronics. The matter was discussed at a meeting between Deputy Industry Minister of Belarus Andrei Buinevich and Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia Vasily Shpak...

As of 27 July, 621,300 hectares of grain and leguminous crops (excluding corn, buckwheat, millet) were harvested, or almost 29% of the target.

Belarus' Uladzislau Smiahlikau secured a victory in his men's heavy opening bout against Ato Leau Plodzicki from Samoa 4-1 at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

“I am truly pleased to welcome you. We agreed to meet on a regular basis to discuss the most pressing issues on the agenda, to compare notes in our work. Today it is very important for us to know what the Youth Council and our young colleagues are ...

The more experienced opponent outclassed the Belarusian athlete in the course of the fight and won by unanimous decision of the judges. Thus, Aliaksandr Radzionau became the second Belarusian boxer to leave the Olympic tournament. Earlier, Vitali Ban...

The People's Republic of China is the main foreign partner for Mogilev Meat-Packing Plant. At the same time the company has not lost its market share in the Russian Federation. The company exports about 80% of the output to China and Russia.

The commanding officer of the 188th Guards Engineer Brigade, Colonel Aleksandr Tsagoiko said that preparations for the Games have been in progress since early May. The number of conscripted personnel in Belarusian teams will be higher this year, he s...

The CIS is drafting statements of the CIS heads of state on cooperation in ensuring biological security and a joint statement of the CIS foreign ministers on reinforcing the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention.

The participants of the meeting discussed draft decisions of the CIS Heads of State Council and a protocol on amendments to the CIS Convention on Human Rights and Basic Freedoms of 26 May 1995.

Belarus' middleweight boxer Vitali Bandarenka lost to Troy Isley of the United States 0-5 in the opener of the 2020 Olympic Games Boxing Event.

Vitali Bandarenka of Belarus lost the first bout to Troy Isley of the United States in the middleweight preliminaries at the Tokyo Olympic Games

An operation to extinguish a peat fire in Petrikov District, Gomel Oblast continues. At present the area under fire equals 85 hectares. About 80 firefighters and forestry workers as well as 23 vehicles have been deployed to fight the fire.

Belarus' world number 3 Aryna Sabalenka lost to Croatia's world number 47 Donna Vekic 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (3-7) in the second round of women's Olympics singles in Tokyo.

Dzmitry Asanau will next face Brazil's Wanderson de Oliveira on 31 July. Earlier, Belarus' Aliaksandr Radionau also secured a win.

Beach Volleyball tournament at the Olympic Games Tokyo is held at Shiokaze Park on 24 July - 7 August.

“The EU and the USA made it clear that Lithuania's migrant problem is none of their business. Meanwhile, more than a hundred illegal migrants continue to be detained at the border every day. In the places where several thousands of them are detaine...

Russia will increase the number of Moscow-Minsk flights and will authorize flights from Sochi and Krasnodar to Minsk from 1 August.

Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed that he is counting on Andrei Shved personally: “I believe that with you in charge of the prosecuting authority, it will take a worthy place in the system of government bodies of our country.”

Belarus' world number 79 Egor Gerasimov lost 4-6, 6-7 (4-7) to Italy's world number 31 Fabio Fognini in the 2020 Olympic Games Tennis Event men's singles round two.

The Belarusian team of Karyna Kazlouskaya, Hanna Marusava and Karyna Dziominskaya lost 1-5 to German in the bronze-medal match and placed fourth.

Summer is the sweetest time for those who want to buy an apartment in the Minsk World multifunctional complex. Right now the developer offers apartments in new houses AT OLD PRICES!

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 441,356 cases. A total of 435,374 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

"It is understandable when it happens to young people who are glued to their phones. However, it is odd to see elder people getting on the hook and giving swindlers their savings. One cannot get something for nothing,” the head of state said.

Adam Peaty of the UK won gold in 57.37 seconds. He also won gold in the same discipline at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

“We have questioned more than 4,000 witnesses, established the identities of over 400 participants of punitive operations, who now live in 13 countries, and discovered more than 100 new mass graves of civilians,” Belarusian Prosecutor General And...

The official said: “As of today over 4,200 criminal cases relating to these antisocial manifestations have been opened. As many as 803 criminal cases against 1,116 people have been sent to courts already, 704 criminal cases against 955 individuals ...

The minister informed the president about the results of the seminar of heads of diplomatic missions and consular institutions of Belarus which took place in Minsk last week. Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Makei also discussed cooperation with maj...

The Prosecutor General's Office is now evaluating the possible material damage caused to Belarus by actions of Germans and their accomplices during the Great Patriotic War.

Margaret MacNeil of Canada won the event in 55.59 seconds. Zhang Yufei from China was second (55.64). Bronze went to Australia's Emma McKeon (55.72).

UNESCO accepted "Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China" as a cultural property on its World Heritage List at the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee.

“I understand that the investigation has just reached the desired scale. More attention should be drawn to the topic of genocide of the Soviet people on the territory of Belarus. Our generation should finally show what was going on in the middle of...

Belarusian archers represented the country well in Tokyo by placing fourth in the final Women's Team protocol, the coach of the archery team Ekaterina Timofeeva commented on the results of her team.

All in all, the company is ready to hold up to 100,000 tonnes of grain of the new harvest.

Belarus and Azerbaijan have not just preserved bilateral relations but have expanded them, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with outgoing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to Belarus Latif Gandilov.

The company will design and mass produce high-tech data processing and storage devices, including servers, monitors, printers and software and hardware systems.

“Your country's course of development relying on high principles proclaimed by the Cuban revolution continues to inspire millions of people all over the world,” the message of greetings reads.

Over 1,800 haulers were queuing in Belarus to cross the border with the European Union as of 08.00 on 26 July, BelTA learned from the website of the State Border Committee.

The new resident company was registered in the China-Belarus Industrial Park Great Stone as the Sino-Belarusian Eurasian Academy LLC (China). The company will do research in the field of complex systems and artificial intelligence, will develop unman...

The ambassador added that negotiations are currently underway with three Chinese companies that produce vaccines. “We hope that a decision will be made soon on the production of vaccines jointly with China on the territory of Belarus,” he said.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 440,708 cases. A total of 434,882 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

“At the moment, we are considering a possibility to open a fourth consulate general of Belarus in China. Our consulates are already running in such cities as Chongqing, Guangzhou and Shanghai, and today we are looking at the economic center of Chin...

Harvesting proceeds till sunset in the Putrishki agricultural company, Grodno District.

The event (1km and 21km) commemorating Zinovy Kolobanov is part of the efforts to promote a healthy lifestyle.

Walk-through ‘cooling gates' that spray water mist were installed in the busiest streets of Brest.

Soligorsk hosted the cultural and sports festival "Vytoki. A Step Toward Olympus” on 22-24 July. The bright popular festival had previously traveled to Lida, Orsha, Kobrin, Mozyr and Bobruisk.

Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko took part in the solemn ceremony. He was made familiar with the company's latest products, including those made in June 2021. He talked to specialists and learned about advantages of the machines and their ...

The senator said: “Several days ago Belarusian border service personnel detained three groups of illegal migrants, who had crossed the border from Lithuania to Belarus. The detainees said they had been kept in a Lithuanian refugee camp. They had fa...

Companies from 29 countries bought Belarusian goods via the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange. The top five export markets were Lithuania, Germany, Latvia, Estonia, and Russia. Each of them demonstrated positive dynamics.

Tennis star Naomi Osaka of Japan, a four-time Grand Slam champion, had the honor of serving as the final torchbearer, lighting the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

The agenda of the meeting will include seven items. The council is set to discuss the draft agendas of the sessions of the CIS Foreign Ministers Council and the CIS Heads of State Council due in Minsk on 14-15 October.

The teams marched into the stadium according to the Japanese alphabet. The parade of nations was opened by Greece.

The employment rate of the Belarusian population aged 15-74 stood at 67.6% in Q2 2021, and the unemployment rate in line with the methodology of the International Labor Organization amounted to 4% of the labor force.

More airlines from Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia will fly to Minsk, BelTA learned from the National Union of Tourist Organizations.

The meeting attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei reviewed the foreign policy and foreign economic policy and outlined the near-term goals of Belarusian diplomacy and a range of urgent tasks to be addressed.

The Bauma agricultural enterprise has started harvesting malting barley.

According to the source, the first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant is undergoing an audit. The turbine generator equipment is being inspected. The work proceeds in line with the standard operating procedure. Both Belarusian specialists and...

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 438,767 cases. A total of 432,655 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Belarus' vice champion FC BATE Borisov beat Dinamo Batumi 1-0, with Pavel Nekhaichik scoring the winner in the 83rd minute.

Swimmer Mikita Tsmyh and archer Hanna Marusava will carry the flag for Team Belarus. The team captain is the famous hammer thrower Ivan Tsikhan.

The new fully-finished Prague house in the Central Europe quarter is a place where you want to live! It is located in the heart of the Minsk World multifunctional complex, within a two-minute walk to a metro station and across the street from a futur...

With any Olympic Games, you get the feel of them already at the airport. The Japanese capital, sweltering in the summer heat, is no exception.

The House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus hosted a meeting of Belarusian MPs with leaders of Friends of Volhynia, an organization of Belarusian diaspora in Ukraine on 23 July.

According to the source, the number of Belarusian online shops has increased by about 14,000 since 2015. Their number rose by 5.7% in H1 2021 to nearly 27,000. More than half of them are run by self-employed businessmen and 47% are run by legal perso...

The trade unions of the two countries have been cooperating for several years. A cooperation agreement was signed during a visit of the FTUB chairman to Egypt in 2018.

A press center for journalists covering the Olympics has opened in Tokyo.

According to the head of state, the harvest campaign is on his radar, he is keeping an eye on the economic and weather conditions.

At a session in Minsk on 23 July Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko demanded quality, speed and effort while harvesting crops.

Soligorsk is hosting the cultural and sport festival "Vytoki. A Step Toward Olympus” on 22-24 July, BelTA learned from the press service of the National Olympic Committee of Belarus.

Rising global food prices should become an additional opportunity for the Belarusian economy, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a government meeting held on 23 July to discuss the harvest campaign in 2021.

The harvesting campaign is in full swing in Dzerzhinsk District. Nine crews work the fields of the Borovoye-2003 agricultural enterprise every day, harvesting on average 400 tonnes a day.

As of 23 July, 307,700 hectares of grain and leguminous crops (excluding corn, buckwheat, millet) were harvested, or almost 14.4% of the target. In the lead is Brest Oblast with 87,700 hectares or 26% cropped.

The Olympics opening ceremony will start at 14.00 and will be broadcast live on Belarus 1 and Belarus 5 TV channels. Prominent hammer thrower Ivan Tsikhan has been named captain of Team Belarus.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic still raging worldwide the stands of the arena, which seats 80,000 spectators, will see just 950 people at the opening ceremony. All of them are official representatives of the delegations.

Belarusian rowers have kicked off their Olympic medal quest in Tokyo, with women's single sculler Tatsiana Klimovich finishing second in 7:51.86 in heat 1.

The 32nd Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo will be held from 23 July to 8 August. About 12,500 athletes from more than 200 countries will take part in the event. There will be a record 339 medal events held across 33 sports.

According to the head of state, thanks to perfect leadership, Egypt is confidently moving forward in its social and economic development and is strengthening its role as a guarantor of regional peace and security.

The president emphasized that an Olympic medal is not only a personal success of an athlete. It is also a matter of special pride of a nation, because victories in sport demonstrate the level of development of countries, their achievements and cultur...

In January-May 2021 the trade of Minsk Oblast enterprises with Russia totaled $2,240.1 million (the growth rate was 130.9%). Export amounted to $1,432.3 million (135.2%), with import at $807.8 million (124.0%). Foreign trade surplus reached $624.5 mi...

The meeting touched upon future cooperation and the advancement of trade and economic relations between Belarus and Uzbekistan. For Belarus Uzbekistan is a promising trade and economic partner in the Central Asia region.

"We have made sure once again that the Lithuanian political leadership absolutely does not care about the rights of people, whether in Belarus, Iraq or Syria. Rhetoric is one thing. Their actions paint quite a different picture, unfortunately,” the...

"For our part, we also count on Belarusian diplomatic missions abroad to assist us in successful work with foreign partners,” said Aleksandr Osmolovsky.

Self-exiled Belarusian opposition is doing everything to destabilize the situation in Belarus, including the economic situation. They are not independent politicians. They act on the orders of foreign curators, official representative of the Russian ...

Using sanctions as method of exerting influence by some countries on others has a negative impact on international economic relations in general and all parties in particular, Vasily Gursky said.

Belarus' world number 87 Aliaksandra Sasnovich failed to reach the Gdynia Open quarterfinal losing to Ukraine's world number 141 Kateryna Kozlova 6-2, 4-6, 3-6.

The official told diplomats: “We have to actively develop the business dimension of cooperation. Moreover, many of you feel that there are various political problems in communication. Business circles are our support. In this regard we should work ...

The establishment of a special department and a national operator for managing radioactive waste was discussed during the government conference held by Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko on 22 July.

OAO Korelichi-Len, Lida District, began to harvest flax for fiber.

The document includes provisions aimed at the improvement of the legal status of holding companies, the procedure of their establishment and operation, the specifics of operation of holding companies with state participation.

Yuri Seliverstov said: “We have too many taxation regimes, which allow either hiding earnings or minimizing them by using various options. On the other hand, those, who work honestly, need simple and understandable terms: register your business, pa...

The Yellow River Grand Canyon in Jungar Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, looks especially majestic in summer creating a unique picturesque scenery.

“The system should work in such a way as to make envelop salaries impossible. I know that you are actively working on it, but I want business people, entrepreneurs to hear me: there'll be hell to pay, so you should not take offense. Tax evasion and...

The MTZ CEO said: “We are interested primarily in markets of the American continent. Naturally the markets are new for us. We used to work there in the past. Now we would like to return there. These are complicated markets. We need to create new pr...

We need to work as a close-knit one team today. Our main task is to tap into new markets, new countries, to harness all existing opportunities and expand presence in any export market, Vladimir Ulakhovich said.

Belarusian export to Kazakhstan features more than 650 commodity items, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Kazakhstan Pavel Utyupin told journalists ahead of a meeting between representatives of Belarusian embassies and compan...

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 437,664 cases. A total of 431,489 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.