Student brigades of Vitebsk Oblast foster cooperation with Beloyarsky District (Russia), BelTA learned from the BRSM Youth Union regional committee. "In 2016 our student brigade went to Beloyarsky District of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug – Yugra for the first time. This was the result of the agreement on establishing twin-city relations between Vitebsk and Beloyarsky District signed in 2016. The students took part in the construction of a residential house. The Russian employer was...

The international conference Traditions and Innovations in Law will take place at the regional educational and scientific law center in the village of Mezhdurechye, next to Novopolotsk, on 6-7 October, BelTA learned from Polotsk State University. Scientists and specialists in jurisprudence from Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Germany and Sweden will discuss problems of judicial science and practice taking into account the continuance and innovative development of national legal systems and...

The advancement of manufacturing cooperation, humanitarian exchange programs, and tourism will become the main avenues of cooperation between Vitebsk and the Chinese city of Jinan for the period till 2020. The plans are stipulated by the protocol on implementing the agreement on advancing cooperation between the twinned cities, which was signed in Vitebsk on 22 September, BelTA has learned. The document was signed by Chairman of the Vitebsk City Council of Deputies Vladimir Belevich and...

The Belarusian company Orsha Linen Mill has started selling fabrics to South Korea, the company's representatives told BelTA. The company has penetrated the Korean market thanks to persistent efforts. So far two major batches and one small batch of fabrics have been shipped. Negotiations on consequent shipments are underway. Orsha Linen Mill's products are sold to over 30 countries. In 2017 the company added Chile and India to the list. Chile bought a small batch of merchandise while...

A tourist gathering of the Union State students will be held in Orsha District on 10-16 September, BelTA learned from the Orsha District Executive Committee. "Taking part in the event will be more than 450 students – eight teams from Belarus and representatives of 32 Russian regions, including Kursk Oblast, Samara, the Mari El Republic and others," noted Sergei Gvozdev, the director of the Orsha District Center of Physical Education, Tourism and Local Studies among Children and the...

The 3rd Kettlebell Lifting Olympiad will take place at the Vitebsk central sports complex on 14-17 September, BelTA learned from Chairman of the Kettlebell Lifting and Juggling Federation Vladimir Katashuk. Kettlebell lifting triathlon is a young sport which means that athletes lift kettlebells with different weights in regular and extreme conditions within different periods of time. It is expected that the participants of the competition will set many records. Partaking in it will be...