The main crew and the backup crew of the manned spacecraft Soyuz MS-25, which includes two women from Belarus, have arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome before their flight to the International Space Station (ISS), the Roscosmos press service told BelTA.  Representatives of the technical administration and the state commission welcomed the crews at the Krainy airfield. Commanding officers of the crews told the administration they are ready for the flight and for taking over the Soyuz...

A delegation of Belarus’ Armed Forces is taking part in a seminar on battlefield medicine for Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states in Islamabad, Pakistan, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Defense Ministry. Participants of the seminar are expected to discuss medical support for military personnel and the evacuation of people with various injuries.  Participants of the seminar will also share the best practices in the field of providing medical aid to military personnel...

About 20 countries will be featured at the 31st edition of the  Minsk International Book Fair, and the Islamic Republic of Iran will be the central exhibitor, Dmitry Makarov, Chairman of the CIS Council of Organizers of Book Exhibitions and Fairs, Executive Director of the Minsk International Book Fair, told journalists in Minsk on 4 March, BelTA has learned.   About 20 countries will participate in the International Quarter program. "Iran will have the central stand. We have already...

The number of tourists visiting BelAZ increased 1.5 times in 2023, BelTA learned from the press service of the enterprise.  The company welcomed 51,595 tourists in 2023 or about 4,300 every month. Over the past year, more than 1,700 excursions were held, up by 42% over 2022.  All in all, in the course of 8.5 years since the BelAZ – Belarus’ Brand project was launched, more than 240,000 visitors from Belarus, Russia and dozens of other countries have been able to see with their...

The Consulate General of Belarus in Shanghai hosted  talks between Consul General Andrei Andreev and a delegation of the China Committee for the Promotion of International Trade of Shanghai's Pudong District, BelTA learned from the Belarusian embassy. The parties discussed practical steps to develop interaction between the Republic of Belarus and the Shanghai pilot zone for Silk Road e-commerce cooperation in order to participate in the Digital Silk Road projects. Special attention was...

OOO Ampera Group, a new resident company of the free economic zone (FEZ) Minsk, will make charging stations for electric vehicles, the FEZ Minsk press service told BelTA.  Head of the FEZ Minsk Administration Anatoly Buben and OOO Ampera Group Director Dmitry Solovyov have signed the relevant agreement. The technological novelty of the investment project consists in the possibility of making charging stations with the output of up to 750 kW, weldless assembly, and liquid-cooled...