Turkish Airlines has launched a special promotion for passengers traveling in pairs in honor of Valentine's Day. The ticket price for the Ashgabat – Istanbul – Ashgabat flight will be 796 US dollars for two passengers.

Starting from the beginning of 2025, new service counters for international travelers have opened at Beijing's international airports, Capital International Airport, Shoudu and Daxing International Airport, Xinhua reports.

On January 9, 2025, a meeting took place between the project manager of "Expanding Economic Opportunities for Women and Youth Living in the Mary Region", Candidate of Economic Sciences Serdar Agayev, and the project manager of "Sign Language Training in the Balkan Region", head of the "Yash Yardamchy" Economic Society, Jemal Kurbanova.

On January 9, National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Khalk Maslakhaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, with the participation of the Chairman of the Mejlis and members of the Cabinet of Ministers held a meeting of the Organizing State Committee for holding events on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan's neutrality and the declaration of 2025 by the UN General Assembly as the International Year of Peace and Trust

Today, a musical evening of Indian cinema was held at the Mukams Palace of the State Cultural Center, timed to coincide with the celebration of the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (Non-Resident Indian Day) and the 100th anniversary of the legendary Raj Kapoor. The event was organized by the Indian Embassy in Ashgabat in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan and drew a full house.

At least five individuals have perished as a result of the six fires in Los Angeles County, and authorities anticipate that the death toll will rise. Approximately 1,000 structures, including residences of prominent figures, have been completely destroyed.

Latvian national air carrier Air Baltic has conducted a test flight to check the operation of the Starlink satellite Internet on board its aircraft, which is necessary to obtain the corresponding certificate from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)

On January 4, 2025, a meeting was held in Kabul between Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum of Afghanistan Hidayatullah Badri and CEO of TAPI Pipeline Company Limited Muhammetmurad Amanov

On January 7, the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Turkmenistan to the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ilyas Gayypov, presented his credentials to the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian.

Since 12 midnight on January 8, snowfall has started in Almaty and will end by 11 a.m., Ulysmedia.kz reports