Shanghai is offering passengers on international transit flights with transit times longer than eight hours a free half-day city tour. This was reported by the Shanghai Municipal Department of Culture and Tourism.

The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat invites representatives of the media of Turkmenistan to a training on the preparation of information and thematic materials for traditional and digital media.

The results of the international essay competition on the topic “The importance of international humanitarian law in maintaining peace and security on the planet”, which was announced by the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan among students of higher educational institutions of Central Asian countries, have been summed up.

"International Food Festival" was held at the Ashgabat International School on May 4. The Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Turkmenistan represented its country at the festival. It was reported by the diplomatic mission.

Students of the Academy of Civil Service under the President of Turkmenistan will take part in a short-term course on public administration at the Beijing University of the People's Republic of China.

Stormy weather could hit parts of the country this week, according to forecasts from the United Arab Emirates' National Center of Meteorology.

From the beginning of May, every Tuesday Turkmenistan Airlines will operate an additional second flight on the route Ashgabat - Kuala Lumpur - Ashgabat.

A separate session will be devoted to youth entrepreneurship as the foundation for building international cultural and economic ties at the XV International Economic Forum “Russia - Islamic World: KazanForum”, which will be held from May 14 to 19 in Kazan.

A series of meetings between customs department specialists and participants in foreign economic activity of Turkmenistan continues at the Ashgabat city customs office.

Aviation research company Skytrax has released its annual ranking of airports based on passenger reviews. At the end of the year, Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar took first place.