The Chinese national currency is becoming an increasingly popular means of cross-border transactions and settlements due to the country's efforts to expand its use in trade and investment. This is reported by the Xinhua News Agency with reference to the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China.
On Thursday, January 12, 20 deals totaling $2 million and 17.5 million Turkmen manats were made at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, ORIENT correspondent reports.
Foreign Minister in the interim government of Afghanistan Amir Khan Mutaki said at a meeting in Kabul with the Russian President's Special Representative for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov about his intention to expand the diplomatic presence in Russia. About this, with reference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, RIA Novosti reports.
A meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs) will be held on January 23-24 in Tashkent.
The first cloned horse for racing, the foal Zhuang Zhuang ("Sturdy" in translation) was presented on Thursday in Beijing by Chinese scientists. The clone is already 7 months old - the color of its coat almost completely repeats the color characteristics of its original, the sports stallion Ursus, the champion of various equestrian competitions in China and other countries, RIA Novosti reports.
Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Tashkent Yazguly Mammedov met on Thursday with acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov.
The Mary department of the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan, together with the editorial office of the regional newspaper Mary-Shahu Jahan, announced a creative contest.
A business meeting of representatives of the business circles of Turkmenistan and France took place in Paris. The negotiations were held in the format of a business lunch, which was attended by representatives of the French companies VINCI Construction, CARPI Tech, MEDEF International, SAFRAN, PMJC, CIS Energy, IN Groupe, Thomson Broadcast, Oberthur, Airbus D&S, Saberatours and a number of others.
The literary train to the historical places of Leo Tolstoy and Ivan Bunin will be launched in March for tourists by Russian Railways. The travel format is a "hotel on wheels": during the day - excursions, at night - on the road in sleeping cars and compartments. The train also includes a restaurant car," Russian Railways reports.
The possibilities of creating a National Technical Working Group on Global GAP in Turkmenistan, as well as the benefits that it will bring to agricultural producers and the country's economy, were discussed at consultations in Ashgabat on Thursday. The event was held by the Program of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) "Safe migration in Central Asia" jointly with the Union of Entrepreneurs and Industrialists of Turkmenistan and the German company for certification of agricultural quality standards Global GAP with the participation of the Union of Economists of Turkmenistan.
Congratulatory letters have been sent to the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov.
Abnormal frosts have "shackled" Turkmenistan these days, and record sub-zero temperatures were observed in some parts of the country. For example, this morning in the capital's residential area "Taze Zaman" the thermometer showed -20 degrees, and residents of the town of Yanbash – in the suburbs of Ashgabat, recorded -18.
The world community actively accepts tourists from China in connection with the resumption of outbound tourism by the country, China Daily reports.
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has repeated the record of Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, scoring five goals in a row at the Spanish Super Cup, the striker said on Twitter.
The youth (U20) and junior (U17) women's national football teams of Turkmenistan have started 10-day training camps in Ashgabat, the Football Federation of Turkmenistan reports.
