A unique event took place in the world of cinema and literature - the world-famous American writer Stephen King sold Gulnara Ivanova, a student of the Tashkent branch of the S. A. Gerasimov ASIC, the right to film his story "The Man who did not Shake Hands" for a nominal fee of one dollar. This is reported by EurAsia Daily.
In the near future, it is planned to put into operation the tanker "Atamyrat Nyýazow". This vessel for the transportation of oil and petroleum products with a gross capacity of 4260 tons (GT) was built in 2001. The repair of this vessel was almost completely carried out by local specialists. The launch of this tanker will contribute to the growth of exports of domestic petroleum products.
Tigress Magda, an artist of the "Big Cat Show" of the Russian circus, who came to Turkmenistan on tour, gave birth to two cubs. The babies were born on July 28 at the Gerogly State Equestrian Circus of the new city of Arkadag.
A train loaded with more than 1,500 tons of goods such as mattresses, baby products, ceramic tiles, etc., recently departed from the international land port in Guiyang city of Guizhou Province in Southwest China, which marked the official opening of a direct freight rail link between this region of China and Central Asia, Xinhua reports.
On the official website, Turkmenistan Airlines announced the suspension of flights on the Ashgabat– Moscow–Ashgabat route operated by Turkmen Airlines from August 1, 2023. Flights to Russia will be carried out in the direction of Ashgabat – Kazan – Ashgabat. As noted in the airline's ticket offices, flights to Moscow will be suspended until August 22.
According to the satellite television operator Älem TV from the “Turkmentelecom” telecommunications company, new tariffs for channel packages have been introduced since August 1.
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Alexei Overchuk and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov discussed by telephone cooperation between the two countries in the fields of secondary and higher education and culture. This is reported by TASS, referring to the Telegram channel of the Russian government.
The recruitment of specialists from foreign Russian-language media has been opened for participation in the program of additional professional education “Technologies of journalism: methods of work in the modern international space”. This is reported by the Russian House in Ashgabat.
Shanghai hosted ChinaJoy, one of the world's largest gaming and digital entertainment exhibitions, shine.cn reports.
The new iPhone 15 smartphones will receive a new programmable button, a larger screen, as well as an improved camera and processor, Bloomberg reports. The presentation of the iPhone 15 is expected in September this year.
The sports delegation of Turkmenistan, consisting of 110 people, is sent to the II Games of the Commonwealth of Independent States, which will be hosted by Belarus from August 4 to 14.
Turkmen judoists won four medals - one gold, two silver and one bronze - at the open Asian Cup among cadets and youth that ended in Tashkent (Uzbekistan).
The staff of the Institute of Language, Literature and National Manuscripts of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan began translating the works of medieval Arab poets and scientists into the Turkmen language, among them — "Al-Fihrist" by Ibn an-Nadim and "Ed-Durerul-Kamine" by Ibn Hajar al-Askalani.
The volume of industrial products produced in the Balkan region has increased by 2% since the beginning of this year compared to last year. During this period, the enterprises of the western region of the country produced goods worth more than 10 billion manats, the newspaper "Turkmenistan" reports.
Representatives of the Communist Party of China, who arrived in Turkmenistan headed by a member of its Central Committee, Chen Gang, held a meeting with officials of the Democratic, Agrarian parties, as well as the Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan, the official Turkmen press reports.
