The International Football Federation (FIFA) is discussing with representatives of other football organizations the possibility of renaming at least one stadium in each country in honor of the three-time world champion, the King of Football, Brazilian Pele.
The Head of the PRC Xi Jinping intends to listen to the voice of the world community to shape the country's state policy, China Daily reports. To this end, the Chinese government has launched an online survey, which encourages people from all over the world to share their ideas with Xi Jinping.
Five-time Golden Ball winner Cristiano Ronaldo has the opportunity to play in the Champions League for Newcastle United once again in his career under the terms of an agreement with Saudi Al-Nasr, Morca reports.
The President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov will pay a state visit to China on January 5-6, the Chinese MFA said on Tuesday.
The Pension Fund of Turkmenistan informs entrepreneurs that the settlement period for the payment of pension contributions for the second half of 2022 has begun.
Russia is preparing to increase natural gas supplies to the Asian energy markets. Western experts believe that China will become the main consumer of Russian gas, which will account for 40% of the growth in exports of natural gas, Euronews reports.
The first New Year's week in the whole territory of Turkmenistan will be especially warm and sunny, one can even say "spring". The average temperature across the country will be +12 – 15 degrees. A little cooler in the northern region – in Dashoguz, the air will warm up to +10 maximum.
On January 1, Croatia became the 20th member of the European Union and the 27th member of the Schengen region, as well as the country with the longest land border of the EU - 1,350 km, the BBC reports.
From January 3, 2023, citizens of Turkmenistan wishing to obtain a visa to Turkey will have to provide an additional notarized "Declaration of Consent" plus previously required documents. This is reported on the website of the Turkish Visa Center.
A new option to view the list of available air tickets has appeared in the application of the airline "Turkmenistan". The updated mobile version is already available for devices with operating systems **[iOS](https://apps.apple.com/en/app/turkmenistan-airlines/id1588394191)** and **[Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tm.turkmenistanairlines.app)**.
JSC "Southern Center of Shipbuilding and Ship Repair" in the Astrakhan region will start production of the first container ships of project 00108, developed by the Russian design bureau "Vympel". Astrakhan shipbuilders will be the first in the Russian Federation to create unique vessels - special universal dry cargo container carriers for the North-South International Transport Corridor. These vessels will be built specifically for the specifics of the Caspian Sea. They will have wide sides and low draft. The first contract for the supply of four such vessels of increased container capacity was signed in December 2022.
New Year's gifts on behalf of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Head of the upper chamber of the Turkmen Parliament Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov were presented to the pupils of the Ashgabat Palace of orphans during the New Year celebration at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan.
India's Youth and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said India will formally bid to host the 2036 Summer Olympics this year.
Turkmen leader Serdar Berdimuhamedov, congratulating his compatriots on the New Year, listed the important events of the past year, including the opening of a number of large objects of transport, energy, medical, social infrastructure, residential areas, the March 12 presidential elections in Turkmenistan, the decisions of the Khalk Maslakhaty, the adoption of a social -economic development of the country for the next 30 years.
Gazprom can send free volumes of gas to China, some CIS countries and Turkey, as well as export liquefied natural gas (LNG) and produce hydrogen and ammonia for supplies to European countries. Sergey Kapitonov, an analyst at the Project Center for Energy Transition and ESG Skoltech, said this in a commentary to RIA Novosti.
