In January-December 2022, the volume of transit cargo transported through the International Seaport of Turkmenbashi increased by 2.5 times compared to the same period last year, the "Turkmendenizderyayollary" agency reports.
Russia and Belarus plan to launch a jointly created Earth remote sensing satellite in 2028, TASS reports with reference to an interview with the director of the "Geoinformed Systems" enterprise of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Sergey Zolotoy.
The working group of the lower house of the Turkmen parliament is discussing amendments to the Constitution, which relate to the reorganization of the upper house (Halk Maslahaty) into the highest representative body of democracy.
The channel of the Ashgabat Hydropark, which crosses the southern part of the city, is almost completely covered with a small layer of ice against the background of record low temperatures across the country.
The national hockey team of Turkmenistan defeated the team of Kyrgyzstan at the Kazan Hockey Cup — the first international hockey tournament between Islamic countries, according to the official group of competitions in VK.
Filipino American R'bonnie Gabriel became the owner of the title "Miss Universe 2023", RIA Novosti reports
Chairman of the upper house of the Turkmen parliament Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov proposed to build an educational institution — a madrasah, at the mosque being built in the new center of the Ahal region, TDH reports.
Turkmenistan Airlines has reduced the validity period of tickets for international flights canceled due to the pandemic by a month. Now they can be exchanged until February 28, 2023, Turkmen Airlines told ORIENT.
Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chairman Chong Eason has been named Man of the Year by American automotive magazine MotorTrend, the South Korean automaker announced on its website.
The world will need natural gas for a long time, and additional investments are needed to ensure security of supply and affordable prices during the global energy transition, the energy ministers of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates said on Saturday.
Today the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov came to Arkadag city, got acquainted with the plans of the main mosque of the velayat, which is planned to be built here, and the projects related to its decorative features and the place where the new mosque will be located.
This week of January was marked by a number of events of domestic political significance.
On January 12, the Asian Football Confederation held the draw for the first round of the women's qualification tournament for the 2024 Olympic Games for the Asian continent.
A group of 14 employees of the Railway Administration of Afghanistan arrived in Turkmenabat on Saturday for an internship in the relevant field. ORIENT was informed about this by the Turkmendemiryollary Agency.
On Saturday, January 14, 3 deals totaling $747.5 thousand were made at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, the correspondent of ORIENT reports.
