The European Commission (EC) has officially declared three cities as European capitals of Culture in 2023 - Elefsis (Greece), Timisoara (Romania) and Veszprem (Hungary). The title is awarded according to the results of the annual pan-European competition, which has been held on the initiative of the European Union since 1985, writes Deutsche Welle.
The possibility of creating a parliamentary council "Central Asia-China" was discussed on Friday by President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov with Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Assembly of China Li Zhangshu. The meeting took place in Beijing as part of the state visit of the head of Turkmenistan to China, the official Turkmen media reports.
On Friday, January 6, 10 deals totaling $20.1 million were made at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, ORIENT correspondent reports.
The national team of Turkmenistan took the 66th place in the world ranking of national judo teams. Rating was published on the website of the International Judo Federation.
Knowledge about the manufacture of ceramic vessels came to Europe from the Caspian region and Siberia, Arkeonews reports with reference to the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
The gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to China, which also passes through the countries of Central Asia, has delivered 423.2 billion cubic meters of gas to China since its commissioning in 2009. During this period, it provided 500 million residents of 27 regions of the country and Hong Kong with blue fuel, according to People's daily.
The coach of FC "Ahal" Mergen Orazov has been appointed the head coach of the Turkmenistan national football team. This decision was made at the next meeting of the executive committee of the Football Federation of Turkmenistan.
The king of Italian pop music Adriano Celentano turned 85 years old. In his homeland, he is called "mollejato", that is, "a man on springs" and even in his current years, he fully justifies his nickname – gives concerts, develops musical projects and works on creating a new album.
These days, the world's largest technology exhibition Consumer Electronics Show (CES-2023) is taking place in Las Vegas. Over the years of its existence, it has become a venue for important technological premieres and presentations of major innovations, which then become topics of conversation for the coming year.
After the talks with President of PRC Xi Jinping, the head of the state met with Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Li Keqiang and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Li Zhanshu.
The need to accelerate the approval of the draft Agreement between the governments of Turkmenistan and China on international road transport was noted in a joint statement signed by President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and President of China Xi Jinping following talks in Beijing.
Since January 9, two new intercity bus routes Ashgabat-Serahs-Ashgabat and Ashgabat-Archman-Ashgabat will be launched in Turkmenistan, the website of the agency "Turkmenawtoulaglary" reports.
The Japanese company Sony is preparing a Star Sphere project, thanks to which anyone can take a photo of the Earth from space using remotely controlled orbiting camera satellites, Universe Magazine reports.
In 2023, UNICEF will continue to actively interact with young SDG ambassadors, expand their opportunities to contribute to the future of every child in the country. This is reported in the press release of the organization.
The official meeting ceremony of President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov with Chairman of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping took place at the House of People's Assemblies in Beijing, CCTV+ reports.
