During the annual World Architecture Festival (WAF) 2023 in Singapore, the winners of the prestigious World Building of the Year, Landscape of the Year and Future Project of the Year awards were announced, New Atlas reports.
On December 11, in honor of the 28th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s neutrality, the exhibition “Bitaraplyk – bagtyň baky bahary” will be held in the exhibition hall of the Union of Artists of Turkmenistan in Ashgabat.
On December 8, a meeting with the ambassadors of the Central Asian countries was held in Brussels at the initiative of Terhi Hakala, the EU Special Representative for Central Asia of the European External Action Service (EEAS). Among the participants were the Director of the EEAS for Security and Defense Policy, Joanneke Balfurth, the EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Ilkka Salmi, the EU Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas Nicklasson, representatives of the European Commission's Foreign Policy Instruments Service and the Directorate General for International Partnerships.
Chinese startup XIAONIAN has developed a pocket screwdriver that stores bits and also serves as a bottle opener, box cutter, hex wrench and ruler.
China now receives half of its electricity from renewable sources.
A complex of “twisted” high-rise buildings will be built in Shenzhen, which will become the new headquarters of the Chinese technology corporation Tencent. The project is being carried out by the architectural bureau of Ole Schieren.
On Friday, December 8, during trading on the State Commodity Exchange of Turkmenistan, petrochemical products, light industry of the country and handmade carpets were sold.
The Turkmendenizderyayollary agency accepts investment proposals for organizing a modern cinema in the meeting room for 90 people on the 1st floor of the Charlak hotel.
From December 4 to December 7, 2023, the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) held a four-day procurement seminar in Ashgabat.
In the period of November 27 - December 06, 2023, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) organized a series of working meetings within the framework of the project “Developing a National Adaptation Planning Process in Turkmenistan” jointly implemented with the financial support of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in cooperation with the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan.
The Air Transport Agency - "Türkmenhowaýollary" - is leading among the sectors of the transport and communications complex in increasing the volume of services provided this year. During the period from January to November, the civil aviation industry recorded a growth rate of 199% compared to the same period last year.
From January to November, Turkmenistan exported natural gas in volumes 13.8% higher than planned for this period. At the same time, based on the results of 11 months, the plan for the production of natural and associated gas was fulfilled by 107.6%, for the production of liquefied gas - by 116.1%, gasoline - by 103%, diesel fuel - by 102.8%, lubricating oils – by 104.5%.
Turkmenistan's GDP growth in January-November 2023 amounted to 6.3%. During this time, the country produced 6.6% more products in the ratio than in the same period last year.
On December 8, 2023, the anniversary, 100th meeting of the CIS Economic Council took place in Moscow. The meeting was chaired by the Chairman of the CIS Economic Council, First Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic Adylbek Kasymaliev.
Inter-MFA consultations on the topic “On the interaction of CIS member states in the information sphere” were held on December 7–8 in the CIS Executive Committee. Representatives of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and the CIS Executive Committee took part in the event.
