NASA published a satellite image of the Amu Derya in the gallery on its website on September 9. The description of the image states that "on September 4, 2023, the medium-resolution spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the NASA Aqua satellite received a full-color image of the green stripe surrounding the Amu Derya River in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan."
For the first time, the evolutionary history of ancient tigers has been fully studied - an international team of scientists has traced the genetic history of the origin of these large predators in continental Asia. They examined the DNA code of more than 60 modern and fossil specimens and officially confirmed the existence of nine modern subspecies. The results of their work are published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution.
Ambassador of Turkmenistan to the Kingdom of Belgium (Brussels) Sapar Palvanov presented his credentials to the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Jens Stoltenberg as the head of the mission of Turkmenistan to NATO.
The new law, which came into force in Kazakhstan on Saturday, September 9, establishes the rights and responsibilities of online platforms and bloggers. In particular, along with existing criminal liability, administrative liability is being introduced for the dissemination of false information online.
The sixth International Cultural Exhibition-Fair “Silk Road” took place in the Celestial Empire. More than 1,200 Chinese and foreign guests - politicians, heads of international organizations, cultural experts, historians and scientists - gathered in the city of Dunhuang, Gansu Province, bigasia reports.
The canvases of two painters from Turkmenistan will be exhibited at the exhibition of works by artists of the Turkic world in the city of Shusha. The vernissage will be held in Azerbaijan as part of the International Creative Meeting of Brush Masters from the Turkic world from September 10 to 20. TURKSOY is the organizer of the forum, the Azerbaijani press reports.
A literary evening dedicated to the life, poetic creativity and the upcoming celebration of the 300th anniversary of the birth of the great Turkmen thinker and classic poet of the East, Magtymguly Pyragy, was held in Islamabad. The initiator of the cultural action was the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Representatives of the Institute of Seismology and Atmospheric Physics of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan took part in the international conference "Science and Technology for Sustainable Development 2023", which was held on September 7-8 in Tokyo. The forum was organized by the Scientific Council of Japan and brought together experts from various countries of the world.
Scientists from the Carnegie Institution in Washington have found that Mars is much poorer than Earth in terms of the number and types of minerals. Only 161 minerals have been found on the red planet for more than 50 years of research, while about 6 thousand are known on our planet. The results of the study were published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets (JGR: Planets).
Turkmen chess player Valery Zhilkin became the winner of the Asian Amateur Chess Championship, whose ratings are no higher than 2000 points.
Turkmen tennis player Ilima Huseynova stopped one step away from the top three at the Asian Junior Tennis Championship (U-14), which was held in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. 24 strongest tennis players from different countries of Asia and Oceania gathered at this prestigious tournament.
President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov will pay a working visit to Tajikistan on September 14-15. Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov announced the preparations for the trip at a Cabinet meeting on Friday.
A seminar on conducting health education classes at secondary schools of Turkmenistan was held at the UN Building in Ashgabat.
The torch relay for the 2022 Asian Summer Games has started in Hangzhou. The launch ceremony took place at Yongjin Park Square near the famous West Lake. The first torchbearer was Olympic swimmer Luo Xuejuan.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to Portugal (with residence in Paris) M. Charyev presented his credentials to President of the Portuguese Republic Marcel Rebelo de Souza.
