1,000 "legonauts" travel on stratostats – why?
Lego has joined forces with Czech-Slovak space experts to send a thousand mini- figures on a journey to the "edge of space" aboard stratostats.
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Turkmenistan and UNESCO are interested in cooperation in the field of information technology
Strengthening cooperation in the field of information technologies in the field of education was discussed on Friday during a meeting between Maksat Charyev, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to UNESCO and Tao Zhan, Director of the UNESCO Institute of Information Technologies in Education.
The first unmanned electric ferry set sail in Stockholm
The first unmanned electric ferry set sail in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. Thus, the city became the first in the world to use such technology.
The UNESCO list includes three objects of cultural heritage of Kyrgyzstan
Ak-kalpak, the Kok-boru game and the World Nomad Games – three more objects of cultural heritage of Kyrgyzstan have joined the UNESCO list. The certificate awarding ceremony took place on Friday at the Historical Museum in Bishkek. The general director of the organization Audre Azule arrived in the Kyrgyz capital to participate in the celebrations, Kabar reports.
The IMF has opened a Center for Capacity Development of Central Asian countries in Almaty
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Regional Center for Capacity Development for the Caucasus, Central Asia and Mongolia opened on June 9 in Almaty. The Kazakhstan Bureau has become the 17th of such centers in the world and will coordinate the work of the IMF in nine countries at once: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, reports Tengrinews.kz.
Turkmen customs officials discussed trade facilitation with German diplomats
Representatives of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan held a meeting with the head of the German project "Trade Facilitation in Central Asia" Fesilitas Zik, during which steps to simplify trade procedures were discussed.
Tokayev stated the need to reform the UN Security Council
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev stated the need for a comprehensive reform of the UN Security Council, without which it is impossible to solve the primary tasks of eliminating global problems. This follows from the speech of the head of state at the Astana International Forum, reports akorda.kz.
The concert for the Day of Russia will be held in Ashgabat
On June 11, a festive concert dedicated to the Day of Russia will be held at the Moscow Musical and Drama Theater named after Magtymguly. Yulia Zaitseva, First Secretary of the Russian Embassy in Turkmenistan, representative of Rossotrudnichestvo, told the ORIENT correspondent about this.
Turkmen athletes will take part in the Asian Wrestling Championship (U-17)
The youth national team of Turkmenistan will take part in the Asian Wrestling Championship, which starts on June 10 in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan).
UNESCO to map glaciers of Central Asian countries by 2025
UNESCO will map glaciers and subglacial lakes in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. This was stated by UNESCO Director General Audre Azule during the Astana International Forum in the capital of Kazakhstan, TASS reports.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan discussed holding events with the Republic of Korea
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajyyev held talks with the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea Ji Kyu-taek, during which the holding of the 16th Central Asia - Republic of Korea Forum and the next meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission in Ashgabat in 2023 were discussed.
The cost of tourist and student visas to the United States will increase
Starting June 17, the fee will be increased for all nonimmigrant visas to the United States that are not based on a petition. This is reported by the US Embassy in Turkmenistan.
Trading on SCRMET: 30 deals for more than $100 million have been made
On Friday, June 9, 30 deals totaling $105.7 million and 14.1 million Turkmen manats were made at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, ORIENT correspondent reports.
Construction of the first nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan will help solve environmental issues
The construction of the first nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan will help Tashkent's plans to generate 30% of all energy from renewable sources. Rosatom will assume responsibility for the implementation of the project, TASS reports.
Turkmen specialists have completed the WHO course on the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases
Specialists of sanitary and epidemiological stations of the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan, phthisiologists from all over the country have completed a series of trainings on the prevention, treatment and control of tuberculosis.
