World famous sculptor, Director of the National Art Museum of China Wu Weishan has been awarded the Medal of Francysk Skaryna, BelTA learned from the Belarusian embassy in China. The solemn award ceremony was held at the Belarusian embassy. Wu Weishan was honored with this award for services to international cultural contacts in line with a decree signed by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko. The Medal of Francysk Skaryna was presented by Ambassador Extraordinary and...

The Healthcare Ministry of Belarus and an international biotechnology company based in Russia BIOCAD plan to sign an agreement, BelTA informs citing the press service of the Healthcare Ministry. Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich went to Saint Petersburg as part of Belarus' government delegation. Dmitry Pinevich is set to take part in the 12th session of the Belarus-Saint Petersburg Business Cooperation Council where he will deliver a report. A strategic cooperation agreement is...

Omicron BA.2 (dubbed Stealth Omicron) spreads even faster, but it is less severe than its parent strain called BA.1, Yelena Gasich, head of the laboratory for diagnosing HIV and concomitant infections at the National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, told the Belarus 1 TV channel, BelTA informs. Yelena Gasich noted that the both Omicron subvariants appeared almost simultaneously. Initially, there was a surge in BA.1 but then it began to be gradually replaced by its...

The Culture Ministry chose Belarus' Capital of Culture 2023 at the meeting of its collegium on 23 March, BelTA learned from the press service of the Culture Ministry. The meeting was held at the Yanka Kupala National Academic Theater. Six cities and town claimed the title of Belarus' next Capital of Culture: Baranovichi of Brest Oblast, Mozyr of Gomel Oblast, Svisloch and Shchuchin of Grodno Oblast, Slutsk of Minsk Oblast, Belynichi of Mogilev Oblast. The towns made presentations...

Roaming charges for incoming calls will be canceled in the territory of the Belarus-Russia Union State on 1 April, the press service of the Russian government said following the meeting of the High-Level Group under the Union State Council of Ministers on 23 March, BelTA informs. “Work continued to implement the action plan to make communication services in the Union State more convenient,” the government of the Russian Federation noted. “The participants of the meeting...