The Confucius Institute on Science and Technology of Belarusian National Technical University (BNTU) is hosting an interactive exhibition “Four Major Inventions of China” at the Minsk City Palace of Children and Youth, BelTA has learned. “We have organized an exhibition to popularize the Chinese language and culture, to get Minsk residents familiar with the most significant scientific and technological achievements of ancient and modern China. The exhibition displays photographs,...

Participants of the 14th Belarusian Antarctic expedition have begun scientific studies in Antarctica, BelTA learned from a message sent by the expedition's head Aleksei Gaidashov to the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. Aleksei Gaidashov said that after emergency work and urgent work to commission the main life support installations of the Belarusian Antarctic station Gora Vechernyaya were completed and research programs were launched on 11 December 2021 a state...

Belarus confirmed 1,454 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours; another 1,977 coronavirus patients were discharged from hospital, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry. The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 674,723. A total of 665,432 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus. As many as 5,276 COVID-19 patients have died since the infection outbreak in Belarus. All in all, Belarus performed 10,671,855 tests,...

It is necessary to more actively use public private partnership for the sake of beautification and accomplishment of population centers. Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova made the relevant statement after an expanded session of the Presidium of the Council of the Republic in Grodno on 9 December, BelTA has learned. The handling of appeals of corporations and individuals in Grodno Oblast was high on the agenda of the session....

Plans are in place to expand the Museum of Gifts in the Palace of Independence beyond the hall on the third floor into other premises, Press Secretary of the Belarusian President Natalya Eismont told the participants of the excursion around the Palace of Independence in Minsk, BelTA has learned. The Museum of Gifts holds hundreds of different items, souvenirs, works of art presented to Aleksandr Lukashenko by foreign leaders, politicians, delegations, diplomats, world-famous people, and...