Recently, the region hosted a delegation from Shandong Province.  Despite the distance of almost 8 thousand kilometers, the partners find new points of interaction that intersect in the areas of innovation industry, education and youth initiatives.  As a result of the short-term visit, three memoranda of cooperation in the economic and humanitarian spheres were signed today. - Vitebsk region is located at an important point of the "Silk Road Economic Belt".  We can...

The African continent looks promising for exporting Belarusian food products, BelTA learned from Chairman of the Belarusian state food industry concern Belgospishcheprom Oleg Zhidkov before the business forum PromFood began in Minsk. Belgospishcheprom works with over 30 countries across the globe. “The geography of export is constantly transforming. Last week we shipped the first batch of products [malt] to Equatorial Guinea. It was a test batch. It is a new and interesting market...

Viktor Lukyanenko, senior lecturer at the Department of Architecture and Design of the Faculty of Civil Engineering of Polotsk State University named after Euphrosyne of Polotsk, believes that the artist's mission is to expand the bright side of the world and make the world a kinder place. Viktor Lukyanenko was born and raised in Vitebsk.  In 1976, he graduated from the Art department of the Vitebsk Pedagogical Institute and moved to Novopolotsk.  He worked there in the...

Last Sunday, 09.09.23, the 103rd Vitebsk Open Non-profit Chess Tournament dedicated to the National Unity Day was held in the premises of the chess club of the State Chess Union "Vitebsk".  The ideological and essential focus of the upcoming national holiday coincides with the motto of FIDE, the International Chess Federation "We are one family".  It is attributed to the Russian poet and chess player Pyotr Potemkin.  In our turbulent times, when the world is splitting apart,...

Art courtyard near Zhestkova Street. The space is perfect for photography enthusiasts, especially during the approaching golden autumn.