There are plans to invest Br17.5 billion in the development of Belarus' mechanical engineering industry by 2030, BelTA learned from Belarusian Industry Minister Vitaly Vovk during the plenary session held on 24 May to discuss the innovation-driven and investment-powered development of the country's mechanical engineering industry. According to the source, a strategy has been put together to improve the competitive ability of Belarusian products in 2017-2020 and ultimately in the period...

The average life expectancy of Belarusians will exceed 74 years in 2017, BelTA learned from Belarusian Healthcare Minister Valery Malashko. The official noted: "We've been noticing positive trends in the development of demographic processes. In 2017 the life expectancy of the Belarus population will exceed 74 years. Trends registered in the first quarter of the year allow us to say so." Valery Malashko noted that accomplishments of Belarusian healthcare are obvious: medical...

The generation of the victors created a powerful economic and cultural potential. This became the basis for the further development of Belarus, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said during the flower ceremony at the Victory Memorial in Minsk as Belarus celebrated the 72nd anniversary of the Great Victory on 9 May, BelTA has learned. "The Nazis turned our blossoming land into ruins. In order to raise from the ashes, Belarus had to fight yet another enormous battle, that time with...

Belarusian scientists have come up with new ways of robot locomotion, BelTA learned from Grigory Prokopovich, Head of the Robot Technology Systems Lab of the United Informatics Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB), before the roundtable session on robot technology for young scientists on 5 May. The scientist said: "Robot locomotion is a major problem at the moment. The walking robots we see in the movies do exist but they cost $300,000-500,000 apiece. This is...

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko presented state prizes and awards to workers of various industries. The ceremony took place at the Palace of Independence on 28 April, BelTA has learned. "Today is a remarkable day for all of you and for the country in general. In the solemn atmosphere in the run-up to the May holidays we honor the best people of Belarus whose labor and creative achievements bring glory and respect to our young and sovereign state," Alexander Lukashenko said. The...