Representatives of Belarus’ Consulate General in Shanghai have met with Director of the Center for Belarusian Studies at East China Normal University Professor Bei Wenli and  Head of regional international projects Wu Shuangli, BelTA learned from the Belarusian diplomatic mission in Shanghai. Belarus’ Consul General Andrei Andreyev and Vice Consul Olga Krivets discussed with the Chinese side joint events to be held in Shanghai in 2024, including courses for representatives of the SCO...

Belarus’ space flights program will be continued, Deputy Head of the Aerospace Activities Department of the National Academy of Sciences Ivan Bucha told BelTA. “The main thing right now is the completion of this flight [of the first Belarusian cosmonaut Marina Vasilevskaya], the fulfillment of everything we’ve planned. A decision on whether the program will continue or not will be made on the basis of the results,” the academy’s representative said. “Taking into account the...

UNESCO international experts are conducting a reactive monitoring mission in the Belarusian part of the transboundary UNESCO World Heritage Site Belovezhskaya Pushcha, BelTA learned from the press service of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection. The monitoring mission is visiting the site following the decision taken at the 45th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee to assess the impact of the fence erected by Poland on the border with Belarus, which...

Roscosmos Executive Director for Manned Space Programs Sergei Krikalev explained what the crew of the manned crew transfer vehicle Soyuz MS-25 will do after the launch was canceled, BelTA has learned. Sergei Krikalev said: “The launch has been canceled because automatics kicked in after checking the spacecraft’s systems. An anomaly has been found. We are now looking into the cause of this anomaly. Fortunately, automatics kicked in and prevented incorrect operation of other systems of...

Secret passengers have begun assessing the quality of services at Minsk National Airport, the airport’s press service told BelTA. Since the Secret Passenger program was announced, more than 200 applications to take part in the program have already been submitted. The program has been running since 1 March, and by this time the airport has already received more than 50 checklists. The program will be running until 31 December 2024; any passenger over 18 departing from or arriving at the...

Some 217,500 foreigners stayed at Belarusian sanatoriums in 2023, Deputy Director of the National Center for Health Improvement and Resort Treatment Aleksandr Tsai told BelTA’s The Nation Speaks project. According to Aleksandr Tsai, the demand for recreation and treatment at Belarusian sanatoriums among foreign nationals increased significantly last year. “Belarusian sanatoriums hosted 217,500 foreign guests, with a forecast of 210,000. This is 15.5% higher than in 2022 when we had...