MINSK, 9 August – Belarus has threshed more than 3,540,800 tonnes of grain, with the average yield of 37.7 centners per hectare, learned from the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry. As of 9 August, harvesting was completed on 73.9% of the area (255,600 hectares) in Brest Oblast, 26% (94,200 hectares) in Vitebsk Oblast, 51.9% (179,900 hectares) in Gomel Oblast, 36.7% (112,100 hectares) in Grodno Oblast, 41.4% (185,700 hectares) in Minsk Oblast, and 33.9% (112,500 hectares)...

MINSK, 8 August - Belarus and Uzbekistan are considering canceling the permit system in International road freight transport. This matter was discussed during a meeting of the Belarusian-Uzbek mixed commission on international road transport, learned from the press service of the Transport and Communications Ministry of Belarus. "The parties agreed to work on the abolition of the permit system in international road transport of goods," the press service said. Belarus and...

MINSK, 5 August - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Vietnam Vladimir Borovikov held a meeting with Vice President of the Vietnamese company VinFast Trading and Production Tran Le Phuong on 4 August, learned from the Belarusian diplomatic mission in Hanoi. “The parties discussed potential cooperation between the Vietnamese company with OAO Belkommunmash with a focus on interaction in the production of electric buses,” the embassy said. The parties also...

GRODNO, 4 August – Minsk is set to host a forum of patriotic forces on 9 August, learned from Chairman of the Belaya Rus public association Oleg Romanov. “A forum of patriotic forces will be held on the initiative of Belaya Rus in Minsk on 9 August. It will be attended by the main public associations and some political parties of Belarus. Their heads will speak at the forum,” said Oleg Romanov. In his words, the main task of the forum is to compare notes on the further...

MINSK, 3 August – Canadian forward Nick Merkley has signed a one-year contract with HC Dinamo Minsk, learned from the press service of the Belarusian hockey club. The 25-year-old player spent a big part of the previous season in the American Hockey League. Nick Merkley played in 59 matches for San Jose and Hartford where he scored a total of 46 (16+30) points. Nick Merkley also played nine games for the San Jose Sharks in NHL scoring three assists. The Canadian played a total of...

MINSK, 2 August – Moscow is hosting the Pavel Lednev Cup pentathlon final featuring the best athletes of Belarus and Russia, has learned. Ten Belarusian and 26 Russian athletes won spots in the men's final following three stages. Ilya Palazkov of Belarus clinched bronze finishing second in swimming, fourth in fencing, fifth in cross-country running and showing the best result in equestrian show jumping. The Belarusian scored a total of 1,477 points to place third. Gold and silver...