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VITEBSK, 16 March (BelTA) – Over the past decade the annual number of graduates of educational establishments that provide professional training in Vitebsk Oblast increased by 13.2% to 19,200 in 2010, Ivan Shchurok, the head of the education department of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee, said at a session of the Vitebsk regional union of employers dedicated to training of specialists for the real production sector, BelTA has learnt. Significant changes have occurred in the structure...

VITEBSK, 16 March (BelTA) – A test delivery of cargoes from China to the future multimodal transportation and logistics center in Orsha will take place in the next few days. The center will be set up at premises of Orsha Aircraft Repairs Plant, Director of Orsha Aircraft Repairs Plant Vladimir Troitsky told BelTA. By doing so the Hong Kong-based company CBT Development (logistics) Limited will complete technical preparations for the investment project to build the transportation and...

VITEBSK, 10 March (BelTA) – Medical institutions of Vitebsk Oblast Plan to increase the export of medical services up to Br17 billion in 2011, Head of the Healthcare Department of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee Yuri Derkach told a press conference. In 2010 the Vitebsk Oblast’s export of medical service doubled over 2009. In January 2011 doctors of Vitebsk Oblast rendered $100,000 worth of services to the foreign patients, while in 2010 this figure was about $450,000. The medical...

VITEBSK, 1 March (BelTA) - The course of informal learning “Bridge Across Generations” for elderly residents opens in Vitebsk on 2 March, BelTA learnt from the chairperson of Pradslava UNESCO club Nina Kovpak. The Belarusian Association of UNESCO Clubs, Vitebsk City Library No 20 and Pradslava UNESCO Club will help senior citizens to keep pace with the times, improve the quality of life. The free-of-charge course is designed for four thematic meetings. The first meeting is aimed to teach...

VITEBSK, 1 March (BelTA) – Tax payers of Vitebsk Oblast, who apply the simplified taxation system paid more Br25.5 billion to the region’s budget in January 2011 (20% up over January 2010), BelTA learnt from the press center of the Vitebsk oblast Office of the Tax ministry. As of 1 February, more than 4, 800 legal entities and about 6,500 businessmen in Vitebsk Oblast apply the simplified taxation system. The system has recently become increasingly popular among the tax payers. The...

VITEBSK, 25 February (BelTA) – Novopolotsk will give the Starosvetsky Ball on 2 March, BelTA learned from the Novopolotsk Town Hall. The first town ball organized in the best traditions of the 18-19th centuries will be held in the Novopolotsk Wedding Palace which is located in a picturesque place. Elegant girls will be accompanied by courteous men. An imposing doorkeeper will meet guests at the entrance; the event will be hosted by the master of ceremonies. As it was some centuries ago,...