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Vitebsk Oblast and Ayutthaya Province, Thailand have signed an agreement on establishing friendly relations. The document was inked during the official visit of the Belarusian parliamentary delegation to Thailand, BelTA learnt from the press service of the House of Representatives. Chairman of the House of Representatives Vladimir Andreichenko and member of the Council of the Republic permanent commission for international affairs and national security, Vitebsk Oblast Governor Nikolai...

Anastasia Zhabko will represent Belarus at the 14th Junior Song Contest Vitebsk 2016 which will be held as part of the 25th International Arts Festival Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk, BelTA has learned. The decision was taken by the jury led by Belarus People's Artist Eduard Zaritsky. According to him, the jury was unanimous, and Anastasia deserved the right to represent the country. Eleven young talents applied to participate in this prestigious singing contest. They performed their...

An interagency working group has been set up in Belarus to consider the investment projects suggested by ZТЕ Corporation. Belarus' Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov signed a relevant executive order No.73p on 29 February, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian government. The working group will consider the possibility of company's participation in the project to build a silicon valley in Vitebsk. Besides, ZТЕ Corporation is eager to act as a general contractor in the...

The 25th edition of the international festival of arts Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk is scheduled for 14-18 July. Additional events will be held on 12, 13, 19, and 20 July, director of the forum and head of the World Association of Festivals Alexander Sidorenko told journalists on 19 February, BelTA has learned. "The festival will officially open on 14 July, and the closing ceremony will be held on 18 July. Vitebsk will host festival-themed events from 12 till 20 July. The international...

Norwegian colleagues will share their experience of organizing volunteer-based teams for rapid response to emergencies and for providing first aid with the Vitebsk Oblast branch of the Belarusian Society of the Red Cross. The information was released by Galina Zhelanova, Chairwoman of the Vitebsk Oblast organization of the Belarusian Society of the Red Cross, on 16 February, BelTA has learned. According to the source, representatives of the Norwegian Red Cross visited Vitebsk in November...

Scientists of the Vitebsk-based Applied Acoustics Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus intend to roll out a pilot batch of portable ultrasound welding tools of their own design in late February, BelTA learned from the Institute's Deputy Director Yuri Tsarenko. According to the source, the ultrasound welding tools are lightweight and safe. They are designed to connect large-sized plastic components or to perform welding operations in hard-to-reach places. The...