The export of Belarusian Gomel Oblast to China soared 20 times in the past three years, Gomel Oblast Vice Governor Andrei Konyushko said during an online conference on cooperation between Gomel Oblast and Chinese province Hebei on 25 January, BelTA has learned. Andrei Konyushko stressed that Gomel Oblast highly values friendship with China. “In the Year of the Regions of Belarus and China, declared by the governments of our countries, we see how cooperation is expanding. Economic and...

We can ensure our society develop without shocks for peace and concord to reign in Belarus, Deputy Head of the Belarus President Administration Igor Lutsky told the media ahead of his meeting with representatives of Gomel Oblast on 11 January, BelTA has learned. Igor Lutsky stressed that the Constitution has always been and remains the Basic Law, the guarantee of independence and sovereignty of Belarus. At the same time, the society is rapidly developing. “Transformations in the...

More than 4.842 million people in Belarus have got the first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, of them over 3.719 million have been fully vaccinated, BelTA learned from the press service of the Healthcare Ministry.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko and his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog held a telephone conversation on 27 December, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

The situation in the real sector of Gomel Oblast gives reasons for worrying. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the relevant statement as he introduced the new Gomel Oblast governor on 22 December, BelTA has learned.

Belarus' chain of fast charging stations for electric vehicles is the largest one in the Eurasian Economic Union, the press service of the Belarusian industrial group Belorusneft told BelTA. The development of the electric vehicle charging infrastructure began with the presidential decree, which named Belorusneft the state operator. The head of state pays close attention to the matter of electric vehicles. Belarus' backbone chain of fast EV charging stations is the largest one in the...

Two new-generation electric buses that can travel over long distances without recharging have arrived in Gomel. Existing Belarusian electric buses need to charge after 30-35km. The new model came to Gomel on its own by travelling for 325km. The remaining battery charge was 27%, which was sufficient for travelling for another 80km. The E433 electric bus of the Vitovt series is one of the latest products made by BKM Holding (formerly known as Belkommunmash). The articulated bus is 18...

The Gomel Oblast Council of Deputies and the State Assembly of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Russian Federation signed a cooperation agreement in Gomel on 2 December, BelTA has learned. The document was signed by Chairwoman of the Gomel Oblast Council of Deputies Yekaterina Zenkevich and Chairman of the State Assembly of the Republic of Sakha Aleksei Yeremeyev. Aleksei Yeremeyev stressed: “We have a good tradition of cooperation with Belarus.” It was noted that an agreement...

Resident companies of the Belarusian free economic zone Gomel Raton (FEZ Gomel Raton) increased their industrial output by more than 42% in January-September 2021, compared to the same period last year, BelTA learned from the FEZ Gomel Raton administration. “The activity of resident companies in general is characterized by the growth of industrial output (works, services) in actual prices. In January-September 2021 this figure was Br4.1 billion, which is 42.1% up from the previous year,”...

Gomeltransneft Druzhba is busy carrying out scheduled maintenance operations to replace a gate valve at the oil pumping station Gomel. This is why the volume of oil being pumped via one line of the transcontinental oil pipeline Druzhba has been insignificantly reduced, Gomeltransneft Druzhba representatives told BelTA. According to the source, Gomeltransneft Druzhba specialists started replacing gate valve No.25A of the outlet collector in the pump room of the oil pumping station...