On 4 January 2024, State Statistics Committee of Turkmenistan with support of UNICEF and UNFPA are beginning the field data collection of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS). This comprehensive survey aims to gather the most up-to-date, high-quality and disaggregated data on the well-being of children and their families, providing important new insights for development of policies and programs.
The new digital solution was tested for the first time by the participants of the 4- day training in Istanbul. The virtual reality tool will further improve public health capacity in ports and on ships.
On January 3, applications began to be accepted for undergraduate studies at higher educational institutions in the People's Republic of China and Hungary for the 2024/2025 academic year. The Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan reports this.
The editors of the regional newspaper “Ahal Durmuşy” summed up the results of the creative competition among young people “Arkadag Serdarly bagtyýar ýaşlaryň ýürek joşguny”.
Harvard University President Claudine Gay is resigning. She announced this in her letter to the Harvard community.
The volume of U.S. government debt exceeded $34 trillion for the first time in history. This is reported by the website of the US Treasury Department.
On Tuesday, January 2, light industry products and handmade Turkmen carpets were sold during trading at the State Commodity Exchange of Turkmenistan.
On the first day of the new year 2024, the BRICS interstate association was officially replenished with five participants at once. The new members are Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Iran and Ethiopia.
On January 1, 2024, the 5th national Economic census officially began in China. This is reported by the Xinhua News Agency with reference to the State Statistical Office of the People's Republic of China.
On Friday, December 29, 2023, during trading on the State Commodity Exchange of Turkmenistan, petrochemical products, light industry of the country and handmade Turkmen carpets were sold.
The Kremlin has published the concept of Russia's presidency in the Commonwealth of Independent States in 2024.
Thousands of satellites will be sent to the Celestial Empire. The first satellite of the G60 Starlink project has been launched in China, which will become part of the future Internet communication network. The G60 constellation will include about 12 thousand orbitals. Of these, the first 108 are planned to be launched this year.
President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov expressed deep condolences to Emperor Naruhito and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in connection with the earthquake that occurred in the central region of the country, which led to casualties and injuries.
By the decision of the Council of Heads of Government of the CIS on June 8, 2023, the city of Tashkent was declared the Youth Capital of the CIS in 2024.
The Central Asia Youth Talks conference was held in Istanbul at the end of the last year, from December 18 to 22. Organized with the support of the World Bank and the OSCE, this meeting brought together 25 young leaders from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The main goal of the conference was to exchange innovative ideas and develop solutions to global and regional issues on tracks such as gender equality, climate change, human capital and job creation.
