On October 17, the Global Investment Forum opened in the Silk Road Samarkand Tourist Center. It is held within the framework of the 25th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
The climate and eco-festival entitled "Let's Save the Earth together" was held on Sunday, October 15, on the territory of the joint Turkmen-Turkish school in Ashgabat.
The American streaming giant Netflix has decided to expand its presence in the offline world. In 2025, the company plans to open the first Netflix House in the United States – a chain of stores selling everything related to popular shows and cult TV series of the platform, as well as themed restaurants where you can eat and have fun, Bloomberg reports.
A solemn event dedicated to Independence Day of Turkmenistan was held in Tokyo on Monday.
The Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia and the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism organized a regional conference on the Counter-Terrorism Early Warning Network for Central Asia. The event took place on October 9–13 in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia.
A delegation of Turkish cinematographers visited the historical reserve "Ancient Merv", located in the Mary region, on Monday. They visited mausoleums and ancient architectural monuments, reports the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan.
The Rais of the Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Federation, Rustam Minnikhanov, dedicated a short poem to his pet, the Turkmen Alabai Akdus, and published it in his Telegram channel.
The UAE is planning to build an undersea railway that will connect it with India. The project envisages that the train will pass along the bottom of the Indian Ocean at a distance of about 2000 km from the Emirati city of Fujairah to Mumbai, India.
For citizens of Turkmenistan, the acceptance of applications for studying at Russian universities has been extended within the quota of the government of the Russian Federation for the 2024-2025 academic year.
The fourth regional forum of the Organization of World Heritage Cities of the Asia-Pacific region was held from October 10 to 13 in the South Korean city of Gyeongju. The event was attended by a delegation of the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan.
This decision was announced at the eighth meeting of the Ministers of Tourism of the Organization of Turkic States, held in Turkestan (Kazakhstan). The official announcement of this decision is planned at the next summit of the heads of the OTG countries, which will be held on November 3 in the same city.
Russian President Vladimir Putin presented his colleagues with literary collections of works of the CIS countries at the summit of CIS leaders in Bishkek, the Kremlin reports.
The Uzbek city of Samarkand, which received the status of the cultural capital of the Commonwealth in 2024, will host the Week of Culture, Art and Cinema of the CIS countries. The cultural event is scheduled for next year, Mir 24 reports.
The heads of state of the CIS signed an agreement on the creation of an International Organization for the Support and Promotion of the Russian Language during a meeting on October 13 in Bishkek.
British Ambassador to Turkmenistan Stephen Conlon paid a visit to the Mary region, during which he met with mayor of the region, Begenchmurad Orazov.
