The musical story about the brave Petya, a cheerful bird, a grumpy, but kind grandfather is known and loved in Moscow, London, Paris, Berlin, New York and other cities. The work was written in 1936 by composer Sergei Prokofiev and since then it has been performed in almost all countries of the world.
The first train on the route from Vietnam to Kazakhstan was launched on December 31. Went from the Nha Trang railway station to Almaty city, in the dry port of Xi'an in eastern China, he underwent the replacement of wheel sets for a different track. Then the train was sent to Kazakhstan by China-Europe express. The main goods it transports are electronic components.
Turkey has discussed the gas hub project with 15 different countries, in general, the attitude is positive. This, with reference to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of the country Fatih Donmez, the Anadolu agency reports.
The International Esports Federation (IESF) has announced the dates of the first open Asian esports competitions named Asia Open Esports. The tournament will be held from January 30 to March 15, "Inside the games" writes.
"Inflation [in the US] has reached its peak, but this is not the last peak of this cycle," said Michael Berry, an expert who predicted the 2008 crisis, noting that the States may face a recession — a slowdown in economic growth, Business Insider reports.
The International Football Federation (FIFA) is discussing with representatives of other football organizations the possibility of renaming at least one stadium in each country in honor of the three-time world champion, the King of Football, Brazilian Pele.
The Head of the PRC Xi Jinping intends to listen to the voice of the world community to shape the country's state policy, China Daily reports. To this end, the Chinese government has launched an online survey, which encourages people from all over the world to share their ideas with Xi Jinping.
Five-time Golden Ball winner Cristiano Ronaldo has the opportunity to play in the Champions League for Newcastle United once again in his career under the terms of an agreement with Saudi Al-Nasr, Morca reports.
The President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov will pay a state visit to China on January 5-6, the Chinese MFA said on Tuesday.
The Pension Fund of Turkmenistan informs entrepreneurs that the settlement period for the payment of pension contributions for the second half of 2022 has begun.
Russia is preparing to increase natural gas supplies to the Asian energy markets. Western experts believe that China will become the main consumer of Russian gas, which will account for 40% of the growth in exports of natural gas, Euronews reports.
The first New Year's week in the whole territory of Turkmenistan will be especially warm and sunny, one can even say "spring". The average temperature across the country will be +12 – 15 degrees. A little cooler in the northern region – in Dashoguz, the air will warm up to +10 maximum.
On January 1, Croatia became the 20th member of the European Union and the 27th member of the Schengen region, as well as the country with the longest land border of the EU - 1,350 km, the BBC reports.
From January 3, 2023, citizens of Turkmenistan wishing to obtain a visa to Turkey will have to provide an additional notarized "Declaration of Consent" plus previously required documents. This is reported on the website of the Turkish Visa Center.
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