On Tuesday, May 16, 11 deals totaling $6.3 million were made at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, ORIENT correspondent reports.
ORIENT presents an announcement of cultural events that will be held in Ashgabat from May 17 to 21.
The youth national football team of Turkmenistan (U20) recognized the opponents at the fourth championship of the Football Association of Central Asia (CAFA), which will be held from May 21 to 28 in Dushanbe and Tursunzad (Tajikistan).
Udmurt State University in Izhevsk invites citizens of Turkmenistan to participate in the third wave of admission to Russian universities on a budget basis, the Russian House in Ashgabat reports.
In Almaty, with the participation of representatives of the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan, a press conference was held on the launch of the Central Asia Gateway regional trade facilitation portal and the export and international trade training program.
On the sidelines of the Annual Meeting of the Islamic Development Bank Group, representatives of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) noted the high potential of Islamic finance in Central Asian countries. In this regard, it was announced its intention to comprehensively promote the development of this area in the region.
Chairman of the Agency for Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Mammetkhan Chakyyev will lead the country's delegation at the upcoming international economic forum "Russia — the Islamic World: KazanForum" in Kazan, the Consulate General of Turkmenistan in Kazan reports.
The joint project of Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan on the establishment of the "Digital Silk Road" contributes to the acceleration of data transmission from the Central Asian region to Europe.
The American company Telly has introduced a 55-inch TV, which will be distributed to citizens of the country for free. Viewers will "pay" for it by constantly watching ads.
The American company Tesla of billionaire Elon Musk may start producing electric vehicles in 2023, which will move almost completely without the intervention of a driver. The head of Tesla said this in an interview with CNBC.
The Turkmen film "Seyis" in Korean was shown in Seoul as part of a joint cultural festival of the peoples of the Central Asian countries, the Turkmen diplomatic mission in the Republic of Korea reports.
On May 16, the UN General Assembly held a debate on agenda item 61 "Zone of Peace, Trust and Cooperation of Central Asia", which was initiated by Turkmenistan. This is reported on the website of the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the UN.
Skyscrapers of the Chinese city of Xi'an lit up with bright illumination depicting hieroglyphs welcoming guests of the first face—to-face summit "Central Asia - China", CGTN reports.
Turkmen experts took part in the international symposium "The Non-Aligned Movement in a changing and complex global context", held in Baku on May 16. The forum was organized jointly with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, the Center for Analysis of International Relations and LINKS Europe and brought together representatives of dozens of NAM countries.
The Central Asian countries and China will establish a joint Business Council. This was stated by the representative of the Chinese Council for the Promotion of International Trade Yang Xiaojun, Xinhua News Agency reports.
