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Vitebsk Oblast plans to implement six social housing projects with gratuitous China's assistance, Deputy Chairman of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee Vladimir Belous told the media, BelTA has learned. Belarus and China signed an agreement on the implementation of social housing projects involving technical and economic assistance of the People's Republic of China. "China will allocate Belarus approximately $110 million for the construction of social housing in different regions....

As many as 75 observers have been accredited with the election commissions of Vitebsk Oblast to monitor the elections to the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus of the sixth convocation, BelTA learned from the Vitebsk Oblast election commission. As of 25 July 2016, six of the accredited observers were registered with the territorial commission and the remaining 69 with district election commissions. An overwhelming majority of them – 70 people – represent...

Belarus' Alexei Gross has won the Grand Prix of Vitebsk 2016 song contest at the 25th international festival of arts Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk. , BelTA informs. The first award went to Adam from Kazakhstan. The second award – to Eleonora Vecchio from Italy and Anna Odobescu from Moldova. The third award – to Andrea Gvelesiani from Georgia and Anna Timofei from Israel. A special award of the Belarusian President Slavonic Hope went to the singer from Czechia. The Vladimir Mulyavin...

A factory to produce marbled meat may be set up in Lepel District (Vitebsk Oblast), Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Slovakia to Belarus Jozef Migas told reporters on the sidelines of the Belarusian-Slovak Business Forum Innovations – The Path Towards Successful Integration. "I visited Lepel District, and examined the sites which the Belarusian side offers to us for setting up an agricultural enterprise. There is good infrastructure, very good conditions:...

The Belarusian-Slovak business forum titled as Innovations is a Way to Successful Integration will take place as part of the international art festival Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk on 12-14 July, BelTA learnt from the Vitebsk Oblast marketing center. The forum provides platform for meetings of Belarusian authorities and businessmen with foreign partners: international organizations, businessmen and financial organizations. Apart from establishing useful contacts for advancing innovative...

Vitebsk Hydroelectric Power Plant will join China's One Belt, One Road initiative, Yao Han Wu, Executive Director at China National Electric Engineering Company (CNEEC) which is building the Belarusian power plant in Vitebsk, said during a roundtable on Belarus' advantages and prospects in the construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt on 28 June, BelTA has learned. Yao Han Wu stressed the importance of the One Belt, One Road initiative put forward by China President Xi Jinping. "Now it...