160 transactions have been registered at the trades of the State Commodity and Raw Material Exchange of Turkmenistan last week. For foreign currency, entrepreneurs from United Arab Emirates and Turkey procured technical sulphur (SC Turkmengaz) and the representatives of business circles of USA bought technical carbon (SC Turkmenhimiya). Polypropylene bags were also the subject of bargain of the businessmen from UAE. In addition, colourless sheet glass, Portland cement, licorice extract, cotto...

70-летию Ашхабадского землетрясения посвящена выставка, развёрнутая в Государственном музее Туркменистана. Тематическая экспозиция «Священная память» представлена в четырёх разделах. Сначала посетители погружается в атмосферу Ашхабада довоенного времени, об архитектурной эклектике которого нам могут поведать лишь чёрно-белые фотографии: уютные улочки, старинные постройки, рынок, здание печатников… С чудом уцелевшими видами погружённого в мирную жизнь города контрастируют фотосвидетельства страшн...

Powerful earthquake with 7.3 magnitude by Richter scale that took the lives of tens of thousands of people, occurred in Ashgabat 70 years ago on October night 1948. According to the UNESCO, it was one of the most devastating catastrophes of XX century. People, who survived that earthquake, observe October 6 as the date of their second birthday. Head of Ashgabat Seismic Department V. T. Archangelsky recalled about that night: Heavy tremors with sharp up and down shocks have started. It was...

International Exhibition and Conference Tourism and Travel will be held in Avaza National tourist zone on October 9 – 10. Participation of foreign tourist companies as well as international travel agencies and companies specialized in hotel business, representatives of business circles, scientist and specialists expressing the interest in tourism and travelling is planned in the forum.  The conference will be held in the format three sectional sessions: the Role of historical and cultural her...

Preparation to International exhibition of motor transport is ongoing in Turkmenistan. Vehicles of various modifications including light, passenger, cargo and specialized transport would be presented at the review.  Information about preparation to automotive review was presented at the session of the Government on October 5. In this regard, having noted the importance to test the vehicle in local climate conditions, Turkmen leader ordered Vice-premier M. Chakiyev to invite different companie...

The opening of petrochemical complex for processing of natural gas and production of polyethylene and polypropylene, which will be the first facility of such profile, will be held in Balkan velayat on October 17. Its production output capacity allows processing of 5 billion cubic meters of gas and producing 381,000 tons of high-density polyethylene, 81,000 tons of polypropylene and other production per year.  The information on the opening of new facility was presented by Vice-premier M. Mere...

On October 5, 2018, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan on the implementation of initiatives of the President of Turkmenistan, announced at the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, rectors of a number of higher educational institutions of the country, political scientists, leaders and representatives of embassies and international organizations accredited in Tu...