The Ministry of Sport expects a 20% increase in the number of tourists following the Decree No 8, deputy head of the tourism department at the Ministry of Sport Vital Hrytsevich said at a news briefing in Minsk. New tourists are expected to arrive from Europe, North America and the Persian Gulf, he read more

Decree No. 8 “On the introduction of the visa-free entry and departure for foreign citizens” signed by Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko on 9 January was published at the national legal portal on 11 January. read more

KrokApp is a mobile app that will allow tourists to travel around Belarus without professional guides. read more

Over 300 visa-free tourists landed in Grodno region for Christmas and New Year holidays. Overall, more than 2.2 thousand foreigners visited the region since the introduction of visa-free entry. read more

Computer games have officially become part of a healthy lifestyle, rivaling hockey. read more

Citizens of 80 countries can enter Belarus visa-free for up to 5 days through Minsk National Airport, the press service of the President of Belarus reports. read more

The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB) will start making the second satellite for the remote sensing of the Earth BKA-2 in 2017, the media learned during the presentation of the Year of Science in Belarus on 6 January. read more

In October-December 2016, almost 2,000 tourists took advantage of new visa-free regulations to visit Hrodna Region. In response to the increasing amount of foreign tourists, Hrodna Region has started working on two important initiatives: visa-free railway voyages and launching low-cost flights to read more

A new freight train service between China and the UK has been launched, BelTA reports with a reference to China Daily. read more

The Investigation Committee has confirmed the death of a worker in a Belaruskali mine on the evening of January 3. read more