1. The general agent of the “Turkmenistan” Airlines in Russia opened the sale of air tickets for flights Moscow-Turkmenbashi and Kazan-Turkmenabat for January 2023. “Turkmenistan” Airlines will operate regular flights from Moscow to Turkmenbashi on Wednesdays and Fridays, and from Kazan to Turkmenabat on Mondays and Thursdays.
2. This week, the weather in Turkmenistan will be affected by a powerful Ural anticyclone. Mixed precipitation is expected in some regions of Turkmenistan on Thursday and Friday. In the northern region of the country, the average daily temperature is negative. In the morning - -5 ° ... -10 ° C is predicted, in the afternoon -2 ° ... + 3 °; in the south of the country in the mornings up to +2°…+7°, in the afternoon up to +4°…+9°, in places up to +11°C. Light rain is expected in Ashgabat on Thursday, sleet is possible.
3. At the meeting of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev with the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkmenistan for the trade complex Batyr Atdayev, issues of energy, transport, logistics and mutual trade were discussed. During the meeting, it was noted that the increase in trade turnover between Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan. Opportunities for cooperation in shipbuilding, ship repair and other industries were also discussed.
4. A number of agreements are being prepared between Turkmenistan and Korea in the areas of economy and investment. The issues of the soonest signing of a bilateral agreement on guaranteeing investments were discussed during a meeting in Seoul between Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Chairman of the National Assembly of Korea Kim Jin Pyo. According to the head of the Korean Parliament, such projects as the Center for Professional Training of Personnel for the Gas Industry from the Korea International Cooperation Foundation and the Information Access Center can become the basis for diversifying cooperation and growth in bilateral relations.
5. From November 2022, a new service for obtaining information about a personal account is available for AGTS subscribers: by sending an SMS from a mobile phone to the short number 0787. A 6-digit city phone number must be indicated in the SMS message. In response, you will receive an SMS message from the short number 0787 with information about the current balance for the Internet, IPTV and landline phone. The service is provided free of charge. The service works around the clock and does not require special registration.
6. The songs of the famous American singer and actor Frank Sinatra, as well as George Michael, Dean Martin, Michael Bublé will be performed in Ashgabat. The concert titled “Frank Sinatra and all-all-all” will be held on December 18 at the Mukams Palace.
7. American entrepreneur and financier Mark Cuban, whose fortune is estimated at 4,2 billion dollars, gave some advice on managing personal funds. The first thing to do, according to Cuban, is to get rid of debt, then create a financial “airbag”, the size of which should allow you to live in peace for up to six months in case you lose your job. He also advises to invest 10% of earnings and do not be shy to use discounts and sales in stores.
8. The Russian job search portal SuperJob found that every fourth employer plans to hold a New Year's corporate party in the office. SuperJob conducted a survey among representatives of thousands of Russian companies. According to the results of the survey, 24% of respondents intend to hold a New Year party in the office, 19% - in a restaurant or cafe. 2% are going to hold an informal meeting of employees outside the city, and in 10% of companies the practice of holiday parties with colleagues is not accepted at all.
9. The stage of the World Judo Tour will be held in 2023-2026 in Dushanbe. The corresponding agreement on holding the “Dushanbe Grand Prix” in 2023-2026 was signed by IJF President Marius Vizer and the head of the Judo Federation of Tajikistan Nurullo Loikov. The dates for the tournament in the capital of Tajikistan have not yet been approved, they will be known after the development of the calendar for 2023.
10. Ashgabat “Altyn asyr” defeated Mary “Merv” with a score of 5:0 in the home match of the 12th round of the youth championship of Turkmenistan on football and became the winner of the tournament ahead of schedule. “Altyn asyr” scored 34 points and two rounds before the end of the championship ahead of “Ahal” in second place by 9 points. Double “Altyn asyr” became the winner of the youth championship of Turkmenistan for the fourth time in history, since the tournament was founded in 2019.
