1. President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov left for a state visit to the People's Republic of China. The head of Turkmenistan was greeted by the officials of the host country at the plane's ladder at the Beijing Capital International Airport, decorated with State flags.

2. Since January 1, 2023, wages, pensions, state benefits, scholarships for students and trainees have increased by 10% in Turkmenistan. The increase in wages will be ensured by improving the structure of institutions, enterprises and organizations, increasing the efficiency of using production capacities and labor productivity of workers, and using unused internal reserves.

3. The President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov approved the quotas for admission of graduate students to graduate school, doctoral students in doctoral studies in scientific areas, registration of applicants for scientific degrees, as well as admission of residents to clinical residency in 2023. The document was adopted in order to introduce scientific achievements into the economy, the fields of science, education, culture, as well as the training of highly qualified specialists and scientific personnel.

4. China will join the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the Turkmen classic Magtymguly. In the Middle Kingdom, the work of the Turkmen poet and thinker became widely known in 2000, when the first collection of poems by Magtymguly in Chinese, translated by Minavar Khabibullah, was published. The 300th anniversary of the great poet will be solemnly and widely celebrated on an international scale, and the PRC will enthusiastically join the celebration of the anniversary.

5. On January 25, an auction for the sale of state property will be held on the digital platform for trading state property of Turkmenistan www.e.fineconomic.gov.tm and through the mobile application of this platform. The auction organizer is the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan.

6. An organizing committee for holding celebrations has been established in Turkmenistan in connection with the proclamation of the city of Anau as the cultural capital of the Turkic world in 2024. The Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan was instructed to ensure the holding of the planned celebrations and events at a high organizational level.

7. From January 8, 2023, China will lift certain restrictions due to COVID-19 on international passenger flights. Starting from January 8, Chinese and foreign airlines will operate passenger flights in accordance with bilateral transport agreements, and limits on the number of flights will no longer apply.

8. American singer Taylor Swift's cat is one of the richest animals in the world. A Scottish Fold cat named Olivia Benson is the owner of a fortune of 97 million USD, which she was able to earn by taking part in the filming of her owner's videos and commercials, as well as profiting from the sale of merchandise with her image.

9. The Football Federation of Turkmenistan summed up the results of the Major League season 2022 and announced the winners in six categories. Rasul Charyev from “Ahal” was recognized as the best goalkeeper. The award for the best scorer went to “Ahal “striker Didar Durdyev. Mergen Orazov took the prize for the best coach of the season. “Ahal” under his leadership for the first time in history won the championship of Turkmenistan, and also won the Cup of the country. “Kopetdag” player Begench Akmamedov was chosen as the best football player of Turkmenistan in the 2022 season. The best referee was FIFA referee Resul Mammadov, and the award for the most fair game went to “Merv”.

10. “Real Madrid” striker Karim Benzema has been named French Sportsman of the Year 2022. “Paris Saint-Germain” striker Killian Mbappe came in second. Among female athletes, tennis player Caroline Garcia was chosen first, cyclist Pauline Ferran-Prevost was second.