1. Russian Railways announced that throughout 2023 there will be a 20% discount on those export-import container traffic that will be carried out through the Bolashak-Serkhetyaka border crossing on the border between Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.

2. From December 13, 2022, “Belavia” Airlines increases the frequency of direct regular flights from Minsk to Turkmenbashi. Now flights in the direction of Minsk - Turkmenbashi will be operated every Tuesday, and from Turkmenbashi to Minsk - every Wednesday. Flights are carried out on Brazilian Embraer E195 aircraft. The plane is designed to carry 125 people.

3. Students from Turkmenistan became leaders in the final round of the Central Asian Spelling Bee Contest on the exact reproduction of English words, which was held in Tashkent.

4. In December, the temperature on the territory of Turkmenistan can be expected mainly within or near the norm, in some places lower. In the first ten days of December, in most of Turkmenistan, the temperature is mostly below the norm. Cold air will come from the territory of Kazakhstan, due to the extensive cold anticyclone. Warming can be expected towards the end of the first decade, the temperature background will be within or slightly above the norm.

5. Part of the international passenger flights of “Turkmenistan” Airlines will be redirected to Ashgabat from December. “Turkmen Airlines” flights from Istanbul, Dubai and Frankfurt am Main will be redirected to Ashgabat International Airport. Flights from Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) will continue to operate to Turkmenbashi, and from Kazan (KZN) to Turkmenabat.

6. A new ambassador of the Italian Republic has been appointed in Turkmenistan. They became Luigi Ferrari, who will replace his colleague Luciano Galli in this post. The new head of the Italian diplomatic mission in Ashgabat noted that he is taking up the duties of a diplomat with great enthusiasm and positive emotions, and is also going to work on developing warm friendly relations between the two countries.

7. The American neurotechnology company Neuralink, founded by billionaire Elon Musk, is ready to start testing chips implanted in the human body in six months so that you can use your computer and smartphone hands-free.

8. An office of “Sberbank” built according to Islamic standards has opened in Kazan. In the new branch of the bank, Muslims of Tatarstan and other regions of Russia will be able to receive services that meet both the requirements of the laws of the Russian Federation. Trust management of assets here is called “mudaraba”, and leasing is called “ijara”, these are Muslim financial terms. The office also opened an exhibition on the history of banking in Islam, has a separate prayer room, and the cafeteria offers halal treats and spring water.

9. The Pantone Color Institute has named its 2023 shade of the year Viva Magenta. This color is a mixture of bright red, burgundy and purple. The staff of the Color Institute call it “boundless, bold and fearless”. Pantone once called the color of the outgoing 2022 Very Peri - lilac with a slight grayish undertone, developed by the institute's specialists independently.