Turkmenistan

1. The first direct cargo flight was held from the Great Bay area to south of China to Turkmenistan. The plane of “Turkmen Airlines” delivered electronics, clothes and other goods from Shenzhen Baoan Airport to Ashgabat. It is also the first flight from Shenzhen to Central Asia, which should strengthen trade ties between regions.

2. Yerevan State University plans to hold series of lectures dedicated to the 300th anniversary of Magtymguly. About it YSU rector Hovhannes Hovhannisyan said during the meeting with the Ambassador Turkmenistan Muhametgeldi Ayazov. The Armenian side proposed also publish articles about Magtymguly Fragi in scientific journals Armenia and hold an international conference dedicated to work of the classical poet.

3. About 5 thousand schoolchildren of the Lebap velayat will meet a new educational year in new schools. By September 1, it is planned to put into operation 8 secondary schools and a number of kindergartens. New schools will be opened in Koytendag, Halach, Sayat, Charzhev and Danev etrap. These days, construction work in all schools are coming to an end. In some new buildings, they have already begun to equip classrooms the necessary equipment.

4. Every year, by order of the Ministry of Education, the State the publishing service of Turkmenistan publishes for general education schools a number of textbooks, manuals and workbooks in Turkmen and foreign languages. Among the novelties prepared for this training year, several textbooks are intended for first graders, an updated German textbook will be received by 6th grade students, for ninth graders published textbooks – “Turkmen language” and “Fundamentals of state and law of Turkmenistan”, and for students of 10 grades with Turkmen and Russian languages of instruction prepared new textbooks in “Literature”, “Algebra”, “Geometry”, “Chemistry”, “Informatics” and “Culture of Behavior”.

5. Turkmen entrepreneurs plan to participate in the international smart industry exhibition Smart China Expo 2023. Exhibition will be held in the Chinese city of Chongqing from September 4 to 6. Exhibition booths will be exhibited online and offline.

World

6. World Festival of Aerospace and Technological Innovations Teknofest announced the extension of the application deadline for the startup competition until July 31, 2023. The competition is held within the framework of the festival, which will be held in Ankara and Izmir in August-September 2023. Contest covers 10 different topics related to the development of startups. The winners will be awarded prizes totaling more than 7 million Turkish liras.

7. TikTok now has the ability to create and publish text messages. As part of the innovation, attachment functions have been added stickers, create hashtags, change background and save as drafts unsent messages. The volume of text messages is limited 100 characters, users can also comment on them. “Also, just like posts with videos or photos, you can tag others accounts, as well as add hashtags related to current topics or trends”, - representatives of TikTok said.

Sport

8. The basketball championship of Turkmenistan among boys and girls born in 2007-2008 starts in Dashoguz. Competitions will be held from July 27 to August 6. First, the girls will go to the parquet, and then the boys. In the fight for medals will be attended by teams from all velayats of the country and the capital of Ashgabat. Particular attention will be paid to the development of women basketball. FIBA Her World, Her Rules program will be held in Dashoguz on July 30, which aims to popularize this sport among girls.

9. Turkmen defender Bahtiyar Gurgenov scored a goal in friendly match “Kyzylkum” against AGMK from Almalyk. “Kyzylkum” played 4 friendly matches at the training camp, strengthened the squad with several players and was well prepared for the resumption of the second round of the Super League of Uzbekistan. The next match “Kyzylkum” will play on July 30 with “Navbakhor” from Namangan in the 14th round of the Super League of Uzbekistan on football. The transfer of Bahtiyar Gurgenov to “Kyzylkum” became known in mid-July. Previously, the 25 years old defender played in the championship of Turkmenistan for “Kopetdag” and “Altyn asyr”.