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Belarus plans to participate in megaprojects in the Far East, Head of the Belarus President Administration Dmitry Krutoi told the media in Vladivostok, Russia on 2 September, BelTA has learned.

Potato harvest got underway in Belarus, BelTA learned from the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

First Deputy Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of Belarus Aleksandr Yegorov spoke about how Belarus can achieve annual GDP growth of 3% in an interview with the First News TV channel, BelTA has learned.

The Festival of Science will be held at the Central Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus in Minsk on 5-6 September, BelTA learned from the institution.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended greetings to General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President of Vietnam To Lam as the country celebrates Independence Day, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

One of Belarus’ oldest educational institutions, Germanovichi Secondary School in the Sharkovshchina District, opened its doors to dozens of students after the summer break. Igor Sergeyenko, Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus, the president’s authorized representative in Vitebsk Oblast Igor Sergeyenko attended a ceremony marking the start of the new academic year, BelTA has learned.

The Belarusian economy, which is geared towards export and is open to cooperation with all interested countries, cannot develop while relying solely on domestic resources and assets. Among other things Belarus sees development prospects in cooperation with the largest countries: Russia, China, and India. Multilateral formats are as significant. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which represents over 40% of the planet’s population and accounts for a quarter of the world’s GDP, occupies a special place in this regard.

China on Tuesday successfully launched the PALLAS-1 Y1 carrier rocket into space from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China.

In the first half of 2026, the number of foreign tourists visiting Russia increased by 20 per cent to 2.5 million. More than 22 per cent of foreign visitors were Chinese citizens. This was announced by Nikita Kondratiev, Director of the Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation and Special Projects at the Russian Ministry of Economic Development. His comments were published on the ministry’s website.

In Zhitkovichi District emergency workers rescued a cow moose and her calf that had fallen into a quarry pond, BelTA learned from the Emergencies Ministry of Belarus.