UNDP and “Turkmenportal” extended partnership aimed at achieving SDGs in Turkmenistan, the head of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan was appointed Vice Prime Minister for Trade, the President of Turkmenistan replaced the Minister of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations and other news
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2. Chairman of the Board of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan Nokerguly Hojagulyevich Atagulyev has been appointed Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan for Trade and Textile Complex with a probationary period of 6 months. In this position, he replaced Batyr Atdayev, who was dismissed from his post "as having failed to cope with the duties assigned to him."
3. President Serdar Berdimuhamedov dismissed Begench Gochmollayev from the post of Minister of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations of Turkmenistan for serious shortcomings in his work. The temporary duties of the Minister of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations of Turkmenistan have been assigned to Kurbanov Kerimberdi Aydogdyevich, who previously held the post of Deputy Minister.
4. The Department of Foreign Policy Information and Digital Diplomacy began operating within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan on August 1. The new unit is designed to increase the effectiveness of the country's representation in the international arena through modern information and communication tools and methods of public diplomacy. Within the framework of the development of the information direction of the Foreign Ministry, it is planned to introduce the position of press attaché in a number of Turkmen embassies abroad.
5. The best feature film of the IV International Film Festival Gorkut ata was the film "Magtymguly Fragi", jointly shot by filmmakers of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. The festival award - the statuette "Crane" - was received by the director of the film Muzaffarhon Erkinov and People's Artist of Turkmenistan Chary Berdiyev, who played the role of the poet's father, Dovletmammed Azadi, in the film.
6. The selection of candidates for the Turkmenistan Youth Prize has been completed. The expert commission selected 135 laureates from 506 nominees. The competition was organized by the Central Council of the Magtymguly Youth Organization among young citizens who have distinguished themselves in promoting public policy, education, science and other sectors. Representatives of all regions of the country, including the cities of Ashgabat and Arkadag, participated in the selection.
7. The “Turkmenaragatnashyk” Agency summed up the results of a large-scale competition of innovative projects among young people in the field of information and telecommunication technologies. Representatives of the country's leading educational institutions, relevant ministries and departments took part in the competition, which was held from October 22 to November 1, 2024. The expert jury determined the winners in seven main categories.
World
8. Almaty has a unique opportunity to get acquainted with ancient rock art. The city's Botanical Garden has become home to the country's first petroglyph park, which features skillfully recreated copies of ancient drawings made by talented local artists. Young researchers enthusiastically study and sketch ancient scenes reproduced on the stones. The collection includes the most significant examples of petroglyphs from all over Kazakhstan, with a special emphasis on works from the Turkic era.
9. NordPass, a company specializing in password management, has presented the results of a large-scale study of passwords that users choose in 2024. The analysis showed that most people still ignore the basic rules of digital security. The study found that the absolute leader among passwords is the primitive combination "123456". The top ten most common also included: "12345678", "password", "qwerty123", "123123". NordPass specialists warn that hacking any of these passwords occurs in less than a second.
Sport
10. An unusual archery tournament was held in Ashgabat, in which representatives of the media sphere - journalists and popular bloggers - took part. The event was organized by the Archery Federation of Turkmenistan with the aim of popularizing this ancient sport among young people. The tournament became a platform for demonstrating the sports skills of media workers and emphasized the importance of preserving national traditions rooted in the history of the Turkmen people. The team of journalists won the tournament with a score of 2:1.
11. 27-year-old American blogger Jake Paul defeated legendary boxer Mike Tyson in a professional fight that took place in Arlington, Texas. The fight lasted all scheduled eight rounds of two minutes, and the winner was determined by unanimous decision of the judges.
