Belarusian modern pentathlon team wins the 2017 UIPM World Cup

Kirill Kasyanik and Iryna Prasiantsova - 2017 UIPM World Cup

Belarusian modern pentathlon team wins the 2017 UIPM World Cup

Out of 26 countries, the Belarusian modern pentathlon team surprised the audience by winning the gold medal of the team-relay mix’s competition, at the UIPM World Cup, which took place at the Cairo International Stadium, in Egypt.

Belarusian modern pentathlon team competes at the World Cup in Egypt

Yuri Drazdow

The 2017 UIPM World Modern Pentathlon Cup started its events on 22 March, and will end on 27 of the same month, at the Cairo International Stadium, in Egypt.

Belarus tries to achieve good rating for its high education system

Yuri Drazdow

Belarusian universities want to improve their position in international rankings – intend to attract more foreign students and demonstrate the quality of domestic higher education. The Belarusian State University (BSU) is currently ranked globally including in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015-2016.

OutMSQRDed: the main people, events, and scandals of 2016 in Belarusian IT

Yuri Drazdow

Belarusian ‘masks’ sold to Facebook, Wargaming’s ‘second wind’, EPAM’s first billion, Infopark deprived of priviliges, High Tech Park’s 10 year anniversary, and Belarus as a ‘silicone valley’ — we sum up the mains events of the last year.

The Belarusian 100 Ruble bill to compete in “Banknote of the Year – 2016” contest

Yuri Drazdow

Belarusian denomination nominated to the international competition for “Banknote of the Year” for the first time. Who are the competitors?

Donald Trump with Ivanka and Jared Kushner

It Happens that Donald Trump’s Grandchildren Have Belarusian Roots

Yuri Drazdow

Their great great grandfather and great great grandmother originated from Karelichy and Navahrudak

Listapad Film Festival: November Fall of Cinema Trophies

Yuri Drazdow

Despite that Belarus has been surprisingly cold for November, the Listapad festival was quite hot: Mimosas bloomed on the screen and the jury had a heated argument over the winning candidates

Trump’s Victory Won’t Affect Relations between Belarus and the USA

Yuri Drazdow

Predicting the policies of the Trump Administration is not an easy feat. If Clinton had won, it would be safe to assume that the relations with Belarus would have continued along the same path as they had under Obama

The Potash Market: a New Philosophy

Yuri Drazdow

In recent years, the global potash market has undergone major changes which has resulted in a shift in the market philosophy. Now the market is based on healthy competition between leading players and not on cartel agreements, which, of course, will affect a particularly important sector for Belarus: potash.

Portrait of Belarus IT : Applied Systems

Yuri Drazdow

The Minsk Herald starts the series of interviews with prominent Belarusian IT businessmen. Our first guest is Serge Usovich, CEO of Applied Systems