People across Asia and in Asian communities around the world have been celebrating the Lunar New Year. The star of Chinese celebrations was the country's first man in space, Yang Liwei, who appeared on TV to wish people a happy year of the monkey.
Bartholomew I, the Orthodox ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople, arrived in Havana on a five-day visit, the first time a leader of the Orthodox Church has paid a visit to Latin America. Cuban President Fidel Castro welcomed the patriarch, who claims to
Georgi Parvanov was elected president of the Republic of Bulgaria on November 18, 2001. In his speech after being sworn in at Parliament as the new President of Bulgaria on January 19, 2002 Parvanov said that he will work for the economic and financial st
Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov marks on January 22 two years since he entered his duties as Head of the Bulgarian state. Parvanov was sworn as Bulgarian President January 19, 2002 and was officially inaugurated January 22.
The Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Policy, Defence and Security will hold a fourth sitting on the Karbala tragedy that claimed the lives of five Bulgarian soldiers. The committee will continue the discussion of the reports and information relating to
A number of Bulgarian businessmen are currently exploring the possibility of cooperating with Indonesian small and medium sized enterprises and cooperatives, an Indonesian Cabinet member said, cited by Antara Interactive newsagency. The Bulgarian busines
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was under a cloud, facing the possibility of criminal charges after a businessman was indicted for attempting to bribe him when he was foreign minister. Meanwhile, the US said it would despatch two senior diplomats to t
Chinese and Turkish imports are the two risky commodity flows, Bulgarian Customs Agency director Assen Assenov admitted at a discussion on customs frauds, organised by the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday. Chinese exports are becomi
An illegal mint for forged euro notes was disclosed in the sea town of Varna in a police raid on Wednesday. This is the third underground mint in the coastal town uncovered in the last two years.
Inspectors from the UN nuclear watchdog have arrived in Libya on Tuesday to work along with British and US inspection teams already present in the North African country, under a deal struck the day before in Vienna. Britain and the United States are to pr
Completing the administrative reforms and launching the e-government into operation, in compliance with EU standards, are top priority tasks for working out in 2004, State Administration Minister Dimitar Kalchev said on Wednesday after a meeting with Mong
Telekom Austria AG announced Tuesday that it is still interested in buying MobilTel, the Bulgarian mobile operator that is valued at up to EUR 1.5 B, amid hopes deal terms may be turning to its favor, the online edition TheDeal.
Turkey's accession to the EU "passes" through resolving the Cyprus issue, President of New Democracy Kostas Karamanlis stressed in a speech at the solemn dinner held Tuesday in his honor in Cyprus, MPA news agency informed. The village of Pila is a good e
The amended Judiciary Act passed at first reading in Bulgaria's Parliament on Wednesday. The amendments envisaging introduction of functional immunity, magistrates' mandate and irremovability at completing five year of employment derive from the First Con
Most Bulgarians will live through a harder and poorer 2004, Bulgarian nationally representative trade unions confederation President Dr Zheliazko Hristov stated, while presenting an analysis by CITUB on the expectations for 2004. The analysis covered the
Soldiers from Bulgaria's second unit in the Iraqi city of Karbala are already patrolling its streets, Bulgaria's Defence Ministry announced.
Four nominations were announced Wednesday for the Mr Economy 2003 Award, given out by the prestigious Bulgarian Economy magazine. The event is under the aegis of President Georgi Parvanov.
The National Service for Combat with Organized Crime has no information about any threats against Interpetroleum CEO Stoil Slavov prior to the deadly blast at 87 James Boucher boulevard in Sofia on Monday, General Rumen Milanov, Chief of the National Serv
Cooperation between NATO and OSCE is of great importance since the two organizations share common goals and values, Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Solomon Passy said Wednesday after a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer in Brussels. Mu
Bulgaria's Parliament elected Raycho Raykov and Rayna Nikolova as the new members of the parliamentary quota in the Council of Electronic Media, the national media watchdog. Raykov was a nominee of the ruling National Movement Simeon II (NMS), and Nikolov
The World Bank may provide funding to finance the restoration of Iraq's economy only after a legitimate government is formed in the country, WB President James Wolfensohn said on Wednesday, cited by ITAR-TASS news agency. He stressed that the WB had alrea
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