Moldova News

Last Friday annual competition “WebTop” took place. What’s “Webtop”? This is competition of the best web-sites created in Moldova or about Moldova. So, the best Moldovan web-sites are awarded. Every year more and more web-sites take part in the competition. The competition took place for the 7th time.

This year our site took the 2nd place on “WebTop” in the category “Virtual Moldova”. That category included sites about Moldova in general, its cities and villages.

In the capital National Palace on Thursday there opens trade fair of the works made by disabled persons.

The action takes place under the name “All people are different, all people are equal”. The main aim of the action is to show talent and skills of disabled people and to stimulate their interest toward creativity, especially children.

Organizers of the trade fair are Ministry of Social Protection, Family and Children and Ministry of Education and Youth and also non-governmental organizations working in the social protection sphere.

Informational source: http://www.newsmoldova.ru

In the south and central regions of Moldova planting of the young vineyards plantations started. That’s what National Institution of Vine and Wine informed about.

New plantations appeared in such regions as Cahul, Causani, Hincesti, Nisporeni and Telenesti.

According to National Institution of Vine and Wine inhabitants of Florest, Falesti, Riscani and Rezina regions are also interested in planting new vineyards. They sign contracts for buying planting stocks of table grapes which are frost proof and disease resistant.

It is planed to plant 10 thousand hectares with new vineyards plantations in 2008.

Informational source: http://www.newsmoldova.ru

XIII Specialized Forum “Tourism. Leisure. Hotels” takes place from 9 to 12 April at the International Exhibition Center “Moldexpo”.

This year representatives of 170 companies will participate in the exhibition. It will be the biggest exhibition from all previous ones. The exhibition will be held in 2 pavilions and will occupy the area of about four thousand square meters.

There will be presented for the first time administrations of such tourism zones as Glodeni, Dubassari, Criuleni, Calaras, Orhei, Soroca, Rezina and other regions. All these regions will show their tourism routes and will their present investment possibilities.

Informational source: http://www.newsmoldova.ru

Economic forum of businessman from Moldova and Slovakia takes place in Chisinau on Monday. It is organized in the framework of official 2-day visit by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia, Jan Kubis, to Republic of Moldova.

Business meeting of businessmen of these two countries is held under aegis of Moldovan Investment and Export Promotion Organization included into Ministry of Economics and Trade. It was said that more than 50 economic agents from Moldova and representatives of more than 12 Slovak companies, working in such fields as construction, wine making, tourism, transport and other, will take part in the forum.

According to National Statistics Bureau Export of Moldovan goods to Slovakia amounted about $9 000 000 in 2007. In the same time Moldova imported from Slovakia goods for $17 000 000.

Informational source: http://www.newsmoldova.ru

Tokyo gave the forth tranche for developing small and medium business in Moldova. That is what Deputy Minister of Economics and Trade, Viorel Melnic, informed about last Friday.

Three million dollars will be arranged among native economic agents. There are special requirements applied to these agents. They include business plan for the future project, assets as minimum 25 000 leu and buying just equipment for the production.

According to program executive director, Tudor Copchan, businessmen may get from 40 to 230 thousand dollars. If within the first year a credit will be called in to 60 per cent other 40 per cent will be written off.

The funds are given with zero bank rate and without property as security.

Within 3 years of implementation of credit tranche of Japanese government economic agents from Drochia to Giurgiulesti recruited their funds.

Informational source: http://www.newsmoldova.ru

Delegation consisting of Portuguese businessman will visit Moldova in a period from 9th to 11th April.

Moldovan Export and Placement of funds Organization notified that the main aim of the visit is searching the partners and estimation investment opportunities of the republic.

Portuguese businessman will have some meetings and conversations to Moldovan colleagues, will plan some ways of patching up the effective co-operation.

According to preliminary data the delegation will consist of representatives of such companies as Centrofarm, Cinclus, Consulga, DECMA, Efacec, Lusitаnia, Martifer – Prio SGPS, Monte Adriano, Mota Engil, Soares da Costa, which are working in the spheres of transport, pharmaceutics, finances, construction and infrastructure development.

Informational source: http://www.newsmoldova.ru

Production of 7 wine companies which are included into Guild of Moldovan wine-makers was offered for tasting on the exhibition “Wines of the World & German Cuisine” in the Grman city Düsseldorf.

Moldovan wines were presented at the same stand and they attracted a lot of attention of marketing specialists, journalists, specializing in wine-making and other participants of the exhibition. Moldovan wine-makers are known in many countries and often are invited to specialized exhibitions and fairs. This information was provided by vice-president of the company Lion Gri, Nelly Sonic.

Republic of Moldova was presented on the exhibition by such companies as “Acorex Wine Holding”, “Vinaria Bostavan”, “Chateau Vartely”, “DK Intertrade”, “Dionysos Mereni”, “Lion Gri” и “Vinaria Purcari”.

Informational source: http://www.newsmoldova.ru

Wines of 3 wine companies of Moldova won the highest awards in the prestigious specialized competition in France. They will be included into catalogue “1000 World Wines”( 1000 Vins du Monde).

Authoritative jury, members of which are famous world enologists, gave 234 golden awards in 2008. Moldovan wine company “Lion-Gri” is one of awarded companies. The Gold was given to white sparkling wine “Simposium” of 2004.

Two of 706 silver medals were given to red wines “Merlot 2005” from “Chateau Vartely” and “Pinot Noir 2005” from “DK-Intertrade” SRL.

Wines awarded by golden and silver medals automatically are included to the annual catalogue “1000 World Wines”.

Informational source: http://www.newsmoldova.ru

“Hello Martisor!” Such an exhibition of the Republic Florist Club “Diana” opened in the Polish library named after Adam Bernard Mickiewicz.

The wonderful spring extravaganza by Lilia Margine is born from dry rose petals, hyacinths, blades and straws. She created such works as “Spring rain” and “Legend about Martisor”. Olga Olhovskaya created from floral material her “March male cat”. The compositions by Tatiana Pirojok from the serial “Alyoshka” also have a spring mood. There is Alyoshka with shanghai in the pocket and also Alyoshka with a martisor on the composition “Present for Mummy”. Here’s also “Spring breath” – a girl in pink dresses inclined to pink butterfly.

The attention is attracted by a big picture – the composition from rose petals in wicker basket, put into frame.

The exhibition lasts till the end of March.

Informational source: http://www.newsmoldova.ru

Taking into consideration advantageous spring weather agriculturalists started sowing spring grains in south regions according to Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry.

In Gagauzia, and such regions as Cahul, Cantemir and Leova sowing of spring barley, wheat, oats and medic is accomplished. Mechanizers run mineral feed of winter grains.

Specialists recommend to accomplish spring sowing campaign as soon as possible. It’s necessary for conservation of water in the soil.

On spring it’s planned to sow about 50 hundred hectares by barley, 3 hundred hectares by wheat and 5 hundred hectares by oat.

Informational source: http://www.newsmoldova.ru

Today our site became 1 year old! On the 1st March 2007 in the Internet there appeared site www.worldofmoldova.com, which had as an aim to tell the word about Moldova, to help the tourists to find the information and to satisfy the interest of curious people.

We did a lot in the first year! We hope that we brought a joy to you. We will continue to work! We will add more interesting and useful information to the site! We will impatiently wait your questions and proposals.

We are happy to celebrate our first anniversary with you and we are grateful for your interest towards us!

Spring is so close… Moldovan are happy to the coming springs. They greet is by the holiday called “Martishor”. We’ve added an article about this great spring holiday.

In Moldova spring is the most expected season. Coming of the spring is accompanied by celebration called “Martisor”. The celebration starts on 1st March when people give to each other little red & white mascots called “martisor”. They give these martisors with the words “Live and blossom like apple-trees in the heart of the spring”.

More about Martisor Holiday read here.

Monday in Moldova there started the second stage of removal and utilization of outdated pesticides. The action takes place within the project “Management and disposal of reserves of stable organic pollutants.”

This stage provides for packing and taking out to France 650 tons of agricultural chemical run-offs from the 5 regions of the republic.

While the first stage of the project took place, from March to October 2007, French company “Tredi” took out of the country and disposed on its enterprises in France 980 tons of electric capacitors, containing toxic substances, and 485 tons of outdates pesticides.

It is planned to take out and dispose 1150 tons of pesticides from ten regions of the country which is about one third of the whole amount of pesticides in the republic.

The project is sponsored by Global Environmental Facility (via World Bank) and Moldova Government. The aim of the project is to accomplish the national plan for implementation of Stockholm Treaty about stable organic pollutants which was taken in 2004.

Informational source: http://www.newsmoldova.ru

On 20th February at 15:00 there starts solo-exhibition of artist Evdokya Zavtur in the National Art Museum.

Entering the exhibition hall you feel joy. Yellow, green and red colors create the atmosphere of high spirits. At the same time it is both usually and not. There are 3 vases with flowers on the painting instead of the one. The dreams which have no real shape get edges and sense on the paintings.

Before Evdokya Zavtur participated just in the collective exhibitions and couldn’t expose all sides of her talent. However on this exhibition she managed to.

Examining the exhibition you have a feeling that you just lived all 4 seasons starting from soft spring colors and finishing with deep autumn colors.

Leaving the exhibition you take hope with you… The life is wonderful!

The exhibitions lasts till 9th March.

Informational source: http://www.newsmoldova.ru

Moldovan bicycle racer Ruslan Ivanov in the team “Serramenti PVC” won “Le Tour de Langkawi” in the general classification. The bicycle race took place in Malaysia and it came to the end on 17th February. 246 sportsmen from 25 teams participated in the bicycle race. The overall distance length is 1377,4 km.

In the annual 2-week race, taking place in February, the best bicyclers try themselves for courage and strength of body. Many-stage race starts at the island Langkawi, then it crosses peninsula Malacca and it finishes in the capital city of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.

Informational source: http://www.newsmoldova.ru

Today we’ve added the information about exhibitions which will take place in Moldova in 2008. We’ve told about the exhibitions which will be held in the exhibition center “MoldExpo” because the majority of the exhibitions is organized here.

Like in any other country there are many exhibitions held in Moldova. They are dedicated to different spheres and they all have their own aim. Many of the exhibitions in Moldova have their aim to show products and companies working in a certain field. On such exhibitions often there are signed many contracts. You may read more about exhibitions here.

Specialists in agriculture say that probably the spring sowing campaign this year will start earlier than usually because of extraordinary warm weather. They recommend accomplishing this campaign fast as this will help to save moisture in the soil.

It is planned to sow 778 thousand hectares by spring crops. Specialists of Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry recommend increasing the area of irrigated lands. This will provide warranted harvest of crops, vegetables and fruits.

Scientists in this sphere invoke farmers to use high technologies and mineral fertilizers wider, actively use modern agricultural engineering on the fields.

Informational source: http://www.newsmoldova.ru

International Cancer Finght Day is an action organized by International Union against Cancer. This year the actions organized worldwide are dedicated to protection of the children from passive smoking.

Cancer is one of the main reasons of death worldwide. According to World Health Organization (WHO) about 84 million people will die from cancer within 2005 and 2015 if to do nothing.

According to WHO about 40% of cases of cancer may be prevented thanks to giving up smoking, regular physical exercises and health food. Smoking is the main avertable reason of carcinogenesis in the world.

Informational source: http://www.newsmoldova.ru

In the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Moldova constitutive meeting dedicated to organization of International Music Festival “Mărţişor-2008” took place last Thursday.

This year the prestige music festival will be organized for the 42nd time. There will participate bands and singers from Germany, Austria, Poland, France, Russia, China, Finland, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine, Belarus and other countries.

As usually “Mărţişor” will take place in different localities of the republic of Moldova.

Informational source: http://www.newsmoldova.ru