Asia Georgia Only a few dozen women are still able to weave Borchalo carpets, an ancient art practised mainly by the Azerbaijani community; an average-sized carpet requires two women to work on it for one to two months
Asia Georgia The National Film Center presented the Georgian pavilion for the 17th time at the Berlin International Film Festival - within the framework of the European Film Market that ends today - with four feature films and meetings with Georgian producers
Asia Georgia An exhibition of paintings by Valerian Sidamon-Eristavi opens today at the Georgian Palace of Art; the works were purchased by the Ministry of Culture
Asia Georgia The country exported 107 million bottles of wine in 2021, with revenue of US$250 million; according to the National Wine Agency, wine exports in 2021 were 359% higher than in 2012
Asia Georgia Poet Rezo Amashukeli died at the age of 85; he was awarded the Order of Merit in 1996, he was Laureate of the Galaktion Tabidze Prize (1982) and the Georgian Communist Union Prize (1968)
Asia Georgia The current fleet of yellow minibuses in Tbilisi will be completely replaced with new ones by 1 February
Asia Georgia Opposition party, United National Movement, has launched a mass hunger strike to express solidarity with the political group's founder, the country's former president Mikheil Saakashvili, who has also been on strike since his imprisonment
Asia Georgia The promotional video 'The Grand Tour of Samegrelo', has been included among the winners of the 2021 UN World Tourism Organisation tourism video competition, making it into the top five worldwide
Asia Georgia The country will launch its new agricultural insurance program in 2022, which will be accessible to all sector operators, the director of the rural development agency said
Asia Georgia The Asian Development Bank has approved a €101 million loan to build and upgrade infrastructure and improve services in urban centres to promote regional development and economic opportunities
Asia Georgia Georgian film “Brighton 4th” has won in the nomination for Best Picture at the Asian World Film Festival, an annual film festival based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2015
Asia Georgia Opposition leaders have gathered with their supporters in front of the parliament building in Tbilisi to protest the results of the October 30 run-off municipal elections, which they claim were fabricated
Asia Georgia A 10-year ecotourism strategy to jointly create, diversify, improve and develop quality ecotourism services and products has been signed by the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development and the Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture