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Lithuania jumps 27 places in Global Soft Power Index (LRT)

Lithuania has leapt 27 places to rank 60th in the Global Soft Power Index 2023, the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry has reported, citing the results of the research study. The country’s score shows that Lithuania’s focused diplomacy has achieved excellent results in strengthening international partnerships, the ministry said.

SpaceX launches two satellites made by NanoAvionics in Lithuania (LRT)

As part of its Transporter 7 mission, SpaceX has launched two satellites manufactured by Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) in Lithuania.

Lithuanian Linen: 8 Brands Upgrading Ancient Fashion Heritage (Forbes)

One of the world’s oldest nation states, Lithuania has been a fine linen pioneer since the 16th century. Here linen is part of folklore, family inheritance and everyday life. As a crop it does not require pesticides or fungicides to thrive in damp environments. As a textile, it offers skilled artisans greater creative freedom. Here are eight Lithuanian linen brands worth getting up close and personal with.

Lithuania and Taiwan cooperation: helping develop the promising thin disk laser (FTMC)

Lithuanian and Taiwanese scientists have achieved their first 'victory' in collaboration: in autumn 2022, National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU) in Taiwan demonstrated the first prototype of a high-medium power thin disk laser developed in their country, to which experts from Lithuania have contributed significantly.

Lithuania has completed its first project to rebuild Ukraine’s infrastructure (Lithuania.lt)

A mobile settlement in Borodyanka has already been handed over to the Ukrainians, where 36 families who have lost their homes will soon move in.

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