Central Asia

Why Central Asia Needs Chinese Buses: A Report from the Yutong Factory

Today, Yutong is one of the main players in the market, having already delivered thousands of buses to the region: with adaptation to local conditions, service, and digital monitoring.

Emomali Rahmon shakes up officials

SCNS, MFA, State Television and Radio, and other structures

Uzbekistan, China eye joint uranium exploration

Eurasianet says a state-owned uranium producer in Uzbekistan is in talks with China Nuclear Uranium, also state-run, on the possibility of working together to...

A mosque in hi-tech style reopens after reconstruction in Tashkent’s Chilanzar district

The Hasankhon Qori mosque has reopened after reconstruction in Tashkent’s Chilanzar district, Pdrobno.uz reported on March 11.  Podrobno.uz’s reporter says the building acquired an unusual...

Uzbekistan president wants to turn Tashkent into ‘the city for pedestrians’

Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has announced a groundbreaking project to overhaul Tashkent's traffic system, focusing on pedestrian safety and efficient public transport, according to...

Dozens of Uzbeks repatriated after illegally traveling to U.S.

Uzbekistan’s media report on the return of dozens of Uzbek nationals who were deported from the United States after making it into the country...

OSCE SG meets Central Asian officials to discuss climate change implications for security and stability in the region

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) says OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid is visiting Turkmenistan from March 4-6 for meetings...

Prince Rahim Aga Khan meets with Kyrgyz President in Bishkek to discuss cooperation

Prince Rahim Aga Khan, the eldest son of His Highness the Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims...

Kyrgyzstan creates artificial glaciers to combat climate change consequences

Over the past 30-40 years, the world, particularly, Kyrgyzstan, has faced the increase in temperature. It leads to increased evaporation, and hence to soil...

Tajikistan increases livestock production

As of February 1, 2024, gross agricultural product from all categories of farms was 1.0166 billion somonis (in current prices) and increased by 4.5...

Navalny death provokes shock but also indifference in Central Asia

Eurasianet says Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was not always well-regarded in Central Asia, because of his history of ill-judged remarks about people from...

Kazakh lawmakers approve bill on life imprisonment for pedophiles, child murderers

Members of Kazakhstan’s lower chamber of parliament, Mazhilis, on February 21, approved in the first reading a bill that would allow life imprisonment for...
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