Central Asia

Uzbek delegation visited the Ukrainian-Czech joint venture on production of tramcars "Tatra-South," kp.ua reported.

Kyrgyzstan plans to construct 20 mini hydropower plants with assistance of Malaysia in 3-5 years, press service of the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry reported.

The International Conference "The Role of Information and Communication Technologies, Science and Planning in Improving Quality of Education" opened in the city of Turkmenbashi on December 1.

At least 442 public schools in the regions of Kyrgyzstan have been quarantined over the flu virus, the Kyrgyz Education Ministry reported.

A roundtable meeting on removing barriers to effective interaction between non-governmental organizations and political parties was organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana jointly with the Public Foundation for Parliamentary Development in Kazakhstan on Thursday.

Uzbek delegation visited the Ukrainian-Czech joint venture on production of tramcars "Tatra-South," kp.ua reported.

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov paid a working visit to Moscow at the invitation of the President of Russia.

According to the Kazakh Statistics Agency, the level of unemployment in Kazakhstan reached 6.4% in October.

"Uzbekneftegas" company and South Korean "DongHo ENC Co. Ltd" signed founding documents on establishment of the joint venture on production and assembly of electronic gas record-keeping equipment, Uzbek company's press service reported.

Forum on economic cooperation of the republic with the Commonwealth of Independent States and far-abroad countries opens in Bishkek, the Economic Regulation Ministry of Kyrgyzstan reported.