Uzbekistan, S. Korea Sign Deal on Seasonal Farm Jobs

Agricultural workers from Uzbekistan have gained a new opportunity for legal and stable seasonal employment in South Korea, following the signing of a labor migration agreement regulating seasonal work in the agricultural sector. The agreement was signed in Buan County between Uzbekistan’s Migration Agency and a delegation from Andijan Region. The document complies with requirements […]

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How China is Turning Uzbekistan into its Main Industrial Hub in Central Asia

By Tural Heybatov In recent years, cooperation between Uzbekistan and China has taken on a systemic and strategic character, moving far beyond the traditional model of “investor and host country.” Today, China is not only Uzbekistan’s largest trading partner but also the primary external driver of structural transformation within the Uzbek economy. The scale, sectoral […]

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Carney says Canada has no plans to pursue free trade agreement with China as Trump threatens tariffs

TORONTO: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday his country has no intention of pursuing a free trade deal with China. He was responding to US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 100 percent tariff on goods imported from Canada if America’s northern neighbor went ahead with a trade deal with Beijing. Carney said […]

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US, South Korea agree to deepen cooperation on nuclear-powered subs, Seoul says

US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby and South Korean Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back agreed during talks on Monday to deepen cooperation on Seoul’s pursuit of a nuclear-powered submarine, South Korea’s defence ministry said. Colby is visiting Seoul on his first overseas trip in the post, which comes as Washington signals it expects […]

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Uzbekistan, Canada Discuss Joint Agricultural Research

Uzbek Minister of Agriculture Ibrokhim Abdurakhmonov has held a working meeting with Ben Bradshaw, Assistant Vice-President for International Cooperation at the University of Guelph (Canada), to discuss prospects for joint scientific research. During the talks, the sides discussed the introduction of innovative approaches, and ways to ensure the sustainable development of the agricultural sector, The […]

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Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariff over pending trade deal with China

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would impose a 100 percent tariff on Canada if it follows through on a trade deal with China and warned Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney ​that a deal would endanger his country. “China will eat Canada alive, completely devour it, including the destruction of their businesses, […]

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GCC, Indonesia seek to finalize trade talks this year

JAKARTA: The Gulf Cooperation Council and Indonesia are aiming to finalize their free trade agreement in 2026, trade officials said on Saturday as they wrap up the fourth round of negotiations. Indonesia has been working to enhance trade ties with GCC members, and already has a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with the UAE, its first […]

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Saudi Arabia to host WEF Global Collaboration and Growth Meeting in April

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will host the World Economic Forum Global Collaboration and Growth Meeting in Jeddah between April 22-23, 2026. Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal Alibrahim on Friday confirmed the details of the high-level meeting which was announced at the annual WEF meeting in 2025, Saudi Press Agency reported. In his closing remarks at […]

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As Trump shakes world order, Western countries recalibrate approach to China

By Fan Chen At the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this week, world leaders warned of an increasingly fractured global order and took veiled swipes at the United States. But they held back on directly criticising China, which experts said signalled a recalibration in their approach to Beijing as US […]

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China’s Quiet Expansion in Central Asia and the Caucasus: Belt and Road Strategy

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is often discussed in the vocabulary of spectacle-megaports, transcontinental railways, pipelines, and industrial zones that visibly announce Beijing’s arrival. Yet in Central Asia and the South Caucasus, China’s most consequential advance has unfolded with far less drama. By 2025, Beijing’s influence in these regions had become embedded not simply […]

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