ULAANBAATAR: Mongolians began voting in parliamentary elections on Friday, with the ruling party widely expected to win despite deepening public anger over corruption and the state of the economy. Voters across the vast, sparsely populated nation of 3.4 million — sandwiched between authoritarian China and Russia — are exercising their democratic rights to elect 126 […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: A private airline from Tajikistan launched its flight operation to Pakistan on Thursday by transporting 14 passengers from Dushanbe to Islamabad amid efforts to enhance trade and people-to-people contacts between Pakistan and Central Asian Republics. Pakistan’s push for enhanced regional connectivity with Central Asia aims to unlock mutual economic opportunities, particularly in energy, trade […]
Read MoreAs part of the State Visit of President of Mongolia Khurelsukh Ukhnaa to the Republic of Uzbekistan, an Opening Ceremony of the Embassy of Mongolia in Tashkent, the Republic of Uzbekistan was held on June 24, 2024. President of Mongolia Khurelsukh Ukhnaa said in his opening speech, “The opening of Mongolian Embassy in Tashkent, the […]
Read MoreThe Central Asian Muslim country of Tajikistan has passed a bill banning the wearing of hijab by women and canceling the holidays of schools, colleges and government institutions on Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Azha, the two main religious festivals of Muslims. On Thursday (June 20), the bill was passed by the members of the parliament in the […]
Read MoreThe first group of seven horses arrived in Kazakhstan in early June and a further 40 are planned for the next five years. Przewalski’s horses have returned to the steppes of Kazakhstan after nearly 200 years, part of an ambitious scheme to reintroduce the world’s last wild horses to their original habitats. The endangered sandy […]
Read MoreAn extreme weather phenomenon known as the dzud has killed more than 7.1 million animals in Mongolia this year, more than a tenth of the country’s entire livestock holdings, endangering herders’ livelihoods and way of life. Dzuds are a combination of perennial droughts and severe, snowy winters and they are becoming harsher and more frequent […]
Read MoreURUMQI, May 31 (Xinhua) — China and five Central Asian nations have officially established a China-Central Asia emergency management cooperation mechanism. China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan signed a memorandum of understanding on the establishment of the mechanism during a ministerial meeting in Urumqi, the capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on […]
Read MoreASTANA – Italy and Central Asian states explored prospects for collaboration during a May 29 Central Asia + Italy third meeting of the Foreign Affairs Ministers in Rome. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu headed Kazakhstan’s delegation, reported the ministry’s press service. During the event, the officials discussed important topics of the regional […]
Read MoreRussia and Uzbekistan signed an accord Monday for Moscow to build a small nuclear power plant in the Central Asian country, as Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in the Uzbek capital with Uzbekistan leader Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Mirziyoyev hailed the project as “vital” in remarks after the talks, noting that Uzbekistan has “its own large […]
Read MoreASTANA — The Central Asia Climate Change Conference (CACCC-2024) held in Almaty from May 27 to 29 addressed issues of sustainable water and land management, energy, food security and environmental sustainability amid climate change, reported the World Bank’s press service. Dubbed Bridging Climate Goals with Action: Making Ambitions a Reality this year, the conference brought […]
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