News Of Asia

Uzbekistan’s GDP increases 7.8% in 2016

21 Feb, 2017 112 views

Gross domestic product of Uzbekistan increased by 7.8% in 2016, it was announced at the session of the Cabinet of Ministers on 14 January with participation of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, UzA reported. Growth of industrial output made up 6.6%, construction works 12.5%, retail trade turnover …

Kyrgyzstan receives up to 4 units of technical equipment as part of its International Civil Defence Organization membership

31 Jan, 2017 90 views

Minister of Emergency Situations Kubatbek Boronov told the Parliament Committee for Budget and Finance what assistance Kyrgyzstan gets as part of its membership in the International Civil Defence Organization (ICDO). “We get 2 – …

Tajikistan in 2016 receives $55.8 mln humanitarian aid from 55 countries

31 Jan, 2017 51 views

The humanitarian aid worth $55.8 million has been delivered to Tajikistan from 55 countries last year, reports Avesta news agency. The Statistics Agency says the country received more than 17,600 tons of humanitarian aid …

The Reasons Behind The Turkmen-Tajik Tiff

30 Jan, 2017 159 views

A recent spat between Turkmenistan and Tajikistan is probably the lamest dispute between two Central Asian countries I can remember, though I think I know the real cause of the problem. Tajikistan is talking …

Tajikistan: Former Mayor, Elite Insider Targeted in Corruption Probe

30 Jan, 2017 97 views

Only days after being fired as mayor Tajikistan’s capital city, long-serving and ultimate elite loyalist Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloev has found himself potentially becoming a target of corruption investigations. The deputy head of the state anticorruption …

Former member of Kyrgyz parliament among militants who were handed lengthy prison sentences for shooting spree in Bishkek

28 Jan, 2017 39 views

Pervomay district court of Bishkek rendered judgment against former member of parliament Maksat Kunakunov and militants who were engaged in gunfight in Bishkek on July 16, 2015. The trial was held behind closed doors …

Uzbek Presidents announces plans to strengthen national defense

28 Jan, 2017 31 views

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the Commander in Chief of the Uzbek Armed Forces, held a working meeting with the top brass of the Defence Ministry at Tashkent Higher Combined Arms Command School on January 26. …