Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
Student numbers saw positive trends last year in Latvia
LSM
·
August 4, 2025
Latvia's higher education sector has seen positive trends: the number of matriculated and total number of students has increased in the last academic year, as has the availability of state-budget-funded study places, LSM.lv reports. According to...
Kazakhstan increases grain and flour exports to Kyrgyzstan 2.5 times
24.kg
·
August 4, 2025
11:41, 04 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA 11:41, 04 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA Kazakhstan increased grain and flour exports to Kyrgyzstan 2.5 times. The press service of...
Kazakhstan Proposes Digital Platform for SCO Agricultural Trade
Times of Central Asia
·
August 4, 2025
At a recent gathering of agricultural ministry officials from Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states in Beijing, Kazakhstan’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Yermek Kenzhekhanuly, proposed establishing a unified digital platform to...
Russian Cheese Exports Surge 20% in 2025 Amid Demand from CIS Markets
Pravda.ru
·
August 4, 2025
Russian Cheese Exports Surge 20% in 2025 Amid Demand from CIS Markets In the first half of 2025, Russian cheese and curd exports experienced a dramatic upswing. According to figures from the Agroexport Center under the Ministry of Agriculture,...
)
An uncertain Pakistan: Munir’s panic run to US and China shows his anxiety
Firstpost
·
August 4, 2025
Very recently, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir was on an official visit to China. During his stay in Beijing, he held meetings with senior Chinese political and military leadership. A military statement emanating from...
Uzbek National in U.S. Faces Deportation Following Voter Fraud Conviction
Times of Central Asia
·
August 4, 2025
An Uzbek citizen, Sanjar Djamilov, is facing deportation from the United States after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit voter registration fraud, according to a U.S. court ruling reported by Florida Politics. Djamilov, 33, who resides in St....
Azerbaijani Parliament Speaker Joins UN Inter-Parliamentary Forum In Turkmenistan (PHOTO)
MENAFN
·
August 4, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 4. Azerbaijani Parliament Speaker Sahiba Gafarova has attended the Inter-Parliamentary Forum, which commenced its work as part of the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing...
One-Tenth of Czech Population Are Foreign Nationals
Brno Daily
·
August 4, 2025
Foreign nationals make up 10.3% of the population of the Czech Republic, according to the Interior Ministry report on migration for the second quarter of the year. A total of 1,091,409 foreign nationals were registered as living in the country at...
Tajik Mufti: “Hajj is not a school of moral reform or a guarantee of trustworthiness”
Asia Plus
·
09:08, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus In a pointed statement during a news conference in Dushanbe, Saidmukarram Abduqodirzoda, Chairman of the Council of Ulema of Tajikistan, emphasized on July 29 that Hajj, the sacred Islamic pilgrimage, should not be...
Charted: The History of U.S. Recessions
Visual Capitalist
·
August 4, 2025
Mapped: Every City With Over 1 Million People This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways Cities were...
Kazakhstan Grain Exports Surge to Iran, Azerbaijan, and Central Asia
Times of Central Asia
·
August 4, 2025
Kazakhstan exported 12.4 million tons of grain and flour between September 2024 and July 2025, marking a 34% increase from the same period in 2023-2024, when exports totaled 9.3 million tons, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. Kazakhstan...
Uzbekistan ranks fourth among CIS countries in mobile internet speed.
Kun.uz
·
July 25, 2025
According to the Speedtest Global Index data for June 2025, Uzbekistan ranked 71st out of 103 countries worldwide in terms of mobile internet speed. The average mobile internet speed in the country was measured at 55.78 Mbps, showing no change...
Air Passenger Traffic in Uzbekistan Up 28% in …
UzDaily
·
Tourism 28/07/2025 Air Passenger Traffic in Uzbekistan Up 28% in First Half of 2025 Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Nearly 4 million people traveled by air in Uzbekistan during the first six months of 2025. According to the National...
Japanese Company Orion Computer to Establish IT and Japanese Language School in Uzbekistan
UzDaily
·
Technologies 28/07/2025 Japanese Company Orion Computer to Establish IT and Japanese Language School in Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — A meeting was held in Tashkent between representatives of Orion Computer, led by Adviser to the...
Honored Cultural Worker of Uzbekistan Sultonali Rakhmatov Passes Away
UzDaily
·
Culture 28/07/2025 Honored Cultural Worker of Uzbekistan Sultonali Rakhmatov Passes Away Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Sultonali Rakhmatov, an Honored Cultural Worker of Uzbekistan and a well-known composer, has passed away at the age of...
Number of Tourists from Uzbekistan to Thailand Up …
UzDaily
·
Tourism 28/07/2025 Number of Tourists from Uzbekistan to Thailand Up 2.3 Times in January–May Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Between January and May 2025, the number of Uzbek citizens traveling to Thailand for tourism purposes increased 2.3...
President Reviews New Initiatives for the Development of Culture, Arts, and Handicrafts in Uzbekistan
UzDaily
·
Culture 28/07/2025 President Reviews New Initiatives for the Development of Culture, Arts, and Handicrafts in Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed proposals aimed at improving...
Head of Uzbekistan’s Tax Committee Comments on VAT Refund Delays
UzDaily
·
Finance 28/07/2025 Head of Uzbekistan’s Tax Committee Comments on VAT Refund Delays Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Sherzod Kudbiev, Chairman of the State Tax Committee, has addressed concerns over prolonged delays in value-added tax (VAT)...
Uzbekistan advances social protection reform with results-based planning and budgeting workshop
Daryo
·
July 25, 2025
Uzbekistan has taken a step toward reforming its social protection system through improved planning and budgeting mechanisms. A two-day workshop held on July 22–23 in Tashkent brought together experts from the National Agency for Social Protection...
Uzbekistan’s passport improves its global ranking.
Kun.uz
·
July 25, 2025
The Henley Passport Index has released its updated ranking of the world’s most powerful passports, listing Uzbekistan in 74th place. Uzbekistan and Central Asia According to the publication, holders of an Uzbek passport can now travel visa-free to...