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Kyrgyzstan and China Launch Joint Project to Preserve Ancient Silk Road City
Kyrgyzstan and China have launched a joint initiative to conserve the Ak-Beshim archaeological site, the ruins of the ancient city of Suyab, a major Silk Road settlement in the Chui Valley in northern Kyrgyzstan. This project marks a significant...

Kyrgyzstan signs investment deals with Vietnamese firms for 1.9GW solar PV power plant
During the meeting, the parties discussed prospects for renewable energy cooperation, focusing on the solar power project in the Kyrgyz Republic. The agreement meeting also covered land allocation, grid connection, and state support, the ministry...

Kyrgyzstan faces deadly medicine shortages amid healthcare crisis
BISHKEK: Like many in Central Asia, Almagul Ibrayeva faces life-threatening medicine shortages in Kyrgyzstan. “Women are dying because of a lack of medicine,“ said Ibrayeva, a breast cancer survivor in her 50s. She relies on imports from Turkey or...

Kyrgyz Pharmacy has promised steady supplies soon but many women in Bishkek are still waiting for medicine ordered through the company months ago
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Kyrgyzstan bans individuals with criminal records from running for president or parliament
11:21, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Kyrgyzstan has passed new legislation barring individuals with criminal records from running for president or parliament, or from holding key positions in government. President Sadyr Japarov signed the amendments into...

Kyrgyzstan Begins Dried Apricot Exports to China
Kyrgyzstan has launched exports of dried apricots to China, with the first 23-ton shipment dispatched on July 29. The delivery comes after Chinese authorities approved Kyrgyz dried apricots for import, following Kyrgyzstan’s successful compliance...

Presidents of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan hold informal talks at Cholpon-Ata resort town
09:26, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus On Tuesday July 29, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov held an informal working meeting at the Kyrgyz resort town of Cholpon-Ata to discuss the outcomes of their recent reciprocal state...

Botaliev Park in Bishkek renovated
AKIPRESS.COM - The Ashraly Botaliev Park in the northwestern part of Bishkek has undergone a comprehensive renovation. The Mayor's Office announced that the park now features updated pathways, new benches, and improved lighting. A Additionally,...

Team of Kyrgyzstan to take part in World Mas-Wrestling Championship in Mongolia
AKIPRESS.COM - The national mas-wrestling and tayak tartysh team of Kyrgyzstan will take part in the World Mas-Wrestling Championshipin Mongolia. The tournament will start on July 30 and will last until August 3. The team will include 33 athletes...

Kyrgyzstan records 30 fires in a day
AKIPRESS.COM - 30 fires were registered in Kyrgyzstan in the past 24 hours. 32 fire brigades were involved in extinguishing them, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. 6 fires occurred in Bishkek, 8 in Chui region, 5 in Jalal-Abad region,...

Kyrgyzstan struggles with deadly shortages of medicine
Like many people affected by serious illness in ex-Soviet Central Asia, Almagul Ibrayeva is having trouble finding medicine in her native Kyrgyzstan. "Women are dying because of a lack of medicine," Ibrayeva, who is in her 50s, told AFP. In...

Bishkek District Court judge suspected of sexual harassment
10:31, 30 July 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aibek SULTANOV 10:31, 30 July 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aibek SULTANOV The State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (SCNS) uncovered a case of sexual harassment by...

Kyrgyzstan edge past Bahrain
FOOTBALL – BAHRAIN’S under-17 football national team suffered a narrow 3-4 loss against Kyrgyzstan last night in a friendly match played as part of their ongoing overseas training camp in Bishkek. Hussain Zahir had a hat-trick for the Bahrainis,...

Kyrgyzstan's Central Election Commission discusses voting accessibility for special categories of citizens
Kyrgyzstan's Central Election Commission discusses voting accessibility for special categories of citizens AKIPRESS.COM - Central Election Commission Chairman Tynchtyk Shainazarov met on July 29 with representatives from key government agencies,...

Kyrgyzstan self-sufficient in seven key food products, aims to boost meat and egg production
Kyrgyzstan self-sufficient in seven key food products, aims to boost meat and egg production AKIPRESS.COM - Kyrgyzstan is currently self-sufficient in seven out of nine socially significant food products: milk, vegetables, melons, potatoes, meat,...

Japan to provide diagnostic equipment to Kyrgyzstan
AKIPRESS.COM - President Sadyr Japarov has signed the law the ratifying the Exchange of Notes between the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan and the government of Japan on the project "Socio-Economic Development Program", which was signed in...

Kyrgyzstan bans online pornography to 'protect moral and ethical values'
Kyrgyzstan has banned access to online pornographic material and imposed state supervision over internet traffic under new regulations approved by President Sadyr Japarov, his office announced on Tuesday. Japarov’s office stated that the...

Kyrgyzstan registers crypto transactions worth $7 billion
The volume of crypto asset transactions in Kyrgyzstan has reached $7 billion, according to the head of the nation’s state-controlled investment agency. The official announced the figure at a meeting with the top U.S. representative in his country,...

Football team of Kyrgyzstan (U17) plays friendly match with Bahrain
10:54, 30 July 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Tilebaldy TUKUEVA 10:54, 30 July 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Tilebaldy TUKUEVA The national football team of Kyrgyzstan (U17) played a friendly match with the team of Bahrain. The...

MES of Kyrgyzstan, Global Green Growth Institute discuss flood, drought response
10:22, 30 July 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA 10:22, 30 July 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan Akylbek Mazaripov and Director General of...