Asia Kyrgyzstan According to the Freedom on the Net 2021 report by Freedom House, the country has moved from 56th to 53rd place over the past year and is listed as 'partially free', while the most striking restrictions are recorded in Myanmar, Belarus and Uganda
Asia Kyrgyzstan Residential buildings in the city of Batken have been handed over to 36 families affected by the conflict on the Kyrgyz-Tajik state border over the rights to access water resources this April
Asia Kyrgyzstan The first day of school, traditionally held on September 1st as in most former USSR countries, has been postponed for today in order to extend the tourist and harvesting seasons
Asia Kyrgyzstan 122 social buildings are planned to be built by the end of 2021, including 66 schools, 14 gyms, 17 kindergartens, 11 health and cultural facilities, for a total investment of US$15 million
Asia Kyrgyzstan A precious metals exchange could be opened in the country, having 255 gold deposits with the total reserve of 2.149 tons; about 18.3 tons of gold are mined annually, of which 18 exported
Asia Kyrgyzstan A book of poems by the Kyrgyz poet Rahim Karim has been published in India as a part of the "Intercontinental Poetry" series in collaboration with the Indian poet Jarnal Singh Anand
Asia Kyrgyzstan About 40 km of the border with Tajikistan were demarcated at the last three meetings of the bilateral working group: at the moment 519 out of 970 km are specified, while the rest remains undescribed
Asia Kyrgyzstan A Kyrgyz-Iranian business forum took place in Bishkek yesterday with the participation of 140 companies and economic representatives of both states, which are about to sign a permanent agreement on a free trade zone between Iran and the EAEU
Asia Kyrgyzstan A photo exhibition dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Kyrgyzstan's independence is taking place in Ankara, Turkey
Asia Kyrgyzstan 2021 crossed projects with Russia have been discussed: the Russian Days in August and the Kyrzyz Cinema Days in autumn
Asia Kyrgyzstan 800 hectares of land have been lost as consequence of the erosion of the banks of the Chu River; the government will allocate funds to strengthen them
Asia Kyrgyzstan The VI International Dance Olympiad of Central Asia starts today in the Kyrgyz capital
Asia Kyrgyzstan Roadmap for transforming the system of higher education into University 4.0 model has been presented: institutions should provide knowledge, conduct research and generate innovations to make a real contribution to the economic development