Tajikistan

International Committee of the Red Cross is concerned about the resurgence of military activity along the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border and its humanitarian consequences, including the impact on the lives and safety of people residing in border areas

Experiments in the cultivation of tropical plants are being conducted in the country, with gardeners already growing kiwi and mangoes

About 420.000 tonnes of onions were produced in Tajikistan this year, +50% on last year's onion harvest

12 instructors and teachers in the field of fashion and sewing at the Kulob Institute of Technology and Innovation Management completed a two-week intensive tailoring course on pattern-making for men's shirts and trousers

Electricity consumption in Tajikistan rose to record levels due to hot weather at the end of last month, said Barki Tojik OJSC chief Mahmadumar Asozoda

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urged the Tajik authorities to release four independent journalists who have criticised the government and are currently detained on alleged charges of links to extremist organisations

The EU plans to become the first investor in the world's highest dam in Tajikistan, in a move aimed at helping Central Asia reduce its dependence on Russian energy and as part of the EU's response to China's Belt and Road Initiative

Refugees living in Tajikistan - according to UNHCR data - are mostly citizens of neighbouring Afghanistan, in transit to third countries, with numbers decreasing since 2021; there are currently no resettlement programmes in the country

The country ranks third as a world producer of antimony, essential for the manufacturing of ammunition and bullets; an article by Bryant Harris published in DefenseNews on 8 June points out that local supply is crucial to the US

The latest Migration and Development Brief notes that, in terms of share in gross domestic product (GDP) by 2021, the country is among the top three recipients of remittances (34,5%), after Lebanon (54%) and Tonga (44%)

The country agreed with China to further increase bilateral trade and enhance cooperation in the fields of new energy, green technologies, transport, telecommunications

Swiss Cooperation Office in Tajikistan organised a table tennis tournament to mark the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations, in which employees from the embassies of 10 countries, as well as friends and family members, participated

The Go Viral Network of Central Asia and the US Embassy in the country have invited enthusiasts and experts from the fields of media, business, culture and technology to participate in the Go Viral Tajikistan innovation festival that starts today