Asia Uzbekistan About 6 million pieces of fireworks illegally introduced into the country, for an estimated value of 2,18 billion soums (US$200.000), have been confiscated by police
Asia Uzbekistan Doctors and nurses in primary healthcare will only work full-time, obstetricians and gynecologists will be doubled according to new system presented following Ishtikhon polyclinic model; family doctors would earn $1.500/month, nurses up to 800
Asia Uzbekistan RFERL reports that dozens of farmers would have been forced to surrender land to Chinese businesses, that would reportedly be taking thousands of hectares of cotton and wheat fields out of local owners with operations disguised as state-backed development
Asia Uzbekistan After many citizens fell victim to fraud and face serious difficulties upon arrival in Turkey for work reasons, the Consulate General in Istanbul issued a warning regarding the increasing number of employment scams involving job offers and fake agencies
Asia Uzbekistan All government agencies of the 15 cities and districts of Uzbekistan will be relocated to a single multi-storey building in the centre of the districts; 150 buildings that will be vacated in these districts will be auctioned to companies