Trade turnover between Kyrgyzstan and China in the first quarter of 2024 totalled $4.82bn, but just $22mn of that was made up of Kyrgyz exports, according to figures compiled by China’s General …
Bangladesh asks Kyrgyzstan students to stay indoors, contact embassy amid violence in Bishkek
The Bangladesh Embassy in Uzbekistan has advised its nationals to stay indoors amid the mob violence in Bishkek, reportedly against international students. The Bangladeshi mission has been in …
14 Pakistanis among dozens of foreign students injured in Kyrgyzstan mob attack
Dozens of foreign students, including 14 Pakistanis, were injured in a violent attack by locals on hostels in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The mob ransacked property and assaulted students, prompting army …
Russian influence in Kyrgyzstan rising despite local consternation
Talas, a dusty town in northwestern Kyrgyzstan, is not accustomed to foreign dignitaries. Tourists occasionally stop there, but even officials from the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, rarely visit this …
India, Pakistan issue advisory for students in Kyrgyzstan against mob violence: ‘Stay indoor’
Kyrgyzstan witnesses large-scale mob violence against international students, Indian mission issues advisory for citizens to remain indoors.
Authorities of Kyrgyzstan finance 8 out of 31 people with spinal muscular atrophy
Kyrgyzstan have spinal muscular atrophy, MP Vinera Raimbachaeva reported at a meeting of the Parliament’s Committee on Social Policy on May 13 …
Iran parliament reviews security, cultural pacts with Russia, Kyrgyzstan
Iran’s parliament (Majlis) has reviewed the country’s pacts with Russia and Kyrgyzstan in the areas of security and culture.
$8bn China-Kyrgyzstan railway ‘to start in October’
Work on a 523km railway between western China and Uzbekistan through Kyrgyzstan will start in October, Kyrgyz president Sadyr Japarov said in a speech this week, reports The Diplomat, citing local …
Terrifying moment 29 children are hurt by runaway ice cream truck that rolls down a slope after driver ‘left the handbrake off’ during ceremony in Kyrgyzstan
The shocking incident was captured on video from a number angles, including by a drone hovering above the crowd as some children held up a large Kyrgyzstan flag. Other children are seen sitting …
Russian finance flows slump after US targets Vladimir Putin’s war machine
“Even the friendliest jurisdictions like Kyrgyzstan are vulnerable. And you cannot take that much out there anyway because the capital of these banks is all so small,” the investor said.