President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has accepted the invitation of the Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and will pay an official visit to Malaysia on February 4-5, the presidential press service said.

The second trilateral meeting of the ministers of Foreign affairs, Economy, Trade, and Transport of Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, and Türkiye took place in Ankara on January 29, where the countries reiterated their commitment to jointly counter threats to the parties’ sovereignty, simplify trade, and assist Uzbekistan in transporting cargo via the Middle Corridor, the Ministry of Transport said.

Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian military have captured about thirty citizens from Central Asian countries. It is not yet clear from which countries these people are, as they did not have identity documents with them, the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice said.

Today at the Digital Almaty 2025 Forum: themed Industrial AI, the Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov presented Uzbekistan's AI Development Strategy 2030.

MPs of the Legislative Chamber at its session on January 31 passed the bill on exchange of convicts between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. The bill has now been sent to the Senate for approval. Earlier, a similar bill was also passed by the Zhogorku Kenesh of Kyrgyzstan.

MPs of the Legislative Chamber at its session on January 24 passed amendments to the Labor Code in the first reading, the press service of the Chamber said.

The Ambassador of Romania to Uzbekistan Daniel Cristian Ciobanu met with the students of Webster University and Tashkent State Law University. During the meeting, the Ambassador told the students about the Romanian-Uzbek ties and prospects for their development. Bearing in mind that on January 24, Romania celebrated the 166th anniversary of the unification of the Romanian principalities of Moldova and Wallachia, the Ambassador Ciobanu spoke in detail about the special significance of this historical event.

Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan are exploring the possibility of recognizing ID cards as an international document for crossing borders. This matter was addressed during an online meeting between officials of the Uzbek Interior Ministry and the State Migration Service of Azerbaijan, with participation from consular and legal departments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Uzbekistan will implement a major program to install solar panels in homes and businesses, the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office said yesterday.

First Deputy Director of the Strategic Reforms Agency, Abdulla Abdukodirov today hosted a delegation of Boston Consulting Group (BCG), including Igor Alekseev, Vasily Guryev, and Igor Kopytov.

According to the Statistical Agency, the number of passenger traffic run by state-owned Uzbekistan Airways grew by 14.9% (or 781 thousand passengers) to 6 million people in 2024 to the last year.

Indian Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has secured an order to construct Uzbekistan’s first AI-enabled 10-megawatt data center in Tashkent. The project, valued between US$120-300 million, aims to integrate advanced technology with sustainability, setting a new standard for data infrastructure in the region.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted Vagit Alekperov, the founder of Lukoil Tuesday, the presidential press service said yesterday.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a government meeting on measures to develop the electric power industry for the 2025-2035 period Tuesday, the presidential press service said.

Individuals who attempted to kidnap a female named Indira, 20, were arrested in Tashkent, the Tashkent city police department said today.

The number of visits from France to Uzbekistan rose significantly in 2024. According to the Statistics, 23,527 French tourists visited Uzbekistan from January to December. This is 4,879 people more than in the same period last year, an increase by 26.2%.

A number of changes to legislation and other innovations will take effect in Uzbekistan as of February 1, 2025. The information were collected from Norma and Lex's databases.

9.803 million passengers were transported by rail in 2024, the State Statistics Committee said in a report, recording 177.1 thousand increase to 2023, which indicates an increase in demand for rail transportation.

Octobank has initiated a series of educational events, with the first being a free online webinar titled "Introduction to Financial Literacy", held on January 23, 2025. Participants had the opportunity to delve into key principles of financial management.

Today, January 30, Shavkat Mirziyoyev laid flowers at the Islam Karimov’s monument in Tashkent, the presidential press service said today.