Director of the Nuclear Power Plant Construction Management Company of the Nuclear Energy Development Agency (Uzatom) Otabek Amanov spoke to journalists today 15 about the progress of the Uzbekistan small-scale NPP project and other details of the facility.

More than 70 experts from Central Asian countries are gathering in Tashkent for a two-day workshop focused on restoring land, protecting biodiversity, and addressing climate change.

On October 12-13, Uzbekistan hosted its first-ever Maker Faire Festival, supported by the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent, aimed at fostering a new wave of creative entrepreneurship in the country.

The Interior Ministry has warned parents whose children are seen to be involved in a “subculture called quadrobica,” where young people imitate animal behavior using accessories (masks, tails).

Fatal traffic accident occurred in Kasansay district of Namangan province, the press service of the Interior Ministry said.

Germany, South Korea, Turkiye, Lithuania, Great Britain, Poland, Latvia, Japan, Romania companies have posted over 154,000 medical, manufacturing, service, construction, agriculture, truck driver, welding, electricity, and IT jobs.

On October 10, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a law ratifying the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies.

On October 9-10, Uzbekistan government delegation headed by the President’s Afghanistan Envoy, Ismatilla Ergashev and the CEO of Uzbekneftgaz Bahadir Siddikov visited Afghanistan.

On October 13, in Kagan, Bukhara province, a 53-year-old man attacked his acquaintances, a woman and a man, with a kitchen knife; the latter died. A footage of the attack, which took place on the street, surfaced on social networks.

Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Economy and Finance Jamshid Kuchkarov spoke about Uzbekistan's plans to complete the transition to the wholesale electricity and gas market at the St. Petersburg International Gas Forum Thursday.

The contract for the exploration and extraction of gas from the Tuti Maidan area in Jawzjan province of Afghanistan was signed today (Thursday) between the Afghan Ministry of Mines and Petroleum and an Uzbek company.

On October 2-11, the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent, in partnership with The University of Chicago held a two-week workshop in Tashkent’s State Museum of History on the preservation of cultural heritage for ten conservators and museum professionals from the National Museums of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, and Tajikistan.

Today, in Ashgabat, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev attended the international forum "Interconnectivity of Times and Civilizations - the Basis of Peace and Development" dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the Turkmen poet and thinker Magtymguly Pyragy, the presidential press service said.

130 tons of gold were mined in Kazakhstan and 100 tons in Uzbekistan in 2023, the US Geological Survey said. Production in Kazakhstan increased by 15 tons compared to 2022, and in Uzbekistan it decreased by 4 tons. 310 tons of gold were mined in Russia, which is the same figure year on tear.

Cold and humid air mass will invade the northern areas of Uzbekistan on October 13, and the rest of the country on October 14-17, Uzgidromet’s director Sherzodkhuja Khabibullakhuja said on his Facebook page.

The 10th Tashkent International Biennale of Contemporary Arts will take place on October 14-18. This year's theme is "Art and Peace".

At the third meeting of the Country Platform on October 10, organized by the Agency for Strategic Reforms, the Deputy Minister of Transport, Jasurbek Choriev spoke about the key parameters of the Tashkent to Andijan toll road project, developed jointly with the World Bank.

Five schoolchildren in Namangan, having rented a GM Gentra model on October 2, drove into the oncoming lane at high speed and collided with a truck, three of them died. This is the fourth accident in Namangan this year involving schoolchildren who rented a car.

Uzgidromet posted a weather forecast for Tashkent city on Friday, October 11. The weather will be slightly cloudy, with rain likely. The temperature will be within +15...+17 degrees Celsius at night, +23...+25 degrees during the day.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev familiarized himself with the presentation of the project of the new Bukhara international airport on Wednesday.