Uchtepa district criminal court sentenced the Matiz driver who hit and killed a 12-year-old schoolgirl in Tashkent in May. The driver hit a girl driving at 70 km/h in a section where the speed limit was 30 km/h. The defendant said that his son felt bad, and while driving through the Vatan intersection, he decided to increase his speed.

The Launch Ceremony of the Innovation Group focused on the adaptation of the livestock industry to climate change and the integration of modern technologies in dairy production.

Lukoil Uzbekistan Supply and Trading Ltd, which owns a number of gas fields in Uzbekistan, paid the Uzbek state $103.1 million for 6 months of 2023 under the production sharing agreement.

Over 28 thousand Uzbeks were recruited in permanent jobs abroad year -to-date, announced the spokesman to the Foreign Labor Migration Agency, Ortiqhuja Norov.

On September 13, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the new edition of the State Border Bill into Law. It has replaced the 1999 Law and took effect immediately. The Legislative Chamber passed the Bill on April 4, the Senate approved it on April 6.

The Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov held a meeting in Tashkent with the President of the International Youth Chamber of Japan Masahiro Aso.

To date, more than 2,500 cameras and radars have been installed in Uzbekistan to record traffic violations, it was announced at the government meeting chaired by the president.

Uzbekistan - 2030 Strategy and measures for its implementation in 2023 were approved by the president Mirziyoyev. The Strategy envisages 100 goals in 5 areas.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev will deliver a speech at the general debate of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York and attend the first meeting of the leaders of the US and Central Asian countries in the C5+1 format.

On September 12, Minister of Transport Ilhom Mahkamov met with Russian Deputy Minister of Transport Dmitry Zverev. According to the Ministry of Transport, the parties reviewed bilateral cooperation in the field of transport and logistics.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will attend the Central Asian Summit and the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea Summit in Dushanbe on September 14-15. This was announced by president’s spokesman Sherzod Asadov.

The U.S. Embassy Tashkent welcomed 25 American English teachers this week to begin 10-month teaching and professional development programs throughout Uzbekistan, joining local teachers to provide direct classroom instruction to students.

Footage from a wedding surfaced on social networks, where the groom is dressed in Arabic clothing, a thawb and a keffiyeh, while the bride has her face covered with a niqab. Religious music was played during the ceremony.

U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) introduced legislation on September 7 to repeal the Jackson-Vanik amendment for Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan and grant the three Central Asian states permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) status.

The approved Uzbekistan-2030 strategy envisages increasing gold mining by 1.5 times, silver and uranium mining by 3 times, and copper production by 3.5 times. It is planned to increase the power supply to 120 billion kWh, and the volume of natural gas production to 62 billion cubic meters.

The following plans have been added to the "Ensuring the welfare of the population through sustainable economic growth" into the Strategy:

All zebra crosswalks across roads with two or more lanes in each direction will be equipped with traffic lights controlled by a button. This is provided for by the Uzbekistan 2030 Strategy, approved by Shavkat Mirziyoyev by  his Sep. 11 decree.

The Minister of Energy, Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov commented the expected rise of power and gas prices. He clarified that the government plannned  to raise rates only for enterprises, not households. Additionally, he emphasized the significance of maintaining a steady and reliable power supply for the public.

Investment, Industry and Trade Deputy Minister Oybek Khamrayev today met with the Korean Deputy Minister for Trade Jeong Dae-jin at the Lotte Hotel Seoul, where they signed the Uzbekistan-Korea Trade and Investment Promotion Framework (TIPF) agreement.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed decree on September 11 approving the Uzbekistan-2030 Strategy. The decree states that it had been developed “based on the experience acquired during the implementation of the New Uzbekistan Development Strategy and following public discussion”.

The global spotlight increasingly turns towards addressing the interconnected challenges of climate change, food security, economic stability, and social well-being in the Aral Sea region.