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Russia’s Auto Market Grapples with Soaring Interest Rates

(MENAFN) Russia’s car and truck industry is grappling with a severe downturn driven by soaring interest rates, extensive Western sanctions, and intensifying competition from Chinese manufacturers reshaping the market landscape. Before the conflict...

Russia’s Auto Sector Suffers Amid Sanctions

(MENAFN) Russia’s automobile and truck sector is undergoing a significant upheaval due to elevated interest rates, comprehensive Western sanctions, and intensifying rivalry from Chinese manufacturers, all of which have transformed the marketplace....

International Group Art Exhibition KALEIDOSCOPE: SMALL WORLDS at Art Mozaik Fine Art Gallery, Santa Fe

Mozaik Fine Art Gallery and JS Gallery to open International Art Exhibition curated by Julia Sysalova and Oxana Akopov in Santa Fe, NM, September, 2 2025 SANTA FE, NM, UNITED STATES, August 11, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Curator: Julia Sysalova...

Second Central Asian regional simulation-based training strengthens joint response to human trafficking

Over 130 practitioners from Central Asia and Türkiye gathered this week at Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan, for a five-day regional simulation-based training exercise on combating trafficking in human beings. The training was opened by Nurlanbek...

Russian court fines Jesus Christ over illegal immigration registrations

(MENAFN) In the Russian city of Kazan, a man named Jesus Christ was fined for violating immigration laws by illegally registering foreign nationals in his small apartment. The 45-year-old, officially recorded as Jesus Petrovich Christ, was found...

Man named Jesus Christ gets fined by Russia for breaching immigration regulations

(MENAFN) A Russian court in Kazan has fined a man named Jesus Christ for breaching immigration regulations by unlawfully registering dozens of foreign nationals in a small apartment. The ruling follows the introduction of stricter migration laws...

Indian PM Set to Make First China Visit in 7 Years

(MENAFN) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is anticipated to make his first visit to China in seven years later this month, according to a report by media. The trip, if confirmed, would mark a significant diplomatic move toward easing strained...

Kyrgyz Court Sentences Former President

(MENAFN) According to a report by a news agency on Tuesday, former President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev has been handed a prison sentence exceeding 11 years in absentia. Atambayev, who governed the nation between 2011 and 2017, was found...

Kyrgyz Republic to launch USDKG, a gold-backed stablecoin pegged to the U.S. Dollar, in Q3 2025

USDKG to be backed by $500 million in physical gold reserves from the Kyrgyz Ministry of Finance, with planned expansion to $2 billion. BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, May 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Kyrgyz Republic has announced the upcoming launch of...

Digital frontlines: What the 12-day war revealed about the evolution of Iran’s cyber strategy

Amid the intense focus on missiles, escalation dynamics, and geopolitical fallout during the June 13-24 war between Iran and Israel, the cyber dimension — especially as it concerned Iranian actions — received comparatively little attention. Yet...

Kyrgyz Republic Approved to Proceed with Nano Labs’ CNH-Pegged Stablecoin Initiative

HONG KONG, Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nano Labs Ltd (Nasdaq: NA) (“we,” the “Company” or “Nano Labs”), a leading Web 3.0 infrastructure and product solution provider in China, today announced receipt of approval from the Kyrgyz Republic to...

TM Group Launches U.S. Operations After Delivering Over 60 Landmark Projects Across Central Asia

NEWPORT BEACH, CA, UNITED STATES, May 29, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- TM Group, a leading real estate development and investment company headquartered in Kyrgyzstan, has officially expanded its operations to the United States. This strategic move...

EU and OSCE support Central Asia in strengthening the regional co-operation on Uranium Legacy Remediation

Khujand, 18 July 2025 — The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), in close partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and with the financial support of the European Union (EU), hosted a regional...

Climate change is reshaping the Kyrgyz Republic, finds new UNEP Atlas

Bishkek, 26 March 2025 – Climate change has caused temperatures in the Kyrgyz Republic to rise at twice the global average, exacerbating water stress and the risk of natural disasters, according to a new Atlas of Environmental Change launched...

NewGen Announces Strategic Acquisition of Cytometry Technology and Assets to Support Planned U.S. Expansion

The new cytometry technology enhances accessibility, safety, and efficiency in sperm-sorting procedures The acquisition of 18 cell-sorting systems and associated patents positions NewGen for U.S. expansion, where over 430,000 IVF cycles took place...

NewGen Subsidiary Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Prominent UAE Real Estate Developer

The agreement with BNW Real Estate Development LLC positions NewGenDigital to maximize the profitability of its recently acquired plot of land in the UAE Potential net return for the project is estimated to be as high as US$67 million per a...

Young Professionals from Central Asia Complete Training Course on Strategic Planning

An intensive training course on strategic planning for young advisers from Central Asian countries was held in Istanbul, Republic of Türkiye, from 5 to 9 May 2025. The event was organized by the OSCE Programme Offices in Bishkek and Dushanbe, with...

Armenia Signals Likely Departure from CSTO

(MENAFN) Armenia is expected to withdraw from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced. The country had halted its involvement in the alliance a year earlier, asserting that the bloc did not...

China Gears Up to Host SCO Foreign Ministers Summit

(MENAFN) China is set to convene foreign ministers from member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on Tuesday, according to an official announcement. The high-level diplomatic gathering will be held in the northern city of...

Armenia claims it may leave Russian-guided army collaboration

(MENAFN) Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan indicated that the country is likely to leave the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a Russia-led military alliance. Yerevan suspended its participation in the CSTO a year ago, citing...