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Tourism in Kyrgyzstan: More visitors amid falling foreign investments
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August 29, 2025
In 2024, tourism in Kyrgyzstan showed mixed trends. On one hand, the number of visitors to the country exceeded 3.7 million — a one-third increase compared to the previous year. On the other hand, the volume of direct foreign investment in the...
Kyrgyzstan bans tour companies without accreditation from organizing Umrah
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August 29, 2025
16:03, 29 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek AIGYROV 16:03, 29 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek AIGYROV All travel agencies planning to organize the minor pilgrimage (Umrah) to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia...
Nikolai Valuev awarded Certificate of Honor by NOC of Kyrgyzstan
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August 29, 2025
17:59, 29 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek AIGYROV 17:59, 29 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek AIGYROV As part of the Russian delegation’s visit to Osh city, President of the National Olympic Committee of...
Arashan–Chunkurchak: Tourist route undergoing major repairs
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August 29, 2025
15:29, 29 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Saliya KHUROVA 15:29, 29 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Saliya KHUROVA Road widening works on Arashan—Chunkurchak section from kilometer 0 to kilometer 22 have been fully...
Kyrgyzstan breaks ground on highway to China border
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BARSKOON, Kyrgyzstan, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- A groundbreaking ceremony was held here in eastern Kyrgyzstan's Issyk-Kul region for the construction of the Barskoon-Bedel highway, which will link the country to the Bedel checkpoint on the Chinese...
Intrepid Travel Expands Presence in Central Asia with New Office in Uzbekistan
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Tourism 29/08/2025 Intrepid Travel Expands Presence in Central Asia with New Office in Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Intrepid Travel has announced the expansion of its destination management network with the opening of a new...
Rails Through the Mountains: Kyrgyzstan Expanding Network in All Directions
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August 29, 2025
On August 25, in the remote village of Kosh-Dobo in central Kyrgyzstan, construction finally started on Kyrgyzstan’s section of a railway that will connect the country to China and Uzbekistan. It is one of the most important projects in...
Chinese Industrial Giant Keen To Expand Co-Op With Kyrgyzstan
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August 29, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, August 29. Chenxi International Chinese company specializing in large-scale infrastructure and industrial projects, has expressed interest in developing cooperation with Kyrgyzstan, Trend reports...
Almost Half of Foreign Tourists in Uzbekistan Were Women
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Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — From January to July 2025, 2.9 million foreign women visited Uzbekistan for tourism, according to the National Statistics Committee. Women accounted for 45.5 percent of all foreign tourists. Compared with the...
Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan Summit, Kazakhstan’s Visit to Kyrgyzstan, and the New Silk Road
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Uzbekistan 29/08/2025 Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan Summit, Kazakhstan’s Visit to Kyrgyzstan, and the New Silk Road Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — On 22 August 2025, a trilateral summit was held in the Avaza Tourism Zone of...
Kyrgyzstan Begins Building Strategic Highway to China’s Xinjiang
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August 28, 2025
Kyrgyzstan has begun construction on the Barskoon-Bedel highway, a key section of the future Barskoon-Uchturfan-Aksu corridor that will link the Issyk-Kul region with China’s Aksu prefecture in Xinjiang via the Bedel Pass. The new road is expected...
Kyrgyzstan attracts German tourists and investors through joint initiatives
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August 26, 2025
18:17, 26 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek AIGYROV 18:17, 26 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek AIGYROV A Kyrgyz-German Business Forum was held in Cholpon-Ata as part of the Days of German Economy in...
Yacht Fleet Launched on Lake Issyk-Kul to Boost Tourism and Sports
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August 28, 2025
On August 26, Kyrgyzstan’s resort city of Cholpon-Ata inaugurated the first monotype yacht fleet on Lake Issyk-Kul, marking a new stage in the development of the region’s tourism infrastructure. The project was spearheaded by Evgeny Kotov, a...
Over 200 thousand Turkmen tourists visited Uzbekistan from January to July
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In January-July of this year, 208 864 Turkmen tourists visited Uzbekistan. This was reported on the website of the National Statistical Committee of Uzbekistan. Thus, Turkmenistan ranks sixth in terms of the number of tourists during this period....
Traveling Photographer Spends 17 Years (And Counting) Documenting Indigenous Cultures
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August 26, 2025
Photos: © Alexander Khimushin / The World In Faces Since 2008, photographer and ethnographer Alexander Khimushin has been traveling the world to study Indigenous cultures. Khimushin, who grew up in the remote reaches of Siberia, has immersed...
Kyrgyzstan Seeks German Investment in Green Energy, Logistics, and Tourism
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August 27, 2025
On August 26, the resort city of Cholpon-Ata on Lake Issyk-Kul hosted the Day of German Economy in Kyrgyzstan, alongside the 4th meeting of the Kyrgyz-German Business Council. Opening remarks were delivered by Adylbek Kasymaliyev, Chairman of the...
SCO Investment Projects in Uzbekistan: From Industry to Tourism
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August 28, 2025
Thu 28 Aug 2025 | 11:33 AM In recent years, Uzbekistan has established itself as one of the most dynamically developing economies within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). The country is not only becoming an active participant in trade...
Kyrgyzstan Kicks Off Construction Of Strategic Barskoon-Bedel Highway
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August 27, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, August 27 . President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov has launched the construction of the Barskoon–Bedel highway in Issyk-Kul region, implemented with the country's own financial resources, Trend...
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan ready to exchange experience in field of taxation
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August 27, 2025
10:17, 27 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Tilebaldy TUKUEVA 10:17, 27 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Tilebaldy TUKUEVA A delegation from Tajikistan headed by First Deputy Prime Minister Hokim Kholiqzoda visited the Tax...
A Russian climber got stuck on the peak of Victory in Kyrgyzstan. They couldn't save her and declared her missing.
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08:30, todayAuthor: Shirin Rakhmanova, Asia-Plus Nothing is known about the fate of Natalia Nagovitsina, who broke her leg while descending the mountain two weeks ago. On August 12, Russian climber Natalia Nagovitsina broke her leg while trying to...