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ALMATY, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Monday signed Kazakhstan’s first comprehensive law regulating artificial intelligence, establishing principles for the safe, transparent, and accountable use of AI nationwide, Qazinform reported. The law defines AI systems as part of the nation’s informatization infrastructure and ...
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — Kazakhstan has successfully conducted its first robot-assisted heart surgery, marking a milestone for both the country and Central Asia, officials said. The procedure took place on Nov. 13 at the Medical Center Hospital of the President’s Affairs Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MCUDP) in Astana. Cardia...
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (MNTV) — Kyrgyz filmmaker Aktan Arym Kubat’s feature film “Black. Red. Yellow.” has won the Cultural Diversity Prize from the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Screen Academy (APSA), the academy announced on its website. The award will be presented on Nov. 28 in Gold Coast, Australia. Based on stories by writer Topchugul Shaidullaeva, th...
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (MNTV) — Kyrgyzstan has launched “We Are Together!”, a month-long campaign promoting compassion, inclusion, and support for people with disabilities ahead of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Dec. 3, the Ministry of Labor, Social Security and Migration announced Friday. Running from Nov. 15 to Dec. 15, t...
By Akhtar Pathan KARACHI, Pakistan (MNTV) — When Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev landed in Moscow on Nov. 11 for a state visit, he was greeted with a warmth that felt almost familial. Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed him with deliberate displays of respect and warmth, making the point that the Central Asian country is an [&hell...
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (MNTV) — Uzbekistan’s Legislative Chamber has approved a draft law to introduce Islamic banking, forwarding it to the Senate for review, The Tashkent Times reports. The bill establishes a legal framework for Islamic financial operations in line with presidential decrees of 2023 and 2024. Developed with local and internatio...
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (MNTV) — Ziroat Mirziyoyeva, wife of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has been named one of the 100 most influential women in oncology by international platform OncoDaily, The Times of Central Asia reports. Mirziyoyeva was recognized for her leadership as chair of the Zamin International Public Foundation, where she supports ...
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan (MNTV) — A massive section of the Didal Glacier in Tajikistan’s Tajikabad district has detached and slid more than five kilometers, sparking concerns of flooding and landslides. The Agency for Hydrometeorology confirmed the incident, noting that the glacier remains unstable and advanced another 72 meters over the past thre...
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — At 66, retired police Maj. Gen. Askar Ospanov is demonstrating that discipline and determination can carry a person across any distance — even between continents. The former officer from Almaty took up swimming seriously only a few years ago, after watching his son compete in the 2018 Bosphorus Cross-Continental Rac...
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (MNTV) — Women’s participation in Kyrgyzstan’s public and political life continues to grow, with their representation in local government reaching nearly 40 percent, according to Kudaibergen Bazarbayev, director of the Agency for Civil Service and Local Self-Government, Kabar news agency reported. Bazarbayev said the admini...
