BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (MNTV) — Kyrgyzstan has launched its own state-backed digital currency, USDKG, a gold-backed stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar, according to The Times of Central Asia. With this move, Kyrgyzstan becomes one of the first nations globally to issue a government-backed stablecoin secured by physical gold reserves. The Minist...
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (MNTV) — Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan have jointly launched a pilot transport route connecting China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Azerbaijan, aimed at boosting regional logistics and trade links. The test route is being implemented through cooperation among the Transport and Logistic...
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (MNTV) — Archaeologists in Uzbekistan have uncovered the remains of an ancient fortress-city in the Kashkadarya oasis, one of Central Asia’s oldest human settlements, dating back more than two millennia. Researchers from the Samarkand Institute of Archaeology discovered the site — known locally as Baburtepa — on a hill nea...
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan (MNTV) — Tajikistan’s parliament has approved amendments to the country’s military service law granting all school teachers a full exemption from compulsory military duty — a major reform aimed at addressing a nationwide teacher shortage and elevating the social status of educators, local media reported Thursday. The amend...
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — Sixteen young scientists in Kazakhstan received apartment keys on Republic Day as part of a government program to support researchers and strengthen the country’s scientific potential, officials said Thursday. Minister of Science and Higher Education Sayasat Nurbek presented the apartments during a ceremony, emphasi...
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — Lawmakers in Kazakhstan are advancing legislation that would ban the open promotion of ‘LGBT rights’, non-traditional sexual orientations and relationships on social media and the internet, a move they say is intended to protect children’s moral well-being. Majilis Deputy (member of the parliament) Natalia Dementiev...
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (MNTV) — Kyrgyzstan has launched a new state-run early warning mechanism to detect emerging drugs, psychoactive substances, and their precursors in a bid to curb the spread of dangerous synthetic compounds, officials said Thursday. The system, approved by the Cabinet of Ministers on July 31, includes two main components — t...
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — Two 11th-grade students from an Astana-based physics and mathematics lyceum have developed four groundbreaking types of rail joints, earning national patents and international recognition for their contribution to railway technology. Dinmukhamed Matay and Amir Zhanibek created designs aimed at reducing noise, wear, ...
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — Kazakhstan is set to introduce pilot projects featuring AI-powered digital textbooks in schools, as part of its broader efforts to integrate artificial intelligence into the national education system, the government announced following a meeting between Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov and local IT developers. Develop...
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (MNTV) — Kyrgyzstan’s National Investment Agency has signed a memorandum of understanding with China Construction Company to advance the development of “Asman,” or “Sky City,” a major urban project planned on the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul. The agreement, signed on October 17 between National Investment Agency Director Ravsha...
