China is the main foreign investor in Uzbekistan, with large capital inflows for new projects, but the growing Chinese presence is causing great concern among farmers. Data from the Uzbekistan National Institute of Statistics last year counted 17,900 farms with foreign participation, of which almost 7,000 with Chinese capital
According to Dugin and Soloviev, the former Soviet republics ‘have no right to independence’ and must reunite with Russia to avoid becoming slaves to China, America or Europe. Local governments have issued only feeble protests, invoking the ‘spirit of strategic partnership’. The suspicion that the two propagandists are saying ‘what the Russian leadership does not want to express openly, but which in reality corresponds to its plans’
Report by the head of the Uzbekistan Security Service: drug trafficking is constantly on the rise, especially with regard to the spread of synthetic drugs among young people. In 2025, 1,083 state employees were suspended for corruption and other crimes related to abuse of power. ‘Destructive ideas’ spread through digital networks are also being targeted.
The Vietnamese leader pledged support for joint efforts to bring peace to Gaza. He promised to work closely with his country’s former enemy in various areas in line with both sides' needs and priorities. Among Central Asian countries, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan have joined the new body.
The cellulose that remains after cotton ginning is a component used in the production of gunpowder. And from 2022 to today, Uzbekistan, one of the largest producers in the region and in the world, has massively increased its exports to Moscow precisely because of the conflict in Ukraine.
Prizes have been awarded for the national competition that has revived the practice of observing and photographing the country's beauty through the flight of its birds. A total of 335 different species have been immortalised by enthusiasts. A view that embraces not only animals, but also the people who live near them and many aspects of local culture and traditions.
