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How Many Boeing 747s Are Left?
Simple Flying
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June 28, 2025
Boeing built a total of 1,573 Boeing 747 Jumbo family aircraft, with two Air Force One examples still pending delivery. The Queen of the Skies has been out of production for a few years now, and every year, more and more are retired. In a twist of...
Foreigners take lessons from class to farm back home
China Daily
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Participants of the China-Central Asia Five-Country Vocational Farmers Training Course check health of fruit trees in a greenhouse at Weinan Vocational and Technical College in Weinan city, Shaanxi province. LIU SHIXIN/FOR CHINA DAILY While...
Social dormitory opened in Osh for people in difficult life situation
24.kg
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June 28, 2025
17:52, 28 June 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA 17:52, 28 June 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA A municipal social dormitory has been opened in Osh city — a former administrative building has...
Binance ties to Kenyan crypto board raise monopoly concerns: Report
Coin Telegraph
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June 29, 2025
Some crypto startups are raising concerns over Kenya’s proposed virtual asset service providers (VASP) Bill, warning it could hand outsized influence to a Binance-linked lobby group, potentially undermining fair competition in the country’s...
Trump-Putin Bonhomie: Checkmate Xi?
Rediff
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The US move to align with Russia is prompted by fear of a Sino-Russian joint threat. Russia, fully aware of its military vulnerability vis a vis China, may cautiously welcome the American move, assesses Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). IMAGE: Russian...
Turkmen Customs Officials Gain Trade Facilitation Insights in Moldova
News Central Asia
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July 10, 2025
Three representatives from the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan participated in the regional Peer Learning Initiative, held in Chișinău, Republic of Moldova, from June 30 to July 2, 2025. The event was organized by the International Trade...
Central Asian States Reconnect with Afghanistan
Oil Price
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July 8, 2025
Relations between the five Central Asian countries and Afghanistan are warming as plans move ahead for new rail links, increased trade and creating opportunities for ordinary Afghans. Central Asian states are prioritizing bringing Afghanistan back...
Kazakhstan Aims to Revive Investment Appeal Amid Global Headwinds
Times of Central Asia
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June 24, 2025
Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has convened the 37th plenary session of the Foreign Investors Council, reaffirming its strategic role in ensuring the country’s economic sustainability and attracting international capital. Operating...
Over 65,000 premature deaths in CA were attributed to ambient air pollution in 2021, says WB report
Asia Plus
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Air pollution has become a silent killer across Central Asia, with more than 65,000 premature deaths recorded in 2021 alone due to diseases linked to fine particulate matter (PM2.5), according to a new World Bank report titled “Air Quality...
From Coasters to Code: Bermet Koshoeva’s Leap into Tech Entrepreneurship
Times of Central Asia
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June 26, 2025
Five years ago, spotting Kyrgyz tech entrepreneurs in global accelerators was almost unheard of. Even locally, tech founders were rare. Fast forward to today, and it feels like Kyrgyz innovators are making their mark, especially at Antler. Last...
A visit to boost ties with Belarus and the Eurasian Economic Union
Diario Granma
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The will we share has been built over decades and, in recent years, by Presidents Alexander Lukashenko and Miguel Díaz-Canel Photo: Estudios Revolución "The relationship between Cuba and Belarus is of long standing. Beyond the establishment of...
Relations between Central Asia’s nations and Afghanistan are warming
Asia Plus
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15:07, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Eurasianet reports that relations between the five Central Asian countries and Afghanistan are warming as plans move ahead for new rail links, increased trade and creating opportunities for ordinary Afghans. The...
Life in the U.S. Foreign Service: ‘All-in,’ pride and reinvention
Cascadia Daily News - Washington State
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July 5, 2025
In Eileen Malloy’s view, the key to a career in the Foreign Service isn’t extroversion but internal fortitude. “It’s not a nine-to-five job,” said Malloy, who has lived in Bellingham since 2014. “It’s all in, or you don’t succeed.” The retired...
Uzbekistanchina Rail Freight Link Grows Stronger With New Hub Launch
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, July 9. During the visit of Mirhamidov Mirziyod Kudratovich, Chairman of the Board of JSC Uztemiryulcontainer (Uzbekistan Railways), to China, the official opening ceremony of the company's new...
Yutong’s 10,000th Central Asia vehicle rolls off, advancing green smart mobility
Automotive World
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June 27, 2025
On June 26, Yutong’s 10,000th vehicle for Central Asian markets rolled off its electric bus production line On June 26, Yutong’s 10,000th vehicle for Central Asian markets rolled off its electric bus production line. This achievement not only...
RateGain partners with TezJet to strengthen pricing agility in Central Asia
Business Upturn
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June 27, 2025
RateGain Travel Technologies Limited, a leading global provider of AI-powered SaaS solutions for the travel and hospitality industry, has announced a strategic partnership with TezJet, Kyrgyzstan’s regional airline. TezJet will deploy RateGain’s...
Cabinet Chairman Adylbek Kasymaliev meets with Premier of State Council of China
24.kg
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June 24, 2025
18:10, 24 June 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Akmoor AITBEKOVA 18:10, 24 June 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Akmoor AITBEKOVA Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev met with Premier of the State...
Naryn airport to be commissioned in August
24.kg
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June 25, 2025
22:47, 25 June 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizada KUTUEVA 22:47, 25 June 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizada KUTUEVA Naryn airport will be commissioned in August. It was announced at a meeting in Naryn with the participation...
GDEC showcases China's positive contribution to global digital economy
Global Times
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Illustration: Liu Xidan/GTThe 2025 Global Digital Economy Conference (GDEC), set to kick off this Wednesday in Beijing, is shaping up to be an event with an international flavor. This comes as no surprise, considering China's open stance in the...
One Belt, One Road initiative remains in demand — Cabinet Chairman
24.kg
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June 25, 2025
Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Adylbek Kasymaliev, as part of his participation in the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum Summer Davos 2025 in China, spoke at a panel session on the topic «Where is the One Belt, One...