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The World Bank on April 2 hosted an online regional briefing entitled “Connectivity in Central Asia: Challenges and Opportunities.” Experts noted during the briefing that the combination of infrastructure and logistics improvements, reduction in border delays and tariffs, and harmonized standards across countries could have a significant positive impact on Central Asian economies.
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Marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, a joint report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UN Women reveals that femicide remains a grave global threat, with 83,000 women and girls intentionally killed in 2024 alone. asiaplustj.info »
2025-11-27 07:25
The draft law “On the State Budget of the Republic of Tajikistan for 2026” includes a range of tax and customs incentives for enterprises and projects in key sectors of the economy. The document outlines which entities will benefit from reduced VAT, excise, and profit tax rates, as well as those fully exempt from customs duties. asiaplustj.info »
2025-11-26 08:47
Police in the southern Khatlon province have arrested a 38-year-old resident of Vakhsh district, Gholibshoh Burkhonov, for posing as a law enforcement officer and deceiving citizens out of money and property. asiaplustj.info »
2025-11-25 13:44
Police in Tajikistan’s capital have removed a young boy from his mother after discovering he was deprived of basic education and forced into street vending and vagrancy. According to the Dushanbe Police Department , the child had not been enrolled in school and was regularly seen on the streets selling goods. Authorities reported that the mother, identified as U. asiaplustj.info »
2025-11-24 14:20
On Thursday November 20, Tajikistan’s Head of the Communications Service, Isfandiyor Sa’dullo, met in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, with Iran’s Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Sattar Hosseini, on the sidelines the World Telecommunication Development Conference 2025 (WTDC-25). asiaplustj.info »
2025-11-21 14:07
Despite a steady increase in the production of meat, milk, and eggs, Tajikistan remains heavily dependent on imports of animal products. According to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan , as of October 1, 2025, the country's livestock population has grown significantly: cattle numbers rose by 4.5%, sheep and goats by 5.1%, and poultry by 1.5%. asiaplustj.info »
2025-11-13 08:44
On November 11, Japan and Tajikistan signed two grant agreements to support new social projects. The documents were signed by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Tajikistan, Ms. asiaplustj.info »
2025-11-13 07:21
The growing ties between the United States and Central Asia could put the region in a difficult position: either risk displeasing Russia and China, or disappoint Trump and fall into even greater dependence on Moscow and Beijing. asiaplustj.info »
2025-11-10 15:18
The Russian Interior Ministry has issued a warning to foreign nationals regarding the misconception that they can renew their migration status and extend their stay in Russia by simply leaving and re-entering the country. asiaplustj.info »
2025-11-04 13:29
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved $250 million in funding for the "Glaciers to Farms" program, a major climate adaptation initiative led by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The program aims to bolster water and agricultural resilience in glacier-dependent regions across Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and Pakistan. asiaplustj.info »
2025-10-30 07:10
A court in Bishkek's Octeabrsky district has granted the prosecutor’s request to label the media projects Temirov Live , Kloop. kg , and Ayt Ayt Dese as extremist, as reported by Kaktus. media . asiaplustj.info »
2025-10-28 13:23
Turkish Ambassador to Tajikistan, Umut Acar, was a guest on the Asia-Plus radio station, where he discussed the development of Tajik-Turkish relations, cultural diplomacy, and a topic that concerns many Tajik citizens — the potential simplification of the visa regime between Turkey and Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
2025-10-28 09:32
Tajikistan’s lower house of parliament (Majlisi Namoyandagon) has approved a draft law titled “On the Status of Teachers” , aimed at protecting the professional rights and dignity of educators in the country. asiaplustj.info »
2025-10-16 09:07
Tajikistan’s Ministry of Education and Science has announced plans to build and renovate 165 public school buildings in the Khatlon region by the end of 2027, creating educational spaces for over 53,300 students. asiaplustj.info »
2025-10-09 14:45
More than 450 migrants have been deported from Russia following 7,632 police raids across Moscow, according to a report released by the city’s Main Police Directorate covering the first nine months of the year. asiaplustj.info »
2025-10-06 13:08
In preparation for the upcoming summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) heads of state, several markets and shopping centers in Dushanbe will be closed for three days: October 8, 9, and 10. asiaplustj.info »
2025-10-03 13:43
The Government of Tajikistan, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Government of the Republic of Korea have completed the reconstruction of two schools in Rasht and Tojikobod districts, which were damaged by an earthquake this year. asiaplustj.info »
2025-10-02 14:22
Tajikistan and Belarus have signed 10 new agreements aimed at strengthening industrial cooperation and increasing the supply of Belarusian goods to the Tajik market. The deals were finalized during the 18th session of the Tajik-Belarusian Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation, according to the state-run news agency Khovar . asiaplustj.info »
2025-09-22 07:18
Tajikistan is currently implementing 82 state investment projects worth a total of US$4. 5 billion, with nearly 97% of the funding coming from foreign sources, according to the State Committee on Investment and State Property Management (GosKomInvest). asiaplustj.info »
2025-09-18 09:19
Tajikistan and Russia have agreed to establish a training and methodological center in Tajikistan to prepare future labor migrants for temporary employment in the Russian Federation. This initiative was a key topic at the latest meeting of the bilateral working group overseeing the implementation of the agreement between the two countries on labor migration. asiaplustj.info »
2025-09-17 12:10
On September 16, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali officially opened the new five-star Crowne Plaza Dushanbe hotel and an adjacent large-scale business center in the Sino district of the capital. asiaplustj.info »
2025-09-17 07:29
For the first time in history, Tajikistan tied with Iran - 2:2, showing character and will to fight. However, despite the comeback from 0:2, our team finished the group in third place and leaves the tournament. asiaplustj.info »
2025-09-05 07:23
The government delegations of Tajikistan and China in Beijing signed 8 new intergovernmental and interdepartmental documents on expanding cooperation between the two countries, the press service of the Head of the Republic of Tajikistan reports. asiaplustj.info »
2025-09-03 15:32
Tajikistan’s Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population (MoLMEP) has presented its performance report for the first half of the year, highlighting major achievements in international cooperation, overseas employment, and the protection of migrant rights. asiaplustj.info »
2025-07-30 14:18
President Emomali Rahmon, who is also the Head of the Government, has made a series of high-level appointments across several government ministries and state agencies, including the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Population, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Agriculture, and the State Energy Supervision Agency, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
2025-07-25 13:30
The acceleration of digital transformation and the expansion of high-speed internet access across Tajikistan, including remote and hard-to-reach areas, were discussed on July 22 during a meeting between the leadership of the Agency for Innovation and Digital Technologies under the President of Tajikistan and representatives from the international Starlink system, which is part of the SpaceX asiaplustj.info »
2025-07-24 12:01
The agreement between Tajikistan and the Commonwealth of Dominica to lift visa requirements for holders of diplomatic, service, and regular passports has come into force as of July 17. This was announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
2025-07-18 13:16
From June 13 to 25 of this year, the situation in the Middle East dramatically worsened with Israel's military aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran. Soon after, the United States joined the military actions, while Tehran retaliated with strikes on Tel Aviv and U.S. military bases in the region. asiaplustj.info »
2025-07-17 13:17
Interview with Mr. Olof Skoog, Deputy Secretary-General of the European External Action Service for Political Affairs. Q. Mr. Skoog, you came to Dushanbe to chair the 12 th European Union – Central Asia High Level Political and Security Dialogue, hosted by Tajikistan on 11 July 2025. What was the objective of this meeting? Has it been met? asiaplustj.info »
2025-07-14 14:04
Heads of ministries and agencies of Tajikistan as well as heads of provinces and cities are expected to begin to give news conferences on the results of the past half-year’s work on July 21. Officials of ministries and organizations operating in Dushanbe must coordinate the timing of news conferences with the state-run news agency Khovar . asiaplustj.info »
2025-07-14 08:10
In October 2024, the Unite for Girls’ Empowerment forum highlighted a pressing health issue facing women in Tajikistan — widespread anemia caused in part by the consumption of unfortified wheat flour. asiaplustj.info »
2025-07-11 12:39
Around 500 business representatives from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan gathered in Dushanbe on July 8 for a major business forum held on the sidelines of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov’s state visit to Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
2025-07-10 07:00
On July 3, the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) announced the release and circulation of newly designed banknotes from the 2024 and 2025 series. According to the NBT, the new banknotes include the 200 and 500 somoni denominations from the 2024 series, along with 20, 50, and 100 somoni bills set for release in 2025. asiaplustj.info »
2025-07-04 11:30
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U. S. President Donald Trump held another phone conversation — their fifth since the beginning of the year. According to Yuri Ushakov, aide to the Russian president, the discussion lasted nearly an hour. asiaplustj.info »
2025-07-04 09:10
On June 17, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon took part and spoke at the 2nd China-Central Asia Summit in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana. The Tajik president’s official website says Emomali Rahmon emphasized that further strengthening of the political dialogue within this format can play an effective role in achieving “all our creative goals at the regional and global levels. asiaplustj.info »
2025-06-18 07:59
Tajikistan and Russia have signed a revised protocol to the agreement on cooperation in operating the Sangtuda-1 hydropower plant (HPP), significantly reducing electricity tariffs and annulling accumulated debt. asiaplustj.info »
2025-06-17 08:52
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Tajikistan Country Delegation is pleased to invite bids for following commodities: The Tender documents containing RFQ, Specification, Pricing Template, Terms and condition will be available from the date of this tender notice publication and until 17th of JUNE 2025. asiaplustj.info »
2025-06-16 12:04
Media reports say Israel and Iran have broadened their strikes against each other as the conflict between the two nations enters its fourth day, in an escalating war that has killed and injured hundreds of people. asiaplustj.info »
2025-06-16 07:39
The Central Republican Stadium in Dushanbe was filled with nostalgia, applause, and a deep love for football on Wednesday, as legendary players from Tajikistan and Russia faced off in a celebratory friendly match marking World Football Day. asiaplustj.info »
2025-05-23 07:35
Tajikistan and China are discussing the launch of new passenger and cargo air routes. The focus is on air routes connecting Dushanbe to Beijing and Xi’an, according to the Civil Aviation Agency of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
2025-05-14 09:02
Co-chaired by the Tajik Minister of Energy and Water Resources Daler Juma and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Aliabadi, the two-day 17th meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission for Trade and Economic Cooperation is concluding in the Iranian city of Shiraz today, the press center of Tajikistan’s State Committee on Investment and State-owned Property Management (GosKomInvest) asiaplustj.info »
2025-05-06 08:14
From May 22 to 24, the International EXPO Center in Dushanbe will host Tajikistan’s first-ever specialized exhibition dedicated to the health and beauty industry, titled Inter Health & Beauty Tajikistan 2025. asiaplustj.info »
2025-05-05 12:38
Due to the increasing number of prisoners convicted of extremist and terrorist activities, as well as involvement in radical groups, the government of Tajikistan has developed a special program for their rehabilitation and reintegration into society. asiaplustj.info »
2025-04-24 08:57
The Capital City Day is marked in Tajikistan on the third Saturday of April and this year, Dushanbe will mark the Capital City Day on April 19. A number of sports and cultural activities are expected to be carried out in Dushanbe’s parks on this day. asiaplustj.info »
2025-04-14 09:23
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has released its third global report on the state of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture, in which Central Asia is identified as a key region both in terms of its wealth of agro- and biodiversity and the threats to its loss. asiaplustj.info »
2025-04-10 13:41
Torrential rains on April 9 caused mudslides and floods in several regions of Tajikistan, the Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan reported on April 10. In Dushanbe, on the night of April 10, heavy rains reportedly caused flooding in the basements of three houses in Sino and Firdavsi districts. asiaplustj.info »
2025-04-10 10:24
Following the special meeting of the Presidents of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, which took place in the Tajik northern city of Khujand yesterday, the ceremony of signing and exchanging the Protocol on the Exchange of Ratifications of the Treaty between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan on Allied Relations took place, according to the Tajik president’s official asiaplustj.info »
2025-04-01 07:17
On March 27, Bloomberg and the Financial Times ( FT ) published details of a new draft mineral agreement between Ukraine and the United States, which U. S. authorities handed to Kyiv on March 23, Meduza reported on March 28. asiaplustj.info »
2025-03-28 10:28
The Tajik president’s official website says the high-level negotiations between the Tajik and Russian delegation resulted in the signing of a number of cooperation documents in the presence of Emomali Rahmon and Vladimir Putin: - A government-to-government agreement on cooperation in the restoration of lands of Tajikistan damaged as a result of uranium mining and mineral processing; asiaplustj.info »
2025-03-18 08:30
A working group has been established under the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population of Tajikistan (MoHSPP) to provide methodological assistance in preventing maternal and child mortality. asiaplustj.info »
2025-03-14 13:38
ДУШАНБЕ, 08.12.2025 /НИАТ «Ховар»/. Завтра в Душанбе пройдет Второй Международный горно-металлургический форум Таджикистана — крупное отраслевое мероприятие, проводимое под эгидой Правительства Республики Таджикистан, сообщает корреспондент НИАТ «Ховар». Министерство промышленности и
ДУШАНБЕ, 07.12.2025 /НИАТ «Ховар»/. Второй Международный горно-металлургический форум Таджикистана, который пройдет 9 декабря в Душанбе, является одним из наиболее значимых для страны событий в этой сфере, сообщили НИАТ «Ховар» в Министерстве
ДУШАНБЕ, 07.12.2025 /НИАТ «Ховар»/. В городе Худжанде состоялась встреча председателя города Фирдавса Шарифзода с руководителем китайской корпорации «Сишиан Чунхай Крос Култура Эксчени» Хуан Цзюнь Сяо. Об этом НИАТ «Ховар» сообщили
ДУШАНБЕ, 06.12.2025 /НИАТ «Ховар»/. Завтра, 7 декабря, отмечается Международный день гражданской авиации. Эта дата учреждена Генеральной Ассамблеей Организации Объединённых Наций. Целью проведения Международного дня гражданской авиации является информирование широкой общественности
On December 8, the Bank of Russia lifts the limits on foreign currency transfers abroad, which had been imposed on Russian citizens and individuals from friendly countries. RBC says the financial regulator attributed this decision to the "stable situation on the foreign exchange market.
The energy crisis in Tajikistan has forced authorities to find a balance between the development of "green" transportation and sustainable energy supply. As part of efforts to conserve electricity, electric vehicles (EVs) in the country have been restricted in terms of access to power.
ДУШАНБЕ, 05.12.2025 /НИАТ «Ховар»/. В целях реализации проекта «Снижение потерь электроэнергии» подписаны кредитные и грантовые соглашения. Как сообщили НИАТ «Ховар» в Министерстве финансов, соглашения были подписаны 4 декабря в Министерстве