The Gumi City delegation, led by Mayor Kim Jang-ho (hereinafter referred to as the "delegation"), will visit the Kyrgyz Republic from April 18 to 23 to strengthen cooperation with its international ...

In recent months, Bishkek city officials have been frantically trying to improve public transportation in an effort to reduce traffic jams and ease commutes. This is an incredibly difficult task, ...

Economic growth and car ownership are driving worsening air quality, with the problem magnified by Central Asia’s ...

BISHKEK -- Dozens of protesters have rallied outside the Bishkek city administration building amid uncertainty following the resignation of the Kyrgyz capital's acting mayor, Balbak Tulobaev. Prime ...

Bishkek has a new mayor but, as RFE/RL reports, Aziz Surakmatov’s August 8 election was met with small protests in the Kyrgyz capital. A day earlier, the Central Election Commission said it had ...

Late at night, Aibek Baratov is driving around Kyrgyzstan’s poorly lit capital testing his latest project. Tired of hearing about pedestrian deaths, and frustrated with a lack of interest among ...

BISHKEK -- When Kyrgyzstan's authorities seized a massive sand quarry on the outskirts of the capital city, locals who had complained for years about excessive dust from the site breathed easier. But ...

The first "smart" parking near Bishkek City Hall was equipped by the Russian IT developer Sitronics Group as part of a pilot project to introduce paid parking zones in the capital of Kyrgyzstan. The ...