A 2026 release of an Alexandra Tolstoy documentary, highlighting the country’s unspoiled and diverse natural beauty, is also due to shine a light. Recommended sites include the magnificent Köl-Suu ...

Travel enthusiasts have been eagerly awaiting this moment. At last, The New York Times has unveiled its much-anticipated list ...

KYRGYZSTAN USED to be an exception in Central Asia: the sole democracy in a region run by strongmen, albeit a flawed one. That is rapidly ceasing to be the case. It regressed a bit closer to the mean ...

The Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan on Sunday held a snap parliamentary election against the backdrop of arrests of opposition figures and the closure of independent media outlets. The vote is ...

Kyrgyzstan is exploring the possibility of building its first nuclear power plant using Russian small modular reactors, Vladimir Putin has said. (Image: Kremlin.ru) In a statement after talks with ...

The National Investment Agency of Kyrgyzstan has entered into a Memorandum of Cooperation with Hungarian energy company Electron Holding for 300 MW of solar. According to reports published by the ...

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are facing an energy crisis as water levels have plummeted at the reservoirs powering their largests hydropower stations, officials said this week. The two landlocked Central ...

BISHKEK, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan has launched a national stablecoin and a central bank digital currency in partnership with cryptocurrency exchange Binance, President Sadyr Japarov said on ...

Kyrgyzstan is moving ahead with its national cryptocurrency strategy, launching a stablecoin and preparing for a public sector rollout of a central bank digital currency (CBDC),according to Binance co ...

Kyrgyz lawmakers passed amendments to the “On Virtual Assets” bill in three readings, defining terms like a state crypto reserve and state crypto mining. Kyrgyzstan, a key emerging player in Central ...

Police in Kyrgyzstan have issued hefty fines and official warnings to hundreds of women wearing the niqab, a face veil that is banned in the Muslim-majority country. At least 29 women were each fined ...

You could be forgiven for assuming Aliman Esenalieva is overheated. The 60-year-old textile artisan is sitting cross-legged on the floor of a felted yurt on a sweltering 90-degree June day just ...