Kazakhstan and Czechia intend to expand trade and economic cooperation in the agro-industrial sector. Their plans also include livestock breeding and modern agricultural technologies.
The United Nations Development Programme supported the preparation of Turkmenistan’s digital economy development concept and state programme for 2026–2028. Projects include a pilot electronic equivalent of the SMGS railway consignment note.
Spain’s Interterritorial Council of the National Health System has approved a plan to extend population breast cancer screening to women aged 45 to 74. Mammograms will generally remain two years apart.
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan discussed expanding cooperation on environmental protection. Kazakhstan’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources A. Kuantyrov took part in the meeting.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev met Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev to discuss Uzbekistan’s first integrated nuclear power plant. They also considered plans for supporting infrastructure and a town for nuclear industry workers.
Julie Stafft, the US Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Kazakhstan, congratulated forestry workers on their professional holiday. She noted the importance of their work in protecting nature and the country’s forest resources.
The UK Home Office has updated statutory guidance on the powers available to police, local authorities and other agencies to tackle antisocial behaviour. It applies to England and Wales.
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at reducing the cost of mortgages and single-family homeownership. It directs federal agencies to develop new programs and lower loan costs.
Chinese researchers activated an immune pathway linking alveolar macrophages and NK cells in mice, inducing memory-like NK cells inside the body. The approach showed an effect against melanoma growth.
NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang visited the alem.ai international artificial intelligence center in Astana for the first time on October 23. He was presented with Kazakhstan’s strategy for developing a global Physical AI hub.
As of September 1, 2025, net investment income accumulated since pension assets were consolidated in the Unified Accumulative Pension Fund in 2014 amounted to 14.64 trillion tenge.
Ghulam Haider Shahamat, head of Afghanistan’s Technical and Vocational Education Authority, has left for Malaysia and Indonesia with a delegation. The authority’s head of foreign relations, Ahmad Nabi Nael, is also taking part.
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon received Chinese Premier Li Qiang on October 19. Li is visiting Tajikistan officially and will attend the SCO Council of Heads of Government meeting.
Some 365,553 citizens received targeted savings worth about $76.11 million under Kazakhstan’s National Fund for Children programme. The figures cover the period from February 1, 2024, to September 1, 2026.
The air force chiefs of Azerbaijan and the United Arab Emirates met on October 19. They discussed joint exercises, related activities and prospects for cooperation.
Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon met heads of delegations from Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member states in Dushanbe on October 20. They were in the city to attend the Council of Heads of Government meeting.
Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed work at the Imam Maturidi memorial complex in Samarkand. A mosque was built, two mausoleums were restored, and a research centre and museum were established.
New Zealand has approved the deployment of Army officer Brigadier Grant Motley as Force Commander of the Multinational Force and Observers in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. Upon promotion to Major General, he will lead nearly 2,000 military and civilian personnel from 33 countries.
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