China’s average surveyed urban unemployment rate was 5.2% in the first three quarters of 2026, unchanged from a year earlier. Unemployment among young people fell in September from the previous month.
Officials from Afghanistan’s Ministry of Urban Development and Housing met a delegation from a state institution in Uzbekistan. Talks covered Kabul’s master plan and development proposals for residential and commercial areas.
India’s Defence Minister Raj Nath Singh arrived in Dushanbe on an official visit to attend a meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member states.
Marco Rubio received the Order of Buyuk Khizmatlari Uchun, while Sergio Gor was awarded the Order of Dustlik. The honours recognize their contributions to ties between Uzbekistan and the United States.
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev travelled to Baku at the invitation of Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev. His visit includes the seventh CICA summit and talks with foreign delegation leaders.
Retail sales of goods and services in China rose 2.6% year on year in the first three quarters of 2026. Online sales increased 4.4%, while rural consumer-goods sales grew 2.3%.
China’s investment in high-tech industries rose 4.9% year on year in the first three quarters of 2026. Spending on information services, internet-related services and transport infrastructure also increased.
An 11th-grade student from Karakalpakstan won bronze at the 2nd International Ahmad al-Farghani Physics Olympiad. Two other students from the region also competed as part of Uzbekistan’s team.
The value added of China’s large industrial enterprises grew 5.3% year on year in January–September 2026. High-tech and equipment manufacturing contributed to the increase.
China’s consumer price index rose 0.9% year on year in January–September 2026, while producer prices increased 2.3%. Food prices fell, while energy and several industrial goods became more expensive.
China’s per capita disposable income reached 34,230 yuan in the first nine months of 2026. Income among rural residents grew faster than among urban residents.
The fourteenth session of the Jokargy Kenes of the Republic of Karakalpakstan will open on October 19, 2026, at 11:30. Qaraqalpaqstan TV will broadcast the session live.
Kyrgyzstan had harvested grain crops from 586,800 hectares by September 23. The grain yield recorded at initial receipt weight reached 2.0491 million tonnes, up 32.7% from the same date last year.
Kazakhstan and Mongolia are entering a new stage of bilateral cooperation, with an emphasis on implementing practical joint projects in trade, investment, industry and logistics.
Two intersections in Tajikistan’s capital have been equipped with AI-powered traffic lights. Dushanbe has also introduced illuminated pedestrian crossings and street signs translated into English.
Tajikistan’s Tajik Railway state unitary enterprise and Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL) have signed a cooperation agreement. It provides for broader ties in the railway sector.
Baktybek Kudaibergenov, head of Kyrgyzstan’s National Statistical Committee, presented the country’s experience using administrative data in official statistics at a CIS forum in Yerevan.
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