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$124 Trillion And Counting... These Are The World's Largest Economies
The 2026 world economy has a cautious outlook, according to the October report put out by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The organization says that global growth is slowing amid fragmentation and rising protectionism. Significant downside...
    
  Dushanbe hosts regional conference on "One Health" program
16:23, october 31Author: Asia-Plus From October 29 to 31, the capital of Tajikistan hosted a regional conference and the first meeting of the Regional Coordination Council on "One Health." The event brought together representatives from all...
    
  Tara Uzra Dawood Honored With CAREC Gender & Green Innovation Award 2025
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic – October 2025 – Tara Uzra Dawood, President of the Dawood Global Foundation and Founder of LADIESFUND Energy Ltd., has been honored with the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) CAREC Gender and Green Innovation Award 2025 at a...
    
  Cavalry Werewolf APT Targets Multiple Sectors Using FoalShell and StallionRAT
From May to August 2025, an advanced persistent threat group known as Cavalry Werewolf—also tracked as YoroTrooper and Silent Lynx—executed a sophisticated attack campaign targeting Russia’s public sector and vital industries such as energy,...
Tajik citizens spend more on food than citizens of any other country in the Central Asian region
11:44, november 1Author: Asia-Plus In Tajikistan, food expenses account for more than a third of household budgets — 37.1%, making it the highest proportion spent on food among all Central Asian and CIS countries. This data comes from the...
    
  China vs Russia: Which Country Has the Edge in Attack Helicopter Strength?
Attack helicopters represent a key component of any country’s military capabilities. They provide ground support for troops, act as escorts for convoys, and even can take out enemy armor if necessary. For a continent as large as Asia, attack...
    
  EU Approves 19th Package of Sanctions Against Russia: Scope, Impact, and Moscow’s Response
The European Union has officially approved its 19th package of sanctions against Russia, deepening its economic offensive as the war in Ukraine continues. The new measures, finalized on October 23, 2025, expand restrictions across energy, finance,...
Integrating DNA Sequencing and AI for AAV Genome Integrity
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  Central Asia faces billions in climate adaptation costs, UN report warns
14:37, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Developing countries around the world will need up to $310 billion annually by 2035 to manage the mounting impacts of climate change, according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)....
    
  EU, Central Asia Push Efforts on Skills, Employability at High-Level Meeting in Turin
TURIN – Government officials, experts, and policymakers from Central Asia and the European Union gathered on Oct. 30-31 in Turin for the fourth high-level meeting of the EU-funded 10 million euro DARYA program. DARYA is the European Union’s...
    
  Asia helps to redraw the map of international HE – Report
ASIA With more than 20,000 English language programmes offered across the region, China, India, Malaysia, Japan and lately Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia are attracting overseas students, particularly from the Asian region itself, according to a...
    
  Trump talks of G2, but dual global hegemony is whimsy for now
A command by the leader of the world’s most powerful nation to resume nuclear testing is not meant to offer reassurance. But that is precisely what US President Donald Trump’s instruction to his Department of War provides to anyone who took his...
    
  Freight Costs for Chinese Goods to Russia Surge Amid Kazakhstan Border Gridlock
Shipping goods from China to Russia has become significantly more expensive as long queues at border crossings in Kazakhstan snarl trade routes, logistics firms and importers said. The cost of transporting a container has already risen by about...
    
  How the Ferghana Valley Might Become Central Asia’s Laboratory of Peace
On October 15-16, in the heart of the Ferghana valley, which for decades has been associated with border conflicts, mistrust, and unresolved issues, the heads of Ferghana (Uzbekistan), Batken (Kyrgyzstan), and Sughd (Tajikistan) gathered to...
    
  Adylbek Kasymaliev presents Nikita Mikhalkov with Dostuk Order
18:31, 30 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek AIGYROV 18:31, 30 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek AIGYROV As part of the Days of Russian Culture in Bishkek, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of...
    
  Beast Ransomware Targets Active SMB Connections to Infect Entire Networks
A sophisticated ransomware operation known as Beast has emerged as a significant cybersecurity threat, employing aggressive network propagation tactics that leverage Server Message Block (SMB) port scanning to infiltrate and encrypt systems across...
    
  EBRD to allocate $500 million to each participant in Kambarata HPP 1 project
12:46, 30 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA 12:46, 30 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is strengthening its...
    
  PM at Maritime conclave, Minors’ property rights, and India-China relations
Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance. Mains Examination: General Studies-II, III: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and...
    
  New Ken-Sai substation commissioned in Osh
15:58, 30 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek AIGYROV 15:58, 30 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek AIGYROV A 110/10 kilowatt Ken-Sai electrical substation has been commissioned in the new Ken-Sai...
    
  Maria Stalin-Andriasova Named Global Ambassador of Peace for Culture and International Relations
Maria Stalin-Andriasova Named Global Ambassador of Peace for Culture and International Relations. International Understanding Through Music, Art, and Collaborative Artistic and Human Rights Projects: From Moscow to New York City, from Japan to The...