Modern construction and finishing materials, varnishes and paints were presented during UZBILD-2009 exhibition in Tashkent. Almost half of all presented products are produced by Uzbek companies and joint enterprises that can easily compete with the leaders of the industry. ..

Indian pharmacists are familiarizing with Uzbek market. Representatives of around 20 large medicine producing companies of India conducted negotiations with their Uzbek colleagues. Indian pharmacists are planning to conquer Uzbek market and create joint enterprises. India is a large exporter of medicaments; however CIS countries are unfamiliar with Indian products...

Food prices recently decreased in Uzbekistan. Shortly before the New Year, prices had rapidly gone up, but everything changed by February: meat, rice, and vegetable oil became more affordable at the markets...

The fourth “Education and Career” fair is being held in Tashkent. Every year the event is becoming more popular among pupils and students. The fair presents latest achievements of education system as manuals, educating systems and programs. However educational institutions remain as the most important participants of the fair presenting state firefighting school to foreign institutions...

After the warm January, Uzbekistan was hit by heavy snowfalls. The Emergencies Ministry warns citizens of avalanche danger in mountain and piedmont areas, including the Fergana range and western Tyan-Shan. The residents of piedmont areas are not taking the warnings too serious...

Different mass media representatives have gathered in Tashkent to thoroughly analyze the speech of Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov for the 16th anniversary of Uzbek Constitution. The gathered have also talked about journalism in general...

A specialized Job Fair was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The event has gathered more than 2000 people, twice as many compared to the last year. The number of unemployed has increased lately, whereas the number of employers has decreased because of the global financial crisis. Qualified specialists are in high demand lately, especially in media-industry...

The United Nations Population Fund has presented an annual international report for 2008 in Tashkent. The main themes of the report included issues of culture, gender equality and human rights, the issues important for achieving universal understanding. The UNFPA creates these reports in order to define the goals of population fund locally...

The first serious precipitations have reached Uzbekistan. The streets of Tashkent are decorated with New Year Trees and people are in a hurry to purchase presents for their friends and close ones. The snow has provided the necessary holiday spirit as New Year without snow is very hard to imagine. The side-shows for children were placed...

The Tashkent Photography Center has housed a reunion of orphanage graduates from the 40’s and 50’s. The event included a concert and was held as part of the Art Festival. Now they have gray hair, but back in the day they were just kids, who were taken away from the horrors of the war...