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Seminar takes place in Tajik capital on Friday to discuss health improvement issues

DUSHANBE, November 27, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A republican seminar entitled “Community Health – Country Wealth” will be held in Dushanbe tomorrow, according to press service of the Ministry of

11:45, november 27, 2008

State of trade between Tajik and Afghan provinces to be discussed in Tajik capital tomorrow

DUSHANBE, November 27, 2008 Asia-Plus -- Republican forum formally titled “Trade between Provinces of Tajikistan and Afghanistan: State, Problems and Opportunities of Economic Development”

11:30, november 27, 2008

Parliament ratifies Tajik-Chinese agreement to avoid double taxation

DUSHANBE, November 27, Asia-Plus -- The lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament has ratified the Tajik-Chinese agreement to avoid double taxation.

11:17, november 27, 2008

Anzob Tunnel and Shahriston Pass now open for traffic 10 and 6 hours per day respectively

DUSHANBE, November 27, 2008, Asia-Plus -- By prime minister’s resolution and a joint instruction issued by the ministries of transport and interior a schedule has been set for moving through

20:39, november 26, 2008

Turkish minister underlines excellent level of Turkish-Tajik political relations

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- State and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and turkey were discussed at a meeting of President Emomali

19:58, november 26, 2008

180 power transmission poles for 500-kV power grid installed in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- 180 power transmission poles for the 500-kV power grid South-North have been installed in northern Tajikistan so far, Abdumannon Nourmatov, a lead

19:25, november 26, 2008

Drug peddler detained at Dushanbe airport

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Customs officers have seized some 800 grams of heroin at the Dushanbe airport, a source at the Customs Service told Asia-Plus on Wednesday.

19:06, november 26, 2008

Swiss government helps minimize health impacts of extreme climate events in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) signed an agreement on implementation of the project

18:52, november 26, 2008

Units for Santuda-2 HPP expected to be produced two months ahead of schedule

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Terms of production of units for Iranian-built Sangtuda-2 hydroelectric power plant (HPP) in Tajikistan have been discussed at the talks of Energy

18:08, november 26, 2008

EU Troika and Tajikistan talks will be held in Dushanbe in May 2009

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus - The EU Troika and Tajikistan talks are expected to take place in Dushanbe in May 2009, Mr.

16:56, november 26, 2008

Because of low water levels at Norak reservoir Tajikistan loses 900 mln kWh of electricity this year

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Speaking at the 8th session of the EU-Tajikistan Joint Committee in Dushanbe on November 25, Deputy Energy and Industries Minister, Poulod

16:31, november 26, 2008

Tajikistan adopts new administrative code

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Deputies of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) have endorsed a bill requiring adoption of a new administrative code

16:09, november 26, 2008

Tajik, Russian working groups consider issues of Russia’s participation in Roghun hydroelectricity project

Speaking to reporters in Dushanbe today, head of Russian presidentâ€™s office Sergey Naryshkin said that working groups have been set up for consideration of Russiaâ€™s participation in completing

15:35, november 26, 2008

Tajikistan, China to launch JV for producing transformers

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan and China intend to launch a joint venture in Tajikistan for producing power transformers, according to the Ministry of Energy and

15:16, november 26, 2008

Police official says number of cars with tinted glass windows increases in Tajikistan

Raids made by traffic police officers in Dushanbe and nearby districts yesterday alone resulted in detention of 160 cars with tinted glass windows.

14:48, november 26, 2008

Kazakhstan reaches balance of payments surplus

Current account of the balance of payment for the period of January-September 2008 reached US$ 9 billion, Anvar Saidenov, Chairman of the National Bank told yesterday.

14:47, november 26, 2008

Japanese envoy sign 12 projects to equip Uzbek schools

Japanese Ambassador to Uzbekistan Tsutomu Hiraoka signed grant-contracts within the framework of the no-string aid to grass-root projects on November 25.

14:45, november 26, 2008

Every 5th Kyrgyz child works 8-12 hours a day

Every fifth child in Kyrgyzstan works on the streets for 8-12 hours a day, the public survey of the Childrenâ€™s Protection Center, published in the collection of articles Childrenâ€™s Situation in

14:44, november 26, 2008

Mission of CIS observers arrives in Turkmenistan for parliamentary polls

A group of CIS observers, the first of foreign missions, arrived in Ashgabat to observe the parliamentary elections in Turkmenistan scheduled for 14 December.

14:42, november 26, 2008

Russia, Brazil to become world economic growth leaders despite crisis - Medvedev

Russia and Brazil will become world economic growth leaders despite the nasty crisis, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday.

14:41, november 26, 2008

U.S. urges continued tough Russia line over Georgia

Russia is still failing to meet its ceasefire obligations with Georgia and Washington's European allies must not overlook this and rush to embrace Moscow, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.

14:39, november 26, 2008

US has never advised Israel against Iran strike: Olmert

The United States has not pressured Israel to rule out military action in order to halt Iran's nuclear program, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday after talks with President George W. Bush.

14:37, november 26, 2008

Miliband in surprise visit in Afghanistan

Foreign Secretary David Miliband held talks with President Hamid Karzai on a surprise visit to Afghanistan Tuesday and met British troops in the fight against extremists, officials said.

14:13, november 26, 2008

Dushanbe, St Petersburg intend to sign cooperation agreement

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe and St.

13:48, november 26, 2008

Tajik, Belarus speakers discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus - On sidelines of the session of the Eurasian Economic Community’s (EAEC) Inter-Parliament Assembly (IPA), Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, Chairman of the

13:24, november 26, 2008

Kuhistoni Mastchoh residents build 35 micro power plants

KHUJAND, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The number of micro power plants built by residents of the Kuhistoni Mastchoh district, Sughd province has reached 35, Sodiq Rustamov, the head of the

13:10, november 26, 2008

INCIDENTS

Chinese national killed in GBAO traffic accident

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus – Chinese national was killed on November 23 as his car fell into a 35-precipice in GBAO’s Shugnan district.

13:02, november 26, 2008

President Rahmon receives head of Russian president’s office

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Today, President Emomali Rahmon is receiving the head of Russian president’s office, Sergey Naryshkin, who arrived in Dushanbe on a working visit

12:56, november 26, 2008

Tajikistan ought to speed up economic reforms, says WB regional director

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- State and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and the World Bank were the focus of a meeting of President

11:50, november 26, 2008