At a meeting of the Legislative Chamber on Tuesday, MPs heard a report from the Health Minister Asilbek Khudayarov on the progress of healthcare development programs.

Visitors threw snowballs at animals at the Tashkent Zoo, the zoo's press service said. "The snowballs were aimed at the white Bengal tiger Fufuni and the Amur tiger Navruz. After the managing director intervened, it was discovered that stones had been rolled into the snowballs to hurt the animals," the zoo administration underscored.

The Senate reviewed and rejected a new version of the Housing Code at its December 19 meeting, the Senate’s press service said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev spoke to the U.S. President Donald Trump over the telephone Tuesday. According to the Uzbek president's press service, Shavkat Mirziyoyev congratulated his American counterpart on the New Year holidays, wishing the American people peace, well-being, and prosperity.

The Competition Committee urged retailers not to raise prices for food items ahead of the New Year celebrations Tuesday.

No additional days-off will be provided for the New Year holidays this year. In line with Article 187 of the Labor Code, the day before the holiday on December 31, the business day will be shorter by 1 hour.

The parliament chambers passed approved amendments aimed at improving the budget system, which have been submitted to the president for reviewing.

Building of the Ministry of Transport in Tashkent’s Shaykhantakhur district has been sold at an online auction for 187 billion soums, according to the website E-auksion.

Chambers of the parliament have both passed a bill reducing fines for tax reporting violations, amending audit procedures, and expanding tax incentives for businesses. The document has been filed to the president for consideration.

The State Assets Management Agency (SAMA) has announced the start of an open auction for the 100% government stake in Sherabad Cement Plant and the 99.55% government stake in Shargunkumir in a single lot.

Following a period of heavy precipitation, atmospheric inversion could once again intensify across Uzbekistan amid a relative increase in air temperatures, Uzhydromet said.

During his trip to Japan, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with the president of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Akihiko Tanaka, the presidential press service said.

Uzbeks spent 10.3 trillion soums, or $850 million on hairdressing and beauty salon services in January-October 2025, the National Statistics Committee said in a report.

Construction of two modern 32 MW gas turbine units (GTUs) was completed at the Tashkent Thermal Power Plant on May 3, 2024. These units were erected under a 12 billion yen ODA soft loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). A press tour was organized for journalists to familiarize the public with the project and its achievements.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in his address at the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in St. Petersburg, as a leader of an observer state, outlined priorities for expanding Uzbekistan's cooperation with the EAEU on Sunday.

The State Security Service (SSS) reported two cases of seizures of large drug batches imported from Tajikistan, totaling nearly 110 kg.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in his remarks at the first Central Asia Plus Japan Dialogue Summit in Tokyo on Saturday put forward several proposals.

Following his official trip to Japan, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev departed Japan for a visit to Russia, his press service reported. On Saturday, Tokyo hosted the inaugural Central Asia+Japan Dialogue Summit.

President Mirziyoyev signed a decree on November 18 establishing Government Targeted Fund for Mitigating National Environmental Problems under the National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change.

On December 18, the United Kingdom expanded its sanctions list against Russia, adding 24 individuals and entities, including one businessman and four companies from Uzbekistan.