Uzgidromet announced weather forecast for Tashkent city. No precipitation is expected on Saturday, January 27. Fog is possible at night and in the morning, with 3−8 m/s eastward wind and temperature at night within 0...-2 degrees range, during the day between +8...+10 degrees.

At 23:30, the Emergency Situations Service received a call about a fire near make-shift clothing market in a parking lot in the Shahrikhan district. Accordingly, 20 fire and rescue crews arrived on the scene at 23:32, the fire was localized was extinguished at 01:53.

According to the Statistics Agency, in 2023 Uzbekistan exported 1.7 million tons of fruits and vegetables worth almost $1.2 billion abroad, recording a 1.1% increase to 2022.

Delegation of the Labor Migration Agency attended the economic forum of fruit producers in Kielce, Poland, Dunyo reported. During open discussions, Polish business leaders pointed out that there was a lack of manpower in Poland due to the large number of young people leaving for Germany, France, and Great Britain, which causes large losses due to the inability to harvest ready crops.

The Board of Directors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a new strategy for Uzbekistan, setting out the Bank’s priorities in the country until 2029. The Bank’s strategic approach to operations in Central Asia’s most populous state will be based on activities in the following three areas: (i) supporting decarbonisation, greater water efficiency and cleaner energy; (ii) developing the private sector and fostering employment, skills, inclusion and the digital transition; and (iii) improving economic governance, the business climate and infrastructure connectivity.

According to Uzaviatsiya, Geoorgian ariline Geo Sky airline was issued an operating permit on January 24, 2024 for regular Tbilisi to Tashkent flights based on the intergovernmental treaty on air services between Uzbekistan and Georgia.

As part of his state visit to China, president Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited the headquarters and technology center of the Chinese automaker BYD in Shenzhen on January 25, the presidential press service said.

Surkhandarya blogger Otabek Sattoriy, sentenced to 6.5 years in prison on charges of libel and extortion in 2021, may be released at the end of April or early May. The press service of the Ezgulik human rights society reported this on Facebook with reference to its leader Abdurakhmon Tashanov, who met with Sattoriy on January 13 in a prison colony in Karshi.

As part of his stay in Shenzhen, president Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with CEO of the Silk Road Fund Zhu Jun, the press service of the head of state reported.

Following the talks between the leaders of Uzbekistan and China, a signing ceremony of bilateral documents was held in Beijing, the Uzbek presidency site reported.

The 2024-2026 action plan of the Public Health-2030 National Strategy includes an item on provision of specialized high-tech medical care in terms of diagnosis, treatment, prevention and rehabilitation in all areas of pediatrics, including the development of areas such as neurosurgery, cardiosurgery, otorhinolaryngology, ophthalmology and orthopedics in children's surgery.

Talks took place between the president of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the president of China Xi Jinping with the participation of members of official delegations on Wednesday in Beijing, the presidential press service said.

Korean Air announced to it will stop Seoul-Tashkent regular flights from March 1. “There are poor sales, the company has decided to stop the flight. Accordingly, the representative office will also be closed,” said a Korean Air representative.

On January 23, the Tashkent city Chilanzar district criminal court issued the ruling against minor Kh. Sh., 15, who molested four girls in a kindergarten, the spokesman to the Supreme Court Aziz Abidov said.

Uzgidromet announced the weather forecast for Tashkent city on Thursday, January 25. The weather will be slightly cloudy, with rain in the afternoon, which may turn to snow in the evening. The temperature will be +4...+6 degrees Celsius at night, +7...+9 degrees during the day.

The president’s Envoy for Afghanistan Ismatulla Ergashev met with Asif Durrani, the Pakistani PM’s Envoy for Afghanistan on Tuesday.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev began his state visit to China with a meeting with Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Li Qiang, the presidential press service said.

In the Akkurgan district of the Tashkent province, two men who claimed to be exorcists tortured a woman, 42, to death. The incident occurred in July 2023.

With the support of the Uzbek Embassy in Singapore, a "cooperation agreement on a mega-factory and distribution center in Tashkent province project " was signed, Dunyo said.

Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, is implementing a project aimed at developing a national platform and a mobile app for air quality monitoring in Uzbekistan.