President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today got acquainted with the first completed projects of the Tashkent City business distrcit- the Congress Hall and the Hilton hotel, the presidential press service said.

A new book by Shavkat Mirziyoyev, The Nation With Great Intentions Will Have A Great Life And A Prosperous Future, has been published in Uzbekistan, the UzA said.

6.2 million people Uzbeks traveled abroad in six months of 2019, by 11.3%, less compared to the last year, the State Statistics Committee said in a report.

Uzbekistan could become the observer state in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), with the decision to be taken next year, said Farit Mukhametshin, deputy chairman of the Russian Federation Council’s committee on international affairs, following the senators' trip to Tashkent.

Uzbekistan's trade minister reiterated his country's commitment to unified visa requirements for Central Asian nations based on a planned "Silk Visa," which is expected to increase tourism and promote regional integration.

The first digital platform of peer-reviewed scientific journals of Uzbekistan, the Uzbekistan Research Online, was launched on October 7, the press service of the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Special Education (MHSSE) said.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will attend the next meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Ashgabat on October 10-11, the presidential press service said.

On October 8, Said Rustamov, the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Uzbekistan to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, left Tashkent for London, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a resolution approving the Agreement on the interaction of the customs authorities of the CIS member states in the field of protection of intellectual property rights.

The Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov today hosted the newly appointed Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates, Saeed Matar Al-Qemzi, the Foreign Ministry said.

The blogger and English language teacher Nafosat Ollashukurova, know under penname Shabnam on Facebook, was placed to the Khorezm province Neuropsychiatric Clinic by court decision, the General Prosecutor's Office of Uzbekistan.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a resolution approving the Strategy for Uzbekistan’s Transition to Green Economy for 2019-2030.

Uzbekistan authorities are envisaging to sign the Enhanced Partnership And Cooperation Agreement (EPCA) with the European Union in 2020, said the first deputy chairman of the Senate Sodiq Safoev.

The President signed decree on October 4 obligating all central state bodies and organizations, including law enforcement, regardless of the sources of funding for their activities, to have their own websites.

The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will visit Azerbaijan in October to attend the 7th summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States (CCTS), said the first deputy chairman of the Senate of Sodiq Safoev.

The Legislative Chamber passed the Liberalization Of Crimes Related To Violation Of The Rules Of Stay İn Uzbekistan Of Foreign Natıonals And Stateless Persons Bill, the MP of the People’s Democratic Party Shukhrat Mamadzhanov told the Xalq Sozı newspaper.

Davlatnazar Ruzmetov, a columnist at Khorezm province’s Jamiyat (transl. Society) newspaper, was arrested today. His relatives told they didn’t know reasons behind his arrest and the charges he is facing.

On October 4, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev received the Secretary General of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-speaking states, Baghdad Amreeev, who arrived in Tashkent to attend in the first Investment Forum and the meeting of the Business Council of Turkic-speaking countries the presidential press service said.

A new threat actor Kaspersky calls SandCat, believed to be Uzbekistan’s intelligence agency, is so bad at operational security, researchers have found multiple zero-day exploits used by the group, and even caught malware the group was still developing, the Vice reported.

When deciding whether to join the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) or not, Uzbekistan will have its national interests at heart, the First Deputy Chairman of the Senate Sodiq Safoev said on Friday.