887,424 live births were registered in Uzbekistan by registry authorities in January-November 2023. According to the Statistics Agency, this figure has increased by 4.4% compared to the same period of 2022.

Gas stations selling AI-80 gasoline under the guise of AI-92 or AI-95 have been identified in Andijan. The octane number did not correspond to the declared brand of gasoline in 7 samples out of 17 samples taken at gas stations in Andijan city and Andijan province.

The Russian weekly "Arguments and Facts" published an article entitled: Russian Investors Will Build A Ski Resort in Uzbekistan, Dunyo reported.

Former Minister of Agriculture was arrested as suspect of committing corruption crimes. Aziz Voitov, 43, graduated from the Tashkent Financial Institute with a major in Taxation (2001), and studied business management at the Higher School of Business (2010).

December 31, 2023 is the last day to replace the old sample driver licenses and technical passports issued after 2015, the Traffic safety department said.

Four members of a family died from carbon monoxide poisoning in the Yangi-Namangan district of Namangan province on the night of December 15-16, the Prosecutor General's Office said.

On December 15, president Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted his Advisor on Economic Development, Good Governance and International Cooperation, Suma Chakrabarti.

On December 15 Moscow hosted the 24th meeting of the Uzbekistan-Russia intergovernmental commission, which was co-chaired by the Deputy PM Zhamshid Khojaev and the Russian Deputy PM/Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov.

On December 14, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched the Local Governance Activity in Uzbekistan. The Activity, implemented by Chemonics International, will work closely with national government counterparts to improve the responsiveness and accountability of local governments, enhance citizen engagement, and promote more inclusive and equitable decision-making processes.

HUMO Air, the first low-cost airline in Uzbekistan began operating flights from Terminal 3 at Tashkent International Airport. The airline will start operating in domestic destinations from Tashkent to Samarkand, Nukus, Urgench (Khiva) and Karshi.

On December 4-7, the delegation of the Uzbek Defense Industry Agency under the Ministry of Defense attended the third EDEX-2023 international defense exhibition in Cairo.

Main pastures in Uzbekistan have seen their potential for natural fodder production reduced and have become unusable, it was announced at the meeting of the Senate Committee on Agrarian and Water Management.

Two new stations, Turon and Kipchak, of the Tashkent metro’s elevated ring line today began operating in test mode (without passengers), the press service of the Tashkent metro said in a statement. 

On December 15, 2023, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan held a ceremony of signing grant contracts within the framework of the Japanese Government’s "Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects" with the participation of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Republic of Uzbekistan HATORI Takashi. The Minister of Health of Uzbekistan Mr. INOYATOV Amrillo took part in the ceremony on behalf of the Government of Uzbekistan.

Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov met with the secretary of the president of the Republic of Korea for economic security, Wang Yun-jeong and discussed the bilateral agenda, including the joint green projects.

Consul General of Uzbekistan Fakhriddin Sultanov visited Thailand's Krabi Province and met with the Governor Somchai Harnpakdeepatima.

The Japanese authorities have announced sanctions for several entities, including companies from Uzbekistan. Japan's personal sanctions list includes 35 individuals. The export ban, which will take effect on December 22, includes 57 organizations from Russia, two from the UAE, one from Syria and two from Uzbekistan.

At the Dec. 14 government meeting, Shavkat Mirziyoyev emphasized the importance of expediting the transformation of Uzautosanoat, the presidential press service said.

Brussels hosted EU-Central Asia Dialogue on Drugs at the Council of the European Union. According to Dunyo, the Uzbekistan delegation was led by the director of the National Narcotics Control Information and Analysis Center under the Cabinet of Ministers Sadirdin Boydedaev, while representatives of other Central Asian countries' anti-narcotics agencies, as well as representatives of regional countries' diplomatic missions in the European Union also attended the event.

First deputy chief of the Tashkent city police department Doniyor Tashkhodzhaev spoke at a press conference on December 12 about the methods of extortion by criminal groups.