Some VC firms see Uzbekistan as a place worth prospecting for tech unicorns. Meanwhile, a new government tries to make this very old world more modern. Five years ago, Uzbekistan, the most populous ...

This inaugural UW Study Tour, Silk Road and Beyond: Historical and Environmental Treasures, took alumni and friends of the University of Wyoming on a cultural adventure through the Central Asian ...

The Uzbek government's national license plate scanning system was discovered exposed to the internet for anyone to access ...

Arrivals in Uzbekistan are up to 73 per cent compared to 2019, exceeding national targets as investments, visa-free travel ...

Uzbekistan’s currency has had a tough year. Since January, the sum has fallen from 8340 to the dollar to 9374, a depreciation of 11 percent. The fall was especially precipitous in August, with the sum ...

Uzbekistan is having a moment. Featured in prestigious lists including the New York Times’ Places to Travel in 2025, and CN ...

(Berlin) – Uzbek police detained a human rights activist on May 31, 2015, and subjected her to cruel and degrading treatment during an 18-hour interrogation about her work on forced labor, Human ...

Famed commodities investor Jim Rogers is starting to like Uzbekistan. In the background, a tourist's view of the old city of Tashkent. There’s an old Chinese proverb that goes like this: “The best ...

Death is usually a sad event. The passing of a world leader, particularly one who brought stability to a tense part of the Muslim world for several decades, is typically cause for concern. The death ...

(Berlin) – A United Nations Human Rights Committee review of Uzbekistan expressed concerns about persistent torture in detention, political prisoners, and limits on basic freedoms, Human Rights Watch ...

The predicament of a foreign journalist struggling to obtain accreditation in Uzbekistan is highlighting the halting progress the country is making in opening up to the outside world. Agnieszka ...