In recent months, Bishkek city officials have been frantically trying to improve public transportation in an effort to reduce traffic jams and ease commutes. This is an incredibly difficult task, ...

BISHKEK -- Dozens of protesters have rallied outside the Bishkek city administration building amid uncertainty following the resignation of the Kyrgyz capital's acting mayor, Balbak Tulobaev. Prime ...

The Almaty–Bishkek corridor is seeing rapid growth in trade and travel, but outdated border systems and limited infrastructure are causing major delays and raising costs. Reforms like digital systems, ...

The Gumi City delegation, led by Mayor Kim Jang-ho (hereinafter referred to as the "delegation"), will visit the Kyrgyz Republic from April 18 to 23 to strengthen cooperation with its international ...

Bishkek has a new mayor but, as RFE/RL reports, Aziz Surakmatov’s August 8 election was met with small protests in the Kyrgyz capital. A day earlier, the Central Election Commission said it had ...

Bishkek is the only capital city in Central Asia that has kept the Soviet-era names of its districts, including the Lenin district. So it didn't seem so strange that Kyrgyz lawmakers and Bishkek city ...

Late at night, Aibek Baratov is driving around Kyrgyzstan’s poorly lit capital testing his latest project. Tired of hearing about pedestrian deaths, and frustrated with a lack of interest among ...

The capital of Kyrgyzstan has been trapped under a dome of dark, gray fumes for about two months. Even when forecasters promise good weather, Bishkek residents rarely get to see the sun’s rays. The ...

Tashkent City Hokimiyat hosted a meeting between the heads of the capitals of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, the Hokim of Tashkent Jakhongir Artikkhodjayev and the Mayor of Bishkek Aibek Dzhunushaliev, ...

The first "smart" parking near Bishkek City Hall was equipped by the Russian IT developer Sitronics Group as part of a pilot project to introduce paid parking zones in the capital of Kyrgyzstan. The ...

Surat: A 20-year-old medical student from the city, studying in Kyrgyzstan's capital city Bishkek, is worried for her life and has urged the Indian government to rescue her. Riya Lathiya, a ...