Kazakhstan’s automobile industry shows signs of recovery

ALMATY (TCA) — In January-May this year Kazakhstan’s automobile industry showed first signs of recovery, Novosti-Kazakhstan news agency reported with reference to the country’s union of automotive enterprises KazAutoProm.    

Continue reading

Sergey Kwan

TCA

Sergey Kwan has worked for The Times of Central Asia as a journalist, translator and editor since its foundation in March 1999. Prior to this, from 1996-1997, he worked as a translator at The Kyrgyzstan Chronicle, and from 1997-1999, as a translator at The Central Asian Post.
divider
Kwan studied at the Bishkek Polytechnic Institute from 1990-1994, before completing his training in print journalism in Denmark.

View more articles fromTCA

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) holds talks with Kyrgyz Prime Minister Sooronbai Jeenbekov (Xinhua/Zhang Duo)

China and Kyrgyzstan vow further cooperation

BISHKEK (TCA) — During his talks with Kyrgyz Prime Minister Sooronbai Jeenbekov in northern China’s city of Tianjin on June 27 on the sidelines of the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2016, also known as the Summer Davos Forum, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang called for enhanced cooperation with Kyrgyzstan in areas including the economy, infrastructure and international organizations, Xinhua reported.  

Continue reading

Sergey Kwan

TCA

Sergey Kwan has worked for The Times of Central Asia as a journalist, translator and editor since its foundation in March 1999. Prior to this, from 1996-1997, he worked as a translator at The Kyrgyzstan Chronicle, and from 1997-1999, as a translator at The Central Asian Post.
divider
Kwan studied at the Bishkek Polytechnic Institute from 1990-1994, before completing his training in print journalism in Denmark.

View more articles fromTCA

A diver helps to clean Issyk-Kul Lake during a campaign organized as part of a project on promoting environmental security through dialogue and enhanced disaster risk reduction, 25 June 2016 (Aarhus Centre in Bishkek/Erzhan Ibraimov)

OSCE promotes environmental security, supports clean-up campaign at Issyk-Kul

ISSYK-KUL, Kyrgyzstan (TCA) — A two-day roundtable discussion on the importance of environmental protection for sustainable development of tourism in the Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan completed on June 27 in the country’s popular tourist resort. Organized jointly with the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the Aarhus Centre, the event aimed at raising awareness of local communities on how to preserve the environment and create necessary conditions for the local population and visitors during the tourist season.

Continue reading

Sergey Kwan

TCA

Sergey Kwan has worked for The Times of Central Asia as a journalist, translator and editor since its foundation in March 1999. Prior to this, from 1996-1997, he worked as a translator at The Kyrgyzstan Chronicle, and from 1997-1999, as a translator at The Central Asian Post.
divider
Kwan studied at the Bishkek Polytechnic Institute from 1990-1994, before completing his training in print journalism in Denmark.

View more articles fromTCA

Fighting corruption and improving access to justice for the most vulnerable in Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK (TCA) — The legislative reform process of the Justice system in the Kyrgyz Republic over the last years is truly impressive.  A lot of efforts in the reform agenda as well as in the sector on access to justice have been undertaken by the state authorities with the support of international donors and organizations.  While the pace of change is truly remarkable, the common citizen’s perception of the “rule of law” system remains still relatively poor leading to a so called “legal nihilism”. Indeed what is the sense of the reforms if the common citizen, the one for which the law is done, cannot still tangibly see the results?

Continue reading

Sergey Kwan

Lucio Valerio Sarandrea*

Sergey Kwan has worked for The Times of Central Asia as a journalist, translator and editor since its foundation in March 1999. Prior to this, from 1996-1997, he worked as a translator at The Kyrgyzstan Chronicle, and from 1997-1999, as a translator at The Central Asian Post.
divider
Kwan studied at the Bishkek Polytechnic Institute from 1990-1994, before completing his training in print journalism in Denmark.

View more articles fromLucio Valerio Sarandrea*

From July 1, tourists will have access to Mount Khan Tengri from Kazakhstan

ALMATY (TCA) — From July 1 to September 1, 2016 tourists will have the opportunity to get to Mount Khan Tengri in the central Tien Shan from the territory of Kazakhstan, the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan reported.  

Continue reading

Sergey Kwan

TCA

Sergey Kwan has worked for The Times of Central Asia as a journalist, translator and editor since its foundation in March 1999. Prior to this, from 1996-1997, he worked as a translator at The Kyrgyzstan Chronicle, and from 1997-1999, as a translator at The Central Asian Post.
divider
Kwan studied at the Bishkek Polytechnic Institute from 1990-1994, before completing his training in print journalism in Denmark.

View more articles fromTCA

The Kok-Talaa – Pulgon road section of Osh–Batken–Isfana highway (photo from the Kyrgyz Government’s press service)

Kyrgyzstan completes strategic road in the south

BISHKEK (TCA) — Construction of the Kok-Talaa – Pulgon road section at 108 to 123 km of Osh–Batken–Isfana highway in the south of Kyrgyzstan had been completed and the official ribbon cutting ceremony of the new 15-km road took place on June 24 in the township of Kadamjay with participation of Kyrgyz Prime Minister Sooronbai Jeenbekov.

Continue reading

Sergey Kwan

TCA

Sergey Kwan has worked for The Times of Central Asia as a journalist, translator and editor since its foundation in March 1999. Prior to this, from 1996-1997, he worked as a translator at The Kyrgyzstan Chronicle, and from 1997-1999, as a translator at The Central Asian Post.
divider
Kwan studied at the Bishkek Polytechnic Institute from 1990-1994, before completing his training in print journalism in Denmark.

View more articles fromTCA