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TASHKENT (TCA) — The president of Uzbekistan has issued a decree that allows unmarried couples to share rooms in hotels across the former Soviet republic in Central Asia, RFE/RL reported.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — Some 300 activists gathered in the center of the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, on January 7 to protest against what they called the increasing number of Chinese migrants in Kyrgyzstan, RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service reported.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — Six Uzbek and Kyrgyz nationals living in Sweden have gone on trial in Stockholm after being accused of transferring funds to the extremist group Islamic State (IS), RFE/RL reported.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan has introduced a visa-free regime for 30 days for Germany’s citizens in order to strengthen the cultural, scientific, and educational exchange between the two countries, improve the investment climate in Uzbekistan, and increase the tourist flow to the Central Asian country. The visa-free regime will enter into force from January 15, 2019, the official information agency Jahon reports.
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ASHGABAT (TCA) — Turkmenistan’s delegation will take part in the session of Central Asia – India Dialog to be held in Samarkand (Uzbekistan) on January 12–13, Turkmen state media reported.
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KABUL (TCA) — A new study in Afghanistan shows that there has been a four percent increase in Afghanistan’s rice production as 352,000 tons of rice was harvested in the country last year, Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews reported.
