URUMQI (TCA) — On the occasion of International Uyghur Language Day, June 15, the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has called on all concerned individuals, human rights groups and governments to speak out against Chinese government policies aimed at undermining the linguistic rights of the Uyghur people in China’s northwestern Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. UHRP has also encouraged the international community to protect linguistic diversity as a critical aspect of building resilient ethnic minorities in an age of cultural assimilation.

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TASHKENT (TCA) — The Fund for Support of Exports of Small Businesses and Private Enterprises of Uzbekistan will soon open its representative office in China, the Jahon information agency reported with reference to the Fund’s press service.

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DUSHANBE (TCA) — Digital Tajikistan can be an important source of innovation, growth, and employment – provided that the country invests more in people’s skills, improves the business environment, and strengthens the digital infrastructure, according to a recent World Bank report, entitled Reaping Digital Dividends, that outlines routes and instruments needed to take full advantage of the Internet and new digital technologies. The report examines the impact of information technologies and the Internet on economic growth and the development of countries across Europe and Central Asia, including Tajikistan.

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ASTANA (TCA) — On June 14, within the framework of EXPO-2017, the 5th Kazakh-Austrian business council meeting was held in Astana, bringing together representatives of state bodies, diplomatic missions, businesses, research institutions, and non-governmental organizations, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.

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KABUL (TCA) — During his visit to Afghanistan, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on June 14 underscored the Organization’s full commitment to work with the Afghan Government and people of the country to build a sustainable and prosperous future for them, UN News Centre reported.

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BISHKEK (TCA) — Over the past five or six years, no large enterprises or plants have been built in Kyrgyzstan, and no oil and gas fields have been discovered, but the country was able to increase its GDP 2.5-fold primarily due to the fight against corruption, Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev said on June 11 at an international forum in Bishkek.

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