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Iranian entrepreneurs intend to open a number of chicken-selling centers in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 11, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Association of Farm Cooperative Companies of Iran’s Mazandaran Province, dealing with production of chicken meat and eggs, (Association) intends to

18:49, august 9, 2008

If Russia manages to stop fighting in S Ossetia, it will be of use for it within the CIS area, says expert

DUSHANBE, August 9, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Fighting in South Ossetia represents a complex multiaspect phenomenon, Tajik independent expert Rashid Ghani Abdullo said in an interview with Asia-Plus.

15:31, august 9, 2008

14 schools in Yovon district in poor state

QURGHON TEPPA, August 9, 2008, Asia-Plus -- 14 schools in Khatlon’s Yovon district are currently in a very poor state and need major repairs, Ms.

15:16, august 9, 2008

Major repairs to Khujand boarding school for children with intellectual disabilities near completion

KHUJAND, August 9, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Major repairs to the Khujand-based boarding school for children with intellectual disabilities, Sughd province are nearing completion.

14:49, august 9, 2008

Exhibition of goods of Iran’s Mazandaran Province opens in Dushanbe

Some 40 companies from Iranâ€™s Mazandaran provinces have put on display their goods at the fair in Dushanbe.

14:05, august 9, 2008

ECHO provides seven Tajik large mental hospitals with generators

DUSHANBE, August 9, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Within the framework of the project for providing urgent support to the frost-affected population through providing mental hospital with generators and

11:30, august 9, 2008

CCIs of Tajikistan and Iran’s Mazandaran province prepares draft cooperation agreement

DUSHANBE, August 9, 2008, Asia-Plus -- An exhibition of goods of Iran’s Mazandaran province opened at the Kokhi Vahdat State Complex in Dushanbe today.

10:47, august 9, 2008

Russian, Tajik MoIs need more interaction in on-line regime, says Russian minister

KHUJAND, August 9, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The ministries of interior (MoI) of Russia and Tajikistan need more interaction in the on-line regime, Russian Minister of Interiors Rashid Nurgaliyev

10:32, august 9, 2008

INCIDENTS

Another body of those 15 killed in recent Sughd three traffic accidents found

DUSHANBE, August 9, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Search operations in the site of recent three accidents in Sughd’s Ayni district are going on.

10:17, august 9, 2008

POWER

President Rahmon visits Beijing National Center for Arts

DUSHANBE, August 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon, who is currently on visit to China, on August 8, visited the Beijing National Center for Arts to familiarize himself with

19:08, august 8, 2008

Representatives of CIS states concerned over deterioration of situation in South Ossetia

DUSHANBE, August 8, Asia-Plus -- Representatives of member nations of the CIS are seriously concerned over deterioration of situation in South Ossetia, Georgia, Ms.

18:26, august 8, 2008

Germany supports prevention of drug addiction and HIV/AIDS in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 8, 2008, Asia-Plus - On Friday August 8, Director of the Drug Control Agency (DCA), Lieutenant-General Rustam Nazarov, met with representatives of the German Agency for

17:44, august 8, 2008

There is considerable room for expansion of Tajik-Pakistani economic tie, says Pakistani envoy

DUSHANBE, August 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Speaking to reporters in Dushanbe on August 8, Pakistani Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mr.

16:24, august 8, 2008

Participation of Pakistan in Roghun hydroelectricity project depends on Russia’s position

Pakistani ambassador told reporters in Dushanbe today that if Moscow abandons its ambitions to complete construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power station alone and joins international

15:45, august 8, 2008

Tajikkhimprom demands return of a number of social facilities to its jurisdiction

QURGHON TEPPA, August 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Open joint-stock-company (OJSC) Tajikkhimprom (the chemical plant in Yovon) has demanded that the Yovon central district hospital should return two

15:11, august 8, 2008

Qatar to invest $2 mln in development of bee-farming in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, August 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- To develop the bee-keeping sector the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has purchased more than 86,000 somonis’ worth of honey-production equipment in the

14:05, august 8, 2008

MLT opens fifth service center for its customers in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, August 8, 2008, Asia-PLus - A new service center for customers of closed joint-stock company (CJSC) MLT/TT-Mobile (Mobile Lines of Tajikistan), which is one of Tajikistan’s largest

14:01, august 8, 2008

Hotline for labor migrants opened in Kulob

KULOB, August 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A hotline for labor migrants (93-579-00-16) was opened at the Kulob Civil Society Support Center Shahrvand today.

13:02, august 8, 2008

France to provide €17 million in long-term loan for construction terminal at Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, August 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan and France have signed a financial protocol on the project for construction of a new terminal art the Dushanbe airport.

13:02, august 8, 2008

Russia considers measures to stop violence in S.Ossetia

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will chair an emergency meeting of the national Security Council in the next few hours to discuss the situation in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia.

13:01, august 8, 2008

Karadzic to deny genocide charges at UN trial - Serbian paper

Radovan Karadzic will aim to prove at the Hague tribunal that no genocide took place in Srebrenica, and that fatality figures were deliberately exaggerated, a Serbian paper said on Thursday.

13:00, august 8, 2008

IAEA deputy head to hold talks in Tehran on nuclear dossier

Deputy Director General, Head of the Department of Safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Olli Heinonen will arrive in the Iranian capital on Thursday to discuss prospects for

12:59, august 8, 2008

Taliban kill three 'spies' in Pakistan tribal zone: Officials

Taliban militants beheaded two menand shot dead a third in a Pakistani tribal area bordering Afghanistan after accusing them of spying on the rebels, officials and witnesses said Friday.

12:58, august 8, 2008

China-Kazakhstan trade turnover to reach US$ 15 billion by 2008: Nazarbaev

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbaev met with President of the Peopleâ€™s Republic of China Hu Jintao on August 7, reported Kazinform with reference to President's press office.

12:57, august 8, 2008

Uzbekistan starts fight against illegal imports

Uzbekistan has adopted amendments to legislation to reduce the duty-free imports of essentials by half - from US $50 to US $25.

12:55, august 8, 2008

Kazakhstan businessmen ready to invest in construction of four hydroelectric power stations in Kyrgyzstan

Kazakhstan businessmen are ready to invest in construction of four small hydroelectric power stations on the territory of Kyrgyzstan. General Director of Open Society Chakan, Nurdin Kozhogulov.

12:54, august 8, 2008

International exhibition "Turkmenagro" - 2008 opens in Ashgabat

The first agricultural exhibition and conference of international scale in the history of Turkmenistan "TurkmenAgro - 2008" opened at the "Sergi Kosgi" exhibition center in Ashgabat.

12:16, august 8, 2008

SPORT

Official opening of the 2008 Olympic Games to start on 08.08.08 at 8:08 p.m. at Beijing time

DUSHANBE, August 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A ceremony of an official opening the 2008 Olympic Games will start in Beijing on 08.08.08, at 8:08 p.m. at Beijing time.

12:01, august 8, 2008

SPORT

Tajikistan to defend their AFC Challenge Cup title against India

DUSHANBE, August 8, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan will bid to defend their AFC Challenge Cup title against hosts India on Sunday after a recording a 1-0 victory over DPR Korea at the

11:41, august 8, 2008