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Head of Uzbekistan’s Presidential Administration Saida Mirziyoyeva visited a specialized boarding school offering advanced foreign-language training, which currently has more than 260 talented children enrolled..
Uzbekistan's imports rose 17.8% year-on-year to $29.6 billion in January-July 2026, the National Statistics Committee said on September 15..
As part of his visit program in Seoul, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev received Shinhan Financial Group Chairman Jin Ok-dong, with the sides discussing expanded financial cooperation and investment projects aimed at developing infrastructure, renewable energy, and industry..
As part of his state visit to the Republic of Korea, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with Hwang Ki-yeon, Chairman of the Export-Import Bank of Korea, alongside Kwon Yi Kyun, President of the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM), and Bum Soon Kim, Vice President of the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIRAM)..
As part of his business programme in the Republic of Korea, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with LOTTE Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin..
The Tashkent Metro recorded its highest-ever daily passenger volume on September 14, as the start of the academic year drove a sharp increase in demand for public transport..
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea Han Seongsook attended a joint business forum bringing together more than 300 government and business representatives from both countries, including executives from financial institutions, major industrial enterprises, and trading companies..
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with National Assembly Speaker Cho Jeong-sik on September 15, with both sides highlighting the important role of the two countries’ parliaments in advancing the special strategic partnership..
Head of the Presidential Administration Saida Mirziyoyeva held a meeting with developers behind major architectural projects, independent experts and urbanists, as well as representatives of leading studios and universities in the field..
Uzbekistan’s foreign trade with the Republic of Korea reached $1.1 billion in January-July 2026, according to the National Statistics Committee. Exports to the Republic of Korea amounted to $37.5 million, while imports stood at $1.037 billion, the committee said..
Some 9.1 million foreign citizens visited Uzbekistan for tourism purposes between January and August 2026, an increase of 1.6 million, or 21.1%, from the same period a year earlier, the National Statistics Committee said..
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President Lee Jae Myung witnessed the exchange of signed bilateral treaties and agreements following their talks in Seoul. Reportedly, the package provides for cooperation in trade, investment, the economy, humanitarian affairs and other areas..
Uzbekistan imported 79,046 passenger cars worth $1.1 billion in January-August 2026, with electric and hybrid vehicles accounting for more than 80% of total imports, while the number of petrol cars fell, according to the country’s Customs Committee data reviewed by Kun.uz..
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held talks with President Lee Jae Myung on further developing and deepening the bilateral special strategic partnership, with the leaders highlighting the importance of the visit, traditionally friendly and mutually respectful relations, and growing trade and investment ties, including more than 700 joint ventures with Korean investment operating in Uzbekistan..
Uzbekistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Davron Vakhabov met with Russian agroholding STEP CEO Andrey Neduzhko in Moscow on September 11 to discuss joint agro-industrial projects in Uzbekistan, including localizing dairy and confectionery production..
