Like all other Central Asian cultures, Kyrgyz culture is also known for such holiday like Nooruz. It means new year and it is one of the most spitired and important Kyrgyz holiday. It unites people at the central Square of capital Bishkek where people walk, eat, play, talk and enjoy their time. They can also […]

One of the most beautiful places of Kyrgyzstan.

Sary-Chelek

Ala-Kul

Kyrgyz people are known for their strong cultural attachment for holding feasts, celebrations, weddings, anniversaries and so on. Usually hundreds of people are invited to this kind of celebrations and these massive gatherings have become a part of cultural tradition of Kyrgyz people.
An interesting study called “Cost of Traditions” has been conducted by the Institute […]

Some of you know the five-star hotel Hyatt Regency Hotel located on the main central street of Bishkek. During Soviet times, it used to be hotel “Kyrgyzstan”, one of the biggest and best hotels of that time. The first bar of Kyrgyzstan was opened at “Kyrgyzstan”.
Photo is taken from diesel.elcat.kg

There was a lot of talking about Kyrgyzstan entering the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) program, and finally, USA and Kyrgyzstan signed the agreement on Millennium Challenge Threshold Program. The document was signed between at the White House in Bishkek, informs the official website of the Millennium Challenge Corporation. This program with $16 million budget […]

A new collection from Dilbar, which was recognized as the most elegant on Kazakhstan Fashion Week (Photos by Akipress).

SPORT.KG informs that Manchester Futsal Club is interested in transferring a young player from Kyrgyzstan. His name is Azat Sakebaev, former player of “Abdysh-Ata” and son of the owner of this club. Azat played several seasons in Kyrgyzstan and now studies in UK. However, according to Wikipedia article on Manchester Futsal Club, he is already […]

Kyrgyzstan became a member of World Trade Organization in December 1998, almost ten years ago, and since then the country did not get any visible benefits from it. Moreover, WTO membership can negatively impact the economic situation in Kyrgyzstan. Neighbor country, Kazakhstan, had decided to impose export tariffs for grain, which caused the substantial […]

The Chinese company CNC will start the electrification of Kyrgyzstan railroads, informs Delo Nomer. This company has experience in implementing such projects, and in particular, in other countries of the Central Asia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
This one hundred million dollars project will be completed in five years. Electrification will substantially increase the velocity of trains and […]

Kyrgyzstan hosted First Winter International Santa-Claus festival from February 23 to 25, 2008.

Photos by Akipress.