Mercy Corps’ Mongolian horse race draws opposition from equestrian groups (The Oregonian)
Equestrian groups oppose a 534-mile contest dreamed up by Mercy Corps in Scotland
Eastday-Chinese vice premier: China seeks to expand co-op with Uzbekistan in all fields (Eastday.com)
Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (R) meets with Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov in Tashkent June 28, 2009.
Kyrgyzstan: Bakiyev Courts Support of Believers (EurasiaNet)
BY ALISHER KHAMIDOV With Kyrgyzstan’s July 23 presidential election fast approaching, President Kurmanbek Bakiyev’s administration is trying to court the support of Muslims, while cracking down on suspected members of radical Islamic groups.
Central Asia: ‘May 09 (Institute for War and Peace Reporting)
IWPR report poured oil on troubled waters as Kyrgyz politicians geared up to protest Uzbek “incursion”. Recurring tensions sparked by border incidents of various kinds are a feature of relations between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.
China seeks more ties with Uzbekistan (UPI)
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, June 29 (UPI) — Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang, seeking wider ties with resource-rich Uzbekistan, says bilateral trade with the Central Asian nation is growing rapidly.
China, Mongolia hold military exercise (UPI)
BEIJING, June 28 (UPI) — Chinese and Mongolian forces Sunday began a military exercise, Chinese defense ministry sources told China’s state-run Xinhua news agency.
Chinese VP calls for closer economic ties with Uzbekistan (China Daily)
TASHKENT: Visiting Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang on Saturday called for closer economic ties between China and Uzbekistan while meeting with Uzbek First Deputy Prime Minister Rustam Azimov.
Eastday-Senior Chinese party official: No unsettled major issues in China-Mongolia ties (Eastday.com)
A senior leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC) says China-Mongolia ties have reached an all-time high with no unsettled major issues remaining.
China, Uzbekistan to improve ties, cooperation (China Economic Net)
China and Uzbekistan are seeking further development of friendly and cooperative relations 17 years after the two countries established diplomatic ties.
Ex-Chelsea boss Scolari starts work in Uzbekistan (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
MOSCOW, July 1 (RIA Novosti) – A year to the day after taking over at Chelsea, Luiz Felipe Scolari began life on Wednesday as the trainer of Uzbek champions Bunyodkor.
