At a fishing auction in Tokyo, a new record was set: a bluefin tuna weighing 243 kilograms was sold for an impressive 510 million yen, equivalent to $3.2 million. This auction marked the first of 2023 at the Tokyo Toyosu market. Photo Reuters This amount surpassed the previous record set in January 1999, when a tuna was sold for 333.6 million yen ($2.9 million).
Local restaurateurs actively participate in such auctions, as purchasing the main lot at the first auction of the year is considered a symbol of good luck and a prestigious event.
On New Year's Eve in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, a new world record in the field of fireworks was set. For the celebration, the citizens witnessed a grand performance...
- As of the period from January to November 2025, the volume of services provided by hotels and restaurants in Kyrgyzstan reached 57 billion 412 million soms. Statistical data shows that this is...
- From 2020 to 2024, the volume of industrial production increased from 325 billion 90.1 million soms to 599 billion 755.2 million soms, according to statistics. Over the five-year period, the growth...
Photo from the internet. The Chinese yuan has set a new record for value this year. According to the National Bank of Kyrgyzstan and exchange points in Bishkek, the official exchange rates for the...
According to the information announced at a press conference by the Director of Operations for the "Tulpar" project, Bekzhan Akmatbekov, in 2025, Bishkek recorded 160 million cashless trips...
According to information from the press service of the Ministry of Labor, Social Security, and Migration of Kyrgyzstan, assistance was provided to 376 citizens of the country in Russia over the...
According to the resource "Weather and Climate," on January 3, 1955, a record cold was set in Bishkek when the temperature dropped to -29 degrees. On the same day, extremely low...
Some citizens withdrew their savings early As of December 1, 227,354 people received the funded part of their pension in Kyrgyzstan, according to data from the Social Fund....
According to information provided by the Ministry of Construction, Architecture, and Housing and Communal Services, the total amount of fines for violations in the construction sector in 2025...
According to the report from the Accounts Chamber of Kyrgyzstan, the audit conducted on the National Statistical Committee for the years 2023-2024 revealed financial discrepancies amounting to 18.8...
In Kyrgyzstan, there are currently 815 thousand pensioners registered. This was reported by Bakhtiyar Aliyev, the chairman of the Social Fund, at a meeting of the Jogorku Kenesh on December 25....
At the end of 2025, sport fisherman Vladimir Khoroshev made an amazing discovery at the Ala-Archa reservoir, catching a crucian carp weighing 3 kilograms 600 grams. According to Khoroshev, due to the...
The total revenue from excise tax on products produced in Kyrgyzstan amounted to 4 billion 826.3 million soms for the period from January to November 2025. Of this, 3 billion 448.3 million soms came...
According to the National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic, the volume of foreign direct investment in the first half of 2025 amounted to $562.7 million. In comparison, in the same period...
During the New Year holidays of 2025, the Chinese animated film "Nezha 2" topped the global box office, along with two major Hollywood films — "Zootopia 2" and "Avatar:...
According to the Social Fund's data, from January to November 2025, the interest income from deposit accounts amounted to 813.2 million soms. During this period, the fund placed 5 billion soms...
In 2025, courts in Russia set a new record for the number of life sentences imposed. From January to November of last year, 100 people were sentenced to this harsh punishment, according to human...
In Bishkek, law enforcement officers have arrested a woman suspected of fraudulent activities amounting to 4.6 million soms. This information was provided by the press service of the Internal...
- In its annual report "Public (Municipal) Procurement of the Member States of the Eurasian Economic Union" for 2024, the Eurasian Economic Commission reported significant volumes of...
According to data from the National Bank, the volume of money transfers from labor migrants to Kyrgyzstan has increased by 436 million US dollars. From January to October 2025, the country received 2...
On January 6, a record low temperature was recorded in Bishkek in 1956. According to the resource "Weather and Climate," this day became the coldest with a temperature of −29.3 degrees. The...
In Bishkek, on December 27, 2007, the lowest temperature record was recorded. This data is provided by the resource "Weather and Climate". The temperature that day dropped to −22.6 degrees....
As of the end of 2025, the State Customs Service is showing record financial results. This was reported by Tazabek, the head of the service, Almaz Saliev. The head of the agency noted that in...
According to the German online resource Transfermarkt, a ranking of Kyrgyz football clubs for 2025 has been published, based on the total value of their squads. According to this ranking, the first...
According to preliminary census data, there are 5.1 million horses in Mongolia, which is 9.5% more compared to the previous year. The National Statistical Committee of Mongolia has presented the...
In the Osh region, the opening of three new production enterprises and 15 social facilities took place. This event was attended online by President Sadyr Japarov, as reported by the presidential...
A new situational center has started operating in the Kara-Kul City Department of Internal Affairs, created to improve the material and technical base and enhance safety among citizens. The list of...
As of November this year, the United States has become the leader in importing passenger cars from South Korea, with a total supply volume of $27.5 billion. Canada and Kyrgyzstan also ranked among...
Decrease in coal production volumes in 2025 At the beginning of 2025, the state enterprise "Kyrgyzkomur" produced 1.35 million tons of coal, which is 0.25 million tons or 15.6% less...
- The information provided by the National Statistical Committee shows that during the first ten months of 2025, Kyrgyzstan imported 28 thousand tons of bananas from Ecuador, amounting to $22...
- In the first 10 months of 2025, cheese and cottage cheese exports to Kazakhstan increased by 36%. This information was provided by the National Statistical Committee. According to the agency's...
At the recent meeting of the committee on labor, health, women's affairs, and social issues, Acting Minister of Health Kanibek Dosmambetov reported that the budget of the Mandatory Health...
During the first ten months of 2025, Kyrgyzstan significantly increased its imports of razors and blades from Vietnam, as confirmed by information from the National Statistical Committee. During this...
The State Service for the Execution of Punishments (GSIN) commented on the information regarding damages amounting to 15.9 million soms related to the purchase of fish at inflated prices. As reported...
On December 19, a new season of New Year performances kicked off at the State Puppet Theater named after Musa Zhangaziev, as reported by the press service of the Ministry of Culture. The first...
As of October 31, Kyrgyzstan's national debt reached 8 billion 692.52 million dollars, increasing by 2.1 billion dollars since the beginning of the year. External borrowings amount to 5 billion...
In the 11 months of 2025, the Representative Office of the Ministry of Labor, Social Protection, and Migration of Russia assisted 376 citizens of Kyrgyzstan in receiving wages totaling 34.3 million...
At the meeting on December 25, the deputies of the Jogorku Kenesh discussed the agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development regarding the project "Expansion of the...
Against the backdrop of a sharp collapse in the value of the Iranian rial, which reached 1.39 million rials per dollar on the unofficial market, Iran has witnessed the largest protests in the last...
Photo from the internet As of December 1, 2025, the official unemployment rate in Kyrgyzstan is 1.4 percent, according to the Ministry of Labor, Social Security, and Migration. As of October 1,...
An open auction for the sale of property has been announced by OJSC "Shakhta Zhyrgalan." As part of the auction, five lots will be offered, including land plots and one plot with a...
- The import of dried legumes from Kazakhstan increased fivefold over ten months in 2025, according to information from the National Statistical Committee. From January to October of this year,...
According to information provided by the press service of the Social Fund, as of December 1, 2025, the total amount of pension savings paid to citizens is 5 billion 877.8 million soms. Below are the...
- From January to April 2025, Kyrgyzstan imported pharmaceutical products worth a total of 6 billion 163 million 194.4 thousand soms, as confirmed by official statistics. In dollar terms, the volume...
Kyrgyzstan has secured a spot in the top five countries that actively purchase champagne from Russia. This information is provided by the federal center for the development of export products...
In the run-up to the Year of the Fire Horse, Russians have started actively purchasing kumis, leading to a shortage on store shelves. According to the publication "Baza," the consumption of...
- In the first ten months of 2025, Kyrgyzstan increased imports of sewing machines from Thailand by 54%. This information was provided by the National Statistical Committee. According to data from...
According to information provided by the National Statistical Committee, as of October 1, 2025, the population of Kyrgyzstan was 7.374 million people. In the country, the labor force amounted to...