DUSHANBE, Nov 13 - Central Asia's poorest nation Tajikistan is seeking $3 billion in loans from neighbouring China to build hydroelectric power stations and roads, a senior Tajik official said on Friday. "The government of...
DUSHANBE, April 2 - Tajikistan on Thursday terminated a deal allowing Russia's RTR Planeta television channel to broadcast across the Central Asian nation. RTR, whose broadcasts had been suspended last month over unpaid fees, was...
DUSHANBE, Nov 5 - Russia opened a new production facility at its hydroelectric plant in Tajikistan on Wednesday to help the impoverished Central Asian nation cope with expected energy shortages. Millions of Tajiks struggled to...
DUSHANBE, Aug 27 - China will build a $300 million hydroelectric power plant in neighbouring Tajikistan to help alleviate frequent energy shortages in the Central Asian nation, Tajik Energy Minister Sherali Gul said on...
DUSHANBE, June 5 - China will invest more than $1 billion to build power plants and roads in neighbouring Tajikistan, the administration of Tajik President Imomali Rakhmon said on Friday. Chinese government officials visited Tajikistan,...
DUSHANBE, May 14 - A Russian-built hydroelectric power plant in Tajikistan will reach full capacity later than planned due to technical issues, a Russian ambassador to the Central Asian state said on Thursday. The mountainous...
MOSCOW, Feb 4 - Russia announced a financial rescue fund for a group of ex-Soviet allies and won their agreement on Wednesday to form a military...
MOSCOW, Jan 14 - Until the financial crisis hit, Shahin Kerimov sent money home from his job in Russia to his family in Azerbaijan. Now his wages have stopped, they have to wire him cash...
Kashi Prefecture is located in the southwestern part of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, bordering Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan.
Kizilsu Autonomous Prefecture is located in the western part of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, bordering Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. It covers an area of 72,500 sq km. Its population was 500,000 at the end of 2007.