U.S. auto giant General Motors and Korean-Uzbek car manufacturer UzDaewooAvto have set up a joint venture to produce up to 250,000 Chevrolet cars a year in Uzbekistan, company officials said Monday.

Residents of the Oltiaryq district in Uzbekistan's Ferghana Valley reportedly took to the streets on September 3 to protest rising prices. The rally follows similar demonstrations in other cities in the country's vulnerable eastern region.

Determining the absolute timing of mineralization is a critical, but problematic, aspect for understanding the origin of metallic ore deposits—the ore minerals in these deposits are not amenable to direct isotope dating using common methods.

The International community still remains skeptical as to Uzbekistan, the country located in Central Asia as the most significant state in the region, as to its prospects as an emerging civil society and still seems clouded with doubts whereas a journalist of "Uzbekistan Today" who made a presentation of the country of over 26 million people, within an international conference on exploring liberty seems to have done a good job clearing these doubts clouding the western eyes.

An "Uzbekistan Today" journalist Bobur Kommilov believes Uzbekistan is potential giant in regional power-energy generation due to the wide-scale reforms being carried out in this direction.

Russia and Uzbekistan are looking into the possibility to construct new gas transportation systems, First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said today following a working visit to Tashkent.

The level of Uzbekistan’s active involvement in a wide array of renovations concerning its economic and financial-welfare performance has been a cornerstone for the world community to express a growing interest in further cooperation with the country.

Delegation led by Minister of Energy and Water Resources of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Muhammad Ismail-Khan has visited Uzbekistan during the outgoing week. Within the framework of the visit the members of the delegation met with the chairman of “Uzbekenergo” State Joint-Stock Company B.Teshabaev.

The Oliy Majlis Committee on the issues of information and communications technologies under the Parliament’s Legislative Chamber held its meeting where it dealt with the questions concerning the coverage of the “Year of Social Protection (YSP)” State Programme on the means of mass media.

The Uzbek authorities are looking into how to improve conditions for foreign investors so as to reverse the downward investment trend, but NBCentralAsia observers say increasing political interference in business has tainted its reputation.

India and Uzbekistan are key partners in jointly fighting International terrorism and religious extremism. The two countries share common view in a wide range of global issues concerning education, stabilization of peace in the region and raising human literacy. Uzbekistan Today's Bobur Kommilov interviews Indian Consul in Uzbekistan.

Bobur Kommilov of "Uzbekistan Today" says the new contract signed by country's national airways is to help modernise the company's operations on anew level.