BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Samarkand, Uzbekistan, September 2022. It took Chinese President Xi Jinping just a split second to recognize what he had received from Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, as the two exchanged gifts during the former's state visit to the Central Asian country.
Tourists look at a Tang Dynasty (618-907) tri-colored figurine depicting camel-riding musicians at Shaanxi History Museum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, May 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yibo) Experts anticipate the China-Central Asia Summit will provide a much-needed boost to the relationship between China and Central Asia and Belt and Road cooperation.
TASHKENT, May 13 (Xinhua) -- As an old Central Asian saying goes, "I'd be willing to offer a bag of gold to take just one look at the ancient city of Khiva." The ancient complex of Ichan-Kala in Khiva, an Uzbek city ablaze with enduring beauty, has a history of over 2500 years.
BISHKEK, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev on Thursday met with Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Zhang Ming and highlighted more cooperation within the SCO, the press service of the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry reported. Zhang arrived in Kyrgyzstan to participate in the SCO Issyk-Kul International Marathon, which will be held on May 13 in Cholpon-Ata town.
