In Kyrgyzstan, where many still use Russian-style last names, parliament has adopted a bill that promotes traditional Kyrgyz ...

Kyrgyzstan has outlawed the all-covering Islamic niqab. Authorities insists the ban does not extend to the hijab, the Islamic ...

The people of Kyrgyzstan have a well-earned reputation for “street democracy.” Since emerging from the breakup of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, citizens in the Central Asian republic ...

BISHKEK, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed on Tuesday evening in a hospital fire in the Kyrgyz capital, the country's Health Ministry has said.

Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, chats over tea with Aigul Japarova, wife of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Lin) ...

Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin) ...