Calendar of events / 2008 / May / 14
- May 14, 2008—May 17, 2008. Almaty to host 15th healthcare exhibition KIHE - 2008
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The 15th Kazakhstan's international healthcare exhibition KIHE - 2008 will take place in Almaty on May 14-17. The event is being organized by Iteca exhibition company and officially supported by Kazakhstan's Healthcare Ministry, the Almaty Akimat (municipality), Kazakh National Medical S. Asfendiyarov University and Medtechnika Joint Stock Company. KIHE - 2008 is the largest international healthcare exhibition in the region. The previous year 192 companies from 23 countries took part in the exhibition.
More information...Type: Exhibitions/Contest Organizers: International organizations, Government, NGO Participants: Government(s) Theme: Health Countries: Central Asia, European Union countries Locations: Kazakhstan Open press: Yes - May 14, 2008. ADB increase aid to Kyrgyzstan by 25%
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The Asian Development Bank will increase donor aid to Kyrgyzstan by 25%, the Finance Ministry press service reported. The agreement was reached between the President of the Asian Development Bank Haruhiko Kuroda and Kyrgyz Finance Minister Tajikan Kalimbetova during her visit to Madrid. Haruhiko Kuroda praised a high level of cooperation between Kyrgyzstan and the bank. Besides, the bank will further advance efforts supporting development of the social life and economy in the country.
More information...Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: International Donors Theme: Economic Reforms Locations: Kyrgyzstan Open press: No - May 14, 2008. Turkish companies to reconstruct cinemas and circus in Ashgabat
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Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed a number of resolutions at a government meeting on May 12. The documents order the reconstruction of two cinemas and the building of the Turkmen State Circus together with an underground motor tunnel in Ashgabat. The reconstruction should start this May. The ministry of culture, TV and Radio will act as a principal of the reconstruction, the Turkmenistan.ru correspondent reports from Ashgabat.
More information...Type: Presentations/Launchings Organizers: Foreign organizations Participants: Government(s) Theme: Private Sector Development Countries: Turkey Locations: Turkmenistan Open press: No - May 14, 2008. Kazakhstan and South Korea are intended to increase mutual trade volumes
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Kazakhstan and South Korea intend to activate the volumes of the mutual trade. It was declared during negotiations of prime ministers of two countries, agency reports. "Sides will attach efforts for the further increase of volumes of bilateral trade turnover, maximally using existing potential," says the distributed joint statement of Kazakhstan and Korea. The document says that "the sides stood for the further increase of the effectiveness of intergovernmental of commission on trade-economic cooperation, joint committee on cooperation in the sphere of energy and mineral resources, as well as the sides agreed in the nearest time to conduct the first session of the joint commission on cultural cooperation."
More information...Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Regional Partnership Countries: Korea, Republic of Locations: Kazakhstan Open press: No - May 14, 2008. President of Uzbekistan receives Foreign Minister of Indonesia
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President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov received Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia Hasan Wirayuda at the Oqsaroy residence on 13 May, UzA reported. "We consider your visit as another manifestation of mutual interest in developing cooperation," said Islam Karimov. "While Uzbekistan and Indonesia are geographically far apart, the historical and spiritual closeness and a single religion make us close." Indonesia was one of the first foreign states that President Islam Karimov visited after Uzbekistan gained independence. The visit had laid the legal foundations for the development of relations between the countries.
More information...Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Regional Partnership Countries: Indonesia Locations: Uzbekistan Open press: No - May 13, 2008—May 14, 2008. PR-forum will take place in Almaty
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Experts in the sphere of PR will gather at fourth professional forum, which will be held on May 13-14 in Almaty. The event will be organized by the “Piarshy” Club of Kazakh PR-professionals under support of the «PG Communications» Agency. PR-professionals from Kazakhstan, as well as guests from CIS and distant foreign countries will attend the forum.
More information…Type: Forums Theme: Other Countries: Kazakhstan Locations: Kazakhstan Open press: Yes - May 2, 2008—May 15, 2008. UNDP, Women’s Committee announce contest for young journalists
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Office in Uzbekistan and Women’s Committee announced a competition for young journalists (under age of 30) for the best coverage of issues on elimination of discrimination against women. The contest will be held within the project “Legislative and Institutional Capacity Development for Women’s Empowerment in Uzbekistan”, which directed to support and build the capacity of the government, civil society and mass media in reducing the gender gaps via raising awareness of and implementing the recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women to Uzbekistan. The contest aimed to motivate journalists of Uzbekistan to cover gender-related issues to raise gender awareness and knowledge of UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), as well as eliminate gender stereotypes in the community. Representatives of print-media, TV and radio stations and Internet outlets can participate in the event. Deadline for submission of applications and materials is 15 June 2008. Applications can be submitted via email to cedaw.undp@gmail.com or delivered to UNDP Uzbekistan office at 4, Shevchenko, Tashkent, 100029, Uzbekistan. Please indicate Young Journalists Contest on envelope.
More information...Type: Exhibitions/Contest Organizers: UNDP, NGO Participants: Mass-Media Theme: Gender in Development Countries: Uzbekistan Locations: Uzbekistan Open press: Yes - January 30, 2008—December 31, 2008. Competition on the best coverage of socioeconomic problems announced in Kulob
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The Kulob mayor’s office has announced a competition among local journalists on the best coverage of socioeconomic problems facing the city and the district of Kulob. Journalists of all local publications irrespective of forms of property are invited to participate in the competition, which is dedicated to the 1,150 anniversary of founder of Tajik-Persian classical literature Abu Abdullo Rudaki and the Tajik Language Year that will be marked this year. The winners of the competition will be given prizes in money: 1st place – 1,000 somonis; 2nd place – 500 somonis; and 3rd place – 300 somonis. The award ceremony for the winners will be held at the first press conference of the Kulob mayor in 2009.
More information…Type: Exhibitions/Contest Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s), Mass-Media Theme: Other Countries: Tajikistan Locations: Tajikistan Open press: Yes - June 1, 2007—June 1, 2008. Creative Union of Journalists of Uzbekistan announces "Best journalist of the year" contest
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Creative Union of Journalists of Uzbekistan invites the public correspondents to take part in the "Best journalist of the year" contest. The stories published in the newspapers and magazines, websites, as well as those aired through television and radio from June 2007 to June 2008 will be accepted for consideration. The materials on the recommendations will be presented through the branch offices of the Creative Union of Journalists of Uzbekistan in the Republic of Karakalpakstan, provinces and the city of Tashkent. The journalists are kindly requested to send along with their works the data on the place of their employment, telephone numbers, address and copy of their passports. The diplomas and valuable prizes to the winners of the contest will be handed over at the festive ceremony on the Mass Media Day in Uzbekistan on 27 June 2008. The materials should be sent to the following address: 30, Navoi Str., 100129, Tashkent, the Creative Union of Journalists of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Tel: 144-64-62; 144-37-87. Fax: 144-69-65. E-mail: ijod@sarkor.uz. Web-site: www.journalist.uz.
More information…Type: Exhibitions/Contest Organizers: Mass-Media Participants: Mass-Media Theme: Other Countries: Uzbekistan Locations: Uzbekistan Open press: Yes
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