The capital of Uzbekistan continues to implement an initiative aimed at attracting more women to the profession of public transport driver. The Ministry of Transport, in collaboration with participants of the TALIEV project, is expanding its training program for female bus drivers.

A ceremonial event was held in Minsk to officially appoint Vasilina Mitskevich, Chief Curator of the State Literary and Memorial Museum of Yakub Kolas and granddaughter of the famed Belarusian poet, as the new Brand Ambassador for Uzbekistan’s tourism in Belarus.

In the first six months of 2025, 18 criminal cases were initiated in Uzbekistan in connection with incidents of violence against children. This was announced during a press briefing on 14 July, at which the Children's Ombudsman presented a summary of the office’s activities for the reporting period.

A dedicated lane for vehicle access has been introduced in front of the North (Central) Railway Station in Tashkent. According to the press service of JSC "Uzbekistan Railways," drivers can now stop in front of the station free of charge for up to five minutes.

Tajikistan recorded a 31% year-over-year increase in foreign tourist arrivals in the first half of 2025, welcoming over 761,000 international visitors—driven largely by CIS countries.

From January to May 2025, Uzbekistan was visited by 4.2 million foreign citizens who arrived for tourism purposes. This figure represents an increase of almost 50% compared to the same period last year, with an additional 1.4 million visitors.

Uzbekistan scored 54.5 points, well below the global average of 63, yet still outperformed its neighbors — Kazakhstan with 52.3 points, Kyrgyzstan with 51.2 points, and Tajikistan also with 51.2.

This year, 671,397 applicants are set to take part in Uzbekistan’s university and professional college entrance exams. The tests will be held in two shifts daily over a 10-day period..

On 14 July 2025 at 15:55 Tashkent time, an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 was recorded in Uzbekistan. The event was reported by the Seismic Forecasting Monitoring Center under the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

Amendments are being proposed to the regulations on the application of compulsory medical measures for individuals sentenced to imprisonment who suffer from substance use disorders such as chronic alcoholism, drug addiction, or toxicomania..

During the first half of 2025, approximately 23,558 cases of acute intestinal infections were recorded across Uzbekistan. This was reported by Maftuna Saidova, head of the press service of the Committee for Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare and Public Health.

As of 1 April 2025, a total of 4,522,100 vehicles were registered to private individuals in the Republic of Uzbekistan, according to data from the National Statistics Committee.

The Tashkent branch of the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (TF NRNU MEPhI) has concluded the final thesis defenses of its bachelor’s degree graduates in four academic programs.

Three poachers have been detained in Surkhandarya region for illegally hunting rare markhoors, a species of wild goat listed in both Uzbekistan’s Red Book and the international CITES convention.

As part of the 10th International Cultural and Educational Forum “Children of the Commonwealth,” held this year in Belarus, Uzbekistan Day was celebrated with great success. Participants from various CIS countries were introduced to the rich cultural heritage, traditions, and identity of the Uzbek people, according to BELTA.