Culture

The Viet Nam-Uzbekistan Friendship Association convened its 3rd congress in Ha Noi on 6 January, discussing ways to strengthen the solidarity and friendship between the two nations, VNA reported.

On 18 December 2007, a founding conference of the China Central Asia Friendship Association (CCAFA) was held at the hall of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC). Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi sent a congratulation letter to the conference. Assistant Foreign Minister Li Hui gave a speech at the meeting upon invitation and read out Yang’s congratulation letter.

An exhibition of Central Asian artists, organized by the Center of Contemporary Art Soros-Almaty Social Fund will open on 21 December in Mumbai, India, Kazinform reports.

The exposition "History, culture and traditions of Uzbekistan" was presented in Kiev, capital of Ukraine, within the framework of the "Exhibition of decorative applied arts and national costumes".

"The centre of Uzbek culture in the Chuvash Republic" public organization has been set up in Chuvashia [of Russia], a correspondent of the Regnum news agency has learnt at the Chuvash Ministry of Culture.

It took 14 years for University of Wyoming professor Marianne Kamp to write her latest book, “The New Woman in Uzbekistan: Islam, Modernity, and Unveiling under Communism.”

Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Massimov supported initiative on creation of the SCO Youth Association, Kazinform said.

A photo exhibition following the theme of China Today opened in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent Tuesday, showing the style and features of contemporary China with more than 400 exquisite pictures.

The Altyn Asyr TV, Turkmenistan’s main official TV channel, at 1440 gmt 18 October, on the day of the official visit by the Uzbek president, Islam Karimov, aired a recorded concert by prominent Uzbek pop singers.

Today the United Nations Office in Uzbekistan announced a poster contest on the theme “UN Contribution to Human Development through the Language of Contemporary Design”. It is organized jointly with the UN Development Programme in Uzbekistan, the UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia and the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan.