Kyrgyzstan secured the Asia-Pacific seat after defeating the Philippines in four rounds of voting

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has lost its bid for a non-permanent seat at the UN Security Council (UNSC) against Kyrgyzstan, via a 49-142 vote. At the UNSC election held on Wednesday, Manila failed to secure the required two-thirds majority,

The mountainous, landlocked Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan has historically been one of the region’s poorest economies, much of it reliant on remittances from migrant workers abroad. But four years ago,

Kyrgyzstan ⁠authorities ⁠have charged eight people, ⁠including powerful ex-security chief Kamchybek Tashiev, with plotting to ​seize power from President Sadyr Japarov, who has consolidated power in the ‌historically volatile central Asian country.

A ceremony has been held in Kyrgyzstan to mark progress made by the Commonwealth of Independent States' "Reclamation of Territories of States Impacted by Uranium Mining Operations" programme.  ;

Kyrgyzstan suspended 50 companies flagged by US and UK authorities for sanctions evasion, as EU targets the nation's crypto sector in its 20th sanctions package.

ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- On the first anniversary of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan’s deadliest border war, marked in September, irascible Kyrgyz national-security chief Kamchybek Tashiev aired his frustrations at the slow progress in talks aimed at demarcating ...

ELCARD Mobile users in Kyrgyzstan can now make overseas QR payments abroad through Alipay+ without needing a separate app.