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Beijing vows to 'fight to the end' as Trump threatens 50% more tariffs
In response to Trump’s threat of an additional 50% in tariffs, China vowed to “fight to the end” while stepping in to stabilise its stock markets following a sharp plunge. Broader markets rebounded on dip-buying as investors await developments in trade negotiations.
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Climate
Uzbekistan launches Aral Culture Summit to tackle the Aral Sea crisis
In partnership with Agency of Information and Mass Communications of Uzbekistan
At the 2025 Samarkand Climate Forum, Karakalpakstan introduced the Aral Culture Summit to spotlight recovery, history, and future development beyond the environmental crisis of the Aral Sea.
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Experts at forum warn central Asia is getting warmer year after year
In partnership with Agency of Information and Mass Communications of Uzbekistan
Fertile lands are rapidly decreasing while the Central Asian region’s population is growing, and in 25 years from now, it can surpass 100 million people, Uzbekistan's president warned at the Samarkand Climate Forum.
Uzbekistan
Central Asia eager to cooperate with the EU ‘as a bloc’
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Will science and culture unite to revitalise the Aral Sea Region?
By combining the power of art, culture, design and ecology, does the Aral Culture Summit have the potential to transform not just the landscape of crisis-hit Karakalpakstan, but even the way we approach environmental regeneration?