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The Quantum Price of Forgetting: Scientists Finally Measure the Energy Cost of Deleting Information
SciTechDaily
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June 20, 2025
TU Wien scientists confirmed that deleting quantum information always costs energy, validating Landauer’s principle. Their atom cloud experiment shows information loss is tied to entropy increase. Credit: SciTechDaily.com Researchers at TU Wien...
President inaugurates New Diagnostic, Treatment, and Training Center at Tajik National University
Asia Plus
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13:41, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus On Friday June 20, President Emomali Rahmon and Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali officially opened the new Diagnostic, Treatment, and Training Center of Tajik National University, located within the university's student...
Modern greenhouse opens in Dushanbe: President Rahmon supports agricultural innovation
Asia Plus
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14:03, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus On Friday June 20, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and Mayor of Dushanbe Rustam Emomali visited the modern greenhouse of the trade cooperative Donahoi Umed, located in the Sino district of the capital,...
South Korea to recruit 600 Tajik workers: salary, requirements, and where to apply
Asia Plus
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08:57, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Tajikistan’s Agency for Overseas Employment has announced that 600 citizens are being recruited for jobs in South Korea under a bilateral labor agreement. According to the agency, positions are available in...
Internet in Tajikistan: What has changed since early 2025?
Asia Plus
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11:15, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus After years of public frustration over slow speeds and high prices, Tajikistan’s internet sector may finally be showing signs of improvement. Promises made earlier this year by the new Head of the Communications...
China, Kyrgyzstan, and the Quiet Construction of a Sanctions-Resistant Trade Corridor
The Diplomat
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June 20, 2025
Kyrgyzstan is not merely a passive conduit in Russia’s sanctions evasion effort. It is a testbed. While policymakers in Washington and Brussels remain focused on punishing Russia’s known violations and scrutinizing Central Asian states’ complicity...
Hundreds of power grid violations uncovered in Tajikistan: criminal proceedings instituted
Asia Plus
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16:40, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Widespread violations in Tajikistan’s electricity sector have led to thousands of people being held accountable and the initiation of numerous criminal cases, following extensive prosecutorial inspections. According...
Orionbonk and LakLak Market join forces to build a seamless digital commerce ecosystem in Tajikistan
Asia Plus
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15:49, todayAuthor: Press release by Orionbonk Orionbank, the largest commercial bank in Tajikistan, has entered into a strategic partnership with LakLak Market, a rising tech startup operated by Dastra Tojikiston LLC, to jointly develop and...
Xi Jinping reaffirms deepening strategic partnership with Russia ahead of key SCO meetings
Weekly Blitz
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July 15, 2025
Xi Jinping reaffirms deepening strategic partnership with Russia ahead of key SCO meetings Chinese President Xi Jinping has reiterated his commitment to expanding the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Russia during a high-level...
China, Central Asian countries pledge to enhance cooperation in agriculture, energy: declaration
Xinhua News Agency
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ASTANA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- China and Central Asian countries agreed to deepen cooperation in key sectors such as agriculture and energy, according to a joint declaration released on Tuesday. The six countries -- China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,...
Rahmon outlines energy, industry and freight transportation as areas which could drive the further expansion of regional cooperation
Asia Plus
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09:59, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus On June 17, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon took part and spoke at the 2nd China-Central Asia Summit in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana. The Tajik president’s official website says Emomali Rahmon emphasized that further...
Russia to Gradually Cancel Tajikistan’s $300 Million Energy Debt
Times of Central Asia
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June 18, 2025
Russia and Tajikistan have signed an agreement to gradually write off Tajikistan’s $300 million debt related to electricity supplied by the jointly operated Sangtuda-1 Hydropower Plant. The arrangement was confirmed by a protocol approved by the...
Russia to write off $300mn Tajikistan electricity debt
Daryo
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June 18, 2025
Russia has agreed to gradually write off Tajikistan’s $300mn debt for electricity supplied by the joint Sangtuda-1 Hydropower Plant (HPP), in a move widely seen as a gesture of strategic partnership and regional influence. Source: Daryo The deal,...
Cambodia and Tajikistan Strengthen Ties in Energy, Agriculture, and Education
Construction & Property News
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June 17, 2025
In a significant move to enhance bilateral relations, Cambodia and Tajikistan have pledged to jointly expand their cooperation in key sectors, including energy, agriculture, and education. This commitment was formalized during a meeting between...
China, Central Asia agricultural cooperation deepens, yielding tangible results: industry experts
Global Times
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A drone photo taken on April 20, 2025 shows a China-Central Asia freight train waiting for departure at the Tuanjiecun Station in southwest China's Chongqing. (Xinhua/Tang Yi) Agricultural cooperation between China and five Central Asian countries...
Sangtuda-1 HPP: agreement revised, Tajikistan and Russia lower tariffs, cancel debts
Asia Plus
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10:52, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Tajikistan and Russia have signed a revised protocol to the agreement on cooperation in operating the Sangtuda-1 hydropower plant (HPP), significantly reducing electricity tariffs and annulling accumulated debt. The...
OSINT Report: Russia expands production of Shahed drones
Ukrainska Pravda
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Stock photo: getty Images Capacity is being developed at a company that manufactures Shahed drones in Russia’s Alabuga Special Economic Zone in Tatarstan. Source: the open-source intelligence channel Dnipro OSINT on Telegram, as reported by Mezha...
Starting July 1, Tajikistan to impose 20% customs import duty on mobile phones
Asia Plus
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15:41, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus From July 1, 2025, all imports of mobile phones and smartphones into Tajikistan will be subject to a 20% customs duty, a change that analysts say could significantly impact both the market and consumer behavior. The...
Xi calls on China, Tajikistan to increase bilateral trade, investment
CGTN
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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called on China and Tajikistan to expand the scale of bilateral trade and investment. Xi made the remarks during a meeting with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on the sidelines of the second China-Central...
Tatarstan president visits Roghun hydropower plant during official visit to Tajikistan
Asia Plus
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11:35, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus On June 12, the President of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, visited the Roghun hydropower plant (HPP) as part of his official trip to Tajikistan, the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies (MoINT) of Tajikistan...