The French-language publication Monde vu d'ailleurs (A View of the World from the Outside), which offers an alternative analysis of the international economy and business, published an extensive interview with Vepa Khadzhiev, Turkmenistan's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva and Ambassador to Switzerland
Omni has unveiled its new development through crowdfunding: the ultraportable mini PC OmniOne 5.7. This compact device, running Windows 11, is designed to combine the mobility of a smartphone with the power of a desktop computer
Apple and Tencent have reached an agreement under which the American company will process payments and receive a 15% commission on purchases made in WeChat mini-games and mini-apps, Bloomberg reports.
On November 13, a meeting was held at the Women's Union of Turkmenistan between Oguljahan Atabayeva, Vice President for Medical Affairs at the Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov Charitable Foundation for Assistance to Children in Need of Care, and Dmitry Shlapachenko, UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan
Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI has secured $15 billion in a new funding round, CNBC reports, citing sources familiar with the negotiations.
The Seventh Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia will be held in Tashkent on November 15–16, chaired by President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev
A Turkmen delegation, led by the Minister of Culture, is participating in the international congress "Central Asia: Common Spiritual and Educational Heritage – Common Future," which is being held in Tashkent from November 13 to 15
A delegation from the Belarusian Railways (BZD), led by First Deputy Chairman Alexander Khoroshevich, participated in the International Exhibition and Conference ITTC-2025 ("International Transport and Transit Corridors: Interconnection and Development - 2025"), held in Ashgabat
For three days, Ashgabat became the digital capital of the region. From November 12 to 14, it hosted the 18th international exhibition Turkmentel 2025—the premier event in Turkmenistan's telecommunications industry and one of the key platforms in Central Asia for discussing the future of communications, technology, and digital governance
On 13th November2025, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Turkmenistan, in cooperation with the Ministry of Communications of Turkmenistan, successfully launched the International Startup Forum 2025 within the framework of the Turkmentel–2025 Exhibition and International Conference. This event marked a significant milestone in advancing Turkmenistan’s innovation and digital transformation agenda.
At the exhibition area of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan, where international exhibitions in the transport and communications sector are held, the exhibit of the Chinese company Dahua Technology attracted attention
China CAMC Engineering Corporation participated in the joint international exhibition and conference, which brought together the transportation and communications industries under one roof. This relatively young (just 24 years old) but large state-owned company is widely known far beyond China's borders. ORIENT correspondents Enejan Kepbanova and Seyli Aryshov interviewed the vice president of China CAMC Engineering Co., Ltd
Turkmenistan continues to actively strengthen diplomatic ties with African states. On November 12, Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Akhmet Gurbanov met in Ashgabat with the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Niger (with residence in Tehran), Seydou Zatou Ali, who arrived for accreditation
This major international transport and communications forum, which brings together industry exhibitions and conferences on communications and logistics, has become not only a platform for exchanging opinions but also an effective working space where concrete agreements have been reached
Within the framework of the UNDP project “Assistance in the implementation of a pilot electronic data interchange system in Turkmenistan,” implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Communications of Turkmenistan, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the Ministry of Communications of Turkmenistan and the e-Governance Academy (Estonia)
