Fund Forum, Social Initiatives Support Fund, UNDP project “Inclusive Employment and Social Partnership”, Mahalla Republican Charity Fund and Parliament Commission on Management of resources of Public Fund on support of NGOs and other civil societies held a roundtable “Attracting NGOs into process of rendering social services to vulnerable services” in Tashkent on 6 July 2012.

The Sixth Republic of Korea – Central Asia Cooperation Forum was held in Seoul, the Republic of Korea, on 5 July 2012, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan said.

Over the last decade, a number of grave structural changes took place in the world\'s textile sector. Today, countries, which succeed in minimizing the production factors that directly influence the output\'s prime cost, become leaders in this industry.

The first industrial business center, which will become supermarket for business structures, will be created in Uzbekistan soon.

On 4 July 2012 a delegation of the Republic of Uzbekistan, which arrived in Seoul for participation at the Sixth Republic of Korea – Central Asia Cooperation Forum, met with the Minister of foreign affairs and trade of the Republic of Korea Kim Sung-Hwan.

A new vertically integrated silk complex is due in Namangan. The new facility will be created on the base of Vodiy Ipagi LLC.

Navoi Mining and Metallurgy Combine (NGMK) will invest into development of gold and uranium production, as well as expansion of raw base up to US$3.2 billion in 2012-2020, RIA Novosti reported.

FIDE master of Uzbekistan Temur Igonin showed good results at the Asian Chess Championship held among juniors from 8 to 18 years in Hikkaduwa (Sri Lanka).

On June 27, the mass media of Uzbekistan celebrated their professional holiday. The solemn meeting to mark this date was held in the Uzbek National Academic Drama Theater.

Committee of Legislative Committee of Uzbekistan on industry, construction and trade held a roundtable “Improvement of legislative acts in gas supply sector” on 29 June 2012.

12th exhibition of creative photography studio school graduates was held at Tashkent House of Photography.

The process of rehabilitation of economic activity of population in the area of ecological catastrophe caused by the drying up of the Aral Sea, the world’s fourth largest lake was presented to the participants of presentations under the project of the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Global Environment Facility and United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

The Second business forum “Day of German Economy in Uzbekistan” was held at International Hotel Tashkent on 28 June 2012.

Four rural medical posts in Namangan, Andijan, Samarkand and Jizzakh regions have been fitted with modular systems powered by solar and wind energy.

MAN Auto-Uzbekistan, an Uzbek-German joint venture, will launch its capacities on production of MAN heavy commercial equipment in Samarkand region of Uzbekistan in August 2012.

About 300 representatives of the banking system of Uzbekistan have gathered at the international conference in Tashkent, which was organized by the Central Bank, together with experts from the International Monetary Fund.

In Uzbekistan, 27 June – Press and Mass Media Workers Day is widely celebrated.

Mega-canvas of Lekim Ibragimov, People’s Artist of Uzbekistan, Professor, Academician of the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan, honorary member of the Russian Arts Academy, is to be put on display July 9, 2012, in the Exhibition Center of Prague, Czech Republic.

On 22-23 June, Samarkand region hosted regional stage of charity project “1000 weddings and 1000 sunnat-toys”, which is conducted by Fund Forum, Women’s Council, Mehr Nuri Foundation and Social Initiatives Support Fund.

Since 1994, 48 tons 221 kilograms of narcotic substances were annihilated in Uzbekistan.