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Georgia travel expectations vs reality 🇬🇪 Spoiler: it's not as cheap as they claim

Georgia Had Me Questioning Everything I Read About This Country

Almost denied entry at the border, coin-operated elevators, and immigration officers who racially profile travelers. This isn't the Georgia travel …

thebeautraveler.com

China Business Forum 3h ago

#Shenzhen has #launched its first direct #passenger #route to #CentralAsia, marking a notable step forward in #China–#Uzbekistan #connectivity and creating new opportunities for #trade, #investment, and cross-border #business #travel. The new non-stop service #links Shenzhen Bao’an #International Airport with #Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. https://cnbusinessforum.com/shenzhen-opens-first-direct-passenger-flight-to-central-asia-strengthening-china-uzbekistan-business-links/

Shenzhen–Tashkent Direct Flight Launches | China Business, Trade &

Shenzhen has launched its first direct passenger flight to Tashkent, opening a new gateway to Central Asia for trade, investment and business travel. See flight schedule and what it means for

China Business Forum

PugJesus 12h ago

Man with his custom-made bus, cobbled together from a Soviet helicopter and military truck, Afghanistan, late 1980s

https://piefed.social/c/historyphotos/p/1994442/man-with-his-custom-made-bus-cobbled-together-from-a-soviet-helicopter-and-military-tru

Italian News by RSS 18h ago

Agenzia Nova: Business news: Kirghizistan, con la Russia il primo centro di formazione specializzato su energia in Asia centrale

18 apr 22:00 - (Agenzia Nova) - Il Kirghizistan costruira' il primo centro di formazione specializzato nel settore energetico dell'Asia centrale,... (Aka)

Business news: Kyrgyzstan, with Russia, is the first specialized training center on energy in Central Asia.

Apr 18 22:00 - (Agenzia Nova) - Kyrgyzstan will build the first specialized training center in the energy sector of Central Asia,...

#Kyrgyzstan #Russia #first #CentralAsia #AgenziaNova

https://www.agenzianova.com/a/69e3e9c5746981.40896990/7288977/2026-04-18/business-news-kirghizistan-con-la-russia-il-primo-centro-di-formazione-specializzato-su-energia-in-asia-centrale

AnnasTochter 22h ago

I thought Dushanbe was a charming city, but now with those hideous new buildings, there’s no reason to go there anymore.
Sadly, it’s just an ugly, run-of-the-mill city.

https://www.rferl.org/a/dushanbe-tajikistan-demolition-architecture-development-soviet/33732917.html
#Dushanbe #Tajikistan #CentralAsia #SovietStyle
#Architecture

The 'Decommunization' Of Dushanbe

Before-and-after images capture the breakneck demolition and development drive that is leaving some locals of the Tajik capital unable to recognize their own city.

RFE/RL

PugJesus 23h ago

Ottoman Turkish ceremonial dagger and sheath, gold and copper, possibly made in Iran, ~1500 AD