Terrorism Watch: A new assessment warns Syria’s crackdown on foreign jihadists may push some Central Asian, Uyghur and North Caucasian militants toward Afghanistan, reshaping security risks across Central Asia and beyond. Industrial Weighing Security: Chongqing BINCEN promotes anti-cheating weighbridge and electronic weighing systems for trusted truck scales and concrete batching, highlighting anti-fraud functions and durability claims for harsh climates, including deployments mentioned in Uzbekistan. Education Reform: President Mirziyoyev reviewed plans to expand vocational and higher education programs using international standards, citing major enrollment growth and wider accreditation. Energy & Grid Integration: The ADB’s Pan-Asia Power Grid Initiative debuted in Samarkand, aiming to connect fragmented regional power networks as AI and clean energy demand rise. Water Management: A UN-Water case study says Uzbekistan has rapidly reduced water stress via irrigation modernization and conservation, while noting climate-driven pressure remains. Health Pricing Oversight: Uzbekistan’s consumer protection authorities flagged 237 pharmacies for excessive medicine markups, with UZS 1.9bn in unjustified revenue recalculated for reimbursement. Air Quality Cooperation: Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan agreed to form a joint scientist-and-expert working group to tackle transboundary air pollution and improve PM2.5/PM10 monitoring. Agriculture Tech Partnership: Japan’s Sumitomo proposed a pilot to replace coal greenhouse heating with heat-pump and other energy-efficient systems, including a Samarkand demonstration site. Food Industry Links: Uzbekistan and Belarus plan joint baby food production projects using locally sourced ingredients, aiming to boost trade and industrial cooperation.