CHINA GIVES KYRGYZSTAN MILITARY HELP.

According to the press service for Defense Ministry, the ministry would receive on 18 October a humanitarian aide from the Defense Ministry of China worth eight million yuan (about $960,000). The delivery would be done at the Torugart border post on the Kyrgyz-Chinese state border.

Compiled and translated by Naryn Idinov in Prague

The news is based today on reports sent by RFE/RL Kyrgyz Service correspondents Bubukan Dosalieva, Kyias Moldokasymov, Aidanbek Tashkenbaev, Bektash Shamshiev, and Baktybek Amanbaev from Bishkek, Yrysbai Abdyraimov from Jalal-Abad, Damir Kalykov from Naryn.