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Disappearing glaciers mean less predictable water for irrigation.

Wine exports had been booming, but largely to Russia and Ukraine. Now the industry is trying to reorient, including to China.

A proposed gas pipeline to South Asia dominates the government’s agenda. This and more in our weekly briefing.

A new study finds a correlation: the more education, the more positive one’s view of trade with China.

Russia used the meeting in China to emphasize its importance in Central Asia.

A fledgling job-creating enterprise offers hope in a troubled corner of the country, where the government talks big and does little.

China offers to help with defense, TAPI inches forward, and the old president asks for a vacation. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

The future shape of Sino-Turkmen cooperation is going to be one of Serdar Berdymukhamedov’s biggest challenges. This and more in our weekly briefing.

But Kazakhstan has more to lose.

A pioneer Chinese factory in southern Kazakhstan is an environmental disaster, locals say, while the company and the government are tongue-tied.

Authorities are expanding their bitcoin crackdown to include powerful figures close to the old regime.

Beijing’s aid for Ukraine is indicative of a “say one thing, do another” stance toward Russia.

The news is welcome with the countries about the feel the full knock-on impact of sanctions against Russia.

DiDi entered the Central Asian country last May amid hype it would kill off the competition.

The amount of grain gathered in 2021 was 18 percent less than what was harvested the previous year.

A Kyrgyz outlet says $60 billion of goods may have been smuggled into the country from China over a 20-year period.

UzAuto Motors has blamed delivery delays on supply chain disruptions.

Both sides are eying problems with the project amid talks over a high-stakes railroad.

Bargaining with China, selling to Tajikistan, and vodka inflation. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Tokayev's visit to China was his first foreign trip since last month's unrest.

None could miss Beijing’s big moment.

A case of a young man kicking a 54-year-old in Samarkand has sparked widespread indignation.

The corruption has long been common knowledge.

Xi Jinping said trade has grown 25-fold over the last two decades.

Uzbekistan’s trading data has shown a strong upward trend in recent years.