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There is wariness, though, particularly in Kyrgyzstan, about jobs and ethnic tensions.

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The two countries hope improved ties will massively boost bilateral trade to $2 billion annually.

Bishkek is now suffering with some of the world’s worst air pollution.

Space for independent journalism has been shrinking over the past year.

The surviving popularity of the komuz as a living instrument, rather than a museum artifact, and the flourishing tradition of Kyrgyz folk music is in no small way thanks to Malik Alikeyev, who died on January 17.

Chinese buses have survived corruption scandals to become the most obvious alternative to ubiquitous but problematic minibuses.

What started off as a genuine and timely reform has been butchered by a lack of analysis and planning, leaving hundreds of schools without principals.

An official has identified the new purchases as Aksungur and Anka UAVs.

The changes make living long-term in Kazakhstan unviable for tens of thousands of Russian citizens who have fled the war.

Botoyarova wore a cape during the swimsuit category that bore the stylized image of a woman being subjected to abuse.

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Glaciers are disappearing around the world. Here’s how it happens in Central Asia.

Temperatures in Kazakhstan are slipping to below -30 degrees Celsius.

Can safety protocols be maintained in a poor country like Kyrgyzstan, where corruption is rampant?

Making an example of this group looks like an attempt to put an indefinite end to Kyrgyzstan’s periodic cycle of extra-parliamentary regime changes.

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The return of many male migrant laborers from Russia during the pandemic seems to have compounded the crisis.

The pains of the education system are a vivid testament to the challenges ahead.

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Temirov's supporters say the deportation is tantamount to state-sponsored abduction.

But a contentious procurement law in the works has fueled skepticism about government claims to be fighting corruption.

Moscow’s mobilization order exposed the absence of safety nets for students and other renters in Central Asia.

Part of the mission is to ensure that Russians engage constructively with people in their new home.

The vote took place against the backdrop of worsening repression of the opposition and activists.