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China wants Russia to stop interfering with Kazakh oil exports.

Tashkent sees the link as part of a transcontinental route bypassing Russia.

Central Asia sees its economic future in China, not Russia.

Demand has surged as the population turns to air conditioners and refrigeration equipment to keep cool.

What is Tajikistan prepared to give China as it struggles to settle its liabilities?

Climate change and human activity threaten to drive the apple from its native soil by the end of the century, new research warns.

The memorandum is a win for Baku while committing it to do little.

The Tajik-Chinese Mining Company is a major contributor to GDP, but its own numbers don’t always add up.

Authorities see Zhetim-Too as an opportunity to pare down debt to Beijing, arguing that environmental risks can be mitigated.

Locals say authorities are arbitrarily seizing their homes to make way for a road from China.

The U.S. is pressing companies to show vigilance over export control evasion attempts.

Because official statistics are nonsense, we look to personnel reshuffles to understand where the government recognizes it is underperforming. Our weekly briefing.

The terror group behind growing carnage in the wretched country says anyone working with the Taliban is a target.

A better-connected GBAO would benefit Dushanbe and Beijing, but could change the face of a unique region.

Expanding Ashgabat’s dependence on China, visiting Iran, and talking north-south transportation links. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.