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A new documentary on a Soviet soccer star also tells the story of Central Asia’s ethnic Korean community, which was deported en masse to the region by Stalin.

Let them eat cake.

Food prices have jumped this year and there are few jobs, but out-of-work migrants can’t get to where they are desperately needed.

The company has pledged not to let annual production slip below 10-11 billion tons of liquid hydrocarbons.

Unemployment, post-COVID hopes, and moving gas: This and more in our monthly briefing on the Eurasian Economic Union.

The surprise asset freeze has sparked speculation of possible elite infighting.

Any breakthrough in improving the lot of labor migrants will be touted as sign of his political heft.

The government is eager to stress that the loan is all but interest free.

Travel bans, dams and Russian fans. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Beijing has adopted a new economic model for the region, investing less in major infrastructure and spreading its risk.

The government will help outlets that publish its propaganda.

Some appear to be using bribes to circumvent the technology.

The terminal state of the economy remains paramount in the minds of those wishing to leave.

Recent events on China’s periphery confirm that Beijing is playing a long game for regional dominance.