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Mikhail An, center, in a screenshot from Brian Song’s new film Misha.

Uzbekistan: The Koryo Saram’s tragic Soviet soccer superstar

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.
Chris Rickleton Dec 18, 2020
Laborers in Tajikistan’s northern Sughd Province

Tajikistan: Even Russia feels pain as pandemic wreaks havoc on migration lifeline

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.
Dec 17, 2020
Chinese vaccine

Uzbekistan poised to start trials on Chinese COVID-19 vaccine

5,000 people are taking part in the trials.
Dec 10, 2020
Creators of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine claim it is 95 percent efficient in providing immunity. (Photo: Russian government website)

Kazakhstan to start Sputnik V vaccinations early next year

Trials for a domestically developed QazCovid-in vaccine are not expected to be completed until March.
Almaz Kumenov Dec 4, 2020
Kazakhstan's parliament in Nur-Sultan. (Photo: Parliament website)

Kazakhstan to borrow $1.8Bln for COVID fight

The government is eager to stress that the loan is all but interest free.
Almaz Kumenov Nov 24, 2020
No crowds, except when he comes out. (state media)

Turkmenistan: The dammed united

Travel bans, dams and Russian fans. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Nov 24, 2020
Kazakhstan's defenses against COVID-19 looking shaky. (Photo: Government graphic)

Kazakhstan: Nearly half of ventilators bought for COVID-19 defective

Numbers of coronavirus cases has seen a sharp surge recently.
Almaz Kumenov Nov 19, 2020
Children picking cotton field in September. (Photo: Dilara Isa / RFE/RL)

Kazakhstan: Education-starved children sent to pick cotton

This isn't just a COVID-19 problem, though.
Almaz Kumenov Oct 15, 2020
Borat too far: Falling flat.

Kazakhstan: Borat creators' attempts to whip up fury achieve mixed results

Some social media users are angry, but officials are taking the high road, for now.
Almaz Kumenov Oct 3, 2020
Labeled with COVID-19. (Photo: Russian Health Ministry)

Uzbekistan to take part in COVID-19 vaccine trials

Officials say Uzbekistan plans to produce its own vaccine when tests are done.
Sep 30, 2020
Happier times: Tengri Bank, which had its license stripped earlier this month, offered quick and cheap credit. (Photo: Tengri Bank)

Kazakhstan: Ever more borrowers unable to repay loans

Overdue loans have increased by 10 percent since January.
Almaz Kumenov Sep 25, 2020
Characters from KazakhMan (courtesy image)

Kazakhstan: KazakhMan brings local flavor to well-worn superhero format

This latest addition to the rich constellation of animated superheroes marks a fresh attempt by Kazakh artists to offer heroic antics with a local twist.
Almaz Kumenov Sep 21, 2020
Wang Yi poses for a photo with Kyrgyz president Sooronbai Jeenbekov. (Photo: Kyrgyz presidential administration)

Central Asia: Belt and Road takes back seat in Chinese envoy’s tour

Beijing is eager to show solidarity as the coronavirus pandemic rumbles on.
Chris Rickleton Sep 16, 2020
Only a limited number of children will be returning to the classroom. (Photo: Nur-Sultan city government)

Kazakhstan: Classes continue in remote format

Parents are pleading for relief from their kids learning from home, however.
Almaz Kumenov Sep 10, 2020
Tajikistan’s president tests some of the newest Belt and Road infrastructure in Darvoz. (government handout)

China business briefing: Whose Belt and Road is it anyway?

The loss-making Tajik company behind a mysterious Belt and Road investment is not a harbinger of economic transformation.
Niva Yau Sep 9, 2020

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