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Kazakhs unable to travel abroad are discovering their country is full of nice places to vacation. But what’s good for the local economy is not always good for nature.

Will Turkmenistan come to Kyrgyzstan’s rescue?

Protesting artists chose the visit of their better-paid Russian colleagues to make their point.

The president seems troubled by the well-documented shortage of hard currency. This and more in our weekly briefing.