Following coronavirus outbreak in Iran, Armenia closes border and Azerbaijan keeps it open Armenia went farther than most of Iran’s neighbors, closing its border for two weeks. Azerbaijan, meanwhile, was the only country to have not closed its border with Iran at all. Joshua Kucera, Ani Mejlumyan Feb 24, 2020
Tajikistan: Chinese diplomats snarled in anti-coronavirus measures The Foreign Ministry and Chinese Embassy intervened to resolve the impasse. Feb 11, 2020
Pre-coronavirus, the Caucasus was liking the Chinese tourism bump. Now what? Their numbers were growing fast, but Chinese tourists were a tiny fraction of the total. Sam Bhutia Feb 6, 2020
Chinese business briefing: Yuan welcome, but flights cancelled We’re trying something new today. This briefing on Chinese business in Central Asia is based largely on Chinese-language sources. Niva Yau Feb 4, 2020
China’s virus storm over Central Asia Panic is being sown by trouble-making social media users. Chris Rickleton Jan 28, 2020