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5,000 people are taking part in the trials.

Bishkek is also angling for yet more room to ease its debt burden.

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

Beijing does not appear disposed to give too much leeway.

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

5,000 volunteers have been mobilized for the phase-three trial.

Acting President Japarov came to power on the crest of rallies, but will he know how to deal with them as leader?

The president bets on a big infrastructure program to reinvigorate his political fortunes.

The country's largest oil refinery is no stranger to scandals.

While it would be wrong to start pointing fingers and formulating conspiracy theories, clearly the risks are many and real.

Kazakhstan’s food producers look primed to benefit from China’s increasingly tense relationship with traditional trading partners. This and more in our monthly Chinese business briefing.

Before the pandemic, Central Asia’s poorest countries had been managing their Chinese debts quite well. Now they are asking for help.

Officials say Uzbekistan plans to produce its own vaccine when tests are done.

Beijing is eager to show solidarity as the coronavirus pandemic rumbles on.

The first in a series of briefings on Beijing's investments in Central Asian renewables.