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Search | 14 Articles

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
Medical experts insist human infection is unlikely. (Photo: Bernd Focken / Pixabay)

Kazakhstan: Avian flu kills nearly 1 million poultry

The die-off has caused a shortage of meat and eggs in markets.
Almaz Kumenov Oct 21, 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
No matter how you slice it, Ukraine’s population remains a mystery. (president.gov.ua)

Ukraine’s census attempt crashes and burns yet again

Independent Ukraine has held only one census, almost 20 years ago.
Mariya Chukhnova Aug 12, 2020
Yerevan city gov

Armenia: US government funding COVID disinformation

Articles on the U.S. Embassy-sponsored website call COVID-19 a "fake pandemic" and oppose vaccines. Health experts warn it could make the crisis worse.
Tatev Hovhannisyan May 28, 2020
The Index was released amid a media controversy in Armenia, as senior executives at Armenian public television resigned after footage of President Nikol Pashinyan coughing spread on the Internet. (primeminister.am)

Authoritarians double down on media repression amid COVID-19, says watchdog

In keeping with a historical pattern, many Eurasian states could be found near the bottom of the index.
Apr 22, 2020
(Courtesy Give Internet Georgia)

Perspectives | Eurasia’s citizen-led response to the coronavirus crisis

Despite years of state pressure, civic groups are providing services for those in need and showing the effectiveness of social engagement, solidarity and selflessness.
Barbara von Ow-Freytag Apr 14, 2020
The China-Russia border at Manzhouli/Zabaykalsk. (Jason_She/Wikimedia)

Infodemic infects Chinese-Russian relations

The pandemic is undermining official efforts in China and Russia to foster mutual amity.
Xiaofei Xu Apr 12, 2020
Karabakh coronavirus

Elections in Karabakh to go ahead in spite of coronavirus

There are worries that election observers from Armenia – which has been relatively hard-hit by the COVID-19 outbreak – could bring the virus into Karabakh.
Joshua Kucera Mar 26, 2020
Masked attacker ripping down sign at women's day march in Bishkek. (Photo: Danil Usmanov)

Kyrgyzstan: Women’s march against male violence attacked by masked men

Police detained marchers, but not attackers.
Nurjamal Djanibekova Mar 8, 2020
At-Bashi

Chinese business briefing: Corona cursed

Central Asia claims zero cases of coronavirus, but the economic symptoms are everywhere. This and more in our monthly briefing on Chinese business in the region.
Niva Yau Mar 4, 2020
Man being checked for possible indications of infection on arrival at Dushanbe airport. (Photo: Screengrab from state TV)

Tajikistan: Chinese diplomats snarled in anti-coronavirus measures

The Foreign Ministry and Chinese Embassy intervened to resolve the impasse.
Feb 11, 2020
China is pulling out all the stops to deal with its coronavirus outbreak. (Photo: World Health Organization)

China’s virus storm over Central Asia

Panic is being sown by trouble-making social media users.
Chris Rickleton Jan 28, 2020
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