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Officials suspect a newly published paper on the 14th century plague is a plot to kill the country's tourism industry.

The drop is far greater than what the country saw at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Beishenaliyev says he has been set up by vindictive prosecutors.

Out-of-touch elites, poor planning, and some signs of progress in regional trade. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Religious mores, politics and the coronavirus have cast a shadow over one of the few Kyrgyz products China buys.

The criminal underworld reaches across generations.

Beishenaliyev enjoys a close relationship with the president.

The news is welcome with the countries about the feel the full knock-on impact of sanctions against Russia.

Sanctions on Russia quickly impact its allies in Central Asia.

None could miss Beijing’s big moment.

Xi Jinping said trade has grown 25-fold over the last two decades.

Victims of crime say they are not properly treated by police.

Letters from Washington, cybersecurity cooperation with China, and negotiating with a bankrupt Taliban. This and more in our weekly briefing.

There has been a surge in the number of Pakistanis visiting for tourism.

That Central Asia's presidents seemed to enjoy themselves together was itself a breakthrough. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.