Tajikistan pleads poverty, spends money on unneeded luxuries A panhandling president is unaccountable to his Western benefactors. Apr 26, 2023
Uzbekistan woos investors as dispute with Western firm goes to arbitration The government is trying to lure investors as it moves to revitalize a sluggish privatization drive. Joanna Lillis Mar 28, 2023
As China ends zero Covid, will Kazakh shuttle traders return to the border? Kazakhstan was caught off guard by Beijing’s decision to relax coronavirus controls at a trade hub on the border. Jan 13, 2023
Armenia and Hungary to restore ties Yerevan cut relations 10 years ago following Hungary’s extradition of an Azerbaijani soldier who murdered an Armenian counterpart. But the post-war reality has pushed Yerevan to reconsider. Joshua Kucera Dec 2, 2022
China gets Central Asia’s votes, Russia gets its silence Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan opposed discussion of Xinjiang at the UN Human Rights Council. Artyem Sochnev Oct 14, 2022
Kazakhstan: Police locate sense of humor, drop case against satirist Most visitors to the Instagram account are aware it is not a news website. Almaz Kumenov Sep 15, 2022
China warns against meddling in Kazakhstan ahead of Putin meeting It sounded like Xi Jinping was warning Putin against any adventures in Central Asia. Joanna Lillis Sep 14, 2022
Birth and marriage rates increase in Nagorno-Karabakh The increases have reversed a demographic decline that the territory has seen since the pandemic and war with Azerbaijan. Lilit Shahverdyan Jul 25, 2022
Uzbekistan’s new constitution: More for Mirziyoyev, less for Karakalpakstan A draft constitution is causing anger in the autonomous region of Karakalpakstan, whose rights have been diminished by the changes. Jul 1, 2022
Kyrgyzstan: Authorities bristle at Black Death research Officials suspect a newly published paper on the 14th century plague is a plot to kill the country's tourism industry. Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Jun 17, 2022
Kyrgyzstan National Bank predicts 20% decline in remittances The drop is far greater than what the country saw at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Jun 10, 2022
Can a Kazakh consulate in China’s Xi’an help smooth bilateral trade? Kazakh firms see an opportunity, but are tempering their enthusiasm for now. Daniyar Moldabekov Jun 10, 2022
Kyrgyzstan: Controversy-mongering health minister ends up behind bars Beishenaliyev says he has been set up by vindictive prosecutors. Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Jun 6, 2022
Kyrgyzstan’s donkeys-to-China trade courts controversy, corruption Religious mores, politics and the coronavirus have cast a shadow over one of the few Kyrgyz products China buys. Aigerim Turgunbaeva, Chris Rickleton May 30, 2022
Amid sanctions, Kazakh firm stops supplying Russian steelworks Kazakh companies are treading carefully doing business with Russia. Joanna Lillis May 18, 2022