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Daniel Azhiyev came to prominence during the COVID-19 crisis, when his philanthropy made him something of a minor folk hero.

A panhandling president is unaccountable to his Western benefactors.

The increases have reversed a demographic decline that the territory has seen since the pandemic and war with Azerbaijan.

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.

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.

While the country continues easing other COVID-19 restrictions, why has it not begun to allow travelers to cross the border by land?

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.

The government said the system was useless against the Omicron variant, but critics accused them of pandering to anti-vaxxer sentiment.

None could miss Beijing’s big moment.

The country has belatedly introduced a COVID pass system to enter restaurants and bars as the vaccination rate remains at just 28 percent.

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