Central Asia

Central Asia

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev pose for a picture at the China - Central Asia Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, June 17, 2025. Photo: Sultan Dosaliev/Kyrgyz Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

China, Central Asian countries agree better connectivity by land, flights

China will look at simplifying visa procedures with the five Central Asian countries while all parties will study the feasibility of opening consular offices

A barren field shows the impact of climate change on the agriculture in Central Asian countries. Photo: BSS/AFP

Crops under threat as surprise March heatwave hits Central Asia: study

This aerial photograph taken on July 8, 2024 shows lakes of melted water in the Tian Shan mountain range. The effects of a warming planet have been particularly visible in Central Asia, which has seen a wave of extreme weather disasters. Photo: AFP

'Disappeared completely': Melting glaciers worry Central Asia

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov attend a signing ceremony, ahead of the China-Central Asia Summit in Xian, Shaanxi province, China 18 May, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Pool

Central Asia forges ties with China as Xi touts 'enduring' friendship

Delegations, led by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, hold talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS

Blinken holds talks with Central Asian leaders amid 'spillover' from Ukraine war

Delegations, led by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, hold talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS

Blinken holds talks with Central Asian leaders amid 'spillover' from Ukraine war

The Chinese national flag is seen in Beijing, China April 29, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Xiplomacy: Landlocked Central Asian countries find seas of opportunities in cooperation with China

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Remittances grow 5% in 2022, despite global headwinds: World Bank

A view shows a burnt armoured personnel carrier of Kyrgyz forces near Golovnoi water distribution facility outside the village of Kok-Tash in Batken province, Kyrgyzstan May 5, 2021. The clashes broke out last week along the frontier between Tajikistan's Sughd province and Kyrgyzstan's southern Batken province because of a dispute over a reservoir and pump, claimed by both sides, on the Isfara River. REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov/File Photo

Kyrgyzstan asks Russia-led bloc to send peacekeepers to Tajik border

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World Bank sees weak growth in 2023 for eastern Europe, central Asian countries

Flags are seen behind the logo of the European Investment Bank pictured in the city of Luxembourg, Luxembourg. Photo: Reuters

EU plans investment in world's tallest dam to dent Russia's energy clout

A mother shops with her children at the market in Kabul, Afghanistan October 29, 2021. Photo :Reuters

India, 5 Central Asian countries decide to establish joint working group on Afghanistan

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Middle East and Central Asia recovery fragile amid inflation risks: IMF