Central Asia's critical mineral exports have long tilted toward China and Russia. Kazakhstan, for example, in 2023 sent $3.07 billion in critical minerals to China and $1.8 billion to Russia compared ...

Construction has begun on a new railway linking China to Central Asian countries Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov announced at the Dec. 27 groundbreaking ceremony. The new ...

Central Asia and the Caucasus saw solid growth, new transport corridors and multi-vector diplomacy in 2025, even as conflicts ...

Chinese and Gulf capital are driving Central Asia’s renewable energy build-out through distinct but intersecting investment strategies.

Iranian official Ali Asghar Tahmasebi reportedly emphasized the importance of developing Central Asia via "economic diplomacy." New reports in Iranian media indicate that Tehran continues to push its ...

Central Asia is no longer perceived solely as an object of great power rivalry; on the contrary, the region is emerging as an important and self-sufficient actor, putting forward its own initiatives ...

The Trump administration’s newfound interest in Central Asia must be coupled with European coordination and a focus on developing the region’s critical mineral processing and refining. For the first ...

BEIJING, June 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China and Central Asian countries have explored and formed the China-Central Asia Spirit, which features mutual ...

Rising repayment pressures are narrowing fiscal space and testing the sustainability of the region’s development model.

Countries in the Caucasus and Central Asia are among the most digitally connected in the world, a recent survey by the International Telecommunications Union. The organization’s 2025 Information and ...

Central Asia, the Sahel region and northern Europe experienced their hottest year on record in 2025, according to AFP ...

Metastasis-Directed Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Oligometastatic and Oligoprogressive Solid Malignancy: Outcomes and Effect on Systemic Treatment Radiation therapy is crucial in cancer ...