Crossroads Asia

Antonio Guterres' participation in a tree-planting ceremony was a high-profile boost for the Mongolian government's One Billion Trees campaign.

Settling a border is not an easy task, but Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan seem to be entering the final phases of doing so.

President Mirziyoyev’s new government is taking measures to close the gender gap in the country's education sector as the higher education system goes through major changes. 

The war reminded Mongolians that they now have no choice but to prepare for all eventualities, because no other country will step in to save them.

Tashkent has sought to serve as a broker between the Taliban and the world to keep Afghanistan on the global agenda.

The timing of an August 3 briefing on a months-old separatism case in Petropavl was no coincidence.

Medvedev has since deleted the social media post and blamed hackers.

The blocking and unblocking of certain social media platforms over the last year stems from a data localization law signed in January 2021.

Prominent Pamiri activists and figures have been pursued by the authorities through a variety of means, with those in Russia seemingly at the greatest risk of extradition or rendition.

Solar energy may be a great solution to the climate change problem, but local communities must benefit first. 

Although Ashgabat has resumed limited flights to Russia and the UAE, there are still no regular public flights to and from Turkey.

Turkmenistan’s cotton industry relies on forced labor, but despite boycotts and bans goods produced from Turkmen cotton continue to reach global markets.