The apparent scheme wasn’t carried out, but implicates former Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev.

In Central Asia, Chinese companies can score financing from both Beijing and local capitals. But is anyone profiting?

The failure of the Bishkek power plant in January has had domestic fallout, but its bilateral dimension could scorch Beijing too.

Burulai Turdaaly Kyzy was reportedly stabbed to death inside a police station by the man who had abducted her.

Sapar Isakov stands accused of lobbying for the interests of the Chinese company that modernized the Bishkek power plant.

In 2018, both the Bishkek power plant and the Atambayev-Jeenbekov relationship began malfunctioning.

Uzbekistan is the only Central Asian country to see improvement, but it's still near the bottom of the rankings.

Tashkent is harmonizing its import tariffs with EAEU norms.

Friday’s blaze was the third at the market since January.

Three states in Central Asia marked declines in the 2018 Nations in Transit report; but Uzbekistan logged its first improvement since 2005.

Kyrgyz President Jeenbekov did not respond directly to Erdogan's urging to deal with Gulen-linked institutions.

A recent slew of firings may mark a real split between current Kyrgyz President Jeenbekov and his predecessor Atambayev.

Some Kyrgyz people believe that Nooruz collides with Muslim values, but the vast majority still celebrate anyway.

Kyrgyz authorities have opened an investigation into whether Omurbek Babanov plotted to stage a coup after the October 2017 election.

Despite shared history, Central Asia has long lacked regional cohesion. That could be changing.

The highly anticipated traditions of Nowruz converge with Kyrgyzstan’s most important sport, Kok Boru, to usher in the new year.