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How Chinese green tech and investment are reshaping the Central Asian landscape
Central Asia is tilting more decisively towards China as geopolitical uncertainty deepens, with Beijing’s expanding influence recasting the former Soviet states’ strategic orientation. In the second of a three-part series, Victoria Bela looks at how Kazakhstan is adopting China’s green tech and expertise to fight desertification, restore ecosystems and decarbonise industries. Read the first part here.
Turkmenistan's 'heavenly' Akhal-Teke horses celebrated in annual beauty pageants
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Hong Kong well placed to help Central Asia grow yuan trade, leading banker says
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Hong Kong ideal platform for Uzbek firms to spread wings globally, John Lee says
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Future jet stream changes could ease drying across Asian drylands
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Hong Kong wants to be a bridge between Central Asia and Chinese businesses
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Why Hong Kong matters to Kazakhstan’s financial ambitions
Nikola Mikovic is a freelance journalist, researcher and analyst based in Serbia. As part of its decades-old “multi-vector” foreign policy, based on balancing relations between major powers such as China, Russia, the United States and the European Union, Kazakhstan – Central Asia’s largest country – is now actively diversifying its economic and financial policies. While in the past, Astana sought to strengthen cooperation with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the leading international...
‘Burn the midnight oil’: SC asks CBSE for plan to release Class 12 results by Friday
Noting that a delay in declaring results may derail the process of admission of students in West Asian countries to colleges, the Supreme Court on Monday directed Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to take effective steps to announce Class XII Improvement Examination results at the earliest and asked it to present a plan for the purpose by Friday, regardless of the effort needed for the same. A bench of Justices Manmohan and Vijay Bishnoi agreed to hear the plea of an overseas...
Kyrgyzstan elected to UN Security Council for first time in its history
Kyrgyzstan was elected to the UN Security Council as a non-permanent member for 2027-2028, marking a rare win for Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan was elected on Wednesday as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the first time since gaining its independence in 1991. Kyrgyzstan won the Asia-Pacific Group vacancy, defeating the Philippines for one of the 2027-2028 seats.