One of the distinctive features of the third millennium is that, rather than managing diplomacy under a single umbrella ...

When you think of hiking destinations, Kyrgyzstan probably isn't one of the first places to come to mind. But, perhaps it ...

The Kyrgyz Nomad Trail (KNT) is a 1,243-mile (2,000-kilometer) long-distance hiking trail in northern and eastern Kyrgyzstan, which make it the longest trail network in Central Asia. Launched in June ...

One crowning touch was a conversation with the Turkmen director general for motor roads, who confessed that he used OpenStreetMap data on his smartphone to navigate, and another was a request from the ...

The new U.S. administration has issued an executive order aimed at boosting domestic production of critical minerals, reflecting the recognition of security risks posed ...

Central Asia and the Caucasus are racing to position themselves as vital transit hubs as global trade routes shift. Since the ...

The senior diplomats engaged in in-depth discussions on advancing China-Central Asia cooperation in various aspects. The meeting was expected to pave the way for the second China-Central Asia ...

On April 25-26, 2025, the Turkmen delegation headed by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the People’s Republic of China P. Durdiyev took part in the sixth Meeting of ...

Economic activity across the South Caucasus and Central Asia is projected to stagnate over the next two years, as uncertainty envelops global markets, according to World Bank experts. The bank’s ...

that sufficient attention has not been given to the geographical changes that have certainly occurred throughout the whole of Central Asia, and without which it appears impossible to understand ...

Map of Turkmenistan: One of the country’s best known tourist attractions is the blazing natural gas crater widely referred to as the “Gates of Hell.” The desert crater located about 260 ...