South Korea and Central Asian leaders seek deeper ties in minerals and industry
The inaugural summit in Seoul produced a declaration as the region pressed for investment in processing, technology and skills alongside raw-material trade.
Bishkek summit puts regional security and cooperation on the SCO agenda
The leaders approved 28 documents at a summit hosted by Kyrgyzstan, including the Bishkek Declaration and changes to the organisation’s charter.
Kazakhstan’s new parliament gives Adilet 110 of 145 seats
The official result gives the governing party a commanding majority, while international observers question the breadth of political choice.
Regional blackout exposes the fragility of Central Asia’s shared grid
Outages affected four countries on August 14, but officials have offered conflicting accounts of the initiating failure.
Kyrgyzstan leads talks on mountain preservation in Astana
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has used a landmark regional summit in Kazakhstan's capital to call for urgent international action on glacier loss and mountain ecosystem...
Uzbekistan taps Chinese tech for deep-well exploration
Uzbekistan is pressing ahead with an ambitious drive to unlock vast hydrocarbon reserves buried deep beneath its remote Ustyurt plateau, striking a major drilling deal...