Central Asia has been a bellwether of the Sino-Russian relationship. Russia accounts for almost all of Kazakhstan’s imported ...

The only direct flights from the UK to Central Asia depart from Heathrow. Uzbekistan Airways connects to Tashkent twice a week (7h) and Air Astana flies to Aktau in Kazakhstan five times a week (6h).

From relations with Moscow to regional trade, five experts weigh in on how Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has left its mark on Central Asia.

The inaugural China-Central Asia gathering is part of China’s broader aim to strengthen economic and political partnerships with like-minded countries, to counter what it sees as a U.S ...