The cannabis traces found at Jirzankal Cemetery in the Pamir Mountains had unusually high concentrations of THC.

We also heard Dastan Kasmamytov, a gay activist from Kyrgyzstan, talk about his campaign to increase the visibility of queer people in Central Asia by raising a rainbow flag on the world’s ...

The lives of Central Asian migrant laborers in Russia have become much worse since the terrorist attack on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall on March 22, 2024, that ...

ASTANA — Investment ties among Central Asian countries continue to strengthen. By the end of the first half of 2024, intraregional accumulated investments in the region Asia grew by 40% over a year ...

Central Asia is in the proximity of restive regions on Chinese and Indian peripheries, making it a key factor in Beijing’s and New Delhi’s security calculations. To pursue their fundamental ...

Peter Leonard, the former Central Asia editor of the news outlet Eurasianet ... “What we’re concerned about is people that we talk to, that we don’t land them in trouble, so we have to ...

According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), roughly 280 million people globally are experiencing acute hunger every day. Comparatively few sufferers are in Central ...

A gunfight broke out in the jungles of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh state. Maoist rebels were inspired by Chinese revolutionary leader Mao Zedong.

AI preparedness requires more than just technology—it demands a supportive ecosystem encompassing infrastructure, education, and innovation. Central Asia’s AI readiness: room for growth According to ...

While Russia is still controlling Central Asian countries politically and economically, those states are also looking for new partners, especially with China, to help ensure their own development.