Four years under Taliban rule: UN warns 78% of Afghan women and girls are out of school and work
Four years after the Taliban’s return to power, Afghan women and girls face sweeping restrictions that have stripped them of basic rights and opportunities,...
St. Petersburg again bans migrants from working as couriers and tax drivers
Migrants in St. Petersburg will no longer be allowed to work as couriers, according to a decree signed by city governor Alexander Beglov on...
Kyrgyzstan imposes temporary state price controls on beef and lamb
Kyrgyzstan has introduced temporary state regulation of meat prices, setting maximum retail prices for beef and lamb (excluding boneless cuts) nationwide for 90 days,...
How artificial intelligence is transforming China’s art and fashion scene
In China, artificial intelligence has long moved beyond the realm of programmers’ experiments. Today, it paints, inspires designers with new silhouettes, invents prints, and...
One-third of Uzbekistan’s GDP comes from informal and shadow economy
Uzbekistan’s unobserved economy — which includes both informal and shadow activities — reached 265.5 trillion soums (US$21.2 billion) in the first half of 2025,...
