Kazakhstan’s president proposes renaming parliament and introducing vice-president position
In a significant development, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has proposed renaming the country’s future one-chamber parliament to "Kurultai." Orda.kz says this suggestion was put...
Uzbekistan to reward top-reading officials and students with cash bonuses
Uzbekistan will introduce cash incentives for government officials, school pupils, and university students who read the highest number of books. Citing the press service...
China records historic drop in birth rate in 2025
China’s population declined by 3.39 million in 2025, falling to 1.404 billion, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics of China. The...
Trump invites Kazakhstan’s president to join the board of Peace for Gaza
U.S. President Donald Trump has invited Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to join the Board of Peace for Gaza, Tengrinews reported, citing presidential spokesman Ruslan...
Split within the Taliban: why Afghanistan’s internet was not fully shut down
Afghanistan’s brief nationwide internet blackout in September 2025, officially blamed on “technical problems,” was in fact the result of an internal power struggle within...
