Central Asia

Chinese president calls for strengthening friendship with Central Asia

Economic crisis in Afghanistan will directly entail economic problems in crisis in its partner countries

US threatens Kazakhstan with sanctions over aid to Russia

100 million cubic meters of water leak into sand in Turkmenistan due to Karakum Canal break

Central Asia entering a minefield – report

admin - February 27, 2012

DUSHANBE, February 27, 2012, Asia-Plus – The February 21 item of EurasiaNet.org entitled “Central Asia Entering a Minefield – Report” notes that a...

EU announces grant awards to strengthen water management in Central Asia

admin - February 11, 2012

DUSHANBE, February 11, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The European Union launched four new projects in the framework of the EU Regional Environment Program for...

United States lifts ban on Uzbek military aid

admin - February 3, 2012

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Obama administration said on February 1 it has exercised a waiver that would allow the U.S....

Kyrgyzstan seeks AKDN’s support for helping ethnic Kyrgyz living in the Afghan Pamir

admin - February 2, 2012

DUSHANBE, February 2, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Kyrgyzstan is seeking support from the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) for working out joint recommendations and...

Kazakh ruling party wins landslide in parliamentary elections

admin - January 17, 2012

DUSHANBE, January 17, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Kazakhstan’s ruling Nur Otan party has won its expected landslide in a January 15 parliamentary election and...

Head of Tajik Diaspora appointed Kyrgyz Minister of Social Development

admin - December 25, 2011

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Rashashan Sabirov, member of the Ata Meken faction also chairman of the Association of Ethnic Tajiks of...

Kazakhstan’s leader sacks his son-in-law after last week’s deadly clashes

admin - December 23, 2011

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said on Thursday he would fire his son-in-law from the top job at the sovereign wealth fund, accusing its oil and gas unit of mishandling a strike that erupted into deadly clashes.

UCA’s KM team spearheads new data collection methodology using smart phones.

admin - December 20, 2011

DUSHANBE, December 20, 211, Asia-Plus -- The University of Central Asia’s (UCA) Knowledge Management (KM) team recently implemented the Osh Business Mapping Project...

Two Tajik observers to monitor parliamentary election in Kazakhstan

admin - December 20, 2011

DUSHANBE, December 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Mahmadmurod Zoirov, member of the Central Commission fro Elections and Referenda (CCER) of Tajikistan and Mirzo Ashourov,...