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Artists reflect on Central Asia’s Soviet “cotton curse” - изображение 1
25 октября 2023 16:52
All post-Soviet nations have traumas, common and ‘individual’. Uzbekistan’s ‘individual’ trauma is linked to ‘the cotton curse’ – the Soviet economic planners’ idea to turn...
Is the Celestial Empire about to decline? - изображение 1
25 октября 2023 16:00
China’s economic performance has been inspiring considerable pessimism lately. In the second quarter of 2023, the Chinese economy grew by just 6.3% from a year...
Kazakh government under fire for attempt “to silence” scholars  - изображение 1
25 октября 2023 15:16
The Kazakh Science Ministry has faced a strong backlash over its new instructions that would effectively censor scholars’ media interviews and publications.  The recommendations proposed...
Uzbek MPs hit back at Russian deputy’s xenophobic remarks - изображение 1
24 октября 2023 17:28
Uzbek MPs have hit back at a Russian counterpart over his remarks that opening schools for Uzbek migrants’ children in Russia could lead to the...
President Tokayev warns “opinion leaders” not to rock the boat - изображение 1
24 октября 2023 15:30
President Kasymzhomart Tokayev on Tuesday pledged firm action against any attempts to stir internal instability. At the same time, he pledged to continue reforms and...
New programme to promote Kazakh language – slowly but surely? - изображение 1
23 октября 2023 19:33
The government aims to increase the share of citizens fluent in the Kazakh language by a modest 3 percentage points by 2029, to 84 percent...
Ex-justice minister arrested on abuse of office charges  - изображение 1
23 октября 2023 17:16
Kazakh authorities have reported the arrest of former justice minister Marat Beketayev on charges of abuse of office.  The Anti-Corruption Agency said in a statement...
The world need leaders willing to recognize Palestinians’ fundamental human rights - изображение 1
23 октября 2023 16:00
Israel’s military response to the brutality of the Hamas attack on October 7, which has claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 people in Gaza and...
Prime minister refuses to back bill on parliamentary investigations - изображение 1
23 октября 2023 14:20
Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov has refused to support a draft bill that would allow parliament to conduct investigations into matters of public interest.   The...
How China tries to balance state control and state support of AI - изображение 1
20 октября 2023 18:00
If a Chinese tech firm wants to venture into generative artificial intelligence it is bound to face significant hurdles arising from stringent government control, at...