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Which countries restrict Brazilian chicken imports over bird flu?
An outbreak of bird flu in Brazil, the world's largest chicken exporter, has prompted countries to implement trade restrictions in an effort to prevent the spread of the virus after Brazil confirmed its first case on a commercial farm in May....

The last ECO summit: A new road map
The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), which was established in 1964, was revived by the Turkish government in 1985 and brings 10 Muslim countries together. The organization, which brings together the four northern tier Muslim countries and...

Exploring cultural richness of ‘pearl of Silk Road’ Kashgar
3 BY CHE BIN, LI YANAN, PEOPLE’S DAILY LOCATED in the southwestern part of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Kashgar sits on a lush oasis nourished by the Yarkant River, which flows from the Karakoram Mountains. Since ancient times, traders and...

Khalilzad warns of China’s growing grip on Central Asian minerals, urges swift US action
Former U.S. special envoy for Afghan peace talks, Zalmay Khalilzad, has issued a stark warning about China’s accelerating efforts to dominate Central Asia’s vast mineral wealth. He urged Washington—specifically the Trump administration—to act...

Afghanistan and Pakistan hold first round of political consultations in Islamabad
Former U.S. special envoy for Afghan peace talks, Zalmay Khalilzad, has issued a stark warning about China’s accelerating efforts to dominate Central Asia’s vast mineral wealth. He urged Washington—specifically the Trump administration—to act...

Logisticians of Turkmenistan master digital trade technologies
Representatives of the Türkmen logistika Association took part in a regional training on digitalization of trade procedures in Tashkent, the "Neutral Turkmenistan" newspaper reports. The three-day training “Fundamentals of Digital Trade...

Kazakhstan’s Grain Exports Soar 59%, Signaling Rising Global Demand
ASTANA – Kazakhstan exported 8.7 million tons of new crop grain from September 2024 to June 18, 2025, which is 58.7% more compared to the same period in 2023-2024, the Ministry of Agriculture reported on June 20, citing data from Kazakhstan Temir...

Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Moving Central Asia Toward Regional Integration
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the newly independent states of Central Asia – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan – focused on state building and protecting their own individual national interests....

$23 million allocated to strengthen river banks from mudflows
AKIPRESS.COM - Kyrgyzstan will allocate $23 million for coastal protection work, Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations Urmatbek Shamyrkanov said a briefing on June 25. He noted that the cost of strengthening one meter of bank is from 60,000 to...

Kazakhstan’s First Nuclear Power Plant
Kazakhstan’s Nuclear Energy Agency announced in mid-June that Russia’s Rosatom had been appointed to lead the international consortium that will build the country’s first nuclear power plant, a project with significant regional implications. The...

'Global Mayors Dialogue – SCO Summit Cities' event held in Tianjin
Guests attending the "Global Mayors Dialogue – SCO Summit Cities" visit the smart zero-carbon terminal of Tianjin Port in north China's Tianjin, July 7, 2025. /VCG Guests attending the "Global Mayors Dialogue – SCO Summit Cities" visit the smart...

UK Parliament Sees Middle Corridor as Strategic Route for Resilient Global Supply Chains
ASTANA – The United Kingdom has reaffirmed its growing strategic interest in the development of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, also known as the Middle Corridor, a vital multimodal trade route connecting Asia to Europe via...

The US Aimed at Iran But Might Have Hit Central Asia
The U.S. and Israeli attacks last month on Iran to “obliterate” its nuclear program may have hit another target: Central Asia’s interests in accesses the large Iranian market and use Iran’s transport links to trade with the wider world. Iran’s...

PERSPECTIVE: Confronting Iran’s Nuclear Threat
Speaking as a fearlessly defiant and obstinate nation, Iran held the world’s attention after announcing their plans to build a third nuclear enrichment facility in efforts to advance their weapons program. This announcement followed the...

Swan Lake by international ballet stars to perform at the Mobile Saenger January 7 2026
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — Tickets go on sale Friday July 11 at 10 a.m. (Additional fees may apply.) Tickets can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com. Purchase in person at the Saenger Theatre Box Office (6 South Joachim Street; open Wednesday –...

Indonesia to Sign FTA With Russia-dominated Union This Year, Minister Says
Indonesia expects to sign a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) later this year, its senior economic minister said on Friday, a day after President Prabowo Subianto met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in St....
(National) identity crisis
More than 20 years after moving abroad, multimedia journalist Natalia Jidovanu found herself grappling with Moldova’s struggles over national identity. The following personal essay, first published in The Beet, offers a first-person perspective on...

U.S. slaps 25% tariff on Kazakhstan imports
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced the imposition of a 25% tariff on all goods imported from Kazakhstan, effective August 1, 2025. The decision was communicated in an official letter sent to Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. In the...
Wildberries Begins Testing AI Shopping Assistant on its Marketplace
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - Media OutReach Newswire - 8 July 2025 - Wildberries, a leading e-commerce platform in Eurasia, has launched pilot testing of an artificial intelligence-powered assistant to simplify shopping on its marketplace. The AI chatbot is...
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Azerbaijan boosts child welfare in liberated areas with new educational facility [PHOTOS]
Azerbaijan continues to prioritise the education, social welfare, and healthy development of children, especially nurturing them with a sense of patriotism. This commitment extends to the country’s recently liberated territories, where new...