• Armenia, Kazakhstan to continue to build relations on the basis of future-oriented strategic cooperation

    The Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Kazakhstan will continue to build their relations on the basis of future-oriented strategic cooperation in the spirit of mutual trust, guided by the principles of sovereign equality, territorial integrity, inviolability of borders and mutual benefit, peaceful settlement of disputes and non-use of force or threat of force, …

  • The Great Game Returns To Central Asia

    The Great Game Returns To Central Asia Via EurasiaNet.org, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has reanimated US and EU interest in Central Asia. China has eclipsed Russia as the region's largest trade partner. Central Asian trade is diversifying away from Russia and towards the West. The Great Game is playing out once again in Central Asia, but it is getting a new name and adopting a different set of rules. Economics, not politics, is defining the terms of the current...

  • Building a new, secure climate future

    Residents sit in the shade of solar panels in Somalia. UNDP is working with

  • China Is Leading The Global Nuclear-Power Build-Out

    China Is Leading The Global Nuclear-Power Build-Out Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, China is currently constructing a total of 26 nuclear power units with a combined capacity of 30.3 gigawatts (GW), the highest in the world, according to a report by the China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA) cited by local media. China's nuclear power units Hualong One in Fuqing, Fujian Province, China. /CFP Last year, China approved the development of five new nuclear power...

  • Lydia builds a brighter future with Roundabout support

    But that was when she was put in touch with South Yorkshire youth homelessness charity Roundabout and steps were taken that have helped her rebuild her life. Today, at just 19 years old, Lydia has her own flat and is living independently as she looks forward to her degree course beginning at Sheffield Hallam University. She admits that none of that would have been possible without the support of the Roundabout team. And it’s as a thank you for that support that Lydia has signed up to take part...

  • Kazakhstan shines spotlight on nuclear-powered future

    As the world's largest producer of uranium gears up for a referendum on the construction of a nuclear power plant, national policymakers and stakeholders have shared Kazakhstan's vision for a civilian nuclear programme at the World Nuclear Spotlight Kazakhstan event in Almaty.

  • The West and Russia vie for influence in Central Asia and the Caucasus

    Every weekday The Telegraph's top journalists analyse the Russian invasion of Ukraine from all angles and tell you what you need to know

  • Asia shares extend gains ahead of tech earnings

    Asian shares extended gains on Tuesday, taking cues from Wall Street as focus shifts to earnings results from US tech giants in the week, while a still strong dollar pressured the Japanese yen to fresh 34-year lows. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.5 per cent, helped by a 1.0 per cent […]

  • China's central bank keeps interest rates unchanged

    The People's Bank of China (PBoC) announced on Monday it will keep its one-year loan prime rate (LPR) unchanged at 3.45%. Additionally, the bank's five-year loan prime rate remained at 3.95%,

  • Housing planned for vacant building at Central and San Mateo

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Two tall buildings on the edge of the International District stick out and have for decades. One tower, at the corner of Central and San Mateo, was once a bank. And the other tower to the north used to be an office building. While they're empty at the moment, one of them, []

  • People Are Sharing the Cringiest Wedding Vows They've Ever Heard & It's Hilarious

    On Reddit, the internet dished on the cringiest personalized wedding vows they've ever heard, and many of them were doozies.

  • Asia shares rise on tech boost, tracking Wall Street

    Asian stocks rose on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street, as an after-hours surge in shares of EV maker Tesla following its promise of new models, and upbeat earnings from some US companies lifted risk sentiment. The yen was rooted near 34-year lows, keeping traders wary of possible intervention from Tokyo. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares […]