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Kenes Rakishev: The President’s Man for All Seasons
Kenes Rakishev. An entrepreneur, philanthropist, former special envoy for Kazakhstan, head of the Kazakh…
New Kazakhstan Emerging with New Lower House
Kazakhstan is gearing up for snap elections of the lower house of parliament on March 19, and there is a sense of…
Rakishev and Kim will create a new investment fund in Kazakhstan
Well-known Kazakh businessmen Kenes Rakishev and Vyacheslav Kim (both in the Top 10…
‘We are confident’: ASEAN officials promote positive economic outlook at Davos…
Despite a rather somber global economic outlook for 2023, countries in Southeast Asia are expected to…
Does Tajikistan need a regime change?
Led by authoritarian head of state since the 1990s, a regime change for the people in Tajikistan might take a…
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon use Nazi – ‘Sippenhaftung’ to silence critics
For some time has Tajikistan on the verge of a near-failed state status. Oppressive to its core,…
‘Squid Game’, Korean pop culture on the rise in America
Ever since its release on Sept. 17, 2021, the Korean drama “Squid Game” captivated the world with its unique…
Kazakhstan Jumpstarts Itself One Year After Protests, Russia Crisis
A year ago, Kazakhstan’s most critical post-independence stress test arose from a bureaucratic…
Tajikistan police use public shaming to silence women
Police are enforcing an unwritten moral code that applies only to women.
Public shaming is an ever-reliable…
China’s economy will be ‘on fire’ in the second half of 2023
China’s economy will be “on fire” in the second half of 2023 as the economic performance of East and West…