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ITF Meets Asian Leaders to Discuss “Main Goal” of Developing Taekwon-do on Continent
The International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) has made developing the sport and increasing professionalism in Asia its “main goal”,…
Kazakhstan Urged to Rescind Draconian New “fake News” Law
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the immediate withdrawal of a law penalising “fake news” that is about…
Climate Change Lecture for UN Preventive Diplomacy Academy
John Hamilton and Sophie Daud gave a lecture on climate change to the UN Regional Centre for Preventive…
News Digest: Foreign Media on Trans-caspian International Transport Route, Jackson-vanik Amendment and More
ASTANA – The Astana Times has compiled a selection of articles on Kazakhstan published in international media. This…
Russia Labels 3 More Journalists – Including Nobel Laureate Dmitry Muratov – as ‘foreign Agents’
New York, September 8, 2023—Russian authorities should stop intimidating outlets and journalists by labeling them as “foreign agents”…
Kyrgyz Authorities Threaten to Block Website of Investigative Outlet Kloop
Stockholm, September 8, 2023—The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on Kyrgyzstan authorities to abandon its latest threat…
FC Barcelona Opens Its First Academy in Central Asia and Commits to Build More
Family members of the president and security chief are behind the project On August 29, FC Barcelona opened its first…
China Mobilizing Central Asia’s Support on Taiwan Issue
An update on recent developments in Chinese-Central Asian affairs. Uzbekistan Uzbekistan is supporting China’s vision for Taiwan’s future.…
Fire Kills Five at Arcelormittal’s Coal Mine in Kazakhstan
ArcelorMittal Temirtau is working with government agencies to assess the cause of the accident at the mine. Afire…
Overland Opportunities Surge in Central Asia as Kazakhstan Becomes Key
Amid Russia’s sanction-induced reorientation of its supply chains and the conflict in Ukraine, central Asian countries have seen surging overland…