Coronavirus
Central Asian nations tighten restrictions as coronavirus spreads
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan expand countermeasures
Economy
Japan immigration
Japan intensifies crackdown on student visa overstayers
Number of countries subject to stricter checks to increase tenfold
Belt and Road
Beijing-backed Pakistan port opens as hub for Afghanistan trade
Gwadar challenges Indian interests in region, but China's ROI remains unclear
Trade
Japan's farmers find customers abroad through H.I.S. travel agency
Discount trip planner puts Azerbaijan branches to work selling green tea
Politics
Uzbekistan election exposes limits of image-polishing reforms
China's economic influence will inevitably become political, experts say
Interview
Uzbekistan plans over $6bn in joint projects with Japan
President Mirziyoyev to pitch resource development during Japan trip
Comment
Russia is in danger of being overrun by China's Belt and Road
A new Eurasian order is in the making, with Beijing in the driver's seat
Economy
Kazakhstan's political uncertainty weighs on its currency
Transition to permanent president and the ruble to determine tenge's value
The Future of Asia 2019
Mongolia braces for delay of state coal giant's IPO
Parliament chief says elections could interrupt move to list company this year
Asia Insight
Kazakh strongman leaves unfinished business in rush to secure legacy
Chinese projects take back seat as Nazarbayev's successor seeks stability
