BISHKEK (TCA) — The Government of Kyrgyzstan has declared a national state of emergency beginning on March 22 due to the coronavirus

KABUL, TASHKENT (TCA) — Afghanistan's Health Ministry says a 40-year old man has died from coronavirus, becoming the country's first fatality

TASHKENT, NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — Uzbekistan closed its borders on March 23 and announced it will effectively lock down its capital, Tashkent, from

BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan is declaring a state of emergency in the capital, Bishkek, and several other cities and regions in an effort to slow

NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — The government of Kazakhstan has suspended the export of socially significant food products since March 22 to guarantee the

NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa and Kazakhstan’s Minister of National Economy Ruslan Dalenov on March

ASHGABAT (TCA) — Food prices have reached record highs in the Turkmen capital in recent days as the government has restricted entry into Ashgabat

BISHKEK (TCA) — The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on March 26 approved a US $120.9 million disbursement to Kyrgyzstan

NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — As Kazakhstan reported its first death from the coronavirus on March 26, the government has strengthened the quarantine regime

BISHKEK (TCA) — The coronavirus outbreak has had a tremendous impact on the economies of all countries, including Kyrgyzstan. Businesses are

BISHKEK (TCA) — On March 27, the Government of Switzerland equipped mobile units of the Family Center of Medicine of Chui Region (northern

KABUL (TCA) — The government of Afghanistan is moving to lock down the country’s capital, Kabul, a city with an estimated population of six

NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — As Kazakhstan fights the spread of coronavirus infection, the government has suspended work of enterprises and organizations

TASHKENT, BISHKEK (TCA) — Uzbekistan has suspended operations of all airports in Central Asia’s most-populous nation of 32 million in an effort

BISHKEK (TCA) — The trial of former Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev and 13 co-defendants over deadly clashes with security forces last year

TASHKENT (TCA) — China on March 30 donated protective medical supplies to Uzbekistan to help fight the COVID-19 outbreak in the country. The

NUR-SULTAN, BISHKEK, TASHKENT (TCA) — Kazakhstan has officially registered its second coronavirus-related death after a 50-year-old man died

ASHGABAT (TCA) — Teachers in Turkmenistan’s secondary schools have been notified that the spring school holidays have been extended until April

TASHKENT (TCA) — Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa and Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Investments and

NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — As President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev has entered his second year in office, Kazakhstan is facing economic challenges caused by