Hopes for a lasting resolution to the US-China trade conflict are fading just weeks after a temporary truce was struck.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone on Thursday to address escalating trade disputes, China’s embassy in Washington confirmed.
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has reinforced its commitment to enhancing law enforcement collaboration across Central Asia through the 2025 Regional Meeting of Heads of Law Enforcement and Security Co-operation Departments (HoLEDs), held on June 4–5 in Dushanbe.
Cultural cooperation between China and Central Asia is gaining new momentum, as a series of high-profile initiatives and people-to-people exchanges continue to bolster regional ties.
Kazakhstan has announced key initiatives to enhance transit and transport infrastructure across the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), with a focus on the Middle Corridor, or Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), Trend reports.
Turkmenistan elected to the UN ECOSOC for 2026-2028. Strengthening global sustainable development efforts.
Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan have signed a protocol agreeing on the 2025 summer water use schedule for the Bahri Tojik reservoir, the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation of Kazakhstan announced.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a phone conversation today. During the call, PM Pashinyan extended his congratulations to President Erdogan on the occasion of Kurban Bayrami.
Azerbaijan has pledged to play a leading role in advancing international sustainability efforts as it prepares to host the 2026 World Environment Day and the 13th World Urban Forum in Baku.
The 71st meeting of the European Regional Commission of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism) has begun in Baku, gathering over 150 delegates from nearly 40 countries to discuss sustainable tourism and climate action.
Azerbaijan has been officially announced as the host country for World Environment Day in 2026 during a UNEP event held on South Korea’s Jeju Island.
Kyrgyzstan has begun building its first-ever wind power plant, marking a major step toward clean energy and regional electricity trade.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday for a two-day official visit aimed at deepening bilateral ties and discussing key regional issues with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Amid renewed global scrutiny, Iran reflects on defining moments that shaped its revolutionary identity, invoking the past to reinforce its stance in current geopolitical disputes.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian discussed bilateral cooperation and regional connectivity in a phone call on June 4, ahead of Eid al-Adha.
Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have agreed to coordinate efforts in monitoring and controlling locust infestations along their shared border, as concerns mount over potential threats to regional agriculture.
A vibrant cultural exchange fair celebrating the rich traditions of Kazakhstan and China drew large crowds to Abai Square in Almaty this week, offering visitors an immersive experience into the music, cuisine, and crafts of both nations.
Azerbaijan and China are exploring expanded cooperation to increase the number of container block trains traversing the Middle Corridor, a vital East-West freight route linking China with Europe via Central Asia and the South Caucasus.
Azerbaijan is calling for closer regional cooperation with Central Asian neighbors to confront the escalating climate crisis in the Caspian Sea, said Mukhtar Babayev, Azerbaijan’s presidential climate envoy and COP29 President, in an interview with The Times of Central Asia.
Azerbaijan is advancing its global climate leadership with an ambitious new initiative to expand climate financing to $1.3 trillion, in collaboration with Brazil, following the landmark COP29 summit held in Baku.
