The duty-free stores along the border were almost immediately affected, Barrett said. A recent survey showed nearly a third of the stores may need to close in the coming months. In certain cases ...

Kyrgyz and Tajik lawmakers have agreed to settle a century-long border dispute ... to construct a mutual visa-free zone. “From now on, eternal peace will be established in Central Asia ...

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Chinese government to stop persecuting the relatives of US-based journalists employed by Radio Free Asia’s Uyghur-language service and to release those who ...