China

Can Turkmenistan Cosy up to Washington?

Rumours that the Americans plan to use an air base in Turkmenistan appear to have little real substance.

20 Nov 05

Secretary of state’s travel itinerary was a political statement in itself – be nice to the Kyrgyz, and snub the Uzbeks.

20 Nov 05

Clothing and shoe manufacturers complain that they’re unable to compete with lower cost goods imported mainly from China.

18 Nov 05

Rising visitor numbers increase revenues for Kabul Zoo but also make life harder for the animals.

18 Nov 05

Parliament and politics mean little to the people forced to live in caves beside the remains of Bamian's giant Buddhas.

18 Nov 05

Champions of free enterprise argue that the Afghan government should leave the economy to the market, but face resistance over fears of job losses.

18 Nov 05

Chinese imports are flooding into the country, putting domestic factory-owners out of business.

18 Nov 05

Mixed reactions to ex-Bosnian Serb commander’s 18-year jail sentence for complicity in 1995 massacre.

18 Nov 05

Milosevic has changed his cabinet but not his policies.

16 Nov 05

Tailors and cobblers have been especially hard hit by the surge of manufactured goods arriving from China.

16 Nov 05

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