Politics
Kazakhstan's President Nazarbayev resigns but retains key posts
Strongman set to keep influence over resource-rich nation after three-decade rule
Mongolia
International relations
Joint visa plan opens doors for Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Easier travel between the two signals the start of warmer ties in region
Markets
Kazakhstan's new AIX exchange outflanked by resurgent rival
Lack of transparency hampers privatization plan as older bourse strikes MOEX deal
Belt and Road
China has economic aims as it quietly builds bonds with Afghanistan
As US plans to scale down military presence, Beijing seeks to fill the void
Cryptocurrencies
Mongolia emerges as crypto mining hub
Cheap electricity and cold weather provide ideal environment
Markets
Mongolian state coal miner chooses Hong Kong for $3bn IPO
Listing a victory for exchange after forecasts that 2019 offerings would plunge
Politics
Mongolia shaken by widening loan scandal
Business owners protest over preferential benefits for officials
Commodities
Kazakhstan to double gas exports to China in 2019
Trade war and new infrastructure open door to send 10bn cu. meters
Economy
China's Belt and Road investment hits high as overall FDI falls
Record sum poured into initiative in 2017 looks set to be beaten this year
Interview
Exiled Uyghur leader seeks UN Security Council action on China
About 3m people are being held in detention camps in Xinjiang, says Dolkun Isa
Asia Insight
Kazakhstan seeks sweet spot in US-China-Russia power game
'Friends with everyone' diplomacy tested as heavyweights compete over Caspian Sea
Belt and Road
Belt and Road debt trap spreads to Central Asia
China exploits rift between US and Russia to court Ukraine
Commodities
Flare-up of resource nationalism burns miners across Asia
Governments risk repelling companies with new levies and other pressure
Datawatch
Was Afghanistan's cease-fire underpinned by Ramadan?
Data shows lower levels of violence during fasting month
Belt and Road
Turkey crisis rattles Asian nations with rising Belt and Road debts
Costly Chinese projects could leave emerging economies with a hangover
Economy
Japan's first new medical school in four decades aims to be Asia hub
In a system resistant to change, a maverick doctor challenges the status quo
Energy
Russia on an international offensive to sell its nuclear plants
Vladimir Putin's government vies with China to become a superpower in the field
International relations
US-Taliban ties a way in Afghanistan to keep out IS and boost trade
Prospects for central Asian energy flow remains dim without peace
International relations
Kazakhstan-China deportation case sparks trial of public opinion
Kazakhs demand Astana protect woman who exposed Beijing's 'state secrets'
Belt and Road
China's Belt and Road stirs up local anxieties
Loans and investments ignore profits and blur economics and security
Comment
China and Russia build anti-US 'axis,' but Moscow has concerns
The relationship between the two powers has huge implications for the world
International relations
Kyrgyzstan grows wary of China amid corruption probe
New president repairs links with neighbors after debts to Beijing soar
Commodities
Mongolia revives plan for billion-dollar coal mine IPO
Government yet to choose overseas venue for Tavan Tolgoi listing
Opinion
Kazakh foreign investment must not come from only one source
Companies from Japan, South Korea and Malaysia besides China are all welcome