Full Truck Alliance Co. is preparing to expand into Central Asia after getting its wings clipped by domestic regulators a few years ago, joining a growing number of Chinese tech companies seeking new markets abroad. The SoftBank Group Corp.-backed firm, which connects truckers with customers looking to ship goods, is also considering floating its cold-chain … Read more
The suspension of USAID was felt in particular in Central Asia and Uzbekistan, especially in civil society, which is just beginning to recover. According to Farhod Tolipov, an Uzbek political scientist and head of the nongovernmental organization Knowledge Caravan, the closure of USAID will primarily cast a serious shadow on the U.S.’s global leadership. Click … Read more
ISLAMABAD — Taliban officials said Thursday a suicide bomb explosion outside a ministry building in the Afghan capital of Kabul killed at least one person and injured several others. The blast occurred when security guards at the entrance to the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing intercepted and killed a suicide bomber, an Interior Ministry … Read more
washington — Central Asia has a growing population, rising economic demand and severe water shortages that require greater coordination among governments and international aid groups to build out crucially needed water infrastructure, experts on the region say. “There is no solution to these water problems without political solutions to regional problems involving regional integration to … Read more
WASHINGTON — In Kabul, Afghanistan, a major midwifery program — girls’ only higher education option — has closed. Across Pakistan, dozens of development programs have ground to a halt. In Bangladesh, a health research center has laid off more than 1,000 employees. The fallout comes two weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration suspended foreign … Read more