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Chinese president’s offer to help with security comes as Russian influence in the region weakens
Chinese president holds two-day summit with leaders of region crucial to security, trade and energy
Four strongmen stand apart while the rest of the world takes drastic action to stop the pandemic spreading
Annual survey looks at how much expats can expect to pay for housing and day-to-day costs
Region known for mutual hostility and glacial change shows signs of opening up
End to quarrel over world’s biggest lake boosts Russia’s hold over region
Deal would settle status of largest enclosed body of water and promote energy deals
Transport and energy projects connecting Central Asia
The next president must work to build an effective common market, writes Ahmed Rashid
Area is dominated by ageing autocrats pointing to possible future instability
Government support for ‘dirty’ fuels across the world still exceeds that for renewables
Artificial summer snow; Cityjet’s Russian planes; first nonstop flights between Britain and Chile; Cornwall’s cycle ‘surfari’
Land route takes 14 days compared with 45 by sea
A ribbon of road, rail and energy projects to help increase trade
Islamic Republic’s coming in from the cold means stalled pipeline may be completed
Dubai-owned group in talks over Turkmenistan-India pipeline
First visit by a Japanese PM to the region in nine years
Hydrocarbon importers suffer more than exporters, despite oil price slide
Activist hedge fund says bid by Dubai’s national oil group is too low
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