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Traveling Without Borders Project Kicks Off in Armenia
The Traveling without Borders project, which is implemented through the assistance of the Armenian government, starts today.
Ancient Silk Road City Of Kashgar Facing the Threat Of China’s Bulldozers
The ancient Silk Road trading hub of Kashgar, in China’s northwest Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, is being threatened by an ambitious government redevelopment plan that some say has a hidden political agenda. Kashgar’s old city has survived...
Coca-Cola Accelerates Its Expansion Plans in China
The Coca-Cola Company and its bottling partner, COFCO Coca-Cola Beverages Ltd., have continued their expansion in China with the opening of two new bottling facilities this week in less developed central and western China.
Kazakhstan Attempts to Revive the Ancient Silk Road
Kazakhstan has called for all interested parties to participate in an international agreement to build transport route from China to Europe, Kazakh Minister of Transport and Communication Serik Akhmetov announced at the international Transeurasia-2008...
Giant ‘Sleeping’ Buddha Found By Archeologists In Afghanistan
More than seven years after the Taliban destroyed the two giant Buddha statues at Bamiyan, an Afghan-led archeological team has uncovered the remains of a third giant Buddha nearby. The remains of the 19-meter-long reclining Buddha statue were discovered...
Uzbekistan: Explosions Hit Ancient Silk Road City of Samarqand
A powerful explosion occurred near the airport of the ancient Silk Road city of Samarqand on Thursday, 10 p.m. local time (7 pm. Moscow time). The smoke and fire at the explosion site is seen from different parts of the city, Ferghana.ru correspondent...
UNESCO World Heritage: Samarkand, Uzbekistan Needs Reinforced Monitoring
The World Heritage Committee has asked UNESCO headquarters to apply “reinforced monitoring†to the ancient Silk Road city of Samarkand. The Committee is concerned with the preservation of several historical sites in Samarkand.
Age-Old Water Problem Brings Tensions To A Boil in Central Asia
In energy-rich Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have long found themselves the odd men out. The smallest of the region’s five countries, they possess little if any of the massive natural gas and oil resources that are making Kazakhstan,...
