For over a century, camel caravans laden with silk, jade, porcelain, and spices traversed the expansive deserts of China's far-western frontier. These caravans, carrying merchandise from China and ...

Located along the right bank of the Ili River, approximately 128 kilometers from Almaty, the Besshatyr necropolis comprises ...

At the seventeenth BRICS+ Summit in Brazil this July, Uzbekistan was granted official partner country status—alongside ...

After Russia became the first country to officially recognize Afghanistan’s Taliban government, Kazakhstan may not be far ...

Glide over Bukhara, Uzbekistan’s ancient oasis city, where centuries-old minarets, madrassas, and bazaars echo the grandeur of the Silk Road—captured in stunning drone footage that reveals the city’s ...

BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 23. Azerbaijan participated in the Global Forum on Youth Development-2025 held under the slogan "Unlocking the Potential of Youth for Global Development", which opened in Suzhou ...

The five ‘Stans’, independent nations since 1991, are influenced by their neighbours, but distinctive and fascinating.

Xi'an, once the imperial capital of 13 ancient dynasties, marked the starting point of the Silk Road and is considered one of ...

Editor’s Note: The Astana Times continues its Forgotten Cities of the Silk Road series, exploring Kazakhstan’s tentative ...

Peaches were once green; carrots, slender and yellow. Where are we headed next? Well, bananas with a vaccine punch, and cabbages with a sting, are on the cards.

Kazakhstan remains one of the world's richest countries in natural resources. Recent data from the Ministry of Industry and ...

As the world's first national-level exhibition focusing on supply chains, the China International Supply Chain Expo will ...