RFE/RL CENTRAL ASIA REPORT
18.11.2013
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about the five countries of Central Asia.For more stories on Central Asia, please visit and bookmark our Central Asia page . |
Kyrgyz Ask Why Jobs At Home Are Going To Chinese
While hundreds of thousands of Kyrgyz citizens travel to Russia and Kazakhstan in search of work, many wonder why jobs at home are being taken by Chinese. More Official Kazakh fears that young people are becoming radicalized and even joining the fighting in Syria have apparently permeated down into the academic realm, where, according to RFE/RL's Kazakh Service, universities in the country's main city, Almaty, are making lists of Muslim students. More Uzbekistan is suffering from yet another gasoline drought. What's behind the crisis? RFE/RL correspondent Farruh Yusupov reports. More The Shomansur, or Green, Market in the Tajik capital is known for its fresh fruit and vegetables, dried fruit, baked goods, and household items ranging from needles to satellite dishes.More |