Central Asia & Caucasus Data
Current platform capacity in Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Turkmenistan & Uzbekistan.
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- AI’s fluency in other languages hides Western worldview
on April 3, 2026A friend in Indonesia recently told me about a conversation he had with ChatGPT. He had typed a question in Bahasa Indonesia about how to handle a difficult family dispute. The chatbot responded fluently, in perfect Indonesian, with advice about communication strategies and conflict resolution. The grammar was flawless. The tone was appropriate. And yet The post AI’s fluency in other languages hides Western worldview appeared first on Asia Times.
- $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget would explode US debt by $7 trillion
on April 3, 2026The budget document that President Donald Trump’s White House is set to release Friday calls for $1.5 trillion in military spending for the coming fiscal year, an unprecedented sum that—if approved by Congress—would add nearly $7 trillion to the US national debt over the next decade. The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board, which got an early look at the president’s fiscal year 2027 budget, reported that the The post $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget would explode US debt by $7 trillion appeared first on Asia Times.
- Taiwan opposition leader’s China trip is fraught with risk
on April 3, 2026Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of Taiwan’s main opposition Kuomintang (KMT), plans to visit mainland China from April 7-12. Cross-Strait dialogue is crucial for managing tensions, which have risen sharply over the past decade, and the KMT has long played an important role in maintaining these channels. But the timing and circumstances around this trip expose Cheng The post Taiwan opposition leader’s China trip is fraught with risk appeared first on Asia Times.
- Liberation Day tariffs celebrated a year out by Trump, few others
on April 3, 2026WASHINGTON — One year after President Donald Trump announced his now-illegal “Liberation Day” tariffs, he marked the anniversary by signing executive orders adjusting duties on pharmaceuticals and metals as Democratic critics slammed economic fallout from Trump’s trade policies. Last April 2, Trump shocked American businesses and global markets when he declared a national emergency to The post Liberation Day tariffs celebrated a year out by Trump, few others appeared first on Asia Times.
- KYRGYZSTAN: Freed, fined, to be deported
on April 3, 2026The regime is preparing to deport 66-year-old Pastor Pavel Shreider, leader of the now-banned True and Free Reform Seventh-day Adventist Church in Kyrgyzstan. Arrested in November 2024, the Supreme Court in Bishkek changed the rest of his 3-year prison term to a fine of 3 months' average wage on 25 March 2026. He was freed the same day. He will have to pay for his own deportation. His wife has not been ordered deported, b
- Chinese premier congratulates Mongolia's PM on assuming officeon April 3, 2026
BEIJING, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Friday congratulated Nyam-Osor Uchral on assuming office as Mongolia's prime minister. In his message, Li said China and Mongolia are friendly neighboring countries connected by mountains and rivers. In recent years, under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, China-Mongolia relations have maintained sound and stea
- Deminers race to keep up with military technologyon April 3, 2026
In conflict zones where new technologies are making landmines more dangerous, deminers must innovate at the same pace to avoid being left behind, a leading UN mines expert has told .More than four years since Russias full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the danger is only increasing, particularly from attack drones, a top UN human rights official warned on Thursday.More than four years after Russia launched it
- Byambatsogt elected new Mongolian parliament speakeron April 3, 2026
ULAN BATOR, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia's State Great Hural, the country's unicameral parliament, elected Sandag Byambatsogt as its new speaker on Friday. During a plenary session of the 126-seat parliament, 114 lawmakers were present, with 76.3 percent voting in favor of his appointment. Byambatsogt replaced Nyam-Osor Uchral, chairman of the ruling Mongolian People's Party, who was appointed Mongolia's
