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12 December 2016
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5 December 2016
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, left, and Latvian Prime Minister Maris Kucinskis meet in Riga, Latvia on Nov. 4.
5 November 2016
Altai Khangai, CEO of the Mongolian Stock Exchange, was met with harsh criticism from investors at the annual investment forum in Hong Kong. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
2 November 2016
Oil and natural gas are central to Azerbaijan's economy.
30 October 2016
Japan's Tentakaku, which operates the Menya Iroha ramen restaurant chain, plans to have 100 overseas outlets by the end of 2020.
29 October 2016
The yen is trading at more than 105 to the dollar amid strong signs for the U.S. economy.
29 October 2016
A girl stands in the doorway of her family's ger, the traditional home of Mongolian nomadic herders, in Altanbulag, Mongolia, on July 28. Her family has recently begun accepting guests via Airbnb. (Photo by Taylor Weidman)
20 October 2016
Storm clouds hang low over the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia's South Gobi region.
13 October 2016
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13 October 2016
Storm clouds hang low over the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia's South Gobi region.
12 October 2016
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a meeting with officials and businesspeople from both countries in Moscow on Dec. 24.
11 October 2016
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev casts his ballot in the Sept. 26 referendum.
8 October 2016
Russian oil companies are promoting the development of oil fields in Western Siberia.
6 October 2016
The Ritz-Carlton Astana hotel and apartments are set to open later this year in the twin Talan Towers project, foreground, joining other luxury hotels in the capital's central business district (Photo by Gavin Bowring).
5 October 2016
Fans cheer at an Afghan Premier League soccer game in Kabul. (Courtesy of Afghan Premier League)
29 September 2016
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28 September 2016
An Ulaanbaatar branch of Khan Bank
24 September 2016
Members of a breakaway faction of the Taliban pause during a patrol in the Shindand district of Herat Province, Afghanistan.
22 September 2016
Members of a breakaway faction of the Taliban pause during a patrol in the Shindand district of Herat Province, Afghanistan.
17 September 2016
A Mongolian girl stands in the doorway of her family's ger, the traditional home of Mongolian nomadic herders, in Altanbulag, Mongolia, on July 28. Her family has recently begun accepting guests via AirBnB. (Photo by Taylor Weidman)
16 September 2016
Islamic State has made the most of what the internet has to offer.
15 September 2016
The health of President Islam Karimov, seen here last November, was not openly discussed in Uzbekistan.
8 September 2016
Islam Karimov
5 September 2016
Almaty
2 September 2016