Six of seven regions around the world slipped in freedoms for 2017
Region regresses as minorities suffer in Indonesia and Myanmar, says think tank
Sweeping security push helps improve growth and business sentiment
UN ambassador highlights benefits of denuclearization, harm suffered by testing
Indonesian president turns away from insular policy and strives for world leadership
Businesses' focus shifts from bombs and kidnappings to taxes and policy
Nazarbayev touts experience of renouncing arms at Security Council meeting
Ankara seeks to diversify as tensions rise in traditional Middle East markets
International observers to monitor Kazakh-Kyrgyz border to address spat
New infrastructure helps ex-Soviet grain exporters reach Asian markets
Tokyo's first non-US partnership would develop an air-to-air weapon
Big diplomatic shift after past isolationism welcomed by region, world
Constrained by IMF bailout, cabinet resists call for nearly 150% pay hike
Trilateral rail project offers southern route for China's Belt and Road initiative
First elections untainted by violence or foreign interference
Attention turns to possible shift in North Korea stance
New service to carry goods from port along East China Sea to Europe
Route would help Beijing balance its land and maritime strategies
One hopes to avoid middle-income trap; other seeks modernization
Kazakhstan-to-Greece route aligns Beijing's land and maritime strategies
Agreeing to raise retirement age, cut child care eroded public support
Nazarbayev promotes Astana as venue for international negotiations
IAEA-managed reserve meant to discourage spread of uranium enrichment
US president tells neighboring Pakistan to crack down on terrorist cells
Battulga Khaltmaa looks to lessen the country's trade dependence on China