In the desert expanse of Turkmenistan, Chinese engineers are hard at work at the vast Galkynysh gas field -- a mega project that is deepening the closed Central Asian state's already extensive ties with Beijing.
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China has established itself as Central Asia's leading trading partner
Xi Jinping celebrated China's "eternal friendship" with Central Asia at a summit in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, as the Chinese leader blasted tarif…
The 'Gateway to Hell' has long been a tourist attraction
Turkmenistan said Thursday it had significantly reduced a gas fire that has been raging for half a century at a site dubbed the "Gateway to Hell" .
A woman pictured before the Turkmenistan flag in the capital, Ashgabat
'The motherland treats mothers and women with great respect,' the government has said, responding to criticism over women's rights
Women walking in the southern city of Arkadag
There is no legislation specifically outlawing women under 30 from obtaining a driving licence, but it is one of many informal prohibitions th…
Mekhri feels "a sense of freedom and self-confidence" when she's behind the wheel of a car -- despite being forced to drive illegally because …