BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan—Despite being forcibly repatriated from this central Asian nation, Kyushu native Misuzu Ogata returned to her “second home” here to promote the country’s culture to ...

Much of what is written about soft power in Central Asia focuses on countries like Kyrgyzstan as passive recipients of Russian, Chinese, and American cultural influence. D Billions may flip the ...

There is untapped potential in trade and industrial cooperation between Kyrgyzstan and Belarus, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic - Head of the Presidential Administration of ...

Alpkarakush is “a mythological large bird that often comes to the help of heroes in critical moments in the ‘Manas’ (epic), one of the central mythological elements in Kyrgyz culture ...

Get a big bite of Kyrgyz culture and charm by visiting the Central Asia’s largest outdoor market, the Osh Market and Jayma Bazaar, the heart of local trading, for some local trinkets.

Orthodox believers celebrate Epiphany by bathing in a lake in the village of Leninskoe, near Bishkek. Camera: IGOR KOVALENKO.