The ADB's Central Asian Regional Economic Co-operation (CAREC) initiative aims to tie Central Asian states more closely to each other and with the rest of Asia.

亚发行中亚地区经济合作倡议的目标是让中亚国家之间的联系以及其与亚洲其它地区的联系更加紧密。

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The south is closer to Central Asian traditions and is more ethnically mixed.

南方更接近中亚民族传统也更杂乱。

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After more than a decade in the works, a currency-swap scheme among Asian central Banks is beginning to look like a facility that might conceivably be used.

经过数十年的酝酿，互惠外汇信贷计划已经在亚洲中央银行开始运作，这似乎像一个令人信服使用的工厂。

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Both sides, wary of the other's strength, are seeking to strengthen regional alliances: America by schmoozing India and persuading Japan to be more assertive, China by cosying up to Russia and the Central Asian states.

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"If you are able to see a more or less stable situation in Afghanistan, if it becomes another relatively normal Central Asian state, China will be the natural beneficiary, " says Andrew Small, a China expert at The German Marshall Fund of the United States, an American research institute.

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The picture was different abroad: Some 79% of two-year degree programs in the Asian-Pacific region and 80% of those in Central Asia experienced application gains as more locals sought graduate certifications and international students considered the region's strong job markets and economic opportunities.

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