Around 1 million people to visit Borovoye in 2020
Around 1 million people will visit the Shchuchinsk-Borovoye resort zone located in Burabai region )a district of Akmola Oblast in northern Kazakhstan) in 2020.
10 June 2014 14:18
Sony back at top of console sales after eight years
Sony have topped worldwide sales of video game consoles for the first time in eight years, a newspaper reported Saturday, pipping struggling rival Nintendo and signalling the Playstation manufacturer's comeback.
08 June 2014 11:26
Exxon may take over as Kashagan operator
Exxon Mobil, an American major multinational oil and gas corporation and world’s third largest company by revenue, may take over as Kashagan's new operator.
LATAM Airlines crews threaten strike on eve of World Cup
Maintenance crews at LATAM Airlines, the region's biggest carrier, threatened Wednesday a 48-hour strike that could delay flights on the first days of the World Cup in Brazil.
Mining exports drive Australian growth
Surging mining exports powered the Australian economy to better-than-expected 1.1 percent growth in the first quarter of the year, data showed Wednesday, but Treasurer Joe Hockey said he was also encouraged by a pick-up in other sectors.
05 June 2014 10:02
Japan's Dai-ichi Life to buy US firm for $5.7 bn
Dai-ichi Life Insurance said Wednesday it would buy US-based Protective Life for $5.7 billion in a record deal, the latest overseas takeover by a Japanese firm to counter a declining market at home.
04 June 2014 14:30
France says proposed US fine on BNP Paribas 'unreasonable'
France's foreign minister on Tuesday labelled as "unreasonable" a $10-billion-dollar fine the US is reportedly seeking from BNP Paribas bank on charges of violating sanctions on Iran, Sudan and Cuba.
03 June 2014 14:27
El Salvador joins cut-rate oil grouping
El Salvador on Monday announced it has joined Petrocaribe, the Venezuelan energy subsidy program that gives access to cut-rate oil.
03 June 2014 13:40
New Apple software brings Macs and iPhones closer
Apple on Monday unveiled new operating software it hopes will create a seamless experience for users flitting between its coveted mobile devices and popular Macintosh computers.
03 June 2014 11:59
Saudi tests Cadbury chocolate for pork traces
Saudi Arabia has withdrawn Cadbury chocolate bars from the market for tests to ensure the products do not contain traces of pig DNA, after the banned substance was detected in Malaysia.
