Locusts outbreak expected in Kazakhstan
A significant increase of the number of locusts is expected in Kazakhstan this year.
Kazakhstan Education Ministry announces list of foreign grants for Kazakhstan citizens
Kazakhstan Ministry of Education and Science made a list of countries with universities providing quotas for Kazakhstan citizens.
Vaccine hopes for hand, foot, mouth disease
Researchers in China said Wednesday a trial vaccine provided "significant" protection against a virus that can cause potentially deadly hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in children.
Figure skating: Denis Ten promises to hold ice show in Kazakhstan annually
Denis Ten's show with world figure skating stars lasted for two hours in Almaty.
Think twice about surgery on the weekend: study
People who undergo weekend non-emergency surgery in English public hospitals have an 82 percent higher chance of dying within a month than those treated on a Monday.
WHO urges action against obesity as poor nations get fatter
Alarmed at expanding waistlines around the world, the UN's health agency has urged countries to get serious about reining in a ballooning obesity crisis.
Almaty to host French luxury exhibition
French luxury exhibition Vitrine du Luxe Français au Kazakhstan 2013 will be held in Almaty’s Rixos hotel on June 5-6.
Women more at risk than men of smoking, drinking: study
Women who smoke and drink heavily are at a higher risk of early death than men who do the same.
Two Englishmen to horse-ride from Ust-Kamenogorsk to Tashkent
English friends, a writer Jamie Maddison and an entrepreneur Matthew Traver, have decided to ride horses from Ust-Kamenogorsk to Tashkent.
Air companies fined 1.3 million tenge for environmental damage in Almaty
Three air companies have been fined a total of 1.3 million tenge ($8.7 thousand) for ecological violations.
170,000 living in subdivided flats in Hong Kong: study
More than 170,000 people in Hong Kong are living in cramped subdivided flats, a government-commissioned study has found, underlining the scale of the city's housing crisis.
New York City launches bike share service
Ten months behind schedule, New York City on Monday launched what aims to be one of the world's biggest bike share programs, following in the path already taken by Paris, Montreal, London and Barcelona.
Kazakhstan to make Baikonur rocket launches a tourist attraction
Kazakhstan wants to make rocket launches from Baikonur cosmodrome a tourist attraction.
China protest city demands ID to buy T-shirts: media
Authorities in a protest-hit Chinese city are making people who buy white T-shirts or print or photocopy banners show identity cards and register their real names.
Youths vie for top US spelling honor
The 86th annual National Spelling Bee kicks off Tuesday with 281 youngsters from eight nations putting their ability to spell some of the most obscure words in the English language to the test.
Poland dumps old garbage system for greener setup
With too many people chucking their garbage into neighbours' bins -- or worse, the woods -- to avoid paying for disposal, Poland has taken on a massive overhaul of its laissez-faire waste management system.
China newborn rescued from toilet pipe: report
A newborn baby boy was rescued from a sewage pipe in a Chinese apartment building after being flushed down a toilet.
First 'methadone baby' born in Aktobe
A man who used to take heroine and replaced it with methadone (a synthetic substitute of heroine) has had a son.
S. Korean cram schools probed over US test scandal
South Korean officials on Monday launched a probe into cram schools after a cheating scandal that led to the nationwide cancellation of US college entrance exams earlier this month.
Kazakhstan Maritime Academy opens in Almaty
The official opening of Kazakhstan Maritime Academy was held in Almaty.