Almaty fitness-clubs to pay for music
Kazakh Society for Management of Performers' Rights started charging Almaty fitness-clubs and restaurants over copyright
Tainted pork is latest food scandal to hit China
China has been hit by a food scandal after the its largest meat processor had to apologise over an illegal additive found in some of its pork products.
Oil production in Kazakhstan grew 4% in 2 months
In January-February 2011 Kazakhstan produced 4.1% more crude that during the similar period of 2010. Oil production target for 2011 is set at 81 million tons.
Almaty citizens spend $2.5 billion a year on food
Citizens of Almaty spend 2.5 billion a year on food. Almaty oblast delivers food products worth $900 million a year and the remaining $1.6 billion worth of food is brought from elsewhere.