Samruk-Kazyna to replace 30% of its managing directors
Samruk-Kazyna National Welfare Fund may replace one third of its managing directors.
Nazarbayev signs law on countering pornography
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed a law on countering pornography.
N. Korea names hawkish general new military chief
North Korea has appointed as its new military chief a hawkish general, widely believed to have directed the 2010 shelling of a South Korean border island.
US slams Iran's disqualification of candidates
The United States on Tuesday condemned Iran's disqualification of hundreds of would-be presidential candidates, accusing the "unaccountable" clerical leadership of seeking to tighten its grip on power.
Akhmetov's visit to Poland postponed
The visit of Kazakhstan Prime-Minister Serik Akhmetov to Poland scheduled for the middle of May was postponed.
US summit will help 'reduce suspicion': China media
Chinese state media on Wednesday welcomed news of the first summit between President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Barack Obama, saying the meeting will help "reduce suspicions" in the relationship.
Japan parliament approves child abduction treaty
Japan's parliament on Wednesday approved an international treaty on child abductions after decades of pressure from the United States and other Western nations.
Obama hails Myanmar leader but warns on Muslims
US President Barack Obama on Monday threw his support behind Myanmar President Thein Sein in his drive to reform a former pariah state but warned that a wave of violence against Muslims must stop.
Nazarbayev to hold foreign investors council meeting
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev will hold a meeting of the foreign investors council on May 22.