US welcomes Xi-Abe meeting as chance to 'reduce tensions'
The United States welcomed the meeting in Beijing between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as a chance to lower their simmering tensions.
Annual $3 billion to be allocated out of National Oil Fund to bolster nation’s wellbeing
Amidst the global economic conditions, without some extra injections into the national economy it will be hard to reach the set goals (…) the time has come to tap into the Fund’s assets, the President said.
President Nazarbayev pledges not to cut down on pension allowances and public sector salaries
We may be unable to increase pensions and salaries, but we are capable of maintaining them at the current level, he assured.
Catalan independence opponents uneasy after vote
Luis Guevara hoped politicians in Catalonia would turn their focus to the economy after Sunday's symbolic independence referendum.
Agreement on Kyrgyzstan’s accession to Customs Union to be signed in December
The agreement is to be signed at the sitting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Union with Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev among those in attendance.
Xi, Abe meet as big-power rivalries take APEC centre-stage
The leaders of China and Japan held an ice-breaking summit Monday after two years of dangerous animosity.
Putin accuses Kiev forces of stalling MH17 probe
Vladimir Putin said that the investigation of the MH17 crash site is stalling due to Kiev's constant shelling of the rebel-controlled area in eastern Ukraine.
US wants China 'to do well', Obama says in announcing visa deal
President Barack Obama announced a deal to extend visas for Chinese visitors to the United States for up to a decade.
Nazarbayev signs law on Good-Neighborliness and Alliance in 21st century
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed the Law On Ratification of the Agreement between Russia and Kazakhstan on good-neighborliness and alliance in the XXI century.