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Japan, EU to hold phone talks on Cyprus, free trade
The Japanese and European Union leaders will hold telephone talks Monday to discuss the Cyprus bailout deal and plans to launch free trade negotiations.
25 March 2013
Air Astana to launch direct Almaty-Ho Chi Minh flight
Kazakhstan citizens can now fly to Vietnam’s biggest city with a population of 10 million people via Bangkok.
24 March 2013
Karate: Atyrau karateka won Kyokushin Karate World Cup in Japan
About 800 karateka from 17 countries participated in the Grand Prix series of kyokushin kaikan in Tokyo, Japan.
24 March 2013
Three green cycling tours to promote EXPO-2017
Three biking tours will take place in Kazakhstan to support EXPO-2017: Savoy-Astana in 2013, Astana-Shanghai in 2015, EXPO to EXPO in 2017.
23 March 2013
Boxing: Kazakhstan is first in Asian Boxing Championship’ overall ranking
Kazakhstan’s boxing team is ahead of the Philippines and Uzbekistan teams in the overall ranking of the Youth Boxing Championship.
22 March 2013
Boxing: Golovkin vs Ishida fight to be aired by Kazakhstan TV Channel
Japan's Nobuhiro Ishida’s promoters have told Kazakhstan’s Gennady Golovkin not to relax before the fight.
22 March 2013
Study proves caffeine helps prevent road crash risk
Research among long-distance commercial drivers in Australia has given weight to those who say coffee, tea or caffeine energy drinks or tablets help prevent dangerous drowsiness at the wheel.
21 March 2013
Seven rare Komodo dragons hatch in Indonesia
Seven Komodo dragons have hatched under a breeding programme at an Indonesian zoo, an official said Wednesday, a success story that raises hope for the endangered lizard.
20 March 2013
China solar giant Suntech falls back to Earth
China's Suntech has made a painful journey from being the world's largest solar panel producer to flirting with bankruptcy in just a year, highlighting the woes of the industry it shaped.
20 March 2013
Anti-whalers return to Australia claiming win over Japan
The Sea Shepherd anti-whaling fleet docked in Australia Wednesday claiming victory over Japan, as Canberra indicated fugitive founder Paul Watson would not face arrest if he came ashore.
20 March 2013
China's Xi tells US Treasury chief of 'shared interests'
Beijing and Washington have "enormous shared interests", China's new President Xi Jinping told the US Treasury chief on Tuesday in his first major diplomatic encounter since taking office.
19 March 2013
Japanese diplomat gets year in jail for wife abuse
A Japanese diplomat based in California and charged with abusing his wife has been sentenced to a year in jail and will start serving it in May.
19 March 2013
N. Korea says US 'nuclear blackmail' will drive arms race
North Korea said Monday that "nuclear blackmail" by the United States would drive more countries to follow its lead and build their own atomic weapon.
19 March 2013
Taiwan row a first diplomatic test for Pope Francis
China's angry reaction to Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou's attendance at the inauguration of Pope Francis on Tuesday is the first taste of a long-running dispute..
19 March 2013
US aims to protect Antarctic amid calls for fishing ban
US Secretary of State John Kerry joined forces Monday with Australia and New Zealand to call for marine sanctuaries in Antarctica, as conservationists sought a fishing ban in the pristine seas.
19 March 2013
32 killed in western India bus crash: police
A bus crash left 32 people dead and another 13 injured after the vehicle careered off a bridge into a dry river bed in India's western state of Maharashtra on Tuesday.
19 March 2013
Six men to appear in India court over gang-rape of Swiss
Six men were due to appear in court on Monday over the gang-rape and robbery of a Swiss cyclist holidaying in India, an assault which has raised alarm about the safety of tourists.
19 March 2013
Dead pigs in China river exceed 13,000: media
The number of dead pigs found in a river running through China's commercial hub Shanghai has reached more than 13,000, as mystery deepened over the hogs' precise origin.
19 March 2013
Japan protests to France over military sales to China
Japan said Monday it had protested to Paris over a French firm's sale of helicopter landing equipment to China, at a time of heightened territorial tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.
18 March 2013
Son charged over Hong Kong 'heads in fridge' murder
Hong Kong police on Monday said they had charged two men, including a son of an elderly couple who were gruesomely killed, with murder as a search continues for the missing parts of their bodies.
18 March 2013
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