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Guinness says Philippine croc world's largest A saltwater crocodile weighing more than a tonne and suspected of killing two people in the Philippines has been declared the largest such reptile in captivity by the Guinness Book of World Records.
03 July 2012
Japan begins power saving despite nuclear restart Electricity saving targets came into effect in Japan on Monday as the country eyes a power shortfall over the hot summer, despite the weekend re-start of a nuclear reactor.
02 July 2012
Timur Bekmambetov. ©Danial Okassov Bekmambetov wants to make Astana new Asian cinema hub The organizers of the Festival have invited young filmmakers from the most famous Asian film schools to find a new Astana super-hero.
02 July 2012
Photo courtesy of iowabiz.com 'Strikingly' few women in Asia's top jobs: report Companies in Asia's leading economies have "strikingly" few women in senior jobs, missing out on a vital pool of talent to fuel the region's growth.
02 July 2012
Field hocky. ©REUTERS/B Mathur Olympics: Gold and cash stir slumbering India India used to be content with a steady stream of Olympic hockey titles, but a first individual win -- and millions of dollars in funding -- may have prodded the Asian giant from its slumbers.
02 July 2012
Soldiers stand in front of the podium with portraits of North Korea founder Kim Il-sung and the late leader Kim Jong-il. ©REUTERS/Bobby Yip Kim Jong-Il ordered uranium bombs: reports The late North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il ordered his scientists to produce "a massive amount" of uranium bombs, according to internal regime documents, reports in Japan said Monday.
02 July 2012
Natural riches at heart of Myanmar civil war Poring over pictures of bullet-riddled bodies and charred villages, peace mediators say Myanmar's far north is writhing in the grip of a "resource war" with no end in sight.
01 July 2012
Tarulata Rani. Phot courtesy of rawstory.com Bangladesh's Hindu women fight for divorce rights Unlike her Muslim compatriots, Tarulata Rani is unable to inherit anything from her family, cannot divorce and cannot claim maintenance from her absent husband -- all because she is a Bangladeshi Hindu.
01 July 2012
©REUTERS/KCNA KCNA Pyongyang parade's fake missiles and smuggled Mercedes: UN North Korea may have put fake versions of a new missile on display at a major military parade this year, UN sanctions experts said in a report.
01 July 2012
Kazakhstan boxer Gennady Golovkin. ©Vesti.kz Boxing: Fight between Golovkin and Pirog has WBA approval The fight between Kazakhstan boxer Gennady Golovkin and Russian Dmitry Pirog has been approved by the World Boxing Association (WBA).
22 June 2012
Suspesion bridge across the river Irtysh. ©Tengrinews.kz PHOTO: Japanese inspect rusty bridge in Semey Japanese experts have inspected the technical condition of the suspension bridge across the Irtysh River in Semey. The bridge hasn’t been inspected for 12 years.
18 June 2012
Photo courtesy of the organizers of the Festival. PHOTO: Almaty ArtbatFest confronted world end in 2012 “ArtbatFest-2012: Beginning of the World” confronted rumors of the end of the world in December 2012.
17 June 2012
Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry. Photo by Vladimir Dmitriyev© Kazakhstan mulls to cancel need for visas for citizens of OECD countries on July 1 Kazakhstan is mulling to introduce visa-free regime for the citizens of 34 member-countries of OECD.
17 June 2012
Spektr-UF telescope Kazakhstan to rent Russian equivalent of Hubble telescope Kazakhstan will rent Russian telescope Spektr-UF to be launched in space in 2016.
15 June 2012
Atyrau refinery. Photo courtesy of kmg.kz China allocates over $1 billion for construction of advanced oil processing center in Atyrau The loan agreement between Export-Import Bank of China EXIM and Atyrau Refinery was signed in Beijing on June 6, 2012.
11 June 2012
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev and President of China Hu Jintao. Photo by Danial Okassov© China to give SCO member-countries loans worth $10 billion President of China Hu Jintao also told about other offers Beijing prepared for all the SCO member-states.
08 June 2012
Heads of SCO member-countries. ©RIA Novosti China suggests opening SCO Friendship Commission The Chinese party is suggesting to establish SCO Commission of Good Neighborhood, Friendship and Cooperation: Hu Jintao.
08 June 2012
Photo by Danial Okassov© Kazakhstan and China to sign agreement on border checkpoints An Agreement between the governments of Kazakhstan and China on the border checkpoints is to be signed during Nursultan Nazarbayev’s visit to China.
06 June 2012
Nursultan Nazarbayev. Photo by  Danial Okassov© Nursultan Nazarbayev to discuss terrorism and extremism in China Kazakhstan President will pay an official visit to China and take part in the 12th meeting of the council of the heads of SCO member-states.
05 June 2012
Saiga antelopes die in Kostanay oblast again Pasteurellosis is quoted as the most likely cause of the new surge of saiga's deaths in Kazakhstan.
25 May 2012

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