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Alexandre Vinokourov will lead Kazakhstan cycling team Astana in Langkawi Tour that will be held in Malaysia in February, 2012.

11-year old Zhansaya Abdumalik, a four-time world chess champion will take part in Singapore Chess Tournament.

Kazakhstan residents won't change their preferences when choosing New Year tours this year.

Two Kazakhstan films will take part in the 42nd World Cinema Film Festival that will be held in Goa, India.

Japan bought half as many bonds as usual in the eurozone rescue fund's latest issue, an official in Tokyo said Tuesday.

Kazakhstan singer Svetlana Kasyan won the first prize of the V International Vocalist Contest in China.

President Nazarbayev gave a speech on modernization of Kazakhstan system of education and urged both countries to cooperate in this area.

Kazakhstan national aquatics team has won 13 gold medals in Asian Junior Championship, that took place in Indonesia.

Diana Yamlikhanova, 19-year-old Almaty resident will represent Kazakhstan at Miss Asia Pacific World Competition 2011.

Kazakhstan sportswoman Olga Rypakova has won a silver medal at Athletics World Championship in South Korea.

Indian and Kazakh governments are negotiating export of nuclear reactors.

President of South Korea Lee Myung-bak thanked Nursultan Nazarbayev for caring about ethnic Koreans living in Kazakhstan.

Four participants of the international expedition to K2, also known as Chogori, have reached the third camp at the height of 7100 meters, in spite of the snow and strong wind.

Only four out of six climbers are continueing their way to the top. They are expecting the good weather to hold on.

According to Kazakh climber Maksut Zhumayev, the team has set the route to the fourth camp and set the camp. This fulfills the main goal of their fourth acclimatization ascent.

Chogori is 8,611 meters high. So to reach the peak the team will have to cover another 811 meters of height.

According to Kazakh alpinist Maksut Zhumayev they’ve received weather forecasts that the weather will be good enough until Tuesday for the final ascent.

Good weather on August 4 allowed the team to ascend 500 meters of Chogori.

The team of alpinists ascended 1300 meters in 11 hours. Their trip from the first camp to the second was one of the most difficult and exhausting.

15 sportsmen will represent Kazakhstan at track and field athletics World Championship, which will start on August, 27 in South Korean Daegu.
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