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Nazarbayev invites Malaysian PM to Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has invited the Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Razak to visit Kazakhstan.
06 May 2014
Nazarbayev discusses cooperation with Asian Development Bank
President Nazarbayev has met with the President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Takehiko Nakao to discuss future cooperation.
02 May 2014
Wrestling: Manyurova wins gold at Asian Championship
Kazakhstan wrestler Gyuzel Manyurova won a gold medal for Kazakhstan at the Asian Wrestling Championship that was held in Astana.
29 April 2014
Kazakhstan and Morocco discuss cooperation
Senate Speaker Kassym-Jomart Tokayev meet Morocco delagation to discuss prospects of cooperation between Kazakhstan and Morocco.
28 April 2014
Astana Arlans captain Samat Bashenov named Best Asian WSB boxer
The Astana Arlans captain Samat Bashenov has been named The Best Asian WSB Boxer of 2013.
24 January 2014
Astana eyes acknowledgement as tourist destination
Astana wants to get international acknowledgement as an Asian tourism city. Astana eyes acknowledgement as tourist destination
23 December 2013
Film director of Harmony Lessons gets Special Mention Award at Asian Oscar event
Emir Baigazin, Kazakhstan ilm director of Harmony Lessons, has gained the Special Mention Award in the Achievements in Directing category at the annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2013.
19 December 2013
Kazakh PM visits South Korea
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov has signed a number of cooperation agreements with South Korea in Seoul.
11 December 2013
Kazakhstan national wins Miss Asia Moscow 2013
Saida Adilova, a model from Kazakhstan, has won the Miss Asia Moscow 2013 beauty contest in Russia.
09 December 2013
Science-driven economy is impossible without an effective education system: Nazarbayev
Kazakhstan is going to focus on hard sciences to further enhance the country's growing economy.
06 December 2013
Mang Ko Noh becomes new Head of Rakhat confectionery
Chairman and Non Executive Director of Lotte India Corp. Ltd Mang Ko Noh is the new Head of Almaty-based Rakhat confectionery.
04 December 2013
More than 20 Toyota spare parts shops closed in Almaty
More than 20 Toyota and Lexus spare parts shops closed in Kazakhstan starting from November 25.
27 November 2013
New tariffs set for KazTransOil pipeline oil pumping
Kazakhstan Agency for Regulation of Natural Monopolies (Anti-Monopoly Agency) has approved new tariffs on oil pumping through the KazTransOil pipeline.
27 November 2013
Hackers expose Asia's weak cyber defences
A rash of website hackings in the Asia-Pacific has exposed weak cyber defences which must be improved to help the region deal with more sophisticated and sinister threats, particularly from criminal organisations, analysts said.
09 November 2013
Tajiks set to elect strongman leader for fourth term
Voters in Tajikistan, the poorest state in the former USSR, were set Wednesday to hand President Emomali Rakhmon an easy victory for a fourth term at the helm of his country bordering Afghanistan.
06 November 2013
Russia to take Olympic torch into space
Three new crew members blast off Thursday for the International Space Station (ISS) on a Russian rocket, taking with them the precious cargo of an Olympic torch for the 2014 Winter Games in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.
06 November 2013
Destressss with an Indonesian snake massage
Lying on a massage table at a spa in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, Feri Tilukay closed his eyes and smiled blissfully as three enormous snakes slithered all over him.
06 November 2013
Jung Chang and 'the concubine who launched modern China'
Jung Chang says she does not enjoy arguments, but the latest book from the writer whose works are banned in China is proving to be typically contentious.
04 November 2013
McDonald's Japan 'sorry' over homeless ban
McDonald's Japan issued an apology Friday after it was revealed one of its outlets had posted a notice banning homeless people for more than a year.
02 November 2013
Turkey fulfils sultan's dream with opening of Bosphorus rail tunnel
Turkey will on Tuesday unveil the world's first sea tunnel connecting two continents, fulfilling a sultan's dream 150 years ago, but also fuelling recent anti-government sentiment for such mega projects.
28 October 2013