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Solar energy based building to be constructed for EXPO 2017
President Nazarbayev attended the presentation of Astana EXPO-2017 architectural project.
23 March 2014
Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry explains purchase of building in Paris for $55 million
First Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan has commented on the Ministry's plans to purchase a building in Paris for $55 million.
20 March 2014
Three dead, 63 hurt as NY buildings collapse
A major explosion caused by a gas leak flattened two Manhattan apartment buildings in a fireball Wednesday, killing three people and injuring 63 others.
13 March 2014
Student tragedy in S. Korea as building collapse kills 10
At least 10 people were killed and more than 100 injured when an auditorium packed with students collapsed at a resort near the southern South Korean city of Gyeongju.
18 February 2014
China plans to build world's longest underwater tunnel
China plans to build the world's longest underwater tunnel, an expert involved in the project told AFP Friday, a $36 billion shortcut between two northern port cities in an earthquake-prone region.
14 February 2014
Hyundai starts work on world's biggest container ships
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries has started construction on a Chinese order for the world's largest container ships.
20 January 2014
38 hotels to be built in Astana for EXPO 2017
38 hotels will be built in Astana by 2017.
10 January 2014
Officials in Beijing suburb build Kremlin copy
Local officials in a Beijing suburb have built themselves a white-walled, gold-domed office complex resembling Moscow's Kremlin, state media reported, prompting anger among Chinese who condemned the lavish buildings.
25 December 2013
Astana adds Foster's eye to pyramid
British architect Norman Foster has presented his new project in Astana.
18 December 2013
Kazakhstan Embassy in Britain on the move to new building
The Embassy of Kazakhstan in Great Britain will be move to a new building soon.
19 November 2013
China cake millionaire at home in his six castles
As the greatest urbanisation drive in history swells China's cities with ranks of identikit apartment blocks, one culinary businessman is indulging his architectural appetite with a visual feast of extravagant, outlandish castles.
16 November 2013
Japan firms to invest in Brazilian shipbuilder
A Japanese consortium on Tuesday said it would buy a 30 percent stake in a Brazilian shipbuilder as its eyes the lucrative market for resource-exploration vessels.
23 October 2013
Dozens feared trapped in Mumbai building collapse: officials
A five-storey residential building collapsed in Mumbai at daybreak on Friday in the latest accident in India's financial capital, with dozens feared trapped inside.
27 September 2013
At least five dead in India building collapse: official
At least five people died and several others were trapped when a four-storey apartment block collapsed Wednesday in the western Indian city of Vadodara.
28 August 2013
Building explosion in Argentina leaves at least 8 dead
A powerful blast from a gas leak ripped through a ten-story apartment building in Argentina's third largest city Tuesday, leaving at least eight dead and 61 injured.
07 August 2013
World's second tallest building tops out in China
Work on the main structure of the world's second tallest skyscraper was completed on Saturday, as the final beam was placed on the Shanghai Tower.
04 August 2013
World's largest building opens in China
Boasting its own artificial sun and a floor area three times that of the Pentagon, the "world's largest building" has opened in southwest China to mixed reviews from its first visitors.
13 July 2013
UAE company to build Abu Dhabi Plaza in Astana
Arabtech Holding PJSC (ARTC) has won the tender for construction of the 88-storey complex Abu Dhabi Plaza in Astana.
20 June 2013
Militants blow up historic Pakistan building: officials
Militants blew up a historic building in violence-plagued southwest Pakistan after shooting dead a guard in a predawn attack on Saturday.
15 June 2013
Mumbai collapse death toll rises to 10, rescue ends
The death toll from an apartment block collapse in central Mumbai has risen to 10, police said Wednesday, as they ended nearly two days of search and rescue operations.
12 June 2013