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©riafan.ru Fashion makes headlines with Hollande wearing traditional Kazakh costume Francois Hollande putting on a Kazakh costume provoked a flurry of Internet jokes, some comparing the French leader to Borat. Was it really a bad fashion choice?
09 December 2014
From Tomiris Zhangazinova's VK page. 13y.o. singer from Kazakhstan wins international competition in Bulgaria A young girl from Kazakhstan has stunned the audience and the jury at the international singing competition in Bulgaria.
09 December 2014
Chairman of CAEPCO JSC Board of Directors Alexander Klebanov (top) and Vice President of ALSTOM Philippe Romieu (bottom) signed the memorandum of understanding French ALSTOM to help modernize Kazakh power sector French multinational ALSTOM and Kazakhstan's largest private power generating company CAEPCO have signed a memorandum of cooperation and understanding to modernize the power sector of Kazakhstan.
09 December 2014
New cabin for Koktobe cableway ©Azhar Ashirova First French cabins brought for Almaty gondola cableway French Montagne Association to help Almaty in designing and construction of new Kok Zhailau ski resort. First French cabins for a new golndola cableway have just been delivered.
08 December 2014
©Tengrinews Businesses in Kazakhstan reluctant to enter long-term contracts amid falling oil prices CEO of Samruk Kazyna Contract Serikbek Yelshibekov said that Kazakh businessmen were becoming reluctant to enter long-term contracts with Samruk Kazyna subsidiaries due to the unstable situation at the oil market.
08 December 2014
© Tengrinews illustration UNESCO recognizes Kazakh yurt and kuy as cultural heritage of humankind The UNESCO has included the art of Kazakh dombra kuy and traditional knowledge and skills in Kazakh and Kyrgyz yurt into the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
08 December 2014
Aldaspan rock band ©Yaroslav Radlovsky Cuban sings Kazakh folk song with ethnic rock band A cuban singer Isaac has collaborated with a Kazakh ethnic rock band to produce what promisses to be a new hit in Kazakhstan.
08 December 2014
© Transtelecom press service Transtelecom Chairman meets President of HP Transtelecom Chairman meets President of HP Nurali Aliyev met with the President of Hewlettt-Packard Corporation Meg Whitman to discuss cooperation ahead of the EXPO-2017 to take place in Astana, Kazakhstan.
06 December 2014
Karachaganak. Tengrinews file photo Mass poisoning in western Kazakhstan: KPO denies breaching environmental standards Karachaganak Petroleum Operating B.V. denies breaching environemtal standards in recent hospitalization of children in Berezovka village, several kilometers away from Karachaganak oil and gas field in Kazakhstan.
06 December 2014
©Tengrinews Kazakh-French business forum in Astana Kazakhstan hosted a business forum with French collegues to discuss trade cooperation.
06 December 2014
Photo courtesy of kurs.ru Kazakhstan to significantly increase gas production First Vice Minister of Energy Uzakbai Karabalin said that Kazakhstan would significantly increase gas production and, as a result, become self-sufficient.
05 December 2014
Prosecutor General of the Republic of Kazakhstan Askhat Daulbayev  and the UK Secretary of State for Justice Chris Grayling. Photo courtesy of the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office Britain, Kazakhstan sign legal cooperation MoU Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan Askhat Daulbayev has paid a visit to the UK to sign a memorandum of understanding on legal cooperation.
05 December 2014
Photo courtesy of uralskweek.kz Hydrogen sulphide emissions at Karachaganak before mass poisoning in Western Kazakhstan Prosecutor of West Kazakhstan Oblast said there were several hydrogen sulphide emissions at the large Karachaganak oil and gas field before the mass poisoning of children from nearby Berezovka village occured.
05 December 2014
Photo courtesy of Almaty.kz One more earthquake felt in Almaty Kazakhstan's Almaty has felt yet another earthquake this morning.
04 December 2014
©Roza Yessenkulova Kazakh businessmen send generator to Kyrgyz hospital after doctors perform open heart surgery with no electricity Kazakh businessmen have raised money for a generator and sent the equipment to the Kyrgyz hospital, where doctors had to scandalously make a open heart surgery during an blackout.
04 December 2014
©Tengrinews illustration Kazakhstan ready to adopt Eurocodes in 2015 Kazakhstan is ready to adopt the European construction standards or Eurocodes starting 2015.
04 December 2014
Photo courtesy of izvestia.ru Kazakh 'smart' bus stops project catches attention of Silicon Valley Businessmen from the Silicon Valley have become interested in the project of 'smart' bus stops developed by Kazakhstanis.
04 December 2014
©atn.ua Ablyazov's company loses $1.5 billion arbitrage case against Kazakhstan The Ad hoc Committee of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has denied the appeal of Netherlands-based company KT Asia Investment Group BV that demanded $1.5 billion in compensation from Kazakhstan for allegedly nationalising the company's minority share in BTA Bank.
04 December 2014
Photo courtesy of cont.ws Russian official says dollar, euro could be banned in Eurasian Union; Kazakh National Chamber of Entrepreneurs responds Kazakh officials have responded to the remakrs of the chairman of the board of directors of Russia’s National Payment Council, who said that the EEU could see a ban on interstate transactions in dollars and euros.
03 December 2014
©REUTERS Kazakhstan startup seeks investor support in London A robotics educational startup founded by Kazakhstanis in London aims to attract investment for production of children's robo-sets.
03 December 2014
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