Kazakhstan leads Central Asia by number of multi-millionaires
Kazakhstan is rankedf irst among Central Asian countries by the number of people with fortunes exceeding $30 million.
Water tensions overflow in ex-Soviet Central Asia
The ex-Soviet states of Central Asia are engaged in an increasingly bitter standoff over water resources, adding another element of instability to the volatile region neighbouring Afghanistan.
Kazakhstan citizens drink most alcohol in Central Asia
Kazakhstan is Number One in Central Asia by alcohol abuse.
Central Asian Foreign Ministers to meet in Japan
Kazakhstan Foreign Minister will go to Japan to meet with his colleagues from Central Asia.
Kyrgyzstan’s uranium-polluted rivers threaten Central Asia
Regional risks of degradation and destruction of uranium tailing dumps are high and many of the dumps in Kyrgyzstan are located very close to water resources.
NATO hopes for economic integration of Afghanistan with Central Asia by 2014
Chairman of NATO Parliamentary Assembly Karl Lamers exchanged his opinion after the meeting with Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Kazykhanov.
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Foreign Ministers signed cooperation program
The official visit of Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov started on September 6 in Astana.
Uzbekistan President to render official visit to Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan political consultations are held in Tashkent on August 13-14. Kazakhstan is represented by deputy Foreign Minister Amangeldy Zhumabayev.
Air Astana tagged best Central Asian and Indian airline
Air Astana won the Best Central Asian and Indian Airline award at Farnborough International Airshow.
NATO and Central Asia agreed on military transit from Afghanistan
NATO has agreed with Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan on the use of the territories of the Central Asian countries for withdrawal of vehicles and military armament from Afghanistan.
The Dictator banned 2 weeks after premiere in Kazakhstan
The Dictator, a new movie starring scandalous Sacha Baron Cohen, known as Borat, has been banned from screens two weeks after its premiere in Kazakhstan.
American troops make no difference in Afghanistan: Yerlan Karin
Americans in Afghanistan do not control the whole situation. They stay at their bases and get attacked even at their bases and even more so outside their bases.
CARICC to get direct access to Interpol information system
A two-day operative meeting of the work group on interrelation between terrorism and illegal drug trafficking is being held in Almaty.
Central Asia countries might face overweight problem
European and Central Asian countries might face overweight problem by 2030 as a consequence of malnutrition or improper diet, according to the report of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO).
5 million Chinese will settle in Kazakhstan
8 million Chinese will be living in Central Asia in the nearest time.
President Nazarbayev speaks in favor of a common free trade zone in Central Asia
Kazakhstan has been consistently promoting integration within Central Asia. All our neighbors do know that: President Nazarbayev.
U.S. "want to own" Central Asian special forces: media
U.S., same as Russia, are interested in retaining authoritarian, but secular political regimes in the region.
Central Asia must not let be destabilized: Medvedev
Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev met with his Kyrgyz counterpart Almazbek Atambayev.
U.S. explained details of Central Asia Counternarcotics Initiative
The U.S. wants no access to secret data or security-related information of the host country under the program of countering drug trafficking in Central Asia.
Experts forecast tensions in Central Asia in 2012
Possibility of further increase in conflicts and tensions in 2012 remains high in three Central Asian states: Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.