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Kazakhstan is searching for areas where it may have competitive advantage over other countries. In recent months, agriculture has occupied much space in the rhetoric of Kazakhstani politicians.

• 05 сентября 2014, 15:22

A new "smart chopsticks" concept by Internet search giant Baidu could put the answer in hands.

• 04 сентября 2014, 15:08

Fuel prices have grown in Kazakhstan, and they will push the prices of other goods upwards.

• 30 августа 2014, 02:15

Russian authorities have leaned on shops to keep prices steady but data released showed inflation pricking up on goods.

• 28 августа 2014, 10:08

Women who eat instant noodles at least two times a week face a greater risk of high blood pressure, elevated blood sugar and high cholesterol.

• 22 августа 2014, 11:12

The EU "shot itself in the foot" by imposing trade sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine conflict.

• 16 августа 2014, 11:42

Vladimir Putin’s response to the countries supporting sanctions against Russia in the form of an import ban might not be as effective as expected.

• 11 августа 2014, 20:05

The Ministry of Agriculture has reported on the quality of crops and yields of different regions of Kazakhstan.

• 09 августа 2014, 12:45

France has asked the European Commission to take "appropriate" measures to deal with the fallout from a Russian ban on food imports.

• 09 августа 2014, 12:35

Brazilian meat exporters said that Moscow's ban on food imports provide a golden opportunity to sell more of their products to Russia.

• 08 августа 2014, 10:37

Consumer Rights Protection Agency continues battling with fake-halal goods.

• 07 августа 2014, 16:32

As Western countries launch new sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis, Moscow has returned fire with bans on food imports.

• 06 августа 2014, 12:39

Scientists laid bare the genetic codes of African rice and a type of wild tomato, data they said should help breed more resilient crops.

• 29 июля 2014, 01:11

Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry lent her star power to combat rural hunger during a trip to Nicaragua for the UN World Food Program, officials here said.

• 26 июля 2014, 17:54

A chain of specialized halal shops may soon open in every neighborhood of Astana.

• 25 июля 2014, 13:41

The US food supplier at the centre of an expired meat scandal in China has apologised, as KFC and Pizza Hut's parent company said it would stop using the firm's products in the key Chinese market.

• 25 июля 2014, 10:04

Shanghai has shut a factory of US food provider OSI Group for selling out-of-date meat to restaurant giants including McDonald's and KFC, authorities said Monday in China's latest food safety scandal.

• 21 июля 2014, 13:09

US regulators on Friday warned against ingesting pure powdered caffeine, which is being sold in bulk over the Internet and is known to have killed at least one teenager.

• 21 июля 2014, 10:02

An unmanned cargo ship that was rocketed into space this weekend by Orbital Sciences Corporation is nearing the International Space Station where it plans to dock.

• 16 июля 2014, 13:32

Federal investigators are probing how vials of smallpox made their way into a storage room at a Food and Drug Administration lab near the US capital, health authorities said.

• 09 июля 2014, 13:46