Glimmers of hope for troubled US newspapers: study
The US newspaper industry is seeing some glimmers of hope after being battered for years.
Shortages of food, fuel, power as Syria battered by war
"Yesterday I did not make anything to eat as there was no electricity for the entire day," says Umm Fadi, a resident of Artuz district near Damascus that has been caught up in the fighting between rebels and regime forces.
SXSW kicks off with vision of a 3D printing revolution
The 27th edition of South by Southwest kicked off Friday with a bold prediction that desktop 3D printing will unleash a new industrial revolution guided by "creative explorers."
Hope and despair as Japan marks tsunami anniversary
In the dark months after a catastrophic tsunami smashed into Japan, killing almost 19,000 people and sparking a nuclear disaster, hopes for a rapid recovery and a national rebirth were frustrated by political paralysis.
Millions of Indians facing worst drought in decades
Millions of people in western India are suffering their worst drought in more than four decades, with critics blaming official ineptitude and corruption for exacerbating the natural water shortage.
One ton of industrial wastes per resident in Pavlodar oblast
Last year pollutant discharge from the regional industrial companies in Pavlodar oblast of Kazakhstan made 675 thousand tons.
Nigeria staggers toward title of Africa's biggest economy
The ever-expanding moonscape that stretches out behind a wall holding back the Atlantic Ocean here will one day host a project designed to help anchor Nigeria as Africa's biggest economy.
Pakistan hit by nationwide blackout
Pakistan was hit by a nationwide blackout for more than two hours after the breakdown of a major plant caused power stations to stop working across the country.
Processing industry growing in Kazakhstan
A tendency of sustainable growth of the processing industry in Kazakhstan continued in 2012.
First Kazakhstan-made Toyota to be assembled in spring 2014
A memorandum was signed between Toyota Motor Corporation and Kazakhstan government to produce Toyota Fortuner.
Issekeshev checks on gas treatment project in Karaganda oblast
Minister of Industry and New Technologies checked on the industrialization process in Karaganda oblast in central Kazakhstan.
Fashion faves win new customers with second lines
New York fashion world darlings Zac Posen and Marchesa are the latest designers to launch secondary "contemporary" collections, giving customers a bit of glamour at more affordable prices.
American and US Airways near mega-merger
American Airlines and US Airways are close to striking a merger deal that would create the largest airline in the United States in the latest bout of consolidation in the US aviation industry.
Samruk-Kazyna to spend $101 billion on investment projects
The fund will be taking part in implementation of the industrial program in 2013 in Kazakhstan: chairman.
Energy leaders say climate crisis more urgent
Energy industry leaders on Wednesday called for a fresh push in the fight against climate change and urged governments to make it easier for the world's poor to access power sources.
Kazakhstan to finance installation of wind power stations by farmers
Individuals with no access to power generation systems can get 50 percent of the cost of 5kW generator from at the budget: Minister.
China steel industry says profits plunge
The combined profits of China's major steelmakers crashed by more than 98 percent in 2012 as growth in the economy of the world's largest steel producer slowed.
130 industrial projects to be launched in Kazakhstan in 2013
Around 130 projects have been scheduled for implementation this year: Prime-Minister.
Former flagman of Kazakhstan's fish industry went bankrupt
Specialized interregional economic court of Atyrau oblast declared Kazakhstan's AtyrauBalyk bankrupt.
Factories close, workers flee: Syria industry losing steam
Once cogs in a dynamic industrial engine that helped power Syria's economy, the factories in a sprawling zone in the heart of battle-ravaged Aleppo now stand largely silent, the workers mostly fled.
