WHO advises Kazakhs against drinking tea
The World Health Organization has recommended Kazakhstanis to abstain from drinking tea during mealtime.
Ewa Kopacz, Tusk's 'Iron Lady', to step up as Polish PM
Ewa Kopacz, who is tipped to replace Donald Tusk as Poland's next prime minister, is known as an "Iron Lady" who always has his back.
Kazakhstan approves new geological exploration program
Kazakhstan's geological exploration will focus on precious metals, especially gold, rare earth metals and copper.
Kazakhstan to cooperate with Vietnam in oil industry
Kazakhstan will cooperate with Vietnam in oil and gas.
Walk this way, says China's heavy metal shoe maker
A Chinese factory worker says walking in huge iron shoes weighing more than 200 kilograms each can cure back pain, but faces hefty competition in his bid to build the country's heaviest footwear.
Putin acknowledges that Kazakhstan outinvestes Russia
President of Russia Vladimir Putin told Nursultan Nazarbayev that Kazakhstan invested $700 million more into Russia than Russia did into Kazakhstan in 2012.
Iron supplements do not boost malaria risk: study
Global health experts have warned against giving iron supplements in areas where malaria is rampant, but a study Tuesday found no rise in cases of the mosquito-borne disease among children who took iron.
Earliest iron artefacts came from meteorite
The earliest iron artefacts ever found -- funeral beads strung around bodies in a 5,000-year-old Egyptian cemetery -- were made from a meteorite.
Bi-weekly iron dose same as daily in pregnancy: study
Pregnant women who take an iron supplement twice a week receive the same health benefits as expectant mothers who take a daily dose of the essential mineral.
S&P warns of little iron ore respite for miners
Global credit agency Standard & Poor's said Tuesday that it saw little improvement in iron ore prices in the near-term and warned that smaller single-commodity miners could see their ratings slip.
Fashion grads from Asia have their New York moment
There's nothing glamorous about ironing your own collection before a show at New York fashion week, but if that's what it takes for Jie Jessie Liu to break into the business, she'll do it.