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Astana Opera singer to perform in French opera project The Tales of Hoffmann
The leading soloist of the Astana Opera house Medet Chotabayev has been invited to perform a part in The Tales of Hoffmann opera.
24 February 2014
LG to launch new smartwatch this year: CEO
LG will launch its first smartwatch in 2014, the head of its mobile unit said Monday, tapping into the nascent market for wearable devices seen as the mobile industry's new source of growth.
24 February 2014
Olympics: Party time as Sochi Games close
Sochi let its hair down on Sunday at a rollicking end-of-games Olympic party celebrating Russia's spirit and culture through the country's rich heritage of music and art.
24 February 2014
Versace struts its stuff as investment looms
Versace showed off a bold collection on Friday with red fur coats, knee-high lace-up boots and military epaulettes as a decision nears for the sale of a minority stake in the family firm.
24 February 2014
Honda opens second plant in rising auto power Mexico
Honda unveiled a second factory in Mexico, seeking to capitalize on the nation's rising power in the sector and strengthen the Japanese car giant's foothold in North America.
24 February 2014
Underground greenhouse: Coffee and fig trees grown in Ust-Kamenogorsk
Tangerines, bananas, pomegranates, fig tree and even coffee are grown in the underground greenhouse in Ust-Kamenagorsk.
24 February 2014
Twin car update: Plates fake, car stolen from Moscow
The identical twin cars of the same model, colour and with the same plates, have been checked to reveal their origins.
23 February 2014
Kazakh Little Brother wins Cine Junior film festival in France
Serik Aprymov’s Bayur (Little Brother) film won the International Confederation of Art Cinemas (CICAE) prize at the Cine Junior children and youth film festival in France.
23 February 2014
No information on whereabouts of 700 adopted orphans: Kazakhstan
The whereabouts of almost 700 Kazakhstanis adopted by foreign parents are unknown.
23 February 2014
US bans bidis made by Indian tobacco company
US regulators on Friday banned four types of small cigarettes known as bidis made by an Indian company, marking the Food and Drug Administration's first-ever oversight action against a tobacco product.
23 February 2014
Reunited Korean families hold tearful final farewell
The joy of being reunited for the first time in decades turned to grief for North and South Korean families Saturday as a rare cross-border visit ended, with participants unlikely to ever see their relatives again.
23 February 2014
New Louis Vuitton designer is star of Paris fashion
Four months after Paris fashion bid farewell to Marc Jacobs, the man who transformed Louis Vuitton into a global style giant, all eyes will next week be on his successor.
23 February 2014
Security experts raise flags over WhatsApp
The Facebook deal for WhatsApp drew attention for its whopping price tag, but has also brought out fresh criticism over security for the billions of messages delivered on the platform.
23 February 2014
Australia not willing to pay Kazakhstan for sick cows
Kazakhstan is compelled to bring Australian sick cows supplier through diplomatic channels.
22 February 2014
N. Korea rejects UN rights report as 'fabrication'
North Korea on Friday "categorically" rejected a UN report on its human rights record, accusing it of being a "sheer fabrication" invented by the United States and its allies.
22 February 2014
Indian rickshaw driver fatally stabs American wife, kills self
An Indian rickshaw driver stabbed his American wife to death before setting himself ablaze, police said Saturday, in a violent end to a whirlwind romance scripted in the backdrop of the Taj Mahal.
22 February 2014
Deal signed to end Ukraine crisis; move to free Tymoshenko
Ukraine's embattled leader signed a deal Friday with the opposition in a bid to end the ex-Soviet country's worst crisis since independence after three days of carnage left nearly 100 protesters dead.
22 February 2014
Bulgaria chokes on air pollution fuelled by poverty
The smokestacks of Kremikovtzi steel mill on Sofia's outskirts may have shut down years ago, but ancient cars ensure that Bulgaria's capital is still the most polluted in Europe.
22 February 2014
Free Marathon trainings in Almaty: share goodness and run for charity
Free Almaty Marathon trainings have started on February 22.
22 February 2014
Almaty budget overhaul: Yesimov
The Akim (Mayor) of Almaty Akhmetzhan Yesimov talked about overhauling the city budget due to devaluation of tenge.
22 February 2014
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