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Petitions may help Kazakhstan students in US court
Letters of support from many countries to two Kazakhstan students arrested as part of the Boston bombing case may be helpful.
10 September 2013
Kazakhstan is second largest CIS investor: EDB
Kazakhstan is the second largest investor in the CIS with the investments volume of $5.6 billion.
10 September 2013
'Developed country' concept will change in future: Nazarbayev
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev spoke about the world 37 years from now.
10 September 2013
Kazakhstan poised to join G20
Nursultan Nazarbayev has set a task of entering G20.
10 September 2013
H1 2013 Kazakhstan’s exports of finished goods makes up $1.8 billion, 8.9% up against the like period of 2012
Exports of finished goods almost doubled from $2.3 billion back in 2010 to $4.2 billion in 2012.
10 September 2013
New Australian PM to stick with PNG boatpeople policy
Australia's new prime minister Tuesday said he will stand by a policy to send boatpeople to Papua New Guinea, but insisted a military-led response will remain his main focus.
10 September 2013
Electric cars dominate at Frankfurt auto show
Electric cars by German builders are just some of the nearly 70 world premieres at the 65th edition of the IAA auto show opening later this week.
10 September 2013
Bekmambetov's Squirrels horror trailer released
The pre-production sales trailer for Squirrels horror movie produced by Timur Bekmambetov, hit the internet.
10 September 2013
Indonesia supports Astana's bid to host World Petroleum Congress
Indonesia is ready to support Kazakhstan’s bid to host the World Petroleum Congress in 2017 in Astana.
10 September 2013
'Riddick' steals top slot at N. America box office
Warrior anti-hero "Riddick" slammed into first place at the North American box office, figures showed Monday, stealing the top spot held by "Lee Daniels' The Butler" for three weeks running.
10 September 2013
Irtysh River problems may cause water shortages in Kazakhstan and Russia
Kazakhstan and Russia may shortly face serious water shortages because of the deterioration of the situation around the Irtysh River.
10 September 2013
Kazakhstan’s President suggests working out an effective system to manage the country’s hydrocarbons
By 2050 the share of alternative sources should be brought up to 50% (…) Kazakhstan does have all the prerequisites for that, he believes.
10 September 2013
Kazakhstan’s President suggests revising the country’s industrialization policy
Kazakhstan should focus on on high tech industries such as generation of green energy, robotics, nanotechnology, airspace industry, genetic engineering, he believes.
10 September 2013
In 2015-2018 Russia plans to shift a part of space launches from the Kazakhstan-based Baikonur cosmodrome
When Vostochny is ready, Russia will still stick to the plans of joint use of Baikonur in partnership with Kazakhstan for decades to come: Russia’s Vice Foreign Minister.
10 September 2013
Kazakhstan to see another two cities similar to Astana and Almaty created shortly: President Nazarbayev
Our choice is to develop urban agglomerations as powerful points of growth, the President said.
10 September 2013
Hard-hitting ads get credit in US push against smoking
Hard-hitting ads featuring first-person stories from former smokers prompted more than 200,000 Americans to immediately give up tobacco.
10 September 2013
Astana to help establish Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian Security Community
Kazakhstan’s Secretary of State Marat Tazhin met with the outgoing Ukrainian ambassador Oleg Dyomin in late August.
10 September 2013
Philippines rebels trade fire, take more hostages
Muslim rebels seized dozens more hostages and traded gunfire with Philippines troops Tuesday, in the second day of a stand-off after mounting a deadly attack on a southern city.
10 September 2013
Oil production at the giant Kashagan oilfield is to start in the nearest days
Earlier the country’s media reported that the oil production was to start September 9.
10 September 2013