British princes help flood victims as new storm hits
Britain's Princes William and Harry pitched in to help flood victims Friday as a new winter storm barrelled into the country, causing fresh misery after the wettest start to the year for 250 years.
Syrdarya River floods farms in southern Kazakhstan
The Syrdarya River has flooded farmlands and pastures in South Kazakhstan Oblast.
China to fund bridge between Guyana, Suriname
China is to fund a bridge over a river linking the neighboring South American countries of Suriname and Guyana.
Natural phenomenon: perfect ice disc in Kazakhstan river
A ice disc of a perfectly round form has been spotted on the Narym River in eastern Kazakhstan. Earlier a similar disc was spinning down the Sheyenne River in North Dakota.
Chinese billionaire feared dead in France helicopter crash
Four people were feared dead Saturday including a Chinese billionaire and his 12-year-old son after the helicopter in which he was overflying his newly purchased French vineyard crashed into a river.
Kazakhstan and China to sign agreement on 24 transborder rivers
Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister also said the two nations would get down to checking the frontier line late 2014.
Turning rivers back into Kazakhstan may solve problems
Kazakhstan researchers are proposing two projects, both of which involve turning the rivers flowing outside Kazakhstan back into the country.
Ex-Ambassador of Kazakhstan to China concerned over China’s classified documents
Chinese construction teams could be transformed into professional military groups overnight. Their number is equal to the current population of Kazakhstan and they directly report to Beijing: Murat Auezov.
Shrinking glaciers won't affect South Asia water availability: study
Glacier systems that feed two key rivers in South Asia will badly retreat this century, but demands for water are still likely to be met.
Astana airport fined for leaking kerosene into Yessil river
Astana international airport was fined over 13 million tenge ($87 thousand).
Kazakhstan suggests refilling Ural river from Volga waters
Kazakhstan Environmental Protection Ministry has suggested to refill the Ural river with Volga waters
Kazakhstan has no plans to divert Irtysh: authority
The General Plan of Territories in Kazakhstan does not provide for diversion of the Irtysh River: Kazakh Scientific-Research and Design Institute of Construction and Architecture.
Kazakhstan suggests to divert Irtysh River
Kazakhstan Ministry of Regional Development has suggested to divert the Irtysh River flow into the central part of the country.
15 million young carps released in dam lake near Astana
Around 15 million of young carps have been released in Vyacheslav dam lake in Akmola oblast.
Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan call for UN review of disputed dams
The presidents of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan called for the United Nations to review the potential impact of two disputed hydroelectric dams proposed by their regional rivals Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
Kerosene leaking into Yessil river near Astana
According to residents of Ondiris village, jet fuel has been flowing into the river near Astana for several years already.
Kazakhstan and China to resolve issues related to transborder rivers
Mr. Xi Jinping stated that China would never do anything to the detriment of Kazakhstan’s economy: President Nazarbayev.
Dead pigs in China river exceed 13,000: media
The number of dead pigs found in a river running through China's commercial hub Shanghai has reached more than 13,000, as mystery deepened over the hogs' precise origin.
Plague of pigs in Shanghai river
More than 1,000 dead pigs have been found floating in Shanghai's main waterway, the Chinese city's government said Monday, as residents expressed fears over possible drinking water contamination.
FoodMaster accused of polluting river with silfuric acid
Residents of Kok-Saiyek village have accused the local branch of FoodMaster company of polluting the local river with caustic soda and sulfuric acid.