OIC tours unrest-hit western Myanmar: official
Members of an influential Islamic body have visited Myanmar's Rakhine state, a government official said Tuesday, to survey fallout from deadly sectarian unrest between Buddhist and Muslim communities.
China slowdown biggest risk to Asian growth: survey
A slowdown in China's economy is perceived as the biggest risk to Asia's economic growth, a survey of regional powerbrokers released Wednesday said.
Venezuela's Chavez has big lead over rival: poll
President Hugo Chavez has a more than 15-point lead on his main rival ahead of Venezuela's October presidential vote, according to the latest survey from pollster Datanalisis.
'Strikingly' few women in Asia's top jobs: report
Companies in Asia's leading economies have "strikingly" few women in senior jobs, missing out on a vital pool of talent to fuel the region's growth.
Half of Kazakhstan students want to move abroad
48.6 percent of respondents among Kazakhstan students are happy to live in their home country.
30% of Kazakh citizens do not trust People's IPO
Nearly one third of Kazakhstan citizens (29.9 percent) do not trust the idea of the People's IPO.
One third of Kazakhstan residents are not ready for natural disasters
37 percent of Kazakhstan respondents do not know what to do in case of a natural disaster.
90 percent in Kazakhstan trust Nazarbayev
Sociologists published results of the survey held in the mid April in 16 major cities of Kazakhstan. 88.8% trust President Nursultan Nazarbayev, 65.5% trust Prime-Minister Karim Massimov, 61.1% trust the Government.