Rothschild mulls counter-bid in Bumi battle: report
British financier Nathaniel Rothschild is mulling a bid for Bumi Plc coal assets to counter an offer by Indonesia's powerful Bakrie family, and has approached one of their rivals.
Apple iPad mini makes low key debut
The iPad mini made its low-key debut Friday when sales began in Asia, as Apple hurled the latest salvo in its battle against rivals Amazon, Google and Samsung.
150 trucks, 90 Chinese-made, fined for overload near Almaty in 5 days
Trucks were checked for overload in Almaty and Almaty oblast on October 17-23.
Kazakhstan is getting a new economic zone
Kazakhstan is going to create a new economic zone in Shu town of Zhambyl oblast.
PHOTO: First Central Asian scientific molecular-genetic laboratory opened in Almaty
The ceremony of opening of the Center of Collective Use, the first innovative scientific molecular-genetic laboratory in Kazakhstan and Central Asia, was held in Asfendiyarov National Medical University.
Europe's oldest prehistoric town, salt site found in Bulgaria
Archaeologists in eastern Bulgaria say they have unearthed the oldest prehistoric town ever found in Europe, along with an ancient salt production site.
'Digital eternity' beckons as death goes high-tech
Death is no longer the fusty business it once was: from swipeable bar codes on headstones to designer urns, webcam-based ceremonies and virtual memorials, funerals have shot into the 21st century.
SpaceX capsule completes successful first mission
The unmanned SpaceX capsule made a safe splashdown in the Pacific Sunday after successfully delivering its first commercial payload to the International Space Station.
Microsoft woos mobile users, aims at Apple
Microsoft kicked off sales of its revamped Windows 8 system and Surface tablet Friday amid mixed reviews as the tech giant ramped up efforts to compete in a market shifting rapidly from PCs to mobile devices.