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President of Kazakhstan arrives in China for state visit

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has arrived in China for a state visit today, azh.kz reports citimg the Akorda press service. May 19 2014, 15:57 3 523 views

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5G standard may be introduced in Kazakhstan by Expo -2017

By 2017 Kazakhstan will be ready to introduce communication standard of new generation - 5G, this has been reported today by the first deputy chairman of the Agency for Telecommunications and Information Saken Sarsenov, inform.kz reports. May 19 2014, 15:20 2 954 views

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Kazakhstan plans to create free trade zones with EFTA countries, New Zealand, Vietnam

The RoK Ministry of Economy and Budget Planning jointly with the Customs Union countries is holding negotiations on free trade zone agreements with the countries of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), Vietnam and New Zealand, said Aliya Alimbetova, acting director of the foreign trade development department of the Ministry, at the briefing  in Central Communications Centre in Astana, azh.kz reports. May 19 2014, 11:50 3 660 views

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8 people injured in explosion at Semey factory

8 people have been injured in an explosion at the Flour and Combine Fodder Factory in Kazakhstan's Semey, tengrinews reports citing the city's Emergency Department. May 19 2014, 10:20 4 204 views

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Proton rocket debris fell in China

When three unidentified flying objects came hurtling from the skies, terrified villagers in China's Heilongjiang province thought they were under alien attack, ibtimes.co.uk reports. May 18 2014, 21:52 3 244 views

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Antigay Activists Build Wall In Almaty - Kazakhstan's Largest City

Dozens of antigay activists have built a brick wall in front of a gay nightclub in Kazakhstan's largest city, Almaty, to protest same-sex marriage, rferl.org reports.  May 16 2014, 16:26 5 058 views

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China Ready To Assist Kazakhstan In Hosting EXPO-2017

China is ready to provide its assistance to Kazakhstan in holding EXPO-2017, Kazakh First Deputy Prime Minister Bakytzshan Sagintaev said, trend.az reports. May 16 2014, 15:13 3 443 views

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BTC to transport some portion of oil from Kazakh Kashagan field

Once the oil production at Kazakhstan's Kashagan offshore field increases, some portion of this oil will be transported via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, Azerbaijan's Energy Minister, Natig Aliyev said, trend.az reports. May 16 2014, 12:13 3 589 views

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Russian Proton rocket launched from Baikonur crashed

A Russian Proton rocket with an advanced satellite on board after lift-off crashed outside of Kazakhstan's territory, probably in Altai or Pacific Ocean, azh.kz reports citing ria.novosti.  May 16 2014, 09:45 2 766 views

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Kazakh student prisoners in Boston to face trial separately

Federal District Court ruled that hearings against Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov, two Kazakhstani students who were arrested in the United States in relation to the Boston bombings case would take place separately Tengrinews reports May 15 2014, 12:42 1 719 views

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Kazakhstan bans European alcohol import

Kazakhstan will introduce a temporary ban on import of alcohol from a number of foreign countries that do not meet the Customs Union standards May 14 2014, 11:11 2 196 views

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Kazakhstan concerned over possible widened economic sanctions against Russia

Kazakhstan is concerned over possible economic sanctions against Russia [because of that country's actions in Crimea] imposed by the West May 13 2014, 16:33 2 325 views

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Legitimization of assets to bring billions: Kelimbetov

Central bank aims to legitimate money and assets to ensure an influx of several billion dollars into the banking sector of Kazakhstan, Tengrinews reports citing the Governor of the central bank Kairat Kelimbetov May 13 2014, 11:16 1 980 views

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Air Astana to launch more flights to Europe

Kazakhstan’s Air Astana national airline will be performing charter flights from Almaty and Astana to several South European tourist cities, Tengrinews reports citing Air Astana. May 12 2014, 16:29 4 469 views

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Kazakh Magazine Editor Fined Over Hitler Issue

The chief editor of a celebrity magazine in Kazakhstan has been fined $1,200 for devoting last month's issue to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. May 12 2014, 16:25 2 261 views

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11 killed when SUV collided with passenger bus in Kzyl-Orda

Today the victims of head-on-collision accident, that happened on May 7 on public holiday in Kzyl-Orda, made a loud statement. They blamed the SUV driver in the terrible road accident that took 11 lives, as opposed to the previous version of the police where the bus driver was considered guilty, azh.kz reports. May 12 2014, 10:46 2 459 views

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British company to help Kazakhstan build solar plant

A four-party memorandum was signed in the akimat (administration) of the Zhambyl region to realize 400 MW renewable energy projects, its press service said to inform.kz.  May 11 2014, 16:48 2 444 views

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Counting losses from Kashagan suspension

Losses from the forthcoming two-year suspension of the Kashagan oilfield development project in Kazakhstan are estimated at two billion dollars, tengrinews reports citing the findings of a senior Researcher at the Institute of Economics PWS Kazakhstan Oleg Yegorov. May 11 2014, 16:31 4 730 views

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Iranian investors interested in Kenderli Resort in Western Kazakhstan

Iranian investors have expressed interest in Kazakhstan's Kenderli resort, tengrinews reports citing Marat Igaliev, Chairman of the Tourism and Industry Committee of Kazakhstan. May 11 2014, 16:27 2 523 views

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Netflix's Marco Polo drama to be filmed in Kazakhstan

Filming for the new Netflix series Marco Polo will take place in Kazakhstan and Italy, as well as in a Malaysian studio, from August this year, according to the Radio Times. May 11 2014, 16:19 4 548 views

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President Nursultan Nazarbayev meets US Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev met US Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns May 8, tengrinews.kz reports, citing the President’s website. May 11 2014, 11:31 3 009 views

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Rakhat Aliyev associate arrested over money laundering investigation

A journalist and former director of Radio Free Europe in Kiev was arrested in connection with criminal investigations that have led to the freezing of assets of Kazakh exile and multi-millionaire Rakhat Aliyev, maltatoday.com reports. May 11 2014, 10:03 5 117 views

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Kazakh lieutenant was the first to raise flag over the Reichstag

According to Soviet textbooks, the sergeants Kantariya and Egorov were the first to plant the Soviet flag on the Victory day over the Reichstag on April 30, 1945, but only after a good spell the people of Kazakhstan learned the names of the first soldiers who stormed the Reichstag and put up the Victory Banner. They were Rakhimzhan Koshkarbayev from Kazakhstan and Grigory Bulatov from Russia, azh.kz reports citing tengrinews.kz. May 10 2014, 15:07 11 070 views

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Bravery of Kazakhs in World War II

The annual celebrations of the Victory Day will be taking place on the 9th of May. The holiday is dedicated to remembering the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in 1945 in the Great Patriotic War as the WWII is known in the former Soviet states. The surrender documents were signed in the late of night on 8 May 1945. it was already May 9 Moscow time. Celebrating this day has become a tradition in Kazakhstan. May 8 2014, 17:26 8 061 views

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Astana have Giro d'Italia visa problems

Astana have become the latest team to suffer visa problems ahead of the Giro d'Italia. The Kazakh team have had to withdraw Maxim Iglinskiy and Alexey Lutsenko from their line-up after they failed to secure visas in time for the start in Belfast, azh.kz reports citing sport.gazeta.kz.  May 8 2014, 16:50 3 852 views