Free Dzhokhar: Pro-Tsarnaev leaflets fly in Kazakhstan. The North Korean Solution. Over 11 mln Kazakhs live in Kazakhstan

The Washington Times - Free Dzhokhar: Pro-Tsarnaev leaflets fly in Kazakhstan - “Chechen Republic. Free Jahar [Dzhokhar]. In support of the Tsarnaev brothers,” one leaflet posted on a lamp near a busy recreation center stated, UPI reported.

Spa Business - Rixos continues to expand in Kazakhstan with opening of third hotel - Turkish hospitality group Rixos Hotels is expanding its portfolio in Kazakhstan with the opening of its third luxury property.

Reuters - KazMunaiGas EP swings to loss in Q1 - Kazakh oil producer KazMunaiGas Exploration Production made a net loss of $4 million in the first quarter of this year after a net profit of $508 million in the same period of 2012, it said on Wednesday.

The Strategy Page - The North Korean Solution - The last “new” aircraft North Korea was able to obtain were 40 MiG-21s secretly purchased from Kazakhstan in 1999.

Info Mongolia - Kazakhstan proposed to restore Ulaanbaatar-Astana direct flight - Kazakh Ambassador Koblandin expressed his gratitude for supporting Kazakhstan in the frames of UN and international activities and mentioned to restore direct flights between Ulaanbaatar and Astana and Almaty.

E&P - Kazakhstan Ambassador Plans Trip To ValvTechnologies - ValvTechnologies Inc. (VTI) will host His Excellency Kairat Umarov, ambassador of Kazakhstan to the US, at the VTI worldwide headquarters in Houston on May 15, the company said in a news release.

Trend - Over 11 mln Kazakhs live in Kazakhstan - As of January 1, 2013, the number of Kazakhs reached 11.174 million, the Kazakh Statistics Agency said on Wednesday.