My trip to Central Asia was supposed to be mainly to Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. … The LOI can wind up being expensive because if you book through a tour company, you often need to book hotels through them, as well.…

Trend.az Kazakhstan considers its participation in Silk Road Economic Belt project Trend.az Silk Road Economic Belt project was discussed during the meeting between Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Sarybay and Chinese ambassador to Kazakhstan Le… See on en.trend.az

Ablyazov’s fall from grace continues, given marching orders by French court Euromoney Magazine The extradition will be seen as a victory for BTA, the Kazakh bank Ablyazov once chaired and co-owned, and which he is accused of bring close to……

Hoyos unveils biometrics mobile app for ID authenticationTelecompaper (subscription)The app uses biometrics to securely authenticate one’s identity and eliminate the need for usernames and passwords. See on http://www.telecompaper.com

Voxx International wants iris recognition technology to render passwords obsolete, offering a ‘one in two trillion’ level of online security. See on phys.org

Authentication pushing password out to pastureZDNetYubico has teamed with Google and is working within the nearly 18-month-old Fast ID Online (FIDO) Alliance to foster integration of authentication with client devices and laptop computers. See on http://www.zdnet.com

How to Invest In Emerging MarketsForbesIf you’ve been investing at all in the past 10 years, chances are you’ve heard someone say the “emerging markets” are a good investment bet. And that’s largely true, with some caveats. See on http://www.forbes.com

Independent OnlineEmerging-Market Stocks Rise Most in Month After US Jobs ReportBusinessweekEmerging-market stocks advanced the most in a month, trimming their weekly decline, after a worse-than-estimated U.S. See on http://www.businessweek.com

Biometric technology firms reportedly are featured prominently at CES 2014, with various companies pitching their products and services at the annual convention. (RT @pymnts: #CES2014 proves that this year might be the year of #biometrics. See on http://www.pymnts.com

To kick off the New Year, we get to see an overview of of Apple’s biometrics road-map. While Apple launched the iPhone 5S in September 2013 with the surprising Touch ID feature, Apple is already working on possible new … See…