China to participate in Kazakhstan industrial park project AzerNews It is expected that the two countries will sign a memorandum of understanding on modernization and reconstruction of Shymkent refinery during the upcoming visit of Kazakh President… See on http://www.azernews.az

The prime minister of Kazakhstan unexpectedly announced his resignation Wednesday and was swiftly replaced by his influential predecessor. All three parties in the oil-rich Central Asian nation’s… See on http://www.youtube.com

Kazakhstan nervous of tougher Russia/Ukraine oil sanctions Reuters A vast steppe nation of 17 million, Kazakhstan is Central Asia’s largest economy and the second-largest post-Soviet oil producer after Russia, with which it participates in a… See on http://www.reuters.com

As Ukraine Splinters, Kazakhstan Mulls Criminalizing Calls for Separatism EurasiaNet As leaders across the former Soviet Union watch another predominantly Russian-speaking region of Ukraine demand independence this week, Astana is mulling… See on http://www.eurasianet.org

Trend.az Kazakhstan to sign agreement on liberalization of air service with Europe Trend.az The text of the agreement between Kazakhstan and Luxembourg which will allow any European airline to fly between the two countries was reviewed and… See on en.trend.az

Islamists stepping up their activities in Central AsiaThe Voice of RussiaRepresentatives of Salafism, a non-traditional Islamic movement, have stepped up their activities in Central Asia. See on voiceofrussia.com

King to visit KazakhstanGulf Daily NewsASTANA: His Majesty King Hamad will visit Kazakhstan from Sunday to Tuesday at the invitation of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev. See on http://www.gulf-daily-news.com

Kazakh Kazkommertsbank announces financial results for 2013 Trend.az Kazakh Kazkommertsbank received profit in 2013 compared to loss in 2012, Novosti-Kazakhstan reported with reference to the bank’s audited consolidated financial statements under… See on en.trend.az

Biometrics have a very special place in multilingual deployment scenarios. The human body speaks its own universal language of identity. We have seen this parti (#Facial Biometrics Replacing #Passwords in #Online Learning… See on http://www.scoop.it

This white paper by SRI International presents snapshots of how a range of organizations will authenticate people when iris recognition becomes the standard. … See on http://www.biometricupdate.com