Astana TimesMADE IN ASTANA Exhibition Showcased in KulanshiAstana Times11 with the participation of 28 young artists and the support of the city’s department of culture. Source: http://www.astanatimes.com

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Apple Pay may prove to be one of the most important products Apple has launched in years. While it might not currently receive the same attention as the iPhone 6 models and Apple Watch from consume… Source: bgr.com

Amex, China Mobile, Make Mobile Payments Move PYMNTS.com With soaring mobile purchases in China as a backdrop, American Express and China Mobile (China’s largest telecom) to jointly support an NFC mobile payment system Hebao, which had previously… Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Of U.S. adults who have embraced mobile payments with their smartphones, 37% have used NFC, according to a recent survey by Nielsen that was charted by Statista. Source: blogs.wsj.com

Scenes from the Soviet steppe The Daily Star In this scene – approximating that of polo players trapped in a rugby scrum – the artist documents a match of kokpar, the Kazakh national game, in which horsemen vie for possession…

Bone carvings exhibited in KazakhstanTengrinewsKarimuly is currently employed as a graphic designer in Shortandy district House of Culture. Source: en.tengrinews.kz

Cracking catalyst plant to be built in KazakhstanTengrinewsKazakhstan is planning to build at least half a dozen new factories in Aktobe Oblast in western Kazakhstan, Tengrinews reports. Source: en.tengrinews.kz

euronewsEurasia Film Festival opens in KazakhstaneuronewsOne of the lesser known but punching above its weight film festivals has opened in Almaty Kazakhstan. Source: http://www.euronews.com

Kazakhstan to see crude production output decline in 2015TengrinewsKazakhstan is expected to see its crude production output decline in 2015, a Tengrinews.kz journalist reports, citing the country’s Finance Minister Bakhyt Sultanov. Source: en.tengrinews.kz