The Foxconn Technology Group has locked down 10 percent control—after writing a $2 million check—of AirSig, a Taiwanese mobile authentication startup, TechCrunch is reporting. That would place AirSig’s valuation at $20 million. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

DUSHANBE – Al Qaeda aims to infiltrate Central Asia to train militants and turn the ex-Soviet region into a zone of unrest, a U.S. envoy said on Saturday. The (U.S. Source: usum.in

News. Yurt, a portable dwelling of Central Asian nomads, may be recognized as a cultural heritage of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan by the end of 2014. Source: en.tengrinews.kz

Polymetal reorients from Russian to Kazakh gold fieldsTrend.azThe Board of Directors of Russian Polymetal International PLC decided to reorient from Russian gold fields to fields in Kazakhstan, the company reported on Sept.2. Source: en.trend.az

Economic Times China plans rail links with Pakistan, Central Asia to revive Silk Route Economic Times BEIJING: China is negotiating with Pakistan, Mongolia, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan to build three connective railroads to revive the ancient Silk… Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com

Kazakhstan taekwondo team signs up foreign athletesTengrinewsSeveral promising athletes from South Korea and Turkey may soon join Kazakhstan’s taekwondo national team, Tengrinews reports citing Vesti.kz. Source: en.tengrinews.kz

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov on Kazakhstan’s right to exit Customs Union Tengrinews Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov has answered a question asked by Russian news agency Interfax on the possibility of Kazakhstan leaving the… Source: en.tengrinews.kz

Kazakhstan strategic partner for Hungary, says Varga Politics.hu Kazakhstan is a strategic partner for Hungary and the potential areas for cooperation include agriculture, modernisation in the manufacturing sector, pharmaceuticals and health… Source: http://www.politics.hu

Missing radioactive material puts Kazakhstan on high alertABC OnlineMissing radioactive material puts Kazakhstan on high alert. Updated 3 Sep 2014, 11:37amWed 3 Sep 2014, 11:37am. Source: http://www.abc.net.au

AzerNews Kazakhstan seeks to broaden cooperation with Spain AzerNews National Economy Minister of Kazakhstan Erbolat Dossaev made the remark at the 6th meeting of the Kazakh-Spanish Intergovernmental Joint Commission for Co-operation in the fields… Source: http://www.azernews.az