Facebook’s MAUs for US, Canada, and Europe grew by only 13.6 percent in the past two years, but the number rocketed by 53.8 percent in Asia. Source: http://www.techinasia.com

Tengizchevroil (TCO), a joint venture of Chevron Corp., ExxonMobil Corp., KazMunayGas, and LukArco, has let an engineering, procurement, and construction contract to Bechtel to build four crude-oil storage tanks at the TengizChevroil oil production… Source: http://www.ogj.com

The extradition of accused embezzler Mukhtar Ablyazov could complicate an already prickly relationship. Source: thediplomat.com

Kazakhstan MP of Ak Zhol faction voiced their serious concern over the investments the Single Pension Fund was practicing. In their opinion, these activities may lead to destabilization of the entire lending sector of Kazakhstan. Source: en.tengrinews.kz

A court awarded them $188,000 because of a poster of 19th-century Kazakh composer Kurmangazy Sagyrbayuly kissing Russian poet Alexander Pushkin. Source: http://www.buzzfeed.com

A $200,000 fine for a controversial advert in Kazakhstan, a journalist knifed in Kosovo, plus stories from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. (RFE/RL) Source: http://www.rferl.org

Nursultan Nazarbayev recognized as global leader of Islamic Finance Source: kazakh-tv.kz

A court awarded them $188,000 because of the poster depicting 19th century Kazakh composer Kurmangazy Sagyrbayuly kissing Russian poet Alexandr Pushkin. Source: http://www.doyoustillhateme.com

Top legislator Zhang Dejiang met with Vice Chairman of the Lower House of Kazakh parliament in Beijing, Tue pic.twitter.com/iuqNW44AEI Source: twitter.com

Samsung’s Galaxy A5 is the first of its kind: a mid-level device with high-level metal design. However, due to a mistake from Technodom, a retailer in Kazakhstan, the Galaxy A5 will be landing with… Source: http://www.talkandroid.com