Students and faculties from USC and USC International Academy gathered on campus on March 21st to celebrate the Spring Festival, Nauryz, a celebration of the coming of spring in many cultures of the Middle and Central Asia. Source: dailytrojan.com

China expands its economic ties with an important partner for its Silk Road Economic Belt project. Source: thediplomat.com

The Icelandic national team in men’s football beat Kazakhstan 3-0 in an away game in Astana today. The team has now earned 12 points after five games in group A in the European Championship qualifiers. Source: icelandreview.com

Western Kazakhstani archaeologists finally displayed the exclusive artifacts found in the ancient noble woman burial site discovered in 2012 and presented the reconstructed garment of the Golden Woman. Source: en.tengrinews.kz

This site features news from across and about the region and features analysis, interviews and commentary by paid CentralAsiaOnline.com correspondents. Source: centralasiaonline.com

AN ABANDONED Soviet nuclear uranium facility is being blamed for a terrifying illness which causes the residents of a Kazakhstan village to fall asleep without warning. Source: http://www.express.co.uk

Kazakhstan’s prime minister has signed deals worth some $23.6 billion during his visit to China. Source: http://www.rferl.org

Today is the day that it’s reported Amazon will launch version 2.0 of its local services play. Branded Amazon Home Services, this hyper-local marketplace will Source: http://www.pymnts.com

The blockchain, with its attachment to the volatile bitcoin, has had its share of negative and positive press. But a new report from a team of cybersecurity Source: http://www.pymnts.com

“Move fast with stable infra.” This was Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s update on the old Silicon Valley bon mot “move fast and break stuff,” and perhaps the Source: http://www.pymnts.com