China and Russia have been front-and-center in the Central Asia conversation. Beijing has been… Sourced through Scoop.it from: finance.yahoo.com

Kazakhstan Prime Minister Karim Massimov and Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong will lead their teams in the final presentations to the IOC ahead of the vote for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Sourced through Scoop.it from: espn.go.com

Kazakhstan Loses Olympic Hosting Bid, Looks Forward to Future Challenges Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.astanatimes.com

Kazakh citizen Syrym Shalabayev was detained in Vilnius on Tuesday after more than two years of being wanted by the Interpol. Sourced through Scoop.it from: en.delfi.lt

THE first of 10 1520mm-gauge TE33A diesel locomotives ordered by Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) from JSC Lokomotiv Kurastyru Zauyty (LKZ), Kazakhstan, was officially handed over to ADY chairman Mr Javid Gurbanov at a ceremony in Baku on August 3. Sourced through…

ALMATY, (Kazakhstan): Within minutes of the announcement that Almaty’s bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics had failed, it was almost as if it had never happened. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.nst.com.my

The Diplomat Japan’s Strategy for Central Asia The Diplomat The origins of Japan’s enhanced cooperation with Central Asia can be traced back to August 28, 2004, when the foreign ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan held a… Sourced through…

Kazakhstan lost its bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics to Beijing, but a number of Kazakhs see this as an opportunity, not a loss. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.npr.org

Anthem Title: “Менің Қазақстаным” (Kazakh (Cyrillic script)) “Meniñ Qazaqstanım” (Kazakh (Latin script)) “My Kazakhstan” (English translation) Description: On.. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.youtube.com

Kazkommertsbank JSC (“KKB”), one of the largest banks in Kazakhstan and Central Asia, sold its 99.86 percent stake, representing 1,497,946 common shares, in “Subsidiary of BTA Bank “London-Almaty” Insurance Company” JSC July 21 2015… Sourced through Scoop.it from: en.trend.az