Within the framework of an official visit of the Saudi Arabian delegation to Astana there was held a meeting of Kazakh and Saudi Arabian healthcare ministers Zhaksylyk Doskaliyev and His Excellency Dr. Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al-Rabiah; the Kazakh Ministry of Healthcare informs of it.

The issues of strengthening partnership in the sphere of healthcare, in particular, the prospects of cooperation of the Kazakh specialists with medical centers of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the contra

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Seminar "Prospects of Tourism Development in East Kazakhstan Region in Light of Realization of President's Address to the Nation" will be held in Ust-Kamenogorsk today with participation of Chairman of the Committee of Tourism Industry of the Kazakh Ministry of Tourism and Sport Kaken Karlygash.

Presentation of a project of republican portal "Visit Kazakhstan.kz" is to be held within the seminar. Representatives of German marketing company "Compass GmbH" v

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 "Due to the political will of President N.Nazarbayev Kazakhstan managed to build up own model of combating corruption", Chairman of the Kazakh Agency on Fighting Economic Crimes and Corruption Kairat Kozhamzharov said at the opening of "International Mechanisms and Instruments of Combating Corruption" international conference in Borovoye.

Experts and representatives of the anti-corruption and law-enforcement agencies of all CIS and European Union member state...

The rich grew richer last year, even as the world endured the worst recession in decades; Kazinform refers to China Daily.

A stock market rebound helped the world's ranks of millionaires climb 17 percent to 10 million, while their collective wealth surged 19 percent to $39 trillion, nearly recouping losses from the financial crisis, according to the latest Merrill Lynch-Capgemini world wealth report.

Stock values rose by half, while hedge funds recovered most of their 2008 losse

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Nearly 80 percent of an oil slick detected off the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Hurghada has been cleared and the situation is quite satisfactory, Red Sea governor Magdi Qubeisi said Tuesday.

"Efforts are continuing to completely clean up the spill and the entire process will take another week," Egyptian TV quoted Qubeisi as saying.There is no indication that the oil slick which spread to the beaches of the northern part of the tourist and holiday resorts was continuing to cont

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China's yuan surged to a five-year peak on Monday, sending stocks higher across the globe as Beijing signaled ahead of this weekend's G20 summit that it would deliver on pledges of greater currency flexibility, Kazinform refers to Arab News.

China's central bank has maintained a de facto peg since the middle of 2008, a controversial policy aimed at steadying the world's fastest-growing major economy during the global economic downturn.

But th

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We are impressed by Kazakhstan's provision of the chairmanship in the OSCE, especially at this difficult time.

Head of the Directorate -General for External Relations of the European Commission Gunnar Wiegand has made it public at the 10th session of the Cooperation Committee "Kazakhstan - European Union" on June 18.

According to him, the EU closely cooperates with Kazakhstan as the OSCE chair country, especially in the issue of stabilization of the situation in Kyrgyz

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Over the half-year of the Kazakh chairmanship in the OSCE Astana successfully complies with obligations taken on.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Konstantin Zhigalov has said it to journalists following results of the 10th session of the Cooperation Committee "Kazakhstan - European Union" on June 18.

According to him, within the framework of the first dimension (security) Kazakhstan was chairman during holding of ten special sessions on the Corfu Process. "At p

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Algeria held England to a 0-0 draw Friday and left one of the World Cup favorites on the brink of elimination with one game to go in the first round; Kazinform refers to China Daily.

With a sullen Wayne Rooney scoreless for a seventh straight match, England lacked heart and inspiration, struggling throughout against an opponent fighting to avoid becoming the first to be eliminated from the World Cup.

"We weren't aggressive enough," England captain Steven Gerrard said.

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Sixteen people were injured late Wednesday when a passenger train collided with a derailed freight train in northern Germany, police said on Thursday; Kazinform refers to China Daily.

The accident happened around 11:30 pm (2130 GMT) near Peine, a town near Hanover in the state of Lower Saxony, on the line between Hanover and Braunschweig, a spokesman for the Federal Police said.

A regional passenger train carrying more than 60 people collided slammed into three cars of a freight

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 Industry insiders at the 4th Asia Luxury Travel Market (ALTM) exhibition in Shanghai predicted a resurgence in the luxury travel market, with the Asia-Pacific region and China in particular leading the way, Kazinform refers to Xinhua.

"The ALTM forum held on Monday concluded that Asia offers the greatest growth for the luxury travel industry," Simon Mayle, marketing manager for ALTM organizer Reed Travel Exhibitions, told the Global Times Wednesday. "Japan is one o

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Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said on Thursday he hoped that CIS member states would create a free trade zone by the end of the year; Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.

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At today's SCO Summit in Tashkent President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has suggested creating the SCO Center for mitigation of consequences of emergency situations in Kazakhstan.

"Due to the recent increase in the frequency of natural and manmade disasters and readiness of the SCO member states to render aid to each other in such situations, we consider the establishment of the SCO Center on mitigation of consequences of emergency situations in Kazakhstan will allow to inc

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Kazakhstan has taken over the chairmanship in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization today. Summing up the results of the SCO Summit in Tashkent Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov delegated power of the SCO chair to his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev.

As N. Nazarbayev noted, as SCO Chair Kazakhstan will make every effort to continue deepening of multilateral cooperation. "Special attention will be paid to activation of international contacts aimed at positioning the SCO a

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At the invitation of Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Chinese President Hu Jintao will pay a state visit to Kazakhstan. This event is significant since the leader of such great country, as China, the second time will arrive in our republic. This proves that our countries plan to be long-term strategic partners.

Chairman of "Samruk-Kazyna" National Welfare Fund Kairat Kelimbetov

shared his view on this theme with Kazinform correspondent. ...

Head of the State Nursultan Nazarbayev has arrived in Tashkent to take part in the Summit of the SCO Council of Presidents.

Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev met the Kazakh Leader at Tashkent-2 airport.

On the second half of the day N. Nazarbayev is expected to meet with his Uzbek counterpart Islam Karimov and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

Besides, N. Nazarbayev will attend a festive concert of masters of art that will be held in Uzbekistan Palace

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Expectations are running high for the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit to take a tougher role in combating security threats and deepening economic cooperation among its members; Kazinform refers to China Daily.

President Hu Jintao will make new proposals on increasing security and economic cooperation within the SCO framework during the summit to be held on June 10 and 11 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, according to the Foreign Ministry.

Hu's new proposals aim to

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International information security problems will be high on the agenda of the 6th Eurasian Forum to open in Moscow on Thursday, June 10; Kazinform refers to Itar-Tass.

Delegations from more than 10 European and Asian countries will discuss ways to protect information in different spheres of life. The forum has been organised with the support and assistance of the State Duma SecurityCommittee, the Ministry of Mass Communications, the Foreign Ministry, the Interior Ministry, and the non-

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New Japanese leader Naoto Kan vowed to tackle Japan's huge public debt and keep ties with ally Washington on track as he launched a cabinet that also aims to sideline a scandal-tainted party power broker before an election; Kazinform refers to China Daily.

The choice of Kan, 63, as Japan's fifth premier in three years, has bolstered his Democratic Party's chances in an upper house election it needs to win to break free of a tiny partner and avoid having to find more allies to pass bill

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As is known, Head of the State Nursultan Nazarbayev participated yesterday, June 8, in the III CICA Summit in Istanbul. Kazinform disseminates the text of the President's statement at the summit with a reference to the press service of the Kazakh MFA

Your Excellencies,

Distinguished Heads of the State and Government,

Leaders of international organizations,

Ladies and gentlemen!

First off, let me cordially thank President of Turkey His Excell

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A Russian ship once used to transport nuclear waste sank last month at a shipyard in northern Russia, the yard's senior engineer said on Tuesday; Kazinform refers to China Daily.

He added there was no danger of radioactive contamination as it was not carrying nuclear waste at the time.

"We were scrapping it and cutting the ship but the metal gave in and it sank," Vladimir Smirnov, engineer at the Russian navy's SRZ-10 plant in Polyarny, a town on the Kola Penins...

Vietnam and Iraq have become full members of the CICA and Bangladesh has gained the status of observer.

"The CICA acquires features which allow to transform it into an organization for cooperation and security in Asia. I welcome accession of Vietnam and Iraq to the CICA, and gaining the status of observer by Bangladesh. Our Forum unites 22 states which cover over 90 percent of the territory of Asia", President Nursultan Nazarbayev said openin

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President Nursultan Nazarbayev will take part in the III CICA Summit of Heads of State and Government in Istanbul.

For the first time the Summit will be held outside Kazakhstan. It is planned to sign a Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Secretariat, its staff and representatives of the CICA member states and adopt a political declaration. Besides, Vietnam and Iraq are expected to become full members of the CICA and Bangladesh as observe

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Finance ministers from all 16 Eurozone countries (Eurogroup) approved on Monday Estonia's accession to the single currency in 2011, Eurogroup head and Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Junker said.

"Estonia will become the 17th member of the Eurozone from January 1, 2011," Junker told journalists.

The Baltic state was given the green light to join the single currency on May 12.

European Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso said the c...

While hiring in Silicon Valley is projected to surge for the remainder of the year, companies are finding competition for talent from across the Pacific in China. As the Chinese tech industry continues to grow in areas such as Internet communications and content sharing, increasing numbers of industry professionals are considering a move east; Kazinform refers to China Daily.

During a recent visit to San Francisco, Dr Kai Fu Lee, the former head of Google China, urged venture capitalis

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French Defense Minister Herve Morin, who wrapped up a two-day visit to the Kingdom on Sunday, said Saudi Arabia has shown interest in acquiring satellites "to develop an autonomous capacity of observation"; Kazinform refers to The Arab News.

Speaking at a news conference at the Royal Terminal at King Khaled International Airport here, the minister said his country has the needed facilities as well as the experts for the transfer of such technology to the Kingdom. In addition,

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Israel's ambassador to the United States Michael Oren said on Sunday that his country will reject an international commission to probe its deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid ship that killed nine international volunteers; Kazinform refers to China Daily.

"We are rejecting an international commission. We are discussing with the Obama administration a way in which our inquiry will take place," Oren said on Fox News Channel.

"Israel is a democracy. Israel has the abilit

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The upcoming visit of Chairman of the People's Republic of China Hu Jintao to Central Asian region is of great importance for stimulation of sustainable, healthy and stable development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization as well as for development of China-Kazakhstan and China-Uzbekistan bilateral relations. Assistant  Minister of Foreign Affairs  of China Cheng Guoping said it Friday, June 4.

"China considers Uzbekistan an...

The president of the UN Security Council, Claude Heller, said on Friday that the 15-nation body will meet over the Republic of Korea (ROK)'s warship sinking case.

"I will initiate consultations with members of the Security Council in order to give an appropriate answer to this request," Heller told reporters here after receiving a letter from the ROK UN ambassador.

Heller said that as president of the Security Council, he will circula

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BP on Thursday began attaching a cap to a blown-out well on the seabed in its latest attempt to control the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Kazinform refers to Xinhua.

Live video footage provided by the London-based energy giant showed the cap over the oil leaking from a severed oil pipe Tuesday night.

Earlier in the day, BP CEO Tony Hayward announced that the company had crossed a "milestone" by slicing off the remains of th

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