http://en.ca-news.org/ CA-NEWS : central asian news service Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:15:03 +0600 Japan is the country of state-of-the-art technologies, high-speed trains, kabuki theater and kawaii. This is the Japanese word that means “cute”. Any entity can fall under this subjective definition if found to be kawaii or, in other words, cute. Kawaii began to spread in Japan as aspect ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:41:45 +0600 analysis & comments http://en.ca-news.org/news/149331?from=rss Uzbek boxer Sherzod Khusanov started preparing for the bout against World Champion Sergei Dzinchiruk of Ukraine. Promotion company of the Ukrainian boxer offered to hold a bout between the sportsmen.Khusanov won 14 out of 15 of his bouts. The bout will be held on May 14 in the U.S. ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:37:05 +0600 sport http://en.ca-news.org/news/149322?from=rss Ulugbek Ganiev, son of the director of Samarkand regional unit of Birlik halk harakati party Kholiknazar Ganiev committed suicide on March 14.Ulugbek Ganiev was born in 1971. He hanged himself in his house, Uzmetronom reported. Causes of suicide are not connected with political activity of ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:33:05 +0600 incidents http://en.ca-news.org/news/149302?from=rss The External Economic Bank of Turkmenistan, the Japan Bank for International Cooperation and financial organizations-participants will agree about the credit of 13-year term in the amount of 45 billion 34 million 400 thousand Japanese yens on the insurance of the National export-credit ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:32:49 +0600 economy http://en.ca-news.org/news/149291?from=rss Ratification of the Agreement on Strategic Partnership between the Republic of Kazakhstan and French Republic was discussed in the Committee on International Relations, Defense, and Security of Kazakh Senate today, the press service of the Upper Chamber of the Parliament reported.The ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:31:13 +0600 politics http://en.ca-news.org/news/149282?from=rss The volume of coal extraction increased 12.3% in Kazakhstan in February 2010 as compared to the corresponding period in 2009, Novosti-Kazakhstan reported with reference to Kazakh Statistics Agency.According to the report, 8.355 million tons of coal were extracted in the republic in ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:30:40 +0600 economy http://en.ca-news.org/news/149262?from=rss The volume of extraction of natural gas increased 7.3% in Kazakhstan in February 2010 as compared to the corresponding period in 2009, Novosti-Kazakhstan reported with reference to Kazakh Statistics Agency.The volume of gas extraction constituted 1.533 billion cubic meters in February ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:30:09 +0600 economy http://en.ca-news.org/news/149242?from=rss The volume of oil extraction increased 9.5% in Kazakhstan in February 2010 as compared to the corresponding period in 2009, Novosti-Kazakhstan reported with reference to Kazakh Statistics Agency.5.239 million tons of raw oil was extracted in the reporting period. The volume of extracted ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:29:39 +0600 economy http://en.ca-news.org/news/149222?from=rss Kazakh Ministry of Internal Affairs opened a criminal case on the fact of death of people in the flood in Almaty region.The case was opened under Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan Articles 315 (neglect of duties) and 316 (negligence), Ministry's press service reported. A number ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:28:57 +0600 incidents http://en.ca-news.org/news/149202?from=rss In March, it has been eight months as the government of Turkmenistan has banned exit of 165 students, who previously studied at the American University of Central Asia (AUCA). According to “Chronicles of Turkmenistan”, for those who have tried everything possible to go ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:20:50 +0600 society http://en.ca-news.org/news/149301?from=rss Russia do not consider the construction of "Southern Stream" and Nabucco pipelines, reported Lenta.ru with reference to Interfax.The head of Italian company "Eni" thinks that it is necessary to unify Gazprom and Southern Stream pipelines for the ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:20:08 +0600 economy http://en.ca-news.org/news/149191?from=rss Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan agreed on main questions of the project on joint activity for the provision of the security on the Caspian Sea, reported Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Halaf Halafov.He hopes that all questions will be negotiated at next meetings ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:09:11 +0600 politics http://en.ca-news.org/news/149181?from=rss Officers of the Tajik Internal Affairs Ministry seized 21 kilograms of drugs during the weekend.18 kilograms of hashish were seized during the operation in Hamadoni region which is close to the Afghan border, according to the ministry.The drugs were found during the checking of the house ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:00:53 +0600 incidents http://en.ca-news.org/news/149171?from=rss Kazakh Government has allocated 600 million tenges to victims of the flood. 7 more million tenges were received from the charity campaigns. ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:58:12 +0600 society http://en.ca-news.org/news/149162?from=rss Day of Japanese Culture was held in Almaty on March 14. The event was organized by the Japanese Embassy in Kazakhstan and Kazakh-Japanese Center of Development of Human Resources, Kazinform reported.The concert featuring masters of traditional and modern art of Japan, demonstrative ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:57:36 +0600 culture http://en.ca-news.org/news/149142?from=rss Republican highway Almaty-Astana was reconstructed after the damage caused by the flood.Works on reconstruction of the part of the railroad in Koksus district of Almaty region will start on Monday, Kazinform reported with reference to Kazakh Emergency Ministry. ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:57:04 +0600 society http://en.ca-news.org/news/149122?from=rss JSC Razvedka Dobycha KazMunaiGaz distributed information on the situation in its production branch Ozenmunaigaz.According to the report, strike campaign of the part of the workers of the branch which started on March 1 continues. 1.5-3 thousand workers did not show up to their shift on ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:56:23 +0600 business http://en.ca-news.org/news/149102?from=rss Two years later, the entire energy system of Kyrgyzstan will work on an advance payment, said Kyrgyz Prime Minister Daniar Usenov at a press conference at Government House on March 15.According to Usenov, energy companies have accumulated debts due to the socialist system, but the ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:47:21 +0600 society http://en.ca-news.org/news/149101?from=rss Japan allocated $1.5 million for the modernization of 16 hospitals in Tajikistan which are located near the Tajik-Afghan border, according to the UN press service.The World Health Organization (WHO) and French non-governmental organization "Agency for Technical cooperation and ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:46:44 +0600 society http://en.ca-news.org/news/149091?from=rss Three people died in the rockfall which happened in Tajikistan at the 101 kilometer of the Dushanbe-Khujand road on Sunday. ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:37:13 +0600 incidents http://en.ca-news.org/news/149081?from=rss Mayor's office of the capital of Kyrgyzstan considers that participants of a scheduled for March 17 foot march does not correspond to a notice filed by the organizers, and contrary to law.According to Bishkek Mayor's office, the administration of the stadium “Spartak” is ready to provide ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:33:18 +0600 society http://en.ca-news.org/news/149071?from=rss Perestroika, the series of political and economic reforms I undertook in the Soviet Union in 1985, has been the subject of heated debate ever since. Today the controversy has taken on a new urgency - not just because of the 25th anniversary, but also because Russia is again facing the challenge of change. In moments like this, it is appropriate and necessary to look back. ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:30:57 +0600 analysis & comments http://en.ca-news.org/news/149062?from=rss Advantageous weather and energy savings let Tajik authorities to soften the energy consumption limit in rural regions of the country from 10 hours per day to 14 hours.According to the press service of the open joint stock holding company "Barki Tojik", the supply of ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:28:29 +0600 society http://en.ca-news.org/news/149051?from=rss Assets of credit organizations reached 7.81 billion somoni ($1.78 billion) by the end of January 2010. They increased 23.4% in comparison to the previous year, according to the National Bank of Tajikistan.There were functioning 13 banks, six credit unions, one non-bank financial ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:21:09 +0600 economy http://en.ca-news.org/news/149031?from=rss The branch of the first Islamic bank Al Hilal will open in Kazakhstan, Deputy Prime Minister of Industry and New Technologies Aset Isekeshev stated in the course of Kazakh conference on Islamic financing on Monday, March 15, Kazinform reported.Establishment of the new bank was agreed on ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:19:52 +0600 business http://en.ca-news.org/news/149022?from=rss