Astana, April 04: Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev was re-elected in Sunday's presidential election with 95.5 percent of the votes counted, the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced Monday.

• April 4, 2011

The Council of Senate of Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan (the Upper House of the parliament) adopted a resolution on the holding of elections of aksakals and their advisors to self governing bodies in May-June 2011.

• April 2, 2011

Japan's natural and nuclear disasters could worsen an inflation problem already looming over Asia's fast-growing economies.

• April 1, 2011

It's August 2020. A powerful and rising China wants to bring the city-state of Singapore into its fold as it has with Hong Kong, Macau and Taipei.

• April 1, 2011

While uprisings across Middle East and North African countries are turning into revolutions, many ponder over the question “who is next”?  What country or even region would be covered with the rebellion wave, if any.

• April 1, 2011

Coalition military strikes on Libya could violate the "intention" of the UN resolution if civilians suffer, Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday told visiting French leader Nicolas Sarkozy.

• March 31, 2011

It is in Azerbaijan’s interest to develop cooperation with Bulgaria not only in the energy sector, but also in the sectors of agriculture, education and healthcare, where Bulgaria has broad experience, Azerbaijan’s Ambassador in Sofia Emil Kerimov told journalists, Standart newspaper reported

• March 31, 2011

Uzbekistan is a land-locked country in Central Asia, and was once a member of the former Soviet Union. The country hosts impressive mineral reserves, including gold, copper, molybdenum, silver, zinc and uranium. The mineral sector has been the country's main economic engine, its most significant resource being gold.

• March 30, 2011