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ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan authorities say they detained several people suspected of illegal oil sales during a large-scale security operation in the northwestern city of Aktobe on December 7, RFE/RL reported.
ASTANA (TCA) — A 1,000th container train proceeded on December 1 through Altynkol station and the dry port of Khorgos–Eastern Gate SEZ on the Kazakh-Chinese border, on route from China to Europe, the press office of Kazakh national railways company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) said.
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ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s National Atomic Company Kazatomprom and China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGNPC) have started implementing a joint innovative project in the nuclear sector. That was announced during the teleconference with the participation of Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev on December 6.
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ASTANA (TCA) — On December 6, Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev launched 23 new innovative and industrial projects of the country’s Industrialization Map, the presidential press service reported.
TASHKENT (TCA) — In a move to boost its tourism industry Uzbekistan will introduce a visa-free entry for tourists from 27 countries starting from 1 April 2017.
BISHKEK (TCA) — White collar crime is a global problem, but there is no such thing as a global solution. Transnational law is powerless and even often abused by criminals rather than helping to bring them to justice. This means that national jurisdictions can only prosecute and try major-scale fraudsters and embezzlers on their territory, while the perpetrators freely move themselves and their bounties in offshore havens. This article is the first part of a series of four articles covering the issue in Central Asian countries.
