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ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s state visit to Uzbekistan last week was under the spotlight of an international conference on Dec. 27 titled Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. Prospects for the...
ASTANA – Karim Aitzhan, an 8-year-old chess player from Astana, overpowered Dana Reizniece-Ozola, managing director of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), as she held a simultaneous game session with...
ASTANA – The FlyDubai Airlines plans to operate an additional ten flights on the Astana-Dubai and Almaty-Dubai routes from Dec. 29 to Jan. 14 next year, reported the press...
ASTANA – The government of Kazakhstan released a report on economic activity in 2022, focusing on key results in business relocation, agriculture, transport and logistics sector, oil and gas...
ASTANA – Marco Alberti, the Ambassador of Italy in Kazakhstan, announced plans to launch new initiatives next year to strengthen bilateral relations between Italy and Kazakhstan. He spoke about...
ASTANA – The government of Kazakhstan summed up the results of its work in 2022 and laid out the course for 2023 at the government’s final session of the...
ASTANA – Do not allow babies to cry. Serenity and tranquillity are important for them, said Kazakh singer Dimash Kudaibergen, the headliner of the Dec. 26 Biz Birgemiz (we...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan worked hard on the capacity building of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) during its year of chairmanship in the organization, said Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev...
ASTANA – DAZN international sports streaming service listed Gennady Golovkin’s fight with Japanese boxer Ryota Murata among the top five fights of 2022, releasing a YouTube video with highlights....
ASTANA – Kazakhstan and Pakistan signed nine documents, including six memoranda on the supply of goods to Kazakhstan in March-June 2023, during a Dec. 22 meeting of Pakistan-Kazakhstan intergovernmental...
ASTANA – The election commissions of Astana, Almaty, Shymkent, and 14 other regions have registered 66 candidates out of 130 people nominated for the deputy elections to the Kazakh...
ASTANA – Chief State Sanitary Doctor and Vice Minister of Healthcare Aizhan Esmagambetova recommends following sanitary measures during the election campaign for the Senate (the upper house of the...
ASTANA – The FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships kicked off on Dec. 25 at the Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports in Almaty, reported the press service...
ASTANA – The Akorda press service released the key events highlighting the activities of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in 2022 on Dec. 26. Thus, the President signed 68 laws, 422...
ASTANA – The tragic events of January and the country’s socio-political situation revealed that society strongly needs fundamental improvements in the public administration system. This year saw the logical...
ASTANA – Less than a month after the Kazakh Ministry of Justice registered a new party called Baitak, it paves the way for green reformists in the country, part...
ASTANA – The National Bank of Kazakhstan issued Saka-style bicolor circulating coins made of silver, reported the bank’s press service on Dec. 21. The five commemorative coins have a...
ASTANA – French documentary photographer Frederic Noy’s “Alash Orda” photo essay depicting the Kazakh culture and lifestyle appeared in numerous international magazines, including French Le Monde, Le Pèlerin, Le...
ASTANA – Kazakh scientists announced the results of their archaeological excavations and restoration works carried out as part of a three-year project on the ancient Otyrar city’s partial restoration...
ASTANA – The book “The Eagle Huntress: The True Story of the Girl Who Soared Beyond Expectations” was presented at the first Central Asian Media Forum on Dec. 21. ...
ASTANA – Russian journalist and author of best selling books on modern history Leonid Mlechin presented his book titled “Tragic January: President Tokayev and Lessons Learned” on the riots...
ASTANA – Kazakh Ministry of National Economy and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) signed an agreement on Dec. 22 on financing the UNDP Country Program for 2021-2025, reported...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan and Japan have developed a strategic partnership that demonstrates dynamic development in the political, trade, economic, cultural, and humanitarian spheres over 30 years of diplomatic relations,...
ASTANA – Foreign direct investments (FDI) in Kazakhstan reached $14.5 billion in the first six months of this year, a 28 percent increase over the same period last year,...
ASTANA – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev took part in the opening of the Tagzym (bow) Memorial dedicated to the victims of the January events in Almaty on Dec. 23,...
ASTANA – The investigation of the January events is nearing its completion, said First Deputy Prosecutor General Timur Tashimbayev at a briefing on Dec. 22 devoted to the results...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan managed to return 631 billion tenge (US$1.36 billion) in illegally withdrawn funds, including $400 million from abroad, said the First Deputy Prosecutor General Timur Tashimbayev at...
ASTANA – President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev wrapped his state visit to Tashkent on Dec. 22, resulting in the signing of major documents cutting across many areas of cooperation,...
ASTANA – Svevind, the company behind Europe’s largest wind farm in Sweden, is running a green hydrogen project in the Mangystau Region, seeking to establish Kazakhstan as a reliable...
ASTANA – December seems to be one of the busiest months of the year for many reasons. We summarize the results and draw up annual accounts at work, create...
ASTANA – The Kazatomprom national atomic company has completed a physical delivery of natural uranium to Western markets via the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), the so-called Middle corridor,...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan approved the sustainable development goals (SDGs) 2023 action plan at a Dec. 21 meeting of the SDGs coordinating council chaired by Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov,...
ASTANA – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev arrived in Tashkent for a state visit on Dec. 21, reported Akorda press service. Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev welcomed Tokayev at the Tashkent...
ASTANA – Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mukhtar Tileuberdi praised the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for its contribution to Kazakhstan’s development over...
ASTANA – Some 40 agreements on investment, trade, and economic cooperation worth $2.5 billion were signed at the interregional Uzbek-Kazakh business forum on Dec. 21 in Tashkent, reported the...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan has taken a number of progressive measures to combat gender inequality over the years of independence, thanks to the joint efforts of the state and civil...
ASTANA – The participants of the Central Asia Media Forum discussed the role of communications in the creative industry at one of the panel sessions in Astana on Dec....
ASTANA – Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov met with Deputy Chair of the Supreme Council for Reforms Sir Suma Chakrabarti to discuss plans for the upcoming year on Dec....
The early presidential elections of November 20 not only confirmed President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s re-election but also brought an end to the most eventful and turbulent year Kazakhstan has faced...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan ranked 32nd among 113 countries in the Global Food Security Index (GFSI) 2022 report that was released on Dec. 19 by the Economist Impact, a think...
ASTANA – United Kingdom (UK) Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs James Cleverly and Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mukhtar Tileuberdi pledged...
ASTANA – The second day of the Central Asian Media Forum kicked off with the Multilateral organizations as a bridge of cooperation panel session. Former Secretary General of the...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan, Alimkhan Yessengeldiyev, and representatives of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) visited the Barmal district of Paktika province in Afghanistan on...
ASTANA – Central Asian countries should enhance ties in different areas, said Kazakhstan’s State Counselor Erlan Karin at a Dec. 20 Central Asian Media Forum in Astana, reported the...
ASTANA – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev encouraged Central Asian countries to expand cultural and humanitarian partnerships as State Counselor Erlan Karin read the welcoming speech at the Central Asian...
ASTANA – World-famous Kazakh singer Dimash Kudaibergen called on all people to make peace during the Ethics of Peace panel session as part of the first Central Asian Forum...
ASTANA – Some 130 people were nominated for the deputy elections to the Kazakh Senate (the upper house of the Parliament) to be held Jan. 14 next year, said...
ASTANA – The 25-meter-high Christmas tree was lit up in a festive ceremony at the International Exhibition Centre EXPO Square in front of the Nur Alem Pavilion on Dec....
ASTANA – More than 100 international experts address media development and share insights and experiences at the first Central Asian Media Forum on Dec. 20 in Astana. Winners of...
ASTANA – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will meet with President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev as part of the state visit to Uzbekistan on Dec. 21-22, reported the Akorda press...
