- Saturday, 11 January, 2025
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ASTANA – The first meeting of the Human Dimension Dialogue Platform in 2023 took place on Jan. 30. The Consultative and Advisory Body under the Kazakh Ministry of Foreign...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Cerebra AI-powered software for early stroke detection made it to the final of the largest independent startup ecosystem competition, the Global Startup Awards, reported the Ministry...
ASTANA – Plans for the development of Kazakhstan’s capital city Astana were in the spotlight of a Jan. 30 meeting in Akorda with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, ministers, Astana akim...
It is truly a pleasure to pen a few words as I commence my assignment at the WHO Country Office in Kazakhstan. The health and wellbeing of all people...
ASTANA – The Applied Economics Research Centre (AERC) published its macroeconomic review for Kazakhstan on Jan. 31, projecting the country’s average annual consumer inflation rate to slow down to...
ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev instructed his government to begin holding public hearings and drawing up the capital’s new general plan at a Jan. 31 meeting dedicated to the...
ASTANA – The Kazakh capital should become the innovative city of the future, said President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during a meeting on Jan. 31 devoted to the development of Astana,...
ASTANA – The majority of early parliamentary election potential voters favour political pluralism, advocating for three or more parties to be represented in the Mazhilis (lower chamber of Parliament),...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan intends to place 1,800 saiga fawns into their natural habitats in semi-free conditions for scientific research, with 750 million tenge (US$1.6 million) allocated for a three-year...
ASTANA – Kazakh low-cost airline FlyArystan will launch direct flights from Astana to Ankara starting on May 23, the company’s press service reported. The national carrier is set to...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan to hold a Central Asian regional conference on the prevention of torture and inhumane treatment as part of the Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP)...
ASTANA – Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov visited a large trading-logistics center and major industrial facilities, including a lead processing plant, pharmaceutical enterprise, oil refinery, and aluminum can production...
ASTANA – The political agenda of 2023 in Kazakhstan will be determined by the vector of political reforms set forward by the country’s leadership, according to State Counselor Erlan...
Kazakhstan and the European Union (EU) will mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations on February 2, 2023. Over the course of thirty years, bilateral ties...
ASTANA – Portugal’s opera diva Susana Gaspar and Kazakh and world opera soloists Maria Mudryak and Medet Chotabayev will perform at the Gala Concert to mark the 30th anniversary...
ASTANA – Kazakh pop star Dimash Kudaibergen took part in the opening ceremony of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Film Festival in Mumbai as a jury member, he wrote...
ASTANA – The Kurmangazy National Folk Instruments Orchestra launched the 90th celebratory season on Jan. 20 with a concert to mark the 200th anniversary of Kurmangazy Sagyrbaiuly, the most...
ASTANA – The Air Astana airline is to resume flights along the Astana-Beijing route starting from March 25 this year, reported the Civil Aviation Committee’s press service on Jan....
ASTANA – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invested $525 million in 14 projects in Kazakhstan in 2022, reported the bank’s press service on Jan. 27. “The...
ASTANA – Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov wants to attract at least $24.4 billion of foreign investment to the national economy in 2023. He announced the plans at a Jan....
ASTANA – For those who want to make meaningful use of their screen time immersed in high-quality Kazakh folklore content, the Qonzhyq App offers an extensive collection of modern...
ASTANA – Raquel Reinagel, 28, swapped Texas’s humid weather for Astana’s continental climate five years ago to gain new work experience and work as an English teacher at Nazarbayev...
ASTANA – Kazakh graphic designer Ruslan Yesentayev, 32, dazzled Kaznet with the pictures he made using an artificial art generator. A series of photos depicting how popular movie characters...
ASTANA – Reigning Wimbledon champion and Kazakhstan’s top seed Elena Rybakina yielded to Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-4, 3-6, 4-6 in the women’s singles final on Jan. 28 at...
ASTANA – The Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs (NCE) and the Kazakh Science and Higher Education Ministry announced the list of the 2022 Best Higher Education Programs in Kazakhstan...
ASTANA – The people from the Kenshoky village in the Karagandy Region recently initiated a Kazakh tazy breed fan club to preserve and popularize the nation’s unique breed, according...
ASTANA – Kazakh Energy Minister Bolat Akchulakov and Électricité de France (EDF) Senior Vice President Vakis Ramany agreed to continue negotiations on nuclear power cooperation on Jan. 26 in...
ASTANA – The Kazakh Foreign Affairs Ministry announced the start of the accreditation period for foreign journalists, who will cover the March 19 early elections to Mazhilis, the lower...
ASTANA – Two-time blitz world champion Bibisara Assaubayeva defeated one of the world’s strongest grandmasters, Sergey Karyakin, in the rapid chess format at the International Chess Stars Tournament in...
ASTANA – We do not always have the opportunity to spend time doing the things that we enjoy without work obligations or commitments intruding on our busy schedules. The...
ASTANA – The accreditation of foreign journalists to cover the Feb. 9-10 First Inter-Parliamentary Forum of Central Asian countries in Turkistan is now open, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry’s press...
ASTANA – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree on Jan. 26 to establish the National Council for Science and Technology, according to the Akorda press service. “The council...
ASTANA – The Kazakh government hosted a economic policy council meeting to discuss the draft law on the repatriation of illegally withdrawn assets, reported the Prime Minister’s office on...
ASTANA – The KazMunayGas (KMG) National Company and Eni, an Italian multinational energy company, agreed to build a hybrid power plant in the Mangystau Region, as Chairman of KMG...
ASTANA – The 2022 Wimbledon Champion and the first Kazakh racket Elena Rybakina made it to the finals at the 2023 Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 26. Rybakina...
ASTANA – Maulen Ashimbayev, 51, was unanimously voted by the deputies of the Senate on Jan. 26 as Kazakhstan’s Senate Chairperson after President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposed his candidacy for...
ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called for unity and strengthening the principles of democracy for effective governance in his address to the Senate, the upper chamber of the Kazakh...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan is interested in strengthening cooperation with the Council of Europe, said Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Roman Vassilenko during his visit to the headquarters of the Council...
ASTANA – The leading researchers from the United States and Kazakhstan will collaborate to develop policies to address Kazakhstan’s challenges in climate change and green economy, migration, economic diversification,...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan will spend 143 billion tenge (US$311.5 million) in 2023 to implement 1,500 projects in 736 villages across the country as part of the Auyl – El...
ASTANA – Azerbaijan’s air carrier Azərbaycan Hava Yolları is set to resume passenger flights on the Baku-Astana, and Baku-Almaty routes in March this year, the Kazakh Civil Aviation Committee’s...
ASTANA – Atyrau court announced the verdict in the trial against 27 participants of the riots in January 2022, the court’s press service reported on Jan. 23. The special...
ASTANA – Three Kazakh Bolashak scholarship graduates entered the Stanford University list of the World’s Top Two Percent Scientists, reported the Kazakh Science and Education Ministry’s press service on...
ASTANA – The Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs (NCE) presented the state of the nation’s business report to Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, reported the Akorda press service on Jan....
ASTANA – Kazakhstan is ready to contribute to the development of interaction between the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) and the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia (CICA),...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan and the United States adopted a Joint Statement on Human Rights and Democratic Reforms in Washington on Jan. 24 at the second meeting of the annual...
ASTANA – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev appointed ten new deputies to the Senate, an upper house of the Kazakh Parliament on Jan. 24, reported the Akorda press service. The...
ASTANA – Chairperson of the Senate, the upper chamber of the Kazakh Parliament, Maulen Ashimbayev, met with the Chairman of the Jogorku Kenesh (Parliament) of Kyrgyzstan Nurlanbek Shakiyev on...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Central Election Commission compiled a list of eligible voters for the Mazhilis and maslikhat election, including 11,976,406 citizens with the active right to vote, reported the...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Export Acceleration 2023 program, which brings domestic producers to the international trade market, commenced its implementation on Jan. 23, reported the Kazakh Trade and Integration Ministry’s...
