- Monday, 8 December, 2025
- Almaty 37 °F / 3 °C
- Astana 23 °F / -5 °C
ASTANA – Deputies of the Mazhilis, the lower chamber of the Kazakh Parliament, approved the Senate’s amendments to the draft law on payments to children from the National Fund...
ASTANA – The government is increasingly relying on the civil sector to provide more effective collective solutions to prevailing challenges, said Yerlan Koshanov, chairman of the Mazhilis, the lower...
ASTANA – The Kazakh Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation and the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) signed an agreement to implement the regional program on water resources...
ASTANA – Kazakh and Chinese large national companies signed agreements to implement and develop joint gas projects during President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s official visit to China. KazMunayGas (KMG) national oil...
MARRAKECH — During the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in Marrakech last week, Jihad Azour, Director of the Middle East and Central...
ASTANA — President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev hailed the significant role of creative initiatives and constructive proposals in shaping civil society and fostering national dialogue in his congratulatory remarks to the...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan has launched a single contact center, Amanat-111, starting on Oct. 16 to help victims of domestic violence and bullying round the clock, reported the Prime Minister’s...
ASTANA – President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Wang Huning, the chair of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), a political advisory body in...
ASTANA – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Ma Xingrui, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and Communist Party Secretary of Xinjiang...
ASTANA – The inauguration of the Central Asian branch of the Muslim Council of Elders in Astana on Oct. 11 will foster religious diplomacy and serve a catalyst towards...
ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev underscored Kazakhstan’s strong support for China’s visionary and constructive policy, particularly the Belt and Road Initiative, during an Oct. 18 meeting with Wang Huning,...
ASTANA – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Qazaq Green Association established the Women for Just Transition Network on Oct. 17 during the workshop on women’s empowerment...
ASTANA – With a strong-willed victory in Helsinki, Kazakhstan can punch its ticket to EURO 2024, UEFA announced, commenting on the team’s remarkable comeback yesterday. In the match, Finland’s...
ASTANA – The Kazakh Embassy in Israel organized a flight to return 19 citizens home, Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Aibek Smadiyarov said at an Oct. 16 briefing. Among them were...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s civil community discussed key initiatives to advance the country’s progress towards its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the 11th Civil Forum in Astana on Oct. 18. ...
ASTANA – Tourism ministers from the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) approved an initiative to declare Turkistan the tourist capital of the Turkic world for 2024 at an Oct....
ASTANA – Kazakhstan plans to lay 1,300 kilometers of new railway lines within three years, open a third railway checkpoint at the Chinese border, and build new dry ports...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan signed an agreement with the United Arab Emirates’ Terminals Holding to develop Astana Airport as a multimodal hub during Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov’s working visit to...
ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev reviewed the current state and prospects of the Kazakh-Chinese comprehensive strategic partnership at an Oct. 17 meeting with Premier of China’s State Council Li...
ASTANA – The Digital Bridge forum in Astana on Oct. 12-13 brought innovations of the fast-growing business ventures into the spotlight, including artificial intelligence (AI) features of more than...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s national football team sensationally defeated Finland 2-1 in the UEFA EURO 2024 qualifying match in Helsinki on Oct. 17, reported Sports.kz. Finland’s Robert Taylor executed a...
ASTANA – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held talks with the largest Chinese companies on Oct. 17 in Beijing to outline priorities for cooperation, reported the Akorda press service. At...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan and China signed 30 commercial documents worth $16.54 billion on Oct. 17 during President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s official visit to China, reported the Akorda press service. Kazakh...
ASTANA – In response to the recent armed conflict between Hamas and Israel, the Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on Oct. 17 condemning the attacks by...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Xeniya Balabayeva, 17, became the world blitz champion at the FIDE World Junior Rapid and Blitz U20 Chess Championship, which took place on Oct. 9-16 in...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Human Rights Commissioner Artur Lastayev visited the Moscow Center for Temporary Detention of Foreign Nationals and met with its director Alexey Lagoda as part of his...
ASTANA – President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev unveiled a bust of medieval philosopher and scientist Abu Nasr Al-Farabi at the Beijing Language and Culture University on Oct. 17, reported...
ASTANA – President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and President of China Xi Jinping commended the development of bilateral partnership during an Oct. 17 meeting in Beijing, reported the Akorda...
Editor’s note: The Astana Times has launched a new section on its website that will feature articles submitted by professors and students from Kazakh universities. As a platform that...
ASTANA – Astana Ballet symphony orchestra brought a fresh dynamic to traditional pieces by Kurmangazy, a renowned 19th-century Kazakh composer, during a concert in the Kazakh capital dedicated to...
ASTANA – Central Asia’s largest IT forum, Digital Bridge, made a splash in the Kazakh capital on Oct. 12-13, gathering over 30,000 participants from 30 countries to discuss the...
ASTANA – Over 100 Kazakh citizens have contacted the Kazakh Embassy in Israel seeking assistance in leaving the country, announced Aibek Smadiyarov, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson, during his...
ASTANA – KazTransOil national oil transporter exported 2.4 million tons of Kazakh oil from the port of Aktau in nine months of 2023, 53% more than in the same...
ASTANA – The Kazakh Prosecutor General’s Office has set up the Committee for Asset Recovery, the office’s press service reported on Oct. 12. The newly formed committee, which was...
ASTANA – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry, and the Kazakhstan Agency of International Development (KazAID), signed a...
ASTANA – A leading American venture capitalist and co-founder of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) and Draper University Tim Draper commended Kazakhstan’s political freedom as an important step towards fostering...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s team of rescuers, sent on behalf of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to assist in eliminating the consequences of the earthquake in Afghanistan, returned home on Oct. 16,...
ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will pay an official visit to China on Oct. 17-18 to take part in the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in...
ASTANA – Alexey Lutsenko of the Astana Qazaqstan Team won the 58th Presidential Cycling Tour of Türkiye, which took place from Oct. 8 to 15, reported the team’s press...
ASTANA – Kazakh boxer Janibek Alimkhanuly secured the International Boxing Federation (IBF) middleweight title, adding to his World Boxing Organization (WBO) title, after he defeated Germany’s Vincenzo Gualtieri on...
This year we pass the halfway mark both on our journey towards implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, and the signing of...
ASTANA — A 73-year-old Kazakh traveler Sarsenbay Kotyrashov is a testament to the indomitable spirit of human adventure, as he has embarked on an extraordinary journey worldwide, covering a...
ASTANA – Out of the 33 historical sites in Kazakhstan listed in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), five are situated in the Zhambyl Region, which...
ASTANA – Kazakh entrepreneur Yekaterina Payazitova from the Abai Region became a member of the International Cheese Guild (La Guilde Internationale des Fromagers) at the Le Mondial du Fromage...
ASTANA – Kazakh cinema is having its moment this autumn with three acclaimed films nominated for the 16th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) which will take place in the...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan has been implementing the Business and Human Rights project by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), designed to strengthen the mechanisms for protecting the rights of...
ASTANA – The Astana Times has picked a selection of articles on Kazakhstan published in international media across the world. This week’s foreign media digest includes articles on Kazakhstan’s...
ASTANA – Central Asia’s IT sector, its key characteristics, the role of human capital in AI development and the outlook for innovative cooperation among Asian states were discussed by...
ASTANA – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev addressed international concerns, emphasized priorities to enhance the activities of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), and outlined plans and tasks for the...
ASTANA – On the second day of the Digital Bridge Forum in Astana, foreign investors outlined the growing potential and emerging challenges in attracting capital for Kazakh entrepreneurs in...
