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NUR-SULTAN – The investors in a new hotel construction project in the Bozzhyra Gorge will move the construction site to the outer territory of the Zhabaiushkan reserve in the...
NUR-SULTAN – The manufacturing industry was among Kazakhstan’s key growth sectors since achieving independence in the 1990s. Kazakhstan’s industrialization agenda gave rise to thousands of new modern high-tech industries...
Kazakhstan’s Independence Day, celebrated on December 16 to commemorate the fulfillment of the Kazakh people’s long-cherished dream of having an independent state, which happened on December 16, 1991, fills...
Wishing every Kazakh Citizen, brother and sister, very many congratulations on this, their Independence Day. A day of celebration, joy and pride. Being British, I’m sceptical about the value...
Kazakhstan is celebrating its main national holiday – Independence Day when some 29 years ago, the country became a sovereign state after the Supreme Council adopted a law on...
NUR-SULTAN – The quarantine measures associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have canceled many of the festivities around celebrating Kazakhstan’s main state holiday – Independence Day on Dec. 16. Kazakhs...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev presented awards to prominent public figures and artists for their contribution to the country’s social, economic, and cultural development, strengthening friendship and cooperation...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Central Election Commission (CEC) discussed the terms around pre-election televised debates and absentee certificates ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections during a Nov. 15 CEC...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced that Kazakhstan will reach carbon neutrality by 2060 as part of the nation’s strengthened national climate plan during the Climate Ambitions Summit...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin took part in the opening of the ModeX construction plant in Nur-Sultan, reported the Prime Minister’s office. The design capacity of the...
There is a well-known saying that goes “What a difference a year makes.” But when it comes to the Kazakhstan Canada Business Council (KCBC), it’s rather fitting to say...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan hosted the Altyn Sapa (gold quality in Kazakh) annual awards ceremony on Dec. 11 honoring the country’s best producers ahead of the upcoming Industrialization Day in...
NUR-SULTAN – The Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan (APK) nominated nine candidates for its deputy group in Majilis (lower house of Parliament) during the Dec. 11 APK council...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan will take over the presidency at the Eurasian Economic Union in 2021 after Belarus. Full implementation of the EEU agreement, elimination of barriers to trade, development...
NUR-SULTAN – The tickets for the Jan. 16 Dimash Digital Show went on sale recently, Dimash News reported. This will be the first concert during the pandemic of world-famous...
NUR-SULTAN – Ten recipients of the scholarships funded by the European Union (EU) from Afghanistan are set to start their online English language classes at the Almaty Management University...
This year, dozens of events were held worldwide to mark the 175th anniversary of Kazakh philosopher, poet, educator and founder of written Kazakh literature Abai Kunanbayev. The anniversary was...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Central Election Commission (CEC) summed up the results of the nomination and registration of party lists of candidates for deputies of the maslikhats (local representative...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh government officials noted positive economic indicators over the past 11 months and reported them during the Dec. 10 government meeting, the Kazakh Prime Minister’s press service...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh officials report that the epidemiological situation is generally stable in the country, with some regions witnessing a relative surge in COVID-19 cases. Almaty akim (mayor) Bakytzhan...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan and the United Kingdom confirm their plan to further expand their strategic partnership in the post-COVID-19 period. This was announced at the seventh plenary session of...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh political parties were off to the races at 6 p.m. on Dec. 10 working on their pre-election campaigns. The campaign period will last until 12...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakhfilm studio’s full-length animated film titled “Muzbalak” recently won the nomination of the Best Animation Film at two international film festivals – the Swedish Stockholm Film...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Central Election Commission (CEC) summed up the results of the nomination and registration of the official party lists, and addressed appeals from public organizations on...
NUR-SULTAN – The entire public administration system in Kazakhstan should undergo a major upgrade to become people-centered, said Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during the second meeting of the Supreme...
NUR-SULTAN – The United Nations (UN) Office and the European Union (EU) have launched a multi-year Spotlight regional programme for Central Asia and Afghanistan designed to eliminate all forms...
On December 10, the world celebrates Human Rights Day. On this day in 1948, the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – the first universal...
Here’s the continuation of stories that feature the forthcoming Majilis (a lower house of the Kazakh Parliament) election, which will be held on Jan.10, 2021. In the first part...
NUR-SULTAN – The Central Asian region has been swiftly developing between 2007 and 2019 thanks to foreign direct investments (FDI), the gross inflow of which totaled $378.2 billion. The...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev instructed the government to prepare a road map for volunteer development and the volunteer training program during the closing ceremony of the Year...
NUR-SULTAN – The “Call of the Steppe” ballet will be premiered on Dec.12-13 at the Astana Opera House in the Kazakh capital, reported the theatre’s press service. The national...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan marked International Volunteer Day Dec. 5 to celebrate the spirit of volunteering and to recognize the impact that volunteers make on society every year. Established by...
The Astana Times presents a series of stories dedicated to the upcoming Majilis (a lower house of the Kazakh Parliament) elections, which will be held on Jan.10, 2021. The...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan supported the recent agreement of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to modestly raise oil production, according to the Kazakh Energy Ministry’s press service. At...
NUR-SULTAN – Determined, charming and courageous. This is how the superwomen are described in the United Nations (UN) photo exhibition dedicated to women on the frontline of the COVID-19...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan will reduce the number of flights to Turkey, according to the recent decision of the government commission on the prevention of the spread of coronavirus. The...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Central Election Commission (CEC) adopted a resolution to register the People’s Party of Kazakhstan and delivered an update on the registration status of foreign observers...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev participated in the Artificial Intelligence Journey conference that gathered over 28,000 participants from over 90 countries Dec. 3-5, Akorda reported. Artificial Intelligence Journey...
NUR-SULTAN – Analysts at the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) projected a 3.2 percent increase in the aggregate gross domestic product (GDP) of its member countries in 2021, after 3.8...
NUR-SULTAN – How effective are lockdown measures during the COVID-19 pandemic? How does Kazakhstan participate in the vaccine development effort? What recommendations from the World Health Organization have been...
NUR-SULTAN – The “Girl and Sea” art film directed by Aziz Zairov and Muhammed Mamyrbekov won in the Best Social Drama category at the Silk Road Film Awards Cannes,...
NUR-SULTAN – English DAZN sports streaming service recently presented a promo video about Kazakh middleweight boxer Gennady Golovkin also known by his nickname GGG or Triple G. This is...
NUR-SULTAN – The Ambassadors Spouses Association in Kazakhstan (ASA) in Kazakhstan has been organizing Christmas Charity Bazaars for the past twelve years. These events used to gather thousands of...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s Presidential Teleradio Complex released a short video capturing Kazakh capital from a bird’s eye perspective. “All the unique beauty and grandeur of our capital is captured...
NUR-SULTAN – The Zhas (Youth in Kazakh) project, a youth corps program, has brought together nearly 9,000 young people from different parts of Kazakhstan over the past four years to...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh diplomat and Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to Sweden and Denmark Kairat Abdrakhmanov was appointed High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in...
Ankara hosted the Third General Assembly of the Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS) online under the topic “Sustainable Development of Food Security in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Central Election Commission (CEC) has adopted resolutions on the registration of the party lists of the Adal (Honest) political party and the Ak Zhol (White...
NUR-SULTAN – The India-Kazakhstan joint peacekeeping room was opened Nov. 27 at the Peacekeeping Training Center of the Kazakh Ministry of Defense in Almaty, reported the press service of...
NUR-SULTAN – The Eurasian Foods Corporation launched a milk processing plant in late November in Petropavlovsk in the North Kazakhstan region, reported the company’s press service. The Eurasian Milk...
