- Saturday, 28 December, 2024
- Almaty 28 °F / -2 °C
- Astana 25 °F / -4 °C
NUR-SULTAN – Gennady Golovkin (40-1-1, 35 КО) will defend his International Boxing Federation (IBF) middleweight world champion status next year in an IBF-organised fight against Poland’s Kamil Szeremeta (21-0,...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh national chess team took fourth place at the 2019 FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs or International Chess Federation) World Youth Under 16 Chess Olympiad, its...
NUR-SULTAN – A 5G network will be implemented in the capital by 2021, Minister of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry Askar Zhumagaliyev said at the Oct. 1 government...
NUR-SULTAN – Two hundred and twenty children with disabilities competed in five sports Nov. 1-2 at the first adaptive sports Children’s Paralympic Games in the capital. The athletes came...
NUR-SULTAN – Georgian writer Vakhtang Gogoladze presented his book “There, in Kazakhstan” Oct. 31 in Tbilisi, reported zakon.kz. The work is devoted to the country’s hospitality and kindness, bringing...
NUR-SULTAN – Toll roads will add more than four billion tenge ($10 million) annually to the Kazakh budget, said Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development Beibut Atamkulov on Oct....
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh military participated in the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) Unbreakable Brotherhood 2019 training at the Harb-Maidon training ground in Tajikistan with military representatives from Armenia,...
NUR-SULTAN – SOS Children’s Village will celebrate its 25th anniversary Nov. 29 and share its achievements. “The work on decreasing the number of orphaned children and making life of...
NUR-SULTAN – Astana Pro Team has completed its roster for the 2020 season, reported general manager Alexandre Vinokurov. The team now has 27 athletes, according to the National Olympic...
NUR-SULTAN – Shalabai breeding farm has resurrected the Kazakh Akbas cow breed in the namesake village of its origin and rejuvenated life in the dying town through many farm...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh government will commit 421 billion tenge (US$1.08 billion) to support businesses as part of Business Road Map 2025, said Minister of National Economy Ruslan Dalenov,...
NUR-SULTAN – FlyArystan has carried more than 455,000 passengers with a load factor of 94 percent during its first six months of operations. Since commencing flights on May 1,...
NUR-SULTAN – More than 400 painters age 16 and younger from Kazakhstan and abroad showcased their perception of the modern country in the first Kazakhstan through the Eyes of...
NUR-SULTAN – Officials in the Almaty Region recently agreed to assist Kazakh and U.S. entrepreneurs establish a cannabis textile plant in the region. The plant’s products will be exported...
NUR-SULTAN – Nur-Sultan general purpose public hospital No. 2 will be augmented with building connectors, a parking lot expansion and additional medical equipment, said city Akim (Mayor) Altai Kulginov...
NUR-SULTAN – The Unified Accumulation Pension Fund (UAPF) portfolio of pension assets totalled 10.43 trillion tenge (US$26.77 billion) as of Oct. 1, reported the Kazakh National Bank in a...
NUR-SULTAN – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visited the Astana Utaria production and innovation company Nov. 1, noting the quality and relevance of their products and the company’s social impact, reported...
NUR-SULTAN – The Astana International Financial Centre’s (AIFC) Court and International Arbitration Centre (IAC) recently held their second annual Moot, or mock, trial competition final. The competition involved a...
NUR-SULTAN – The average cost of a new car in Kazakhstan rose 5.6 percent in the first nine months of 2019 compared to the same period in 2018, according...
NUR-SULTAN – Thirteen-year-old singer Daneliya Tuleshova was appointed an Kazakh Ambassador of Tourism of Kazakhstan at the ZhasStar festival as part of the Year of Youth celebratory events Nov....
NUR-SULTAN – Eleven Kazakh airports adopted an open skies regime Nov. 1, reported the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructural Development press service. The open skies regime allows more foreign...
NUR-SULTAN – The Epigraphic Museum in Athens, Greece, will present The Procession of Altyn Adam (Golden Man) Nov. 11-Dec. 11 through the World’s Museums, reported tengrinews.kz. The display, organised...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin proposed during the Nov. 1-2 18th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Heads of Government Council in Tashkent various initiatives to strengthen trade, investment,...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh-Lithuanian relations are on a positive course, with growing economic and cultural cooperation between the countries, said Lithuanian Ambassador Gintautas Vasiulis. “I would say that we are...
NUR-SULTAN – The Oct. 25-27 ninth international DosStar Operetta and Musical Festival opened with the “Love under cover” performance at the Temirtau Palace of Culture, reported inform.kz. The play...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan has joined the Global United Nations programme on Supporting the Management of Violent Extremist Prisoners and the Prevention of Radicalisation to Violence in Prisons along with...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan is not a foreign land for the nearly 7,000 ethnic Azerbaijanis living in the capital, who embrace their identity in the many events and activities organised...
NUR-SULTAN – The Akmola Region achieved 106 percent in economic growth in the first three quarters of 2019, said Akim (Governor) Yermek Marzhikpayev at the Oct. 28 Central Communication...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh singer, songwriter and instrumentalist Dimash Kudaibergen visited the Vecherniy Urgant (Evening Urgant) late night show in Moscow Oct. 30 with composer Igor Krutoi and Olympic figure...
NUR-SULTAN – The Alatau Mountains, the great mountain range near Almaty, is the pride of the city and a popular destination not only for tourists, but for locals as...
NUR-SULTAN – While Dimash Dears (the term for fans of Kazakh singer Dimash Kudaibergen) wait for Kudaibergen’s Arnau tour ENVOY solo concert in New York Dec. 10, a team...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan and the Netherlands concluded five trade deals in The Hague during the Oct. 30 Kazakh-Dutch Business Council meeting. Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin, Dutch Prime Minister...
NUR-SULTAN – Eighty-seven renewable energy facilities with a capacity of 1,042 megawatts will be operating in Kazakhstan by the end of this year, announced Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin...
NUR-SULTAN – The Astana International Financial Centre’s (AIFC) International Arbitration Centre (IAC) signed five memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with leading dispute resolution institutions in Hong Kong and China during...
NUR-SULTAN – Shymkent will host the ninth Central Asia Trade Forum Nov. 12-13. Kazakhstan’s third largest city will welcome more than 450 business executives, government officials, small and medium-sized...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh government will continue efforts to streamline processes to do business in Kazakhstan, Prime Minister Askar Mamin said Oct. 24 at the Atameken National Chamber of...
NUR-SULTAN – Cities across Kazakhstan celebrated the 125th birthday Oct. 15 of poet, enlightener and politician Saken Seifullin. Karaganda, Kokshetau and the capital hosted the biggest events. The three...
NUR-SULTAN – Capital Akim (Mayor) Altai Kulginov and Ellington Properties Development Managing Director Joseph Thomas discussed building a tourist district with entertainment centres and hotels in the city during...
NUR-SULTAN – Karlygash Kabatova, the founder of UyatEmes.kz (Not Shameful), and her colleagues, speaking at an Oct. 29 press breakfast, announced the launch of new training and lectures for...
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NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan plans to gradually introduce 12 years of mandatory schooling, said Minister of Education and Science Askhat Aimagambetov Oct. 20, reported tengrinews.kz. “We have an 11-year education...
NUR-SULTAN – Akmeshit Cave, an unusual spot with captivating views accompanied by legends, is perfect for a pilgrim’s journey. The cave is located 90 kilometres north of Shymkent and...
Central Asia is known as a crossroads of various cultures, as a land of coexistence of civilisations. The ideas and artistic craftsmanship of its peoples have always influenced other...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin attended Oct. 26 the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Council of Heads of Government and Eurasian Intergovernmental Council (EIC) in Moscow, where...
NUR-SULTAN – The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Serbia signed a free trade agreement (FTA) on the sidelines of the Oct. 25 meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council. The...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s prominent track and field athlete and London Olympic champion Olga Rypakova claimed gold in the triple jump at the seventh International Military Sports Council (CISM) World...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh National Bank announced Oct. 17 the release of a new 200 tenge coin in 2020 to increase the life span of lower denominations, reported tengrinews.kz....
Kazakhstan has increased its gold reserves, reported the Tau-Ken Samruk national mining company press service. The state balance sheet registered the Gagarinskoye and Shokpar deposits as containing more than...
LONDON – Various Kazakh and British companies and institutions signed agreements and memoranda Oct. 23-24 during the visit of Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Roman Vassilenko to London. Vassilenko also...
NUR-SULTAN – Are you excited about exploring new cultures? Do you like to help charities? The Association of Spouses of Ambassadors (ASA) welcomes everyone to do both in one...
