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ASTANA – Kazakh Minister of Foreign Affairs Erlan Idrissov launched the Aug. 8 opening of the 2015-2016 session of the KAZGUU University Academic-Diplomatic Club. He shared his...
ASTANA – Although men’s grooming is usually considered to be a modern fashion wave, its origins trace to ancient Egypt where it became an inherent part of...
Kazakh First Deputy Prime Minister Bakytzhan Sagintayev took part in the Sept. 7 conference in Berlin on water and good neighbourly relations in Central Asia. The event,...
ASTANA – Implementing mandatory social health insurance will improve the quality and availability of medical services in Kazakhstan, reported the press service of the nation’s Ministry of...
ASTANA – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Erlan Idrissov held a briefing Sept.8 dedicated to the celebration of the 550th anniversary of the foundation of the...
ASTANA – First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Bakytzhan Sagintayev took part in the recent meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in Grodno in Belarus, reported primeminister.kz....
ASTANA – At the instruction of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, on Sept. 8, sudden military readiness testing started in five...
ASTANA – In late August, Kazakhstan transitioned to a free-floating exchange rate and the government announced a shift to inflation targeting. As a result, the National Bank...
Children from orphanages No. 1 and No. 2 demonstrated their ping pong skills Sept. 5 during a competition coordinated by the Almaty international sports organizing committee, reported...
ASTANA – “The most powerful sedimentary cover (platform) is in the Caspian Basin and presumably reaches a depth of 20–25 kilometres. The Eurasia project has an ambitious...
ASTANA – The capital city’s Tlep Qobiz Sarayi concert hall opened the history and culture international festival of ethnic cultures contest Sept. 2. The three-day jubilee was...
ASTANA – Despite pressure from local law enforcement bodies, guitar and saxophone performers play and sing in an underground crossing and near the Yessil River. They are...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan topped the team rankings at the Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) Championships with five gold medals, as fighters, who also fight for Astana Arlans, won...
ASTANA – Akmola Car Repair Plant is the only one of its kind in Kazakhstan. Despite the fact that the plant successfully operated during the Soviet Union...
ASTANA – Captain Temirlan Musapirov, the first Kazakh Armed Forces officer to travel to Western Sahara as part of the United Nations (UN) mission in Western Sahara,...
Over time, an economy may experience changes in imports and exports, and this can lead to a balance of payments disequilibrium (deficit or surplus). Under a floating regime, the...
Bolat Zhamishev, chairman of the board of the Development Bank of Kazakhstan (DBK), recently spoke with “Liter” national daily newspaper about the results of the bank’s activities,...
ASTANA – To help identify and stem the flow of new illegal synthetic drugs, Kazakhstan plans to intensify international work on seizure, timely notification and the creation...
ASTANA – Iceland recently drew with Kazakhstan and advanced to the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) EURO 2016 with two games still remaining in Group A....
ASTANA – With the Sept. 4 arrival of the Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft at the International Space Station (ISS), Expedition 45 Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov of the Russian...
It was the English writer, Charles Dickens, who once wrote, “Home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever spoke, or...
ASTANA – Fuel prices are expected to rise in Kazakhstan following First Deputy Prime Minister Bakhytzhan Sagintayev’s announcement that the government would stop regulating the prices of...
ASTANA – The Hoope, a home detection kit to diagnose sexually transmitted diseases that was the brainchild of a team including Kazakh biotechnologist Damel Mektepbayeva, is expected...
After the turmoil of the last few years since 2007, it would be comforting to believe that the global economy is due a period of stability. But...
WASHINGTON – Government agencies and private companies discussed opportunities for U.S. participation in EXPO 2017, which will be held in Astana, as Expo National Commissioner and First...
ASTANA – One domestic factory is sewing clothing for school pupils that manufacturers believe protects wearers from the electromagnetic radiation of mobile phones, Khabar.kz reported Aug. 17....
ASTANA – Kazakhstan transitioned to a free-floating exchange rate and Aug. 20 the tenge dropped 26 percent against the dollar. National Bank Chairman Kairat Kelimbetov noted he...
ASTANA – Students throughout the country gathered for a traditional ceremony Sept. 1 to celebrate the beginning of the new school year. Approximately 336,000 children went to...
ASTANA – Young Kazakh photographer Veronica Lerner snapped a shot of her grandmother sitting on the stool in her kitchen almost uncovered. The artist’s work was shown...
ASTANA – Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) nations and China will share customs information on transit goods, reported Belta. The agreement was reached according to the results of...
ASTANA – The organising committee on the preparation of the Belarusian national pavilion for EXPO 2017 has been set up, Kazinform reported recently. The relevant resolution was...
Chevron provided ten children’s medical hospitals and educational institutions in Astana with state-of-the-art equipment at a ceremony held at the city Children’s Hospital No. 2 on July...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s classic theatre scene has changed quite a bit since the Soviet Union times, but the classical masterpieces of William Shakespeare, Anton Chekhov, Evgenii Brusilovskii,...
ASTANA – The two brotherly ethnic groups of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan share many common grounds and a long-time history. The cuisine, culture, musical instruments and even the...
ASTANA – The Electric Locomotive Manufacturing Plant of Astana presented their KZ4AT passenger electric locomotive at the fifth International Railway Equipment and Technologies Fair (EXPO 1520) in...
ASTANA – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will loan $1.8 million to the privately owned West Kazakhstan motor fuel and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)...
Australian company Iluka Resources, Limited will begin exploration in Kazakhstan, Kazakh Minister for Investment and Development Asset Issekeshev and the head of Iluka’s regional office in Almaty...
Almaty, Kazakhstan’s former capital, was recently ranked the 100th most livable city in the world among 140 listed by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), which is the...
ASTANA – Construction on a new school in Astana funded by the United Arab Emirates launched on Aug. 27 with a ground-breaking ceremony. The school, which is...
SUVA – Kazakh Minister of Foreign Affairs Erlan Idrissov travelled to the Republic of Fiji Sept. 2 and 3 to participate in the third Pacific Islands Development...
ASTANA – China and Kazakhstan agreed during a recent state visit by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev to Beijing to launch 45 new projects, including 23 projects worth...
ASTANA – A nationwide effort to improve local policing throughout the country will begin Jan. 1, 2016, Chairman of the Committee of Administrative Police of the Ministry...
ASTANA – A Russian Soyuz FG rocket launched the Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft 10:37 a.m. local time, Sept. 2, on the latest mission to the International Space Station...
BEIJING – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev held bilateral meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and representatives of political and business circles during an Aug. 30-Sept. 1 state...
Seven hundred websites and 21 religious organisations have been banned in Kazakhstan in reaction to extremist ideas and terrorist threats in the country, announced Kazakh Prosecutor General...
Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Berdybek Saparbayev paid a visit to the West Kazakhstan region to estimate the general situation after a free-floating exchange rate was introduced...
ASTANA – The ATOM Project team jointly with the Federation of Judo Veterans of Astana held a minute of silence and released 500 white balloons to commemorate...
Secretary of State of Kazakhstan Gulshara Abdykalikova paid a working visit to Japan Aug. 28-29 to take part in the Second Congress of “The World Assembly for...
ASTANA – President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev reiterated his suggestion that Kazakhstan brand itself “Land of the Great Steppe” during the Aug. 28 conference “Constitution: unity, stability...
ASTANA – Yeldos Smetov recently won gold in the men’s under 60 kilogrammes category at the World Judo Championship in Astana, defeating another Kazakh judoka Rustam Ibrayev. Consequently,...
The National Brand Halyk Markasy competition is going to be held in Kazakhstan to choose the best local food producers, reported the Kazagromarketing company. Domestic manufacturers will...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Olga Rypakova took the bronze medal in the triple jump at the World Championships in Athletics in Beijing on Aug. 24. The championships ran...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Football Club Astana beat Cypriot APOEL on aggregate this month to advance to the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Champions League group stage....
ASTANA – The international conference “Constitution: unity, stability and prosperity,” dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Constitution of Kazakhstan was held at the Palace of Independence...
ASTANA – The five winners of the second “Kazakhstan Through the Eyes of International Media” contest took in views, spa treatments, horseback rides and karaoke on a...
ASTANA – The five winners of the second “Kazakhstan Through the Eyes of International Media” contest took in views, spa treatments, horseback rides and karaoke on a...
ASTANA – Air Astana will relaunch direct flights between Astana and Dubai on Oct. 25, the airline announced on Aug. 24. Flights will be operated four times...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) signed three agreements on Aug. 27 in Astana that are expected to advance the international effort to...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan and Pakistan signed memoranda of understanding on trade and investment, defence and strategic studies and foreign services training during the two-day, Aug. 25-26 official...
Airbus aircrafts will be produced using metal from Kazakhstan. The only titanium magnesium plant in Kazakhstan has received trade financing and has an opportunity to increase export...
The agreement between the Government of Kazakhstan and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to establish an IAEA low enriched uranium (LEU) Bank in Kazakhstan is a...
ASTANA – A ceremony to honour the five regional winners of the second “Kazakhstan Through the Eyes of Foreign Media” contest took place in the Ministry of...
ASTANA – A cloud computing gaming strategy developed in Kazakhstan will present Kazakh history in the form of an interactive game, the 24 KZ television news channel...
ASTANA – Kazakh student Adlet Takezhanov knows his way around a lathe, demonstrating his excellence in turnery at the WorldSkills Competition, an international tournament held Aug. 12-15...
ASTANA – Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Security Committee, Ministry for Investment and Development and Ministry of Agriculture officials explained the order and process of Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan border...
ASTANA – Despite the distance, Kazakhstan and Pakistan have much in common. The states are nearly unanimous in virtually all international issues and have great opportunities in the...
ASTANA – Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan’s flagship English-language university, launched its school of medicine on Aug. 17 with an inaugural class of 20 taking the Hippocratic oath and...
ASTANA – Runners endurance will be tested Sept. 13 during the marathon organised in the capital by the British-Kazakh Society (BKS) and Air Astana. BKS has been...
ASTANA – The ATOM Project (“Abolish Testing: Our Mission”) is again calling for a worldwide moment of silence to honour the victims of nuclear weapons testing on...
ASTANA – Combining rhythmic Spanish motif with traditional Kazakh sounds, Cuban singer Isaac Real and Kazakh ethnic rock band Aldaspan released a video on “Kara Zhorga,” a...
BEIJING – China has officially confirmed its participation in EXPO 2017 in Astana, making it the 39th country to confirm that it will take part in the...
BISHKEK – On Aug. 21, during a visit by a Kazakh delegation headed by EXPO 2017 Commissioner and First Deputy Foreign Minister Rapil Zhoshybayev, Kyrgyzstan became the...
ASTANA – On the eve of signing the agreement between Kazakhstan and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on establishing a low-enriched uranium (LEU) fuel bank in...
At a time of increased global uncertainty and tensions – including sadly among the major nuclear powers – it is even more welcome to be able to...
Twenty years in terms of constitutional history is a very short period of time. The American and French constitutions, which are the models for so many which...
Ahead of his visit to Astana Aug. 25-26, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan shared his views on the potential of bilateral cooperation,...
ASTANA – The regular meeting of the Dialogue Platform on Human Dimension, a consultative advisory body, was held on Aug. 21 at the Kazakh Ministry of Foreign...
NEW DELHI – Expo 2017 is a national project which is expected to provide long-term social and economic effect, giving a powerful impulse for further diversification and...
ASTANA – President Nursultan Nazarbayev held a meeting with Kazakhstan’s major exporters and representatives of the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs (NCE) “Atameken” and business circles of the...
ASTANA – Zhakas Kozbak from Aralsk city in the Kyzylorda region recently won an international youth tennis championship in Florida, United States, beating an Argentinian player 6:4,...
The Samruk Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund plans to implement 11 projects worth $24 billion in the second five-year plan of the State Programme of Accelerated Industrial and...
ASTANA – With a 3-2 victory over Admiral Vladivostok in the final match, the city’s Barys won the President’s Cup, the annual open ice hockey tournament organised...
The Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) recently signed a memorandum on cooperation in...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan transitioned ahead of schedule to a free-floating exchange rate on Aug. 20 after the currency fell 5 percent against the dollar in commercial exchanges...
ASTANA – President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev held a meeting with the government and other officials on Aug. 19 to discuss the economic policies and directions of...
The Air Defence Forces of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan recently took delivery of five new S-300PS anti-aircraft missile systems, according to the press service of the...
The Football Federation of Kazakhstan plans to open a football academy in the South Kazakhstan region, according to otyrar.kz. It has not yet been determined if the...
ASTANA – The European renewable energy consultancy group Wind Prospect will provide consulting services to the 3E energy company that is building the 50-megawatt Yereimentau Wind Farm...
ASTANA – The dollar rose sharply against the tenge on the morning of Aug. 19, likely the result of the the actions of a major investor on...
ASTANA – The dollar rose sharply against the tenge on the morning of Aug. 19, likely the result of the the actions of a major investor on...
ASTANA – FC Astana slipped by APOEL of Cyprus in a narrow 1-0 victory in front of a nearly sold-out home crowd at Astana Arena on Aug....
ASTANA – Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Kazakhstan Ghorm Said Malhan emphasised the importance of deepening relations with the Central Asian country and the Eurasian continent as a...
ASTANA – Astana Pro Team rider Rein Taaramäe snatched the overall win in the Arctic Race of Norway in Narvik on Aug. 17 from race leader Ben...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Special Envoy of the President and Deputy Foreign Minister Askar Mussinov visited Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries Cambodia and Laos Aug. 12-13 in...
ASTANA – New greenhouses and vegetable storehouses are being built in Kazakhstan’s capital to ensure food security, according to astana.gov.kz, the city administration’s official website. Tselinselmash and...
ASTANA – On Aug. 12, International Youth Day was celebrated in the Khan Shatyr shopping mall. To mark the event, young talents of the capital city demonstrated...
ASTANA – The “3D Tour Across the Country” project will launch by the end of 2015, Director of the Institute of Eurasian Integration and Chairman of the...
ASTANA – Beginning this year, the city construction department is planning to implement 18 projects on the reconstruction of the Yessil riverbed to protect the capital from...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s largest aviation company, Air Astana, is to be the “Official Air Carrier of EXPO 2017,” following a memorandum of cooperation signed with the Astana...
ASTANA – July was traditionally a period of holidays and vacations, but for the military it was a busy month with many engagements in training exercises. As...
