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ASTANA – Amateur filmmakers in Pavlodar are shooting a fantasy-action movie titled “The Mechanics” using CGI (computer-generated imagery) technology. Andrey Zakharov, the leader of the group making...
EAST KAZAKHSTAN REGION – With the creation of the West Altai Reserve, local citizens, particularly mushroom hunters, more and more often share stories about their encounters with...
ASTANA – Sergey Prokofiev’s ballet, “Romeo and Juliet” will be presented to the metropolitan audience on Sept. 19 with the star of the National Opera of Bordeaux,...
The Samruk Kazyna National Welfare Fund has launched a revolutionary business transformation programme among its group of companies. On the road to success, modernisation is not possible...
ANKARA –President Nursultan Nazarbayev paid a two-day visit to Turkey’s capital Aug. 27-28 to attend the swearing-in ceremony of newly elected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Two...
As tickets went on sale Aug. 27 in the US for the next big fight in WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin’s (30-0, 27 KOs) career, fans predict...
SHYMKENT – The ancient city of Turkestan has great potential for the development of tourism which is not currently being used to the fullest. Akim (mayor) Bakhytzhan...
Global geopolitics is never as predictable as theorists prescribe. And in the twenty first century, too many factors are making it difficult for the more traditional thinkers...
At the II Second Youth Olympic Games held in Nanjing, China on August 16-28, young Kazakh talents managed to take eight medals: three gold, one silver and...
Meat production in Kazakhstan is growing every year and the state sets the goal for the agricultural producers to steadily increase this volume and raise the export...
Kazakh Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Kairat Lama Sharif met on Aug. 25 with Chairman of the Sarjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) Abdullah bin...
The state-owned operator of Kazakhstan’s main oil pipeline and the largest oil transportation company in the country, KazTransOil, is gaining a reputation for its financial stability. Moreover,...
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev launched two new rail lines, Zhezkazgan-Beyneu and Arkalyk-Shubarkol, at an Aug. 22 event held on the central square of Zhezkazgan. A teleconference...
ASTANA – The Burabay Golf Resort near Astana, due to be completed in late 2015, will be managed by Troon, one of the most prestigious golf management...
ALMATY REGION – Yeldos Baialyshbayev from Taldykorgan is a real example of optimism and spiritual strength. He helps the disabled reclaim their health. Twenty-two-year-old Baialyshbayev didn’t just...
Chairman of the Board of the Development Bank of Kazakhstan (DBK) Bolat Zhamishev and Chairman of China Development Bank (CDB) Zheng Zhijie discussed the most promising areas...
Abai and Shakarim suites, rich in Kazakh history and heritage, will premier at Carnegie Hall in New York on Nov. 12. They will demonstrate a small part of Kazakhstan’s history...
A cooperation agreement on the construction of Kenderli in the Mangystau region was signed between the Samruk Kazyna National Welfare Fund and the Rixos Group on Aug....
ASTANA –The Astana Solar plant, which produces solar panels, has been certified to meet world standards and is ready to enter the international market, according to the...
In total 14, social projects were submitted for consideration in a national contest titled, “The best social projects in Kazakhstan,” according to Deputy Head of the Astana...
SINGAPORE – Beginning his tour of Southeast Asia, Kazakhstan Minister of Foreign Affairs Erlan Idrissov paid a visit to Singapore on Aug. 28 to improve bilateral relations...
BALI, INDONESIA – Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov travelled to Indonesia from Aug. 29-30 to promote bilateral ties through high-level talks and to take part in the...
KUALA-LUMPUR – Two days before the Aug. 29 International Day Against Nuclear Tests, the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Malaysia with the support of the Malaysian Ministry of...
ASTANA – Philippe Mahuas is at the helm of operations of the newest luxury hotel in Astana. The long-awaited opening of the Marriott is welcome news for...
This opinion was first published by Al Jazeera on Aug. 28. The UN International Day against Nuclear Tests on August 29 is an opportunity to remind the...
MINSK – The presidents of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine, as well as high representatives of the European Union met in the capital of Belarus for multilateral...
On the eve of the Aug. 29 International Day against Nuclear Tests, The Astana Times talked with the Ambassador-at-Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan...
ASTANA – Local cyclists participated in a bicycle race organised Aug. 24 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Kazakh cycling and celebrate the Aug. 30 Constitution Day....
New legalisation regarding property in Kazakhstan will take effect on Sept. 1 and expire on Dec. 31, 2015. A law titled “On Amnesty for Citizens of the...
ASTANA – A group of medical professionals and students from Germany, Austria, El Salvador, Estonia, India, Kenya, Nepal, the United States and Kazakhstan travelled here by bicycle...
On Sept. 17, the Astana Opera will open the International Silk Road Festival with the timeless opera Tosca, by Giacomo Puccini. This is a big event for...
ALMATY – A new street workout site sponsored by the World Class Fitness Clubs chain opened Aug. 22 in Central Parkhere. The first visitors have already tried...
ASTANA – Adilkhan Yerzhanov’s “The Owners” will be shown as part of the Contemporary World Cinema lineup at the Toronto Film Festival which will be held from...
ALMATY – The interactive exhibition “Van Gogh Alive” opened in early August in the Dostyk Plaza Shopping and Entertainment Centre in the Grande Exhibitions Hall. Paintings by...
PETROPAVLOVSK – Tamara and Anatoly Korolkovs are the founders of the Krokha children’s home that has existed for 25 years. The couple has three children of their...
On August 19, the United Nations marks World Humanitarian Day, an opportunity to pay tribute to humanitarian workers the world over. The day has been celebrated since...
Making the long-anticipated move public, President Nursultan Nazarbayev announced the country’s new government structure on Aug. 6, aimed at consolidating the work and efforts of the Kazakh...
ASTANA – President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan has set Oct.1, 2014, as the date of Kazakhstan’s next Senate election, the country’s eighth since achieving independence in 1991....
ASTANA – For the new school year, four new schools will open in Astana,” Kassymkhan Sengaziyev, deputy head of the Department of Education told Kazinform news agency....
Schoolchild of Kazakhstan 2014, the 45th international multi-day bicycle race that started Aug. 4 in the East Kazakhstan region, was dedicated to the 100th anniversary of domestic...
The Astana Opera recently announced it will accept applications from Aug. 1 to Aug. 30 for enrollment in its children’s studio. Some applicants will then perform for...
Along Shokan Ualikhanov’s Caravan Track, an educational expedition organised by the National Geographic Society and dedicated to the 180th anniversary of the scholar’s birth, came back to...
Akim (Governor) of Karaganda region Nurmukhambet Abdibekov recently held a meeting on progress in the coal industry. He talked about the industry’s future as well as goals...
The Kazakh band Beles blends Kazakh traditional music with other melodies and instruments. Manager Madiyar Maldybayev discussed the team and their music. How was your group established...
ASTANA – In the multi-day exercises beginning on August 18th, the armed forces of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan will work on possible contingencies in...
At an expanded government meeting on Aug. 6, the President stressed that the development of domestic businesses was a key priority. The capital of our country, Astana,...
ASTANA – The United Nations in Kazakhstan marked International Youth Day on Aug. 12 with a conference open to all interested young people and youth organisations. It...
The steady growth of Kazakhstan’s economy underlines the need for reform of how the state manages public assets. It’s been proven that the quasi-public sector is a...
AKSU – The boiler house modernisation project implemented at the city’s ferroalloy plant was a winner in the fifth national industry contest Golden Hephaestus at the recent...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s social and economic development in the first half of 2014 was the focus of an enlarged government session on Aug. 6, during which the...
Almaty City Day is a day in name only. Though it is technically celebrated on the third Sunday of September, city residents and visitors will be celebrating...
Kazakh First Deputy Prime Minister Bakytzhan Sagintayev held a teleconference meeting of the government Aug. 11 on the current economic situation in the country. The meeting was...
President Nursultan Nazarbayev held a meeting with Defence Minister Serik Akhmetov on Aug. 13 where Akhmetov reported on systematic work in maintaining the combat readiness of Kazakhstan’s...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s para-athletes won 10 gold, nine silver and 10 bronze medals at the 10th International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) World Junior Games, which...
Designer Svetlana Kushnerova presented her new collection during the recent Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week 2014. “I still cannot believe I was invited by the Federation Francaise...
World middleweight World Boxing Association (WBA Super) and International Boxing Organisation (IBO) champion Gennady Golovkin of Kazakhstan has joined the list of contenders for the title of...
The Kazakh Women’s Chess Team achieved great success at the recent 41st World Chess Olympiad held in the Norwegian city of Tromsø. International Master and Kazakhstan resident...
The export potential of Kazakhstan in the 2014-2015 marketing years is estimated at nine million tonnes of grain, Chairman of the Committee of the State Inspection in...
• A telegramme of congratulations to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the occasion of his victory in his country’s presidential election was sent Aug. 11...
SHYMKENT – The expedition of the Kazakhstan Central State Museum, led for two months on the Kultobe site by Professor Alexander Podushkin, Doctor of Historical Sciences, collected...
In an interview with The Astana Times, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Egypt and Morocco Berik Aryn, who also serves as the country’s representative to the African Union,...
ALMATY – Air Astana has selected SITA to assure its general and operational communications needs, including communications with partners and advanced datalinks for air traffic control. This...
As the summer days become shorter and shorter, The ATOM Project, the education and online petition campaign against nuclear tests and weapons, is preparing to take part...
ASTANA – “Guardians of the Galaxy” has become the ninth film to be dubbed into Kazakh and the third movie of 2014 to be screened in the...
The first and largest cosmodrome, Baikonur, has an interesting and eventful history. The Baikonur complex was built in the 1950s on the vast steppes of Kazakhstan. During...
Gumar Rakhimzhanov, chairman of KazAgroFinance, the company that implements major investment projects in the agricultural sector, recently spoke with The Astana Times about the work of his...
ASTANA – Deputy Chairman of Turkmenistan’s Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov paid his first official visit to Astana on Aug. 12 to...
ZHAMBYL REGION – The Ornek settlement has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. The Ornek settlement dates to the eighth-twelfth centuries. It is located 7.7...
ASTANA – Escalating conflict and tit-for-tat sanctions are a road to nowhere, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said referring to the expanding standoff between the West and Russia...
The main basis for the development of Kazakhstan’s society is the formation of a new model of a knowledge-based economy. Its introduction primarily aims to increase the...
SEMEY – The new men’s health centre in Semey will partner with the Dzhanbursynov Scientific Centre for Urology. The decision was made by specialists from both of...
During a speech at an expanded government meeting, President Nursultan Nazarbayev said that most economic growth in Kazakhstan stems from the service sector. Its share of GDP...
ASTANA – “Transplantology in Kazakhstan: From the Present to the Future,” an international scientific and practical conference, was held Aug. 8-9 at the National Research Cardiac Centre...
ASTANA – The “Memories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki” exhibition, which depicts the devastation of those atomic bombings and is dedicated to 23rd anniversary of the closure of...
UST-KAMENOGORSK – Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov hosted Aug. 6 his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in one of the leading industrial centres of Kazakhstan to discuss bilateral...
ASTANA – On Aug. 4, over 100 civil servants from the Mangistau region attended a seminar in Aktau on integrated information systems and the role of new...
ASTANA – Addressing an enlarged government session in the Akorda presidential residence on Aug. 6, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev announced a major government reshuffle and restructuring. “The...
The “Road to School” campaign to provide support for schoolchildren from low-income families and orphans in the Pavlodar region began on Aug. 1 and will continue until...
Twelve ministries out of 17 are left. New ministers of investment and development; energy; national economy; health and social development; culture and sports are appointed. Further changes...
ASTANA – Ambassadors and representatives of nongovernmental organisations and the United Nations discussed the state of slavery, trafficking in persons and ongoing efforts to combat both during...
ASTANA – Relations between Kazakhstan and Bulgaria haven’t been as active as they could be in recent years, according to the Chargé d’Affaires of the Republic of...
ASTANA – “We are thrilled with the opportunity to bring our Marriott brand to Astana. Being a flagship brand of Marriott International, Marriott is one of the...
President Nursultan Nazarbayev has recently launched no less than 75 new projects under the auspices of the second five years of the State Programme of Accelerated Industrial...
Kazakh Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yerzhan Ashikbayev, acting as a special envoy of President Nursultan Nazarbayev, visited several countries in Africa beginning on July 22. During...
Chess masters from 38 countries, including 37 international grand masters and 33 international masters, gathered July 4-12 to challenge each other at the XXXIV Open Internacional Ajedrez...
ASTANA – Vincenzo Nibali became the sixth man in history and the first Italian since 1998 to win all three of cycling’s major tours as he secured...
ASTANA – Around 30 participants from Russia, Belarus, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, and Kazakhstan competed on the parquet of the Palace of Independence July...
During the first interregional meeting of the National Commissions for UNESCO, organised by the Kazakhstan Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Astana akimat...
Gennady Golovkin gained another victory in the big arena of Madison Square Garden, July 27, knocking out opponent Daniel Geale from Australia. The Kazakh boxer sent Geale...
ASTANA – Fifteen small and medium-sized business owners, including four women, in the transport and logistics sector returned to Kazakhstan on June 20 from a business development...
ASTANA – The first interregional meeting of the National Commissions for UNESCO on July 22-24 in Astana. The meeting, held for the first time outside of UNESCO...
ASTANA – A new wedding palace will emerge in Astana soon as part of the Zhastar Palace, said the administrator of the Zhastar reconstruction programme and director...
ASTANA – Representatives of the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism came to Astana to train 86 local hotel industry workers, who earned international certificates by the...
S ix-year-old Almaty dancer Sofie Manasyan won two prizes at the Constellation of Vienna: Music, Harmony, Art international festival, a celebration of children’s and youth creativity, which took...
Two members of Kazakhstan’s weightlifting team broke standing records at the recent Anatoly Khrapaty competition on July 20th in the outskirts of Almaty. For one of the...
ALMATY – The recent fifth Congress of Kazakh Surgeons demonstrated new possibilities in transplantology. The surgeons, together with their colleagues from Tomsk University, first replaced a damaged...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan may once again adjust legislation relating to ethnic Kazakhs wishing to immigrate to Kazakhstan (called oralmans, “returnees,” in Kazakh) in response to the country’s...
ZHAMBYL – The Kulan settlement, located on the Silk Road and dating to the sixth century, has been added to in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Archaeological...
The regions of the country under the development programme for the export potential of beef cattle have actively formed a complete cycle for the processing of agricultural...
On Kazakhstan’s southern border high in the Tien Shan Mountains lies an enchanting paradise home to rarely seen petroglyphs, majestic ibex, brown bears and a myriad of...
