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The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) commended Astana’s preparations for EXPO 2017 as a Kazakh delegation led by First Deputy Foreign Minister and EXPO 2017 Commissioner Rapil...
MILAN – Kazakhstan has officially joined the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), a key forum for dialogue and cooperation between the two continents, and took part in the 10th...
ASTANA – Photographer Dieter Seitz, whose work focuses on people and cultural issues, has chosen Kazakhstan to be the subject of a multi-year photo project exploring its...
ALMATY – International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach called Almaty and Kazakhstan’s application to host the 2022 Winter Olympics “very solid and competitive” during an Oct. 11-12...
TheUN Climate Summit in New York marked a high point in political mobilisation for climate, with over 120 countries represented at the highest level. The summit should...
ASTANA – The regional administrations (maslikhats) of Kazakhstan elected 16 new senators on Oct. 1 in a process that unfolded largely without incident, reported Central Election Commission...
Students from Shymkent Aliya Tugelbai and Bakbergen Saparov were recognised among participants from 35 countries during the recent 18th To Save and To Reserve International Ecological Festival...
SHYMKENT Scientific projects related to EXPO 2017 developed by students of Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools, including a playground that produces electricity, were presented during a recent festival in...
Cutout: Petrochemical cluster in region relies on foreign expertise and investments. PAVLODAR – Nurlan Kapparov, head of Kazatomprom, the national atomic company, and Kanat Bozumbayev, Akim (Governor)...
ASTANA – Latvian Ambassador to Kazakhstan Juris Maklakovs will wrap up his embassy’s turn as NATO point of contact in Kazakhstan at the end of this year,...
Peugeot plans to begin production on two new cars in Kostanai that will be available for sale as early as spring 2015, according to the website of...
Kazakhstan’s former world champion and top judoka Maxim Rakov won gold in the men’s under 100 kilogrammes category at the season-ending Asian leg of the International Judo Federation’s...
Kazakhstan’s performance at the 17th Asian Games in South Korea in early October was further evidence of the country’s growing reputation as a sporting nation. Of the...
ASTANA – Earth is our Home, the programme for Kazakh water resources management, was launched on Oct. 8. As part of this project, international organisations represented by...
Almaty’s renowned outdoor skating rink Medeo opened its doors for the season on Oct. 4. Medeo is located 1,691 metres above sea level, which makes it the...
ASTANA – Professional and amateur musicians participated in an Oct. 4 Dombyra party musical event at the new National Museum of Kazakhstan to promote the traditions of...
Almaty boxer Isa Akberbayev knocked out Geovanni Sarran from Palmdale, California, in Santa Monica on Oct. 1 in round four to continue his professional 13-win career streak....
Senator Nurlan Orazalin requested during an Oct. 2 plenary session with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan that social programmes and housing support be provided...
The northern Caspian Sea may contain large amounts of previously unexplored oil reserves, the Kazakh Ministry of Energy announced on Oct. 1. “Computer simulations of 15 sedimentary...
MINSK – Illustrating the growing pull of the yet-to-be-launched Eurasian Economic Union, Armenia joined the group at a meeting of the leaders of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan...
ASTANA – The Samruk Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund officially unveiled its transformation programme Oct. 6. The programme is designed to help modernise Kazakhstan’s economy and bring an...
ASTANA – The governments in the region and Kazakhstan’s government, in particular, are working to improve service delivery and are reviewing European best practices, experts involved in...
BRUSSELS – Kazakhstan and the European Union completed talks over an expanded Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) in Brussels on Oct. 9 during the visit of the...
During his working visit to the Mangistau Region on Oct. 1, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev had a meeting with entrepreneurs and members of the public sector where...
“A Dream,” an art exhibition opened recently in Arman cinema hall in Almaty, displays paintings created by children who are suffering from leukemia and angiostaxis. The children...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s hosting of the recent third Global E-Government Forum under the auspices of the United Nations is part of the country’s effort to develop an...
Kazakhstan is a country on the move. It is an unmistakable impression one gets from hearing scholars, diplomats and businessmen visiting Washington. Time and again one finds...
ASTANA – The government of Kazakhstan is moving to address the growing problem of electronic waste through training programmes, technology disposal receptacles and awareness-raising events, and private...
Twenty adventurers are in the midst of a cross-country expedition to increase patriotic feelings among Kazakh youth and popularise the beauty and distinctive character of the country....
ASTANA – In an interview with this newspaper, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Rapil Zhoshybayev addressed a number of topics, including the process to...
BRUSSELS –Kazakhstan’s government is committed to creating stable and predictable conditions for European investors that enhance the diversity of Kazakhstan’s economy while the country is in the...
Almaty visitors and residents were able to sample some of the best of Frenchcuisine during the Sept. 26-28 Festival de la Gastronomie Francaise. The festival was held...
ASTANA – An international television series that, in part, features Kazakhstan as the backdrop for the adventures of the great explorer Marco Polo is set to premiere...
ASTANA – Voicing support for the new Asian security concept proposed by China, Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov called for more contact between members, more organisational institutions...
The Astana-based rock band, The Redlights, won the grand prix at Indyushata 2014, the rock music festival that took place in September. The musicians performed seven music...
Latvian hockey star and Astana Barys player Oskars Baruis recently played his first match with Barys against Metallurg from Novokuznetsk. Following the match, Bartulis spoke with The...
More than 150 dogs from eight regions were inspected for their hunting merits on Sept. 22 in the Malaya Timofeevka village near Astana. The inspection was organised...
I am delighted to be making my first visit to Kazakhstan, a country with which the U.K. has a rapidly growing bilateral relationship. It is also my...
In my new book, “Kazakhstan’s Emerging Economy: Between State and Market,” I study the type of market economy that has evolved in Kazakhstan since 1991 by focusing...
The presidents of Kazakhstan and Russia launched a new hydrocarbon development initiative as they met in Atyrau, Kazakhstan on Sept. 30. President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev met...
ASTANA – The Kazakh government has agreed to provide $14 million in funding over the next three and a half years to support the Regional Civil Service...
The presidents of the five Caspian littoral states reached several important agreements, including an agreement on the conservation of marine resources, on their way to settling the...
ASTANA – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has arranged a financing package of $200 for private oil company KOM Munai to finance new environmentally...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Samruk Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund is moving forward with its plans to sell a sizable part of the enterprises it controls to the private...
The recent commissioning of the Zhezkazgan-Beineu and Arkalyk-Shubarkol railways, as well as the upcoming launch of the Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railroad, draw a line under the key stage of...
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s recent interview with Khabar TV at the foothills of Ulytau, a sacred mountain in Kazakh lore, covered a broad and in-depth list of...
ASTANA – Qazaq qyzy (Kazakh girl), the first women’s institute of cultural and moral education, opened its doors on Sept. 18. The institute aims to provide behavioural...
EAST KAZAKHSTAN REGION – Unique archaeological findings of the early nomads epoch discovered in recent years in the Altai mountains have substantially raised the prestige of the...
ASTANA – Ambassador of Pakistan to Kazakhstan Shaukat Ali Mukadam wants to make the trade and economic cooperation between the two countries more indicative of their warm...
More than 100 doctors, nurses and healthcare experts from 15 countries gathered in Astana Sept. 25-27 for the Astana Zdorovie 2014 international healthcare exhibition. The exhibition showcased...
– “Entrepreneurship is a quarter of the economy of the East Kazakhstan region. The number of active small and medium-sized business entities is presently 67,000. Almost...
– “For eight months of the current year, the turnover of the East Kazakhstan region with the countries of the Customs Union (CU) amounted to $900 million,”...
– Top representatives of their occupations will receive Yenbek Ardageri (Kazakh for “Veteran of Labour”) medals, which honour workers in different sectors of the economy and people...
– The 58th session of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference took place from Sept. 22-26 in Vienna. The annual meeting of delegations from 162...
Radicalised political Islam, the reignited war in Iraq, and Syria’s prolonged and devastating civil war are fostering a level of terrorism that the world has never before...
Highly capable and well-trained human capital is a must if President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s Strategy 2050 development plan for Kazakhstan is to be realised on time. In his...
ASTANA – Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Erlan Idrissov addressed a ministerial meeting marking the first International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons in New York...
The Astana Times recently sat down with Spanish Ambassador to Kazakhstan Manuel Larrotcha Parada who discussed a wide range of issues concerning the relationship between the two...
ASTANA – Much excitement was generated by the Sept. 24 arrival in Astana of world famous Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal and his playing partner French athlete...
NEW YORK – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Erlan Idrissov addressed the plenary session of the 69th UN General Assembly in New York on Sept. 26...
NEW YORK – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Erlan Idrissov visited New York from Sept. 22-27 to pledge support for the United Nations, promote Kazakhstan’s candidacy...
ASTANA – An international team has just completed the first phase of fieldwork in a project to conduct a population survey of snow leopards in the Almaty...
Flydubai’s inaugural flight from Dubai into Almaty landed on Sept. 16 at the Almaty International Airport and the low-cost carrier’s arrival was greeted by a traditional water...
ALMATY REGION – Construction has begun on the first dry port and logistics area at the Khorgos-East Gate special economic zone (SEZ). The complex in the Panfilov...
In an interview with this newspaper, Omirtai Bitimov, Kazakhstan’s ambassador to Afghanistan, discussed the challenges and opportunities the current situation is presenting there and Astana’s policies in...
NEW YORK – Kazakhstan calls and works for the peaceful settlement of the Ukraine crisis and is strongly opposed to the unfolding “sanctions war” between the West...
Professional and amateur cyclists from Kazakhstan joined the “One Korea New-Eurasia” international bicycle tour to promote North and South Korean reunification as it passed through Astana on...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s women’s water polo team recently won the bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea. Games officials announced on Sept. 24...
Almaty-based Al Hilal Islamic Bank may expand into neighbouring markets as legislation in the Central Asian countries changes. Islamic finance is gaining popularity in the region, but...
A screening process to monitor the condition of Kazakh dams will start in 2015 after the Ministry of Agriculture receives applicable declarations from the owners. The decision...
The 10th international Kazakhstan Open was held Sept. 18-22 at the Zhailau Golf Resort. The jubilee competition is one stage of the European Challenge Tour. At the...
ASTANA – President Nursultan Nazarbayev congratulated the winners and finalists of the Mereilі Otbasy (Happy Family) national contest on Sept 19. The Bimakhambetovs from South Kazakhstan were...
ASTANA – A meeting of the Working Group of the Congress Secretariat and the 13th meeting of the Secretariat of the Congress of Leaders of World and...
ASTANA – Ambassadors and representatives of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) discussed results of the most recent BRICS summit in Fortaleza, Brazil,...
NEW YORK – Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov said his country is adamant to work with other partners in Central Asia and beyond to turn one of...
The Kazakh women’s trap shooting team with Anastassiya Davydova, Maria Dmitrienko and Oxana Sereda stepped on the highest step of the podium Sept. 22 to celebrate the...
ASTANA – Malaysian Food and Culture week opened at the Aroma Restaurant in Astana’s Marriott hotel on Sept. 23 and will run through Sept. 26, with entertainment,...
Leading Astana Opera soloists Zhupar Gabdullina and Dina Khamzina recently traveled to the legendary Theatre La Scala in Milan to train with renowned La Scala instructors and...
A delegation from Kazakhstan’s Pavlodar region headed by akim (governor) Kanat Bozumbayev recently paid a two-day visit to the Omsk region of Russia, resulting in the signing...
ALMATY – Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister for human development Gulshara Abdykalikova and head of the Ministry of Health and Social Development Tamara Duyssenova made a working trip...
ALMATY — The Eurasia International Film Festival (IFF) is Kazakhstan’s major event for cinema art and the most popular film festival in Central Asia. Celebrating its 10th...
In an interview with this newspaper, Ambassador-at-large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Zulfiya Amanzholova discussed the multifaceted negotiations of the legal status of the...
Kazakhstan established itself as an international weightlifting powerhouse at the London 2012 Summer Olympics by taking four gold medals in numerous categories. And the country solidified that...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan welcomed the official announcement of the final results of the presidential election in Afghanistan by the country’s Independent Election Commission, according to which Ashraf...
Conference in Washington Marks Fifth Anniversary of United Nations Day Against Nuclear Tests By Daniel Massow WASHINGTON, D.C.– U.S. Secretary of Energy Dr. Ernest Moniz said Sept....
MEXICO CITY – Making up for a 22 year hiatus in diplomatic relations since their establishment in the early 1990s, Kazakh Minister of Foreign Affairs Erlan Idrissov...
Not many urban snowboarders would ever think of taking their next ride in Kazakhstan. However, ROME SDS members from Waterbury in the United States picked Kazakhstan for...
ASTANA – A roundtable discussion titled, “The Implementation of theKazakhstan 2050 Strategy and the Role of Kazakhstan in the International Community,” was held on Sept. 15 in...
ASTANA – UST Global, an international information technology services and software development company, is exploring the possibility of moving to Kazakhstan. The company, which has a presence...
ASTANA – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) released its Regional Economic Prospects report on Sept. 18, showing relatively strong growth in Central Asia, improving...
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev attended the Sept. 12 summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The event was also attended by the heads of...
The Torah says: “The pit is empty; there is no water in it.” It would seem that the second part of the sentence is a repetition of...
In the 21st century era of globalisation that is full of threats and dangers, where things that happen at one end of the globe have a direct...
President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s state-of-the-nation address, “Kazakhstan 2050 Strategy: A New Political Course for an Established State,” embraces several key national goals, including the peaceful coexistence of various...
In this world, different religions came into existence and spread over the centuries. They have different scriptures, different philosophies and different practices. On one hand, religions have...
The recent events of global importance are evidence of increasing religiosity in international affairs. Religion has become a decisive force in the contemporary world and it is...
In the 21st century, the need for a conflict-free society, strengthening of cooperation between people and peaceful coexistence of the adherents of different cultures and religions is...
BOROVOYE – More than 300 amateur radio enthusiasts from 25 countries gathered in Borovoye Sept. 6-13 for the 17th Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) World Championship. ARDF,...
