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NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh poet Ilyas Zhansugurov’s poem “Kulager” has been translated into English to celebrate his 125th birthday. The translation, completed by English poet and translator Belinda Cooke, was...
NUR-SULTAN – Khabar Agency’s biographical television series “Bekzat,” commemorating the late Kazakh professional boxer Bekzat Sattarkhanov, will air this spring, reports the National Olympic Committee. Filming of the six-episode...
NUR-SULTAN – Khabar TV, in conjunction with Kyrgyz, Tajik and Uzbek channels, started the casting process April 3 for Central Asia’s Got Talent. The show will be broadcast in...
NUR-SULTAN – The capital will once more become a hub for contemporary art during Astana Art Show 2019 at the Palace of Peace and Reconciliation and Palace of Independence...
NUR-SULTAN – Financing for Business Roadmap 2020, which supports small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through state allocated funds, increased 57 percent this year, said Minister of National Economy Ruslan...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Government has provided social assistance for 282,000 people totaling 9.3 billion tenge (US$24.44 million) this year and plans to spend another 83 billion tenge (US$218.12...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan will hold an early presidential election June 9, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced April 9. Tokayev called for the early election after assuming the office per...
NUR-SULTAN – The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and the Nur-Sultan Akimat (city administration) will organise the eighth UNWTO Global Summit on Urban Tourism under the Smart Cities,...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev set the date for the early presidential election for June 9, 2019 as he said the vote was “absolutely needed” to ensure “continuity,...
NUR-SULTAN – The Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) approved April 5 in Moscow a plan for multi-level consultations between CIS foreign ministries...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Minister of Foreign Affairs Beibut Atamkulov met with more than a dozen political and business leaders on the sidelines of the April 6 World Economic Forum...
The Almaty city administration will reconstruct Baiseitova and Zhibek Zholy Streets and Dostyk Avenue to prioritise pedestrians starting in April, the regional press service has announced. Fences, pedestrian ramps...
Changing the name of a nation’s capital city is always a profound moment. The capital is the heart of a country, therefore, a decision to rename it should not...
In the first two months of 2019, Kazakhstan’s crude oil production increased 5.8 percent year on year and totalled 13.2 million tonnes. The Atyrau region accounted for 64 percent...
The Kazakh Ministry of Finance has proposed a phased introduction for the universal declaration of income and property among Kazakh citizens, starting 2021, reports its press service. Current legislation...
Lev Gumilev Eurasian National University (ENU) will set up shop in Brussels. A delegation including senior university officials arrived in Brussels to sign the relevant agreement with the Modern...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Roman Vassilenko briefed professors and students at the March 28 lecture at the Italian Society for International Organisations (SIOI) in Rome on ways...
Today, globalisation processes in the global economy are taking place at an increasing pace. Every year, the volume of trade between countries increases, which affects the development of customs...
NUR-SULTAN – Although the Central Asian states still rely on extractive industries in attracting their biggest bulk of investment, the new reforms directed to diversify the economy have improved...
NUR-SULTAN – The virtual and augmented reality laboratory NurLab recently opened in the 73rd lyceum in the Kazakh capital. The lab gives students there the opportunity to interact with...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan recently introduced two changes to simplify import/export procedures, with major documentation now available in postal offices or online. The first change, introduced March 19, involves export...
NUR-SULTAN – Representatives of different ethnicities live in peace and harmony in Kazakhstan, with opportunities to preserve their traditions, customs and language, and share them with other members of...
NUR-SULTAN – The Nur-Sultan Akimat (city administration) recently published the phone numbers and social media accounts of akims (mayors) of districts and the city akimat’s department heads on its...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Russian President Vladimir Putin noted the positive state of bilateral relations April 3 in Moscow and agreed to simplify cross-border trade during...
NUR-SULTAN – The number of tourists to Almaty increased by 11.8 percent to 1.1 million visitors last year, one-fifth of all guests to the country. The city akimat (administration)...
NUR-SULTAN – Professionalism and dedication is valued in the workplace regardless of gender, said Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering (KPE) engineer Yenlik Mirzabekova. Work is a part of people’s lives; thus,...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh population’s income from targeted social and housing assistance (TSA) increased by one-third in 2018, contributing to last year’s 11.3-percent growth. Income per capita was 164,700...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh government’s creation of migration service centres has allowed the government to issue an additional 1.5 million work permits over the last three years. “The country’s...
NUR-SULTAN – TripAdvisor, a global travel website, has recognised Air Astana as the winner of the Travelers’ Choice Awards 2019 for Regional Asian Carrier for the second year in...
Today in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, we are witnessing and directly participating in the process of updating the centuries-old chronicle of friendship and good-neighbourliness between our countries. For a long...
NUR-SULTAN – Astana’s Barys Hockey Club will use a North American NHL-sized rink during the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) 2019 to 2020 season, Barys President Boris Ivanishchev told an...
NUR-SULTAN – Cairo University has added Kazakh language as a major in the Faculty of Literature, it announced at its March 21 ceremonial opening. “Lately, there is a growing...
NUR-SULTAN –The Kazakh Senate speaker recently voiced concerns over environmental problems in Kazakhstan and urged legislators to address the issue. Senate Speaker Dariga Nazarbayeva raised concerns over Caspian Sea...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh hospitals expanded starting April 1 the nation’s free measles immunisation programme in response to an outbreak that occurred at the end of 2018 and in response...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Beibut Atamkulov discussed political, economic and humanitarian cooperation with People’s Republic of China Minister of Foreign Affairs and State Council...
NUR-SULTAN – American professional boxer and “The Contender” winner Brandon Adams chose to fight American professional boxer Jermall Charlo over an offer to face Kazakh professional boxer Gennady Golovkin,...
NUR-SULTAN – Former President Nursultan Nazarbayev directed the government March 16, three days before he announced his resignation, to allow an extension for people with the status of oralman...
NUR-SULTAN – People in Kazakhstan have been paid 4.5 million tenge (US$11,857.50) for reporting on corruption cases since the beginning of the year, said Kazakh Agency on Civil Service...
NUR-SULTAN – Norwegian explorer William Byholt recently crossed Balkhash Lake in central Kazakhstan during a 23-day solo expedition. He covered 570 kilometres using skis and ice skates, becoming the...
NUR-SULTAN – Halyk Bank plans to provide one billion tenge (US$2.6 billion) in loans to women entrepreneurs this year, continuing its 2018 commitment to empowering female businesspersons. The announcement...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh national airline Air Astana will launch Boeing 767 passenger flights to and from Tokyo in the second half of 2019, according to a March 26 announcement...
NUR-SULTAN – The inaugural Edmund Muskie Alumni Conference was held in the capital March 29-30 to enhance connection and inspire ideas by creating common ground for dialogue and exchange....
NUR-SULTAN – Chi Garage Sales, started five months ago, have become events that inject the capital’s serious and business-oriented atmosphere with fun and creativity. The fifth sale is slated...
NUR-SULTAN – The Ministry of Healthcare plans to establish a committee to better ensure the quality and safety of public health and pharmaceutical related products and services, reported Minister...
NUR-SULTAN – Income from the KazSat communication system is expected to reach 6 billion tenge (US$15 million) this year, said Board Chairman of the National Centre for Space Communications...
NUR-SULTAN – The Astana Opera House will premiere Gioachino Rossini’s one-act operatic comedy “The Silken Ladder” as part of the Piccolo theatre project April 6 and 7. The project...
NUR-SULTAN – New low-cost airline FlyArystan will launch flights between Almaty and Taraz, Almaty and Oral and Almaty and Nur-Sultan in May. The direct flights from Almaty to Oral,...
NUR-SULTAN – RostOk inclusive kindergarten, which provides rehabilitation for children with autism spectrum disorders, hearing impairments and speech and movement disorders, opened April 1 in the capital. The kindergarten...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazpost used drones to increase the volume of newspapers and magazines delivered to rural areas tenfold in 2018. The action has made periodical delivery more cost-efficient. The...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh male acrobatic gymnastics team of Daniel Dil and Vadim Shulyar won the gold medal March 25 at the 2019 Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) World...
