- Friday, 13 February, 2026
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ASTANA – As they have been for the past five years, “River of Sound” evenings of classical music were once again held along the embankment of the...
ASTANA – Astana’s Capital Day celebrations included the first awards ceremony of the new national music award, Astana Zhuldyzy (The Star of Astana), initiated by the Astana...
This year marks 350 years since the birth of the famous hero of Kazakh history, Tole-bi, a legendary figure who left a bright mark on the fate...
Zhamilya Serkebayeva is more than just one of the most acclaimed classical violinists in Kazakhstan. She bridges the gap between classical and rock, and even shows her...
On the eve of the Capital Day of the, the new “Astana” presidential multi-sport club was launched. Stars of world sport Luis Figo, Oliver Kahn and Alexander...
ASTANA – The first regional forum, “The Covenant of Mayors – a Way to Sustainable Energy Development on Local, National and Regional Levels,” was held June 28...
International Nelson Mandela Day is on 18 July 2013. The overarching objective of Mandela Day is to inspire individuals to take action to help change the world...
The main objectives of the Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies (KazISS) formulated at its creation are still relevant today: the development of theoretical foundations and practical recommendations...
The Hyundai AutoTrans company entered the Customs Union market. In 2012, about 250 trucks were exported to Belarus; this number will double in 2013. The company is...
Cooperation with more than 400 investors planning to finance several projects in Kazakhstan worth over $15.7 billion is being established presently in the country. The following projects...
Defence ministers and security officials of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) gathered in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, to discuss regional security issues. Reports from the June 26...
At an urgent meeting on July 2, Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov ordered the establishment of a government commission headed by Minister of Environmental Protection Nurlan Kapparov to...
ASTANA – Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Astana on July 7 to discuss with his counterpart bilateral relations and Eurasian integration processes. He also used the...
WASHINGTON – Kazakhstan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Erlan Idrissov began his visit to Washington on July 8 and 9 to touch base with U.S. officials such as...
Astana – President Nursultan Nazarbayev took part in the traditional raising of the national flag on July 5 at the Atameken Ethno-Memorial Complex, celebrating the start of...
Astana celebrated its 15th anniversary as the capital of Kazakhstan on July 6. And what 15 years it has been… When President Nursultan Nazarbayev first presented the...
President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s state-of-the-nation address, Strategy Kazakhstan 2050: a new policy of the established state, on December 14, 2012, highlighted the country’s achievements during its years of...
ASTANA – The Kazakhstan National Weightlifting Team won three gold, one silver and two bronze medals at the June 20 Asian Championship held in Astana. “The Asian...
ASTANA – Petr Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet Sleeping Beauty premiered on July 3 at the Astana Opera and Ballet Theater. This latest incarnation of the classic ballet was...
ASTANA – Uzakbai Karabalin was appointed by decree of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev on July 3 as Kazakhstan’s new Minister of Oil and Gas. Karabalin replaces outgoing...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan Minister of Foreign Affairs Erlan Idrissov helped mark the country’s Day of Diplomatic Service on July 2 by conducting his first live Twitter chat....
ASTANA – A joint session of the Kazakhstan’s two houses of Parliament chaired by Senate Speaker Kairat Mami and Mazhilis Speaker Nurlan Nigmatulin on June 28 tallied...
SEMEY – Children in the Semey area battling psycho-neurological diseases were given access during their summer holidays to therapeutic horse riding sessions as a form of rehabilitation...
During the first 20 years of Kazakhstan’s independence, the leaders (akims) of oblasts, districts, cities, auls (aul is a village in Kazakh) have been appointed by the...
The National Chamber of Entrepreneurs is encouraging small and rural businesses to join this business association in order to better keep up with changing laws and new...
SOUTH KAZAKHSTAN – On July 1, the press service of the Western Europe–Western China International Transit Corridor announced that the first section of an international highway in...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev met with British Prime Minister David Cameron on June 30 in Atyrau, the so-called oil capital of the country. The meeting...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev on July 1 welcomed British Prime Minister David Cameron to the presidential Akorda residence as part of the first visit by...
Speaker of the Senate of Kazakhstan’s Parliament Kairat Mami took part in the 22nd session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in...
ASTANA – The Kazakh-British Business Forum held on July 1 at the Palace of Independence saw the signing of ten memoranda of understanding or cooperation agreements between...
Kazakhstan has come a long way in a short time. In 21 years, we have moved from a Soviet republic with no private sector to a sovereign...
Finnish Ambassador Mikko Kinnunen may be wrapping up his mission in Kazakhstan on July 12, but Finland and Finnish business are here to stay. It’s been an...
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union and Kazakhstan’s independence in 1991, the religious sphere in this country has seen a major revival as people became free...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s first national sports channel KazSport will begin broadcasting sporting events and news on July 1. Minister of Culture and Information Mukhtar Kul-Mukhammed reported that...
LEDYARD, Connecticut, USA, June — Gennady “GGG” Golovkin, with an excruciating left into Macklin’s lower body, knocked him out in third to defend his middle weight WBA...
ASTANA – The need for more available and affordable housing in Kazakhstan was the subject of a meeting of the discussion club of the National Welfare Fund...
Astana – As Kazakhstan seeks to expand and diversify its economy, a campaign, “Seven Days in the Industrial Life of Kazakhstan,” was held June 29-July 5 in...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov has called the trip by British Prime Minister David Cameron to Kazakhstan on June 30 – July 1 a “milestone...
The visit of British Prime Minister David Cameron to Kazakhstan on June 30 – July 1 comes at the invitation of President Nursultan Nazarbayev, extended during the...
SHYMKENT – Rowers from Shymkent won an unprecedented number of gold and silver medals in May at the World Cup of Rowing and Canoeing in the Czech...
A two-day public bicycle ride with Astana Cycling Team stars Alexander Vinokourov, the recent London 2012 Olympic champion, and the recent Giro d’Italia 2013 winner Vincenzo Nibali...
ALMATY – The 23rd Memorial for Gusman Kosanov track and field tournament was held recently in Almaty earlier in June. Iranian sprinters Khasan Tafian and Reza Khasemi...
ASTANA – Wimbledon Stadium in London will host the prestigious open tennis championship of England from June 24 to July 7 with a record $34.4 million purse....
ASTANA – Children and teenagers in Kazakhstan have a new way of accessing the wider world through the Young Travellers’ Club, an Internet portal of the International...
NORTH KAZAKHSTAN – Almost all of the economically active population of Karaagash village is employed in manufacturing. The average salary here is 80,000 tenge. The aul (“village”...
PAVLODAR – As Kazakhstan celebrated Medical Workers’ Day earlier in June, The Astana Times takes a look at the achievements of Katima Sultanova, her husband Tulegen Mussabekov...
ASTANA – Astana’s major hockey team, Barys, enters this preseason with a new coach, Ari-Pekka Selin, a longtime head coach in the Finnish hockey league and previously...
ASTANA – On June 21, the opera “Birzhan-Sara,” directed by Yuri Alexandrov, premiered at the recently opened Astana Opera Theatre with President Nursultan Nazarbayev and other dignitaries...
The Akmola region will implement one of the largest projects in Kazakhstan within the framework of EXPO 2017. This was reported by the press service of the...
On June 19, President Nursultan Nazarbayev approved amendments to state budget for 2013-2015. The head of state signed the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Introduction...
The international seminar for civil servants’ advanced training on the subject of Strategic Planning held at the Academy of Public Administration ended June 14. The seminar was...
On June 18, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev signed the law “On amendments and additions to the National Budget for 2013-2015,” the Akorda’s press service reported. The...
Civil society is a popular term in academia and Western media. But sometimes ideas and concepts can be lost in translation. Terms with political slants fall through...
ASTANA – On June 21, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev signed the law “On pension provision in the Republic of Kazakhstan,” aimed at creating the conditions for...
ASTANA, June 25 – Kazakh and U.S. officials and scholars met in Astana today for the first meeting of the Joint Committee Meeting on Science and Technology...
Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister Kairat Kelimbetov addressed the roundtable, “Regional economic communities: Integration to compete and pathway to inclusive globalization,” on June 20 at the St. Petersburg...
A delegation from the Parliament of Kazakhstan was recently on an official visit to Russia, at the invitation of Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko. I...
ASTANA – The Yessil River that curves through the capital has been undergoing consistent development to lengthen the navigable route and expand the options for river transport....
ASTANA – Experts discussed global trends and aspects of leadership, accountability and quality assurance in higher education at the Eurasian Higher Education Leaders Forum held in Astana...
ALMATY – SEMEY – President of Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiyev, a former president, visited Kazakhstan to attend celebrations of the...
ASTANA – On June 20, the Consultative-Advisory Body: Platform for Dialogue on the Human Dimension met for the second time, this time on the theme “Rule of...
ASTANA – In an effort to increase Kazakhstan’s tourism infrastructure, the construction of a park and museum called Fantastic Space at Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Cosmodrome is being proposed...
ASTANA – On June 15, a trip from Savoy, France to Astana on solar-powered bicycles kicked off at the National Institute of Solar Energy, Savoy Technolac. On...
ASTANA – Chinese food is becoming increasingly popular with both Astana’s residents and visitors. So The Astana Times sat down with Vera Povetina, director of Chinese cuisine...
ASTANA – The Kazakh government is continuing its focus on job creation by allocating a total of 110.6 billion tenge ($731.2 million) in 2013 for the country’s...
PAVLODAR – Kazakh scientists have developed a unique alloy that is now in demand around the world. “Today, our ferrosilicoaluminum is patented in the world as a...
ASTANA – The Embassy of the Netherlands in cooperation with the city administration of Astana held a citywide bike race on June 15 to promote healthy lifestyles...
ASTANA – On July 6, Astana will celebrate its 15th anniversary as Kazakhstan’s capital. The celebrations of the Day of the Capital are seen as a way...
ASTANA – On June 14, Nordic cooking master classes were organised by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Norway in the Metro supermarket and the Radisson Hotel...
The Tree of Life resort and recreation centre, a joint Kazakhstan-Czech project, has opened in Aktau. On June 13, Akim (Governor) of Mangistau region Alik Aidarbayev, Ambassador...
SHYMKENT – A new joint Kazakh-German venture to develop green energy in southern Kazakhstan has been established in the South Kazakhstan oblast. In Shymkent, leaders of the...
ASTANA, June 18 – Kazakhstan is putting in its best efforts to ensure the continuing improvement of its business and investment climate. The establishment of a task...
ASTANA – Spain’s Minister of Defense Pedro Morenes Eulate made his first official visit to Kazakhstan June 10-11 to discuss with his Kazakhstan counterpart and other officials...
ASTANA – The most recent Fryday W, held on June 12, gathered people interested in the past and present of the Netherlands to learn about the country...
A scientific and methodical council on the preservation of the historical and cultural heritage of the region was set up on June 16 in Kyzylorda, immediately calling...
ASTANA – President Nursultan Nazarbayev on June 13 signed into law legislation designed to ensure the constitutional rights of citizens within local governments. The president’s signature will...
The EU Delegation is committed to supporting the efforts of the Republic of Kazakhstan to ensure a continuing positive climate for business and investment here. During his...
President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan and President Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan held talks in Tashkent on June 14 during President Nazarbayev’s official visit there which focused on...
ASTANA – On June 13-14, during the Council on Physical Culture and Sports of the Agreement on Cooperation between CIS countries held in Astana, Kazakhstan put forward...
ASTANA –The People’s Democratic Party Nur Otan and representatives of the DAMU Fund launched a series of meetings on implementing the Business Road Map 2020 on June...
The Netherlands continues to be very attractive for foreign companies, which either choose our country as a location to do business from and/or to establish research centres....
ASTANA – The capital of Kazakhstan will host the international circus festival, Echo of Asia, from July 1 to July 8. For the sixth year in a...
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, along with other countries in the region occupy key positions in Central Asia due to their exclusive geopolitical location, presence of large reserves of...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has returned to Parliament for further discussion a draft law on pension system reform, which includes raising the retirement age for...
A two-day public bicycle ride with Astana Cycling Team stars Alexander Vinokourov, the recent London 2012 Olympic champion, and the recent Giro d’Italia 2013 winner Vincenzo Nibali...
ASTANA – An exhibition called “Astana in the art of Kyrgyz artists” dedicated to the 15th anniversary of Kazakhstan’s capital is now open in the Palace of...
ASTANA – The Malaysia Services Exhibition 2013 (MSE 2013), which showcased the best of this country’s services, launched on June 4 at the Korme exhibition complex. The...
ALMATY – Kazakhstan’s largest city hosted the Tenth Youth Volleyball Tournament dedicated to Zangar Dzharkeshev in early June. Telling the story of this Honored Coach of the...
From the soaring, snow-capped mountain peaks of Almaty in the south to the picturesque glacier lakes nestled in the pine woods of Kokshetau in the north, Kazakhstan’s...
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev visited the Special Economic Zone Park, known as the Park of Innovation Technologies, near Almaty and got acquainted and with the production processes...
ASTANA – A recent exhibition “Young Talents of the Urals”, held at the Museum of Modern Art, was a success. First, a stone bowl with berries allowed...
ASTANA – The Dutch Embassy in Kazakhstan and the Nazarbayev Center jointly organised an exhibition of reproductions of paintings by Vincent van Gogh, the world-famous Dutch post-Impressionist...
ASTANA – This year, Kazakhstan celebrates the 120th anniversary of the birth of Nazir Turekulov, one of Kazakhstan’s greatest sons. Turekulov was an outstanding diplomat, statesman and...
ALMATY – The park of the First President of Kazakhstan saw the flower festival “Almaty – Gul Qala” (Almaty – the city of flowers) organized by the...
SHANGHAI – On May 17, at the invitation of the International Exhibitions Bureau (BIE), a Kazakhstan delegation headed by Commissioner of EXPO 2017 and Executive Secretary of...
The Astana Times spoke with Siddharth Saxena, chairperson of the Cambridge Central Asia Forum, Director of Cambridge-Kazakhstan Centre and Honorary Secretary of the Committee for Central and...
The Astana Times’ Yelden Sarybai sat down with Prasad Bhamre, Deputy General Director of Samruk Kazyna Invest, to talk about his views on Kazakhstan’s economic development, diversification...
‘Economy first, politics second’ has always been the motto of independent Kazakhstan but sometimes you cannot have the first without the latter. The political climate must allow...
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is ready to assist in financing innovation projects of small and medium-sized businesses in Kazakhstan, bank head Sir Suma...
On June 8, Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov of Kazakhstan held a meeting on the implementation of the instructions given to the government by Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev...
