- Wednesday, 23 October, 2024
- Almaty 46 °F / 8 °C
- Astana 41 °F / 5 °C
ASTANA – President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed bilateral cooperation and international issues Aug. 6 in Ankara, the Akorda press service reported. “Turkey is one...
ASTANA – “Welcome to Almaty,” a three-minute, 27-second short film by Almaty-born Anton Alfimenko, 20, received a Best Travel Film nomination in April at the Global Short Film Awards...
ASTANA – In a recent interview with The Astana Times, Aviata.kz co-founder and development director Alexey Li talked about the evolution of the Almaty-based online service for airplane tickets,...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), the national railway company, announced the start of projects within the business transformation programme for 2016-2019 and its plans to finish establishing a...
ASTANA – Glamping or ‘glamour camping’ (the movement of camping for people who really don’t like to camp) has come to the middle of Manhattan with the “Extreme Wow...
ASTANA – If weekend trips to the Burabai resort have become routine and you’re seeking new thrills and adventures, perhaps going to the Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve could do...
ASTANA – The Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), a leading diversified natural resources company, and VTB Group have entered into a strategically important deal in the amount of 300 million...
ASTANA – The creators of the British – Kazakh feature film with the working title “Flags over Berlin” announced a teaser will be released in September. The three-minute trailer,...
ASTANA – Kazakh Minister of Foreign Affairs Erlan Idrissov took part in the second meeting of foreign ministers of Central Asia and the United States in the C5+1 format...
ASTANA – The Mangystau Region coordination council has approved nine projects in the tourism industry for 658 million tenge (US$1.85 million), reported lada.kz. In total, 900 million tenge (US$2.54...
ASTANA – The National Chamber of Entrepreneurs Atameken held a presentation of the Fermers.kz website with options available for the convenience of farmers July 29-31 in the capital. The...
ASTANA – Astana Sightseeing Tours Co. has introduced double-decker buses equipped with sound systems in four languages – Kazakh, Russian, English and Chinese. A special closed route measuring more...
ASTANA – Filming of the feature-length comedy “Vse iz-za Muzhikov” (“All Because of Men”), a story about a world of women and the three guys who are left in...
ASTANA – Around 200 people took part in the Super Sprint Triathlon Astana 2016 in the capital’s Central Park on July 31, according to the akimat’s (city administration) press...
ASTANA – The African band Kilimanjaro is becoming popular in Kazakhstan for its originality, dedication and, as one of its members said, “consistency, stability, hard work and the good...
NEW YORK – Kazakhstan has signed the Paris Climate Change Agreement. Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Erlan Idrissov signed the document which was adopted at the December COP21 summit on...
ASTANA – Asset Issekeshev, named mayor of the Kazakh capital June 21, has been well accepted by its residents due to his work and decisions that show how far...
ASTANA – For the 25-year-old nation, the idea of renting is so alien that residents easily get dragged – as it first might look from the foreigner’s point of...
ASTANA – Twenty-six-year-old Kazakh golfer Jamila Jaxaliyeva was quickly named “truly one a kind” after her successful tournament performance at the 2015 Ladies European Tour. Yet she sees her...
ASTANA – In the third qualifying round of the Champions League, FC Astana drew 1:1 at home against Celtic FC. This was their first match in a two-leg confrontation....
ASTANA – Agnieszka Słomian and Tomasz Mazurek wore Kazakh national costumes for their wedding in Poland out of respect for the country that has become native to them. “A...
The Mongoose GPS-security system, invented by Kazakh citizen Evgeny Shcherbatov has recevied attention in the U.S., and an order from the Autism Society San Francisco, reported the press service...
In order to establish a common market in drugs of the Eurasian Economic Union planned for 2016-2018, it was decided to develop 67 new regulations. The corresponding list of...
ASTANA – The press service of Almaty’s Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) has announced that two policemen who were injured in the July 18 shooting spree in Almaty by...
ASTANA – Kazakh First Deputy Prime Minister Bakhytzhan Sagintayev paid a visit July 26 to the capital’s National Space Centre. Minister for Investment and Development Zhenis Kassymbek reported about...
ASTANA – Gammy Adventure Rope Park is the spot for thrill seekers – a new type of entertainment with various routes and levels of complexity for adults and children....
ASTANA – Yasnaya Polyana is a unique centre of strengthening friendship between Kazakhstan peoples, as the village is distinguished by the fact that 80 percent of its habitants are...
The antimonopoly body of Kazakhstan has been accepted as a new member of the Competition Committee of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), reported the press service...
Kazakhstan recently blocked 94 suspicious websites for spreading extremism and terrorism propaganda messages, reported the press service of the Astana Prosecutor General’s Office. Since the beginning of the current...
ASTANA – Trades on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) showed a weakening of the tenge, as the U.S. dollar exchange rate reached 350.2 tenge per $1 earlier this week....
ASTANA – Young entrepreneurs from Semei have devised perhaps one of the most essential online services for Kazakhs who celebrate weddings, baby births and other traditional events like no...
Mandela Day, the annual international day of July 18 honouring anti-apartheid leader, philanthropist and former South African President Nelson Mandela, has been observed in Kazakhstan since 2012. The community...
ASTANA – EXPO 2017 guests have a chance to become one of the first audiences of the Kazakh version of the popular “We Will Rock on You” musical that...
ASTANA – The four crews of the Astana Presidential Professional Sports Club successfully completed the Silk Way Rally 2016. The rally, which took place July 8-24 after a two-year...
ASTANA – Players from more than 10 countries of the ancient Kazakh boardgame Togyzkumalak converged on Schweinfurt, Germany July 23 and 24 for the European Togyzkumalak championships. Togyzkumalak (from...
ASTANA – Sixteen-year-old Zhansaya Abdumalik of Kazakhstan won the women’s tournament at the MetLife Warsaw Najdorf Chess Festival in the capital city of Poland and placed fifth among under-18...
ASTANA – Four Kazakh citizens were reported killed when a man drove a lorry into crowds attending Bastille Day celebrations on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice July 14....
A month ago Tashkent hosted the SCO anniversary summit, which, on one hand, marked the 15th anniversary of the organisation and, on the other hand, officially confirmed the upcoming...
ASTANA – Velvet antlers are deer antlers during their early growth with a tubular and cartilage structure, filled with blood and covered by thin, velvet skin and fur. People...
Kazakhstan’s First Deputy Prime Minister Bakhytzhan Sagintayev said in March that “the EAEU intends to create a free trade zone with China,” explaining that at this stage it is...
Kazakh Senate Chairman Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with the heads of international organisations July 13-15 during a working visit to Geneva, Switzerland. During a meeting with Michael Møller, Director-General of...
ASTANA – Italy and South Korea recently became the latest countries to sign agreements to participate in EXPO 2017 in Astana. EXPO 2017 national company Board Chairman Akhmetzhan Yessimov...
The Chairman of the National Bank of Kazakhstan Daniyar Akishev commented on the recent decision made by the bank management concerning the base rate. It was decided to reduce...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s aerospace defense forces for the first time are going to join “Keys to the Sky” anti-aircraft missile troops’ operational grouping field training contest at the Ashuluk...
Starting in late July, a new project on separate collection of waste launches in Astana under the Astana Tazartu company’s supervision, reported the press service of the company. The...
The international Akare agency recently announced its survey on higher education. According to the analysed data, Kazakhstan was recognised as a country to offer education opportunities for the most...
ASTANA – Since 2009, Kazakhstan has been the world leader in uranium production. Today, Ulba Metallurgical Plant (UMP) is known as a major supplier of high-tech uranium, beryllium and...
The first shipment of petrochemical production reactors produced in South Korea was recently fulfilled in the port city of Ulsan. The freight was transported along the Northern Sea Route...
The World Economic Forum recently issued its annual Global Information Technology Report 2016, featuring the latest data on Networked Readiness Index, which assesses the factors, policies and institutions that...
Kazakhstan will be exempted from customs duties on titanium oxide import starting Sept. 1 until Aug. 31, 2021. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Eurasian Economic...
