Female University Cadets Dance Becomes Social Media Sensation

ASTANA – More than 100 female university cadets congratulated their male counterparts on the eve of the Defender of the Fatherland Day, celebrated in Kazakhstan on May 7. The...


First Kazakh MMA Fighter Hopes to Make UFC Entry

ASTANA – Kazakh women have been conquering new heights in politics and business for quite some time. However, new Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Zamzagul “Bopai” Faizollanova has opened...


Is Kazakhstan Able to Bring Together EAEU and EU?

Kazakhstan is so far the only country in the post-Soviet area that signed the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with the European Union. On May 1, the economic part...


Thousands Ride in Astana to Commemorate Great Patriotic War

ASTANA – More than 2,000 people, including well-known professional athletes, participated in a bike ride in Astana May 7 to commemorate the 71st anniversary of the Soviet people’s Victory...


Kazakhstan Celebrates Defender of Fatherland Day, 71th Anniversary of Victory in Great Patriotic War

ASTANA – President Nursultan Nazarbayev congratulated all the people of Kazakhstan on Defender of the Fatherland Day and the 71th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War victory. The latter...


President Nazarbayev Attends Victory Day Parade in Moscow, Meets President Putin

ASTANA – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev discussed bilateral cooperation as well as international and regional issues with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a May 8-9 trip to Russia. Nazarbayev...


UN Hosts Religions for Peace Discussion on Kazakhstan Initiative

NEW YORK – Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov represented Kazakhstan at the high-level forum titled Religions for Peace at the United Nations General Assembly (UN GA) May 6. Kazakh President...


Refugees and Migrants: A Crisis of Solidarity

This September, the United Nations General Assembly will bring together world leaders to address one of the leading challenges of our time: responding to large movements of refugees and...


‘Stay in Touch with the Dutch’ – KLM Launches New Flights to Astana

ASTANA – Royal Dutch Airlines KLM has expanded its air traffic network by adding the Kazakh capital to its itineraries in addition to the existing route to and from...


British Embassy to Host Charity Run to Support Shugyla Fund

ASTANA – The British Embassy is organising and inviting residents to participate in the May 14 Sport Relief Mile to benefit Shugyla Public Fund. The race is described on...


Kazakh Tenor Promotes Country Abroad

ASTANA – Inspired by Brian McKnight and Luciano Pavarotti, Diyaz Mussalimov is a singer from East Kazakhstan who has devoted his life to music. Currently, he lives in the...


FISU Supervision Committee: Universiade 2017 Will Be One of the Best

ASTANA – The International University Sports Federation (FISU) supervision committee visited Almaty recently for an inspection, reported the Universiade 2017 organising committee’s press office. “We came here to inspect...


Over 700,000 Containers Per Year to Travel China-Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran Railway by 2020

ASTANA – More than 700,000 containers per year will be transported along the China-Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran transnational railway by 2020, Vice President of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Kanat Alpysbayev recently announced. The...


Wind and Solar-Equipped Building to Serve as Test Model for New Construction Standards

ASTANA – The Kazakhstan Centre for Modernisation and Development of Housing and Communal Services moved this year to a new building equipped with energy-saving wind and solar energy systems....


Defender of the Fatherland Day: Time to Thank Armed Forces, Past and Present

Such has been the success of Kazakhstan over the last 24 years that it can be easy to forget that the county is located in an unstable region. It...


Astana Public Transport Introduces Smart Card Payment System

Astana Cards, which will be used to pay for public transportation in Astana, became available May 4. These cards are part of the new Astra Plat payment system for...


Almaty Marks 100th Anniversary of Music Legends

ASTANA – Happy People Sing, a musical revue dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Frank Sinatra and Edith Piaf, will be held May 16 at the Lermontov State Russian...


Kazakhstan Launches Unique Tourism Centre in Shymkent

ASTANA – The Ontustik Tourism Centre opened in Shymkent April 29. The centre provides information for tourists and gathers representatives of tour operators, guides and interpreters, migration services and...


Number of Organ Transplant Operations Grows in Kazakhstan

ASTANA – Kazakhstan has taken comprehensive measures to develop domestic transplantation surgeries, which increase the number of organ transplants. For comparison, in 2009-2010 there were nine transplantations and in...


Police to Patrol Yessil on Domestically Assembled Boat

ASTANA – A Kazak-produced Kazboat-47 police patrol boat is out to patrol in the water area of the Yessil River in Astana, reported the press service of the capital’s...


Astana, Warsaw Seek Closer Cooperation in Political, Economic Spheres

ASTANA – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev met May 5 at the Akorda with Poland’s Marshal of the Senate Stanisław Karczewski, where the parties discussed prospects of economic, investment and...


Int’l Experts to Discuss Challenges of Global Economy at Astana Economic Forum 2016

ASTANA – The main trends and challenges of global economic development and ensuring long-term economic growth in new reality conditions will be discussed May 25-26 at the 9th annual...


IMF Releases Updated Regional Economic Outlook

ASTANA – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its updated Regional Economic Outlook for the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA). The document, presented April 25, indicated the economic growth...


Nazarbayev Declares Moratorium on Latest Land Code Changes, Creates Ministry of Information and Communications

ASTANA­ – Citing a failure of the government to adequately explain four elements of the nation’s new Land Code relating to the sale and lease of agricultural lands, Kazakh...


Kazakh Government Discusses Property Legalisation, Forest Fire Prevention

ASTANA – Approximately 86,000 Kazakh citizens have introduced nearly 1.2 trillion tenge (US$3.7 billion) worth of previously off-the-books property into the official Kazakh economy as a result of a...


Preparations for 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Full Swing

ASTANA – The Kazakh National Olympic Committee (NOC) launched a special campaign April 30 to mark the 100 days until the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. An event organised with...


UN FAO Partnership and Liaison Office Opens in Kazakhstan

ASTANA – In collaboration with the Kazakh Ministry of Agriculture, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) partnership and liaison office to support agriculture and food security in Central...


Young Entrepreneurs Run Chemical Company in Cooperation with Disney and Marvel

ASTANA – Goldman & Young, created by friends Daniyar Nurmaganbetov and Diyas Yagmurov, develops and manufactures chemicals for use in the Horeca (hotel/restaurant/café) sphere, cosmetic products for children and...


Kazakhstan Supports New Silk Road and One Belt, One Road Initiatives, Official Says

ASTANA – Kazakhstan supports the New Silk Road and One Belt, One Road initiatives and is implementing its own economic policy – Nurly Zhol – in accordance with the...


10th-Grader from Aktobe Translates Harry Potter into Kazakh

ASTANA – Aktobe Nazarbayev Intellectual School (NIS) student Assylai Seitenova has translated the first of Harry Potter books into Kazakh to help foreigners learn the language and make the...


Ontustik Invest 2016 Highlights South Kazakhstan’s Business Potential

ASTANA – The April 28-29 Ontustik Invest 2016 forum and exhibition highlighted business opportunities in South Kazakhstan. “South Kazakhstan is an important trade centre with 11 industrial zones. Developing...


Kazakh Military Observers Return from UN Mission in Côte d’Ivoire

ASTANA – Kazakh Armed Forces Major Akylbai Kussainov and Captain Rustem Suleimenov returned from Côte d’Ivoire where they served as UN military observers for one year, according to the...


Moldova Expresses Interest in Buying Kazakh Railroad Products

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) President Askar Mamin and the head of the Railroad of Moldova Yuryi Topal held a meeting in Astana on April 25. The Moldovan representative expressed...


Astana Commemorates Kazakhs Who Helped Clean up after Chernobyl

Astana recently held a ceremony honouring the more than 30,000 Kazakhs who helped clean up and mitigate the consequences of the April 26, 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident....


New Plant in Atyrau Produces Salt

A new plant in Atyrau is going to produce salt and chemical solutions. The salt is mined on Inder Lake, which covers more than 110 square kilometres and is...


Made in Kazakhstan Product Store Opens in Astana

A newly opened store in Citrum shopping mall in Astana offers 2,000 different domestically produced goods. The shop is part of the Khalyk Markasy (People’s Mark) programme and gathered...


Nazarbayev Signs Law to Promote Green Economy Development

ASTANA – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed the law “On introducing amendments and addenda to some legislative acts of Kazakhstan on the transition to green economy,” reported the Akorda...


Beauties and Legends of Taraz

ASTANA – Architectural treasures, marvellous monuments, picturesque buildings, bustling bazaars and streets surrounded by lush greenery. If this sounds magical and attractive, Taraz, a city with a unique history...


BI Group Employee Is Undisputed Almaty Marathon Champion

ASTANA – BI Group employee Aidyn Kasen recently became the undisputed champion of the fifth Almaty charity marathon. He covered the race in 2 hours, 42 minutes and 58...


Kazakh FM Lays Out President’s Peace Initiatives at CICA Meeting in Beijing

ASTANA – Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov told the April 28 fifth foreign ministers’ meeting of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Beijing...


Cultural Centre in Argentina Spreads Kazakh News, Stays Active

ASTANA – Being thousands of kilometres from what one calls “homeland” could, with time, easily erase anyone’s identity. Yet despite the migratory nature of the current day, Kazakh citizens...


IOFS Will Promote Innovations in Agriculture and Food Security

ASTANA – Government representatives of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states gathered in the city April 28 to witness the establishment of the Islamic Organisation for Food...


Filtered, Bottled or Tap: What Kind of Water to Drink in Astana

ASTANA – In our digital, fast-moving and modern era, we sometimes forget to ask ourselves essential questions. One such question is what type of water are we drinking these...


Saudi FM Makes First Visit to Kazakhstan, Meets with President Nazarbayev

ASTANA – Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Adel al-Jubeir visited Kazakhstan for the first time April 27, meeting with Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev and his counterpart Erlan Idrissov. At...


Consolidation of Society around Common Values in Focus of Assembly of the People Session

ASTANA – More than 1,500 people participated in the 24th annual session of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan dedicated to the 25th Anniversary of the country’s independence....


Broadband Internet to Reach 90% of Kazakh Students within Four Years, Education Minister Says

ASTANA – In the next three-four years, access to broadband internet will reach 90 percent of students in Kazakhstan, Minister of Education and Science Yerlan Sagadiyev said recently at...


Beautiful South Particularly Attractive in Spring: Why Worth Visiting Shymkent and Turkestan

ASTANA – South Kazakhstan is full of ancient towns, historic monuments and sacred places. Thousands of tourists flock to the region located among vast steppes and mountain masses. Shymkent...


Kazatomprom’s Transformation to Increase Company’s Efficiency, Chair of Board Says

Last year, Kazatomprom confirmed its status of a major mining company and earned more than 35 billion tenge (US$103.9 million) in net profit. Although considering that Kazatomprom has been...


Challenges Pressure Kazakhstan Economy, but Reforms Will Continue, Former Official Says

Having forged a successful career in both the public and private sectors, Rakhim Oshakbayev possesses an intimate and unique understanding of the Kazakhstan economy. Before becoming Vice Minister for...


New Centre for Children with Disabilities Opens in Taraz

The new modern Centre for Psychological and Pedagogical Correction for Children with Disabilities was opened in Taraz on April 20, reported the press service of Samruk Kazyna Sovereign Wealth...