- Friday, 29 November, 2024
- Almaty 28 °F / -2 °C
- Astana 9 °F / -13 °C
ASTANA – Kazenergy’s International Youth Forum “Energise your Future”, organized by the Education Programme and the Youth Committee of Kazenergy, part of the annual Eurasian Forum Kazenergy, took place...
ASTANA – Leading Astana Opera soloists Madina Basbayeva and Tair Gatauov have returned home after performing at the Stars of World Ballet of the 21st Century gala concert in...
ASTANA – Askar Oryngali and Akhmet Yermukhanov are two of the Kazakhstan business people who have been helped by a three-year, $5 million programme funded by the U.S. and...
ASTANA – Pierre Gevart, senior expert of the European Union sponsored project, “The Civil Service Reform and Modernisation of the Government of Kazakhstan,” trained civil servants and the teaching...
ASTANA – Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev discussed bilateral cooperation in trade and the economic and industrial innovation sectors during an Oct. 3-4 visit by...
ASTANA – With a prime location in the older section of Astana near the river crossing to the new town centre, Park Inn by Radisson Astana places guests in...
After a strong homestand to start the season, Astana’s Barys Hockey club recently completed a successful road tour, winning three out of four away games and scoring 15 goals....
The life of a nomad in Kazakhstan was unpredictable, with long hunting trips and frequent relocations and the constant battle with predators over grazing grounds. Nomadic peoples needed good,...
ASTANA – A recent book, coming from an unlikely historian, seeks to challenge the traditional historical concepts and shed a new light on the role the Turkic-speaking nomads of...
MOSCOW – Kazakh writer Assel Omar was awarded the Sergey Yesenin Gold Medal for loyalty to traditions of Russian culture and literature in Moscow this year. Omar, a graduate...
Kazakhstan was victorious in the Oct. 6 Canoeing Asian Championship held in Samarkand. The event was the first time that Samarkand, a city unique for its historical monuments, hosted...
Kazakhstan has approved a $23 billion project to expand production facilities of the Tengiz oil field, Kurmangazy Iskaziyev, deputy chairman of Kazakhstan’s national oil and gas company KazMunayGas, said...
The grain harvest is forecast to reach 18.5 million tons this year, Minister of Agriculture of Kazakhstan Assylzhan Mamytbekov said at a CCS media briefing in early October. “Taking...
Kazakhstan has been a reliable energy partner of the EU for a decade, Aurelia Bouchez, head of the EU delegation to the Kazakhstan, said at the 21st KIOGE 2013...
On Sept. 22, during a visit to Kyzylorda region, President Nursultan Nazarbayev proposed to pay special attention to forming flexible enterprises of 10-20 employees along the Western Europe-Western China...
Over the past several months, very interesting and quite telling developments have been taking place on the political scene in Kazakhstan as the government has been takingsteps to increase...
ASTANA – One of the steppe’s strangest creatures is on its way to becoming the funny-looking face of biodiversity conservation in Kazakhstan. The saiga, a small antelope with a...
ASTANA – Laura Galiyeva of Kazunion International Tour Operator and her partners have launched a grassroots initiative to provide tourism training and information in regions of Kazakhstan where tourism...
ALMATY – Representatives of major domestic and international energy companies gathered in Almaty October 1-4 to discuss issues related to the development of Kazakhstan oil fields and shale deposits,...
ASTANA – Two German and Kazakh businessmen have teamed up to bring a cutting-edge pipe-rehabilitation process to Central Asia in a venture that they consider as much a transfer...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Paralympic Movement is still developing but the passion and will of its members has already bore fruit. Kazakhstan’s National Paralympic Team won 26 medals at the...
ASTANA – The Globalisation of Art international exhibition dedicated to Teacher’s Day opened to the public on Sept. 5th at the Palace of Schoolchildren and will run until Oct....
October 10 is World and European Day against the Death Penalty. This is an opportunity to talk about human rights and recommit to our values. The European Union has...
ASTANA – The eighth Kazenergy forum opened in Astana on Oct. 8 and will contain panels discussing issues of future energy, Eurasian perspectives, developing youth capabilities, the role of...
On 22 Nov. 2012, Astana won the bid to host the EXPO 2017 specialized international exhibition under the theme “Future Energy”conference. It was a historic moment for our country....
ASTANA – Continuing and implementing more studies of Kazakhstan’s national history was encouraged at the third Interdepartmental Working Group session held at Akorda on Sept. 25, chaired by State...
The capital’s basketball team, Astana, presented new players and discussed hopes for the coming season at a special presentation held before the start of the regular season. With several...
ASTANA – A team of researchers at the Department of Scientific Capacity at Nazarbayev University have been working to develop a new concept in interactive, unconventional advertising that they...
The Anti-crisis World of G-Global In the 21st century, the world is still plagued by crisis, and even more so than before in the economic and financial industries. Under...
ASTANA – Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy along with Kazakhstan Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov Sept. 30 opened the International Conference on the Green Bridge and EXPO 2017. After opening...
On Sept. 27 and 28, Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev visited Monaco where he attended the Monaco-Kazakhstan Business Forum and a presentation on the urban and financial development of the...
ATYRAU – With a sense of excitement and accomplishment, Chevron Eurasia officially started business at its new Valve Plant (AVP), Atyrau, a $40 million facility that is unique in...
ASTANA – Every bride wants the sun to shine on her special day. That is why summer is the most chosen season in which to hold a wedding. The...
Three budget bills for 2014-2016 were presented recently in the Mazhilis (the lower chamber of Parliament). Effective use of budget funds has always been a state priority. While opening...
ALMATY – 2009 world champion and one of Kazakhstan’s top athletes, Maxim Rakov, won gold at the Judo Grand Prix in Almaty on Sept. 29. Rakov edged out his...
ASTANA – The capital’s Kulanshi Contemporary Art Centre is currently hosting 82 works by one of the most famous Spanish artists of the 20th and 21st centuries as part...
ASTANA – Khabar TV presenter Kymbat Khangeldina spoke with The Astana Times about her family and her career. Tell us about yourself and your family. I was born into...
ASTANA – Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Atomic Energy of the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies Timur Zhantikin said Kazakhstan would sign an agreement on establishing a...
ASTANA – Tourists and locals who want to learn to get their groove on can drop in on free dance classes offered by the Astana Dance Club on Saturday...
Male and female athletes from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan converged on Almaty on Sept. 15-20 recently to compete in the five-day Eurasian Games. At the start of...
The reform of the pension system in Kazakhstan has raised controversies in the society and key provisions of pension legislation continue to raise questions, which warrants explanations. First of...
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Executive Committee in late September approved the list of national associations that have expressed interest in hosting the final matches of EURO...
Kazakhstan film officials are seeking to have the Kazakhstan film “Shal” (Old Man) included in the Best Foreign Films category in the next American Academy Awards, said Chairman of...
During his visit to New York on Sept. 27-28, Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Erlan Idrissov spoke at the general debate of the 68th session of the UN General Assembly...
Kazakhstan athletes won 16 medals at the Sept. 28 women’s youth and juniors world boxing championship held in Albena, Bulgaria. Youth boxer Gauhar Yermekbay became world champion in the...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s three-year Support for Vocational Education and Training programme wrapped up with a conference in Astana on Sept. 27 after helping more than 1,000 participants attend training...
ASTANA – Central Asian and European countries signed a Charter on Cooperation during a Sept. 30 international conference on Kazakhstan’s Green Bridge Partnership Programme held in Astana. The new...
NEW YORK, Sept. 30 – Kazakhstan has strongly condemned the use of chemical weapons in Syria and called for earliest ending to the conflict there, while it also urges...
ASTANA, Sept. 27 – A discussion at the Sept. 25 12th session of the Secretariat of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions focused on the role...
ASTANA, Sept. 30 – The grand opening of the chamber hall of the Astana Opera will take place on Oct. 1, International Music Day. Mezzo-soprano Dariga Nazarbayeva, also a...
