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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 Cooperation seeking...
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 International Economic...
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 believe this...
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. This year’s...
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 on June...
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 Tatar traditional...
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 law: the...
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 within the...
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 “The Sun...
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 at one...
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 Road Map...
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 ‘Kazakhstan alloy’...
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 and energy...
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 to demonstrate...
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 as a...
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 of the...
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 South Kazakhstan...
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 force on...
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 expanding bilateral...
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 from Dutch...
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 for the...
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 begin the...
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 visit to...
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 bilateral ties...
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 an idea...
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 12, during...
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. What is...
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 row, the...
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 minerals, their...
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 women from...
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 took place...
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 Independence. It...
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 pavilions where...
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 USSR and...
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 natural beauty...
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 of the...
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 for remembering...
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 painter, to...
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 scholar of...
ALMATY – The park of the First President of Kazakhstan saw the flower festival “Almaty – Gul Qala” (Almaty – the city of flowers) organized by the Almaty city...
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 Ministry...
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 Inner Asia,...
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 efforts, agriculture,...
‘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 for economic...
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 Chakrabarti told...
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 on June...
ASTANA – On June 4, the “Our Flag! Our Emblem! Our Anthem!” campaign to celebrate the Day of State Symbols of Kazakhstan took place across the country and celebrations,...
The May 26 Giro d’Italia victory of Astana Cycling Team Captain Vincenzo Nibali made big news in Italy, Kazakhstan and the cycling world. Following the race, Nibali, also known...
URALSK – Entrepreneur Balziya Yeveneyeva is demonstrating that sharing success is the way to make it grow. She has equipped a classroom and a laboratory for the practical training...
URALSK – This western Kazakhstan city saw a large-scale celebration of the National Sabantuy, in which President of Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, representatives from different regions of...
