Astana’s EXPO 2017 Campaign Peaks as Crucial Vote Draws Near

By Yelden Sarybay in EXPO 2017 on 16 November 2012 in 00:00

ASTANA – On November 22, the International Bureau of Expositions (BIE) in Paris will decide whether or not to award EXPO 2017 to Astana. A vote by the BIE’s...

East Kazakhstan Opens Tourist Info Centre

By Galiya Nurzhan in Tourism on 15 November 2012 in 00:00

EAST KAZAKHSTAN REGION, November 12 – On September 27, World Tourism Day, East Kazakhstan opened its first regional tourism centre. The region is at a global crossroads with vast...

Kazakh Champs Triumph in Hand-to-Hand Combat World Cup

By Miras Abykov in Sports on 15 November 2012 in 00:00

ASTANA – On November 10-11, the third World Cup in hand-to-hand fighting took place in Almaty at the Baluan Sholak sports complex. Masters of hand-to-hand combat from 28 nations...

Kokshetau Fair Boosts Tourism Sector

By Galia Nurzhan in Tourism on 14 November 2012 in 00:00

ASTANA, November 12 – In mid-October, the sixth national tourism fair and exhibition was held in Kokshetau as part of the three-day national 2012 Sarkylmas Sayakhat (Kazakh for “unlimited...

Gulder Ensemble Triumphs in Turkish Tour

By Natalia Valuyskaya in Culture on 12 November 2012 in 00:00

ALMATY – The Days of Kazakhstan Culture Festival in Turkey was another triumph for the Gulder (Flowers) Popular Dance Ensemble. “I am very pleased that our troupe is invited...