Hours to Go: Fate of Astana’s EXPO 2017 Bid to Be Decided Tonight

By Yelden Sarybay and George D. Gleboff in EXPO 2017 on 22 November 2012 in 00:00

ASTANA, Nov. 22 – Later today, representatives from the 161 member states of the International Expositions Bureau (BIE) will meet in Paris to decide which city will be hosting...


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...