Kazakh Actor Wins Best Actor Award at Asian World Film Festival 2021 in LA

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh actor Tolepbergen Baissakalov won the Best Actor award for his role in the “Fire” movie directed by Aizhan Kassymbek at the Asian World Film...


Bolashak Corporate Fund Continues Its Activities on Building Inclusivity into Education Programs

NUR-SULTAN – Some 600 children with autism and other mental challenges have received the opportunity to go to schools as part of the Every Child Deserves a...


Despite Slight Decrease in New Cases, Kazakh Healthcare Minister Urges People to Get Vaccinated, Follow Safety Measures

NUR-SULTAN – The COVID-19 incidence rate has decreased by 23 percent over the past two weeks, reported Kazakh Minister of Healthcare Alexei Tsoy at the government meeting...


Push for Civil Registration Set to Hit Key Milestone in Asian and Pacific Countries

Most countries in the Asia-Pacific region are on track to reach universal birth registration by 2030: an incredible achievement and a significant milestone in realizing human rights...


Kazakhstan Celebrates 90 Years Since Birth of Outstanding Historian Manash Kozybayev

NUR-SULTAN – Nov. 16 is a significant day for Kazakh people, as they celebrate the anniversary of renowned Kazakh academic and historian Manash Kozybayev, who was born...


Kazakh Director Adilkhan Yerzhanov’s Film Enters Oscar’s Longlist

NUR-SULTAN – Adilkhan Yerzhanov’s “Yellow Cat” drama film entered Oscar’s Best Foreign Language Film longlist, reports the Kazakhfilm press service.  The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and...


Kazakh President Takes Part in 8th Summit of Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposed to establish the Center for Modern Technoparks of the Turkic organization along with the International Consortium for hydrogen production during...


The National Currency of Independent Kazakhstan: A Historical Overview of the Tenge

Editor’s note: What are among the first essential steps a newly independent state would take? Creating its own currency would be one of them and that’s what...


Kazakh Schoolchildren Join Environmental Campaign to Collect Plastic and Waste Paper 

NUR-SULTAN – Educating children at a young age about the importance of protecting our environment in any possible way will eventually lead to the behavior becoming part...


Beknur Zhanibekuly and Alinur Khamzin to Perform at 2021 Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Paris

NUR-SULTAN – Beknur Zhanibekuly and Alinur Khamzin will represent Kazakhstan at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Paris after they won the national selection, reported the competition’s...


Kazakhstan’s Climate Conundrum

The 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also referred to as COP26 has been the mainstay of the news cycle for the past fortnight. Delegates from around...


Kazakh Singer Dimash Kudaibergen Enters Top-10 of Billboard Chart with His Song – “Fly Away”

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh singer Dimash Kudaibergen’s song “Fly Away” debuted in Billboard’s Hot Trending Songs chart powered by Twitter at fourth place. Kudaibergen is in the top...


First Batch of Pfizer Vaccine Delivered to Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan received the first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech (COMIRNATY) vaccine on Nov. 10, the Kazakh Ministry of Healthcare confirmed on Thursday. “Delivered doses will enable...


National Economic Recovery Rate Increased to 3.5 percent in Ten Months, Says PM Askar Mamin

NUR-SULTAN – The rate of economic recovery has increased to 3.5 percent over the past ten months, said Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin at the government session...


Kazakhstan’s Huge Renewable Energy Resources to Form Basis for Its Low-Carbon Future, Says World Bank Regional Director

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan has huge renewable energy potential that will form the basis for a low-carbon future, World Bank Infrastructure Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia...


Kazakhstan Launches Fuel Production for Nuclear Power Plants, Fosters Partnership with Chinese General Nuclear Power Corporation

NUR-SULTAN – The official opening ceremony of the new Ulba Fuel Assembly plant was held via teleconference from the Ulba Metallurgical Plant in Ust-Kamenogorsk on Nov. 10,...


More than 200,000 People Visited Kazakhstan Pavilion at the EXPO 2020 Dubai World Exhibition

NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakhstan Pavilion has been attended by more than 200,000 people at the EXPO 2020 Dubai World Exhibition since its opening on Oct. 1, reports...


Kazakhstan Attracts $1.8 Billion in Renewable Energy Development Investment Since 2014

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan has attracted 780 billion tenge (US$$1.8 billion) for the development of renewable energy since 2014, said Kazakh Energy Minister Magzum Mirzagaliyev at a Nov....


Kazakh Energy Ministry and Crypto Mining Industry Ready to Cooperate With Legal Miners

NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Ministry of Energy is ready to cooperate with legal miners to ensure an uninterrupted supply of energy, said Energy Minister Magzum Mirzagaliyev during...


Qaz Startup Battle Promotes Kazakh Language IT Solutions 

NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry and the Astana Hub organized the Qaz Startup Battle on Nov. 5 aimed at the...


Twenty-Seven Kazakh Enterprises Present Their Products at China International Import Exhibition in Shanghai

NUR-SULTAN – Twenty-seven Kazakh enterprises put their products on display at the fourth China International Import Expo (CIIE) that is taking place in Shanghai from Nov. 5...


President Tokayev to Attend Turkic Council Summit in Istanbul

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will pay a working visit to Istanbul on Nov. 11-12 to participate in the VIII Summit of the Cooperation Council of...


Dostoyevsky’s 200th Anniversary Celebrated in Kazakhstan, the Land of His Formative Years

On the 11th of November this year, the world will celebrate an important anniversary that has a special meaning for both Russia and Kazakhstan: 200 years ago...


Kazakh Movie To Premiere at International Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

NUR-SULTAN – The drama film “Mukagali” directed by Bolat Kalymbetov, will be premiered at the 25th edition of Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival starting on Nov. 12...


Latest UNEP Reports Call for Accelerating Actions on Climate Change, says UN Under-Secretary-General

GLASGOW – What are the possible outcomes of the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26)? What are the key findings of the newly released reports...


Kazakhstan’s Darezhan Omirbayev Wins Best Director Award at 34th Tokyo International Film Festival

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh director Darezhan Omirbayev won Best Director Award for his “Akyn” (“Poet”) movie at the 34th Tokyo International Film Festival, held from Oct. 30 through...


Kazakh Boxers Win Five Medals at 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championship

NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh national boxing team brought home five medals from the 2021 AIBA Men’s World Boxing Championship that took place in Belgrade, Serbia from Oct....


Securing a Transformational Recovery in Caucasus and Central Asia

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects real GDP growth at 4.3 percent in 2021 and 4.1 percent in 2022 in its latest economic outlook report for the...


Kazakh PM Proposes to Establish EU – Central Asia Business Council to Facilitate Trade and Investment

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin has proposed to set up a European Union – Central Asia Business Council during the first European Union – Central...


Kazakh Breaker Wins Prestigious World Dancing Championship For First Time in History (Video)

NUR-SULTAN – A Kazakh breaker Amir Zakirov (B-Boy Amir) won the Red Bull BC One championship, the most prestigious one-on-one breaking competition in the world, which took...