Kazakh Capital Hosts Special Discussion On Expanding Opportunities for People with Special Needs

NUR-SULTAN – Government officials, non government organizations, think tanks and international organizations gathered Nov. 13 to explore ways to better facilitate the participation of people with disabilities...


Kazakhstan Celebrates National Tenge Day

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan has celebrated National Tenge Day Nov.15 to commemorate the date when the first Kazakh tenge came into circulation in 1993.  The name tenge comes...


Kazakhstan Substantially Lowers Its Vulnerability To Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing

NUR-SULTAN – The annual report of the 2020 Basel AML Index ranked Kazakhstan 73rd among 141 countries in terms of the level of risk in the area...


UN in Kazakhstan Honors The Astana Times Editorial Team’s Efforts in Promoting UN Day 2020

NUR-SULTAN – The editorial office of The Astana Times newspaper has received a certificate of appreciation for media coverage of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations...


Kazakh Animators To Produce Cartoons About Kazakh Culture, Promote Them On Netflix, ivi

NUR-SULTAN – Although quarantine restrictions paralyzed the Kazakh cinema industry for months, the industry has recently started to revive. Kazakh animators have high ambitions and confidence in...


Study of Golden Horde Era Heralds Historic Renaissance in Central Asia

New books have been published in Kazakhstan as part of the celebration of the 750th anniversary of the Golden Horde – a medieval multinational state in Central...


Turkish Writer Imdat Avshar: “Abai’s Works are Important For Entire Turkic World”

NUR-SULTAN – Abai’s works are important not only for Kazakh people but for the whole Turkic world, said poet, writer, and vice-president of the Turkish Literature Foundation,...


Ancient Kazakh Board Game Gains Popularity Among Top Intellectual Schools Students

NUR-SULTAN – The students of Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools (NIS) all over Kazakhstan have recently got the hang of Togyz Kumalak (nine stones). It is an ancient two-player...


Kazakh Capital Reaches Yellow COVID-19 Danger Area, Sees Surge in COVID-19 Cases

NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan has entered the yellow COVID-19 danger zone, as the city witnessed a surge in coronavirus cases. Nur-Sultan Akim (Mayor) Altai Kulginov...


More Than 11 Million Kazakh People Expected to Vote in the 2021 Mazhilis Election. Six Political Parties Announce Dates of Meetings

NUR-SULTAN – More than 11 million Kazakh people will take part in electing the representatives to the Mazhilis (lower house of Parliament), reported Deputy Chairman of the...


President Tokayev Addresses the SCO Summit: Emphasizes Collective Responses to Common Threats

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev chose the venue of the recent online summit of the  Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) for making several important statements. This authoritative international body,...


Almaty Charitable Festival Showcases Achievements of Talented Children with Special Needs

NUR-SULTAN – Almaty hosted the ninth Krasnoe Yabloko Almaty (Almaty’s Red Apple) – a symbol of a strong and happy family online charitable festival Nov. 10-11. This...


Kazakh Food Producers Present Products in Shanghai

NUR-SULTAN – Thirty-five Kazakh food producers participated in the third annual China International Import Exposition (CIIE) in Shanghai Nov. 5-10 signing several agreements, reported the Kazakh Ministry...


Kazakhstan Fulfills OPEC+ Obligations in October by 99 Percent

NUR-SULTAN  – Kazakhstan produced 1.4 million barrels of oil per day in October, achieving a 99 percent conformity under the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) agreement,...


First President Nazarbayev Addresses Assembly of People of Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN – The Assembly of People of Kazakhstan has developed from a consultative and advisory body into a national institution with its own parliamentary representation, said Kazakhstan’s...


Turkish Business Circles To Invest $160 Million Into Kazakh Economy

NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh government and Turkish business circles signed five preliminary agreements on a number of projects worth $160 million during the Nov. 9 Kazakh government’s...


Kazakh Officials Deliver Their Medical Report on COVID-19 Pandemic to the 73rd World Health Assembly

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan has taken all the necessary measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to ensure that the local healthcare services are ready for an...


Nur Otan Maslikhat Party Lists Get Younger Delegates, Multiple Female Representatives

NUR-SULTAN – Nur Otan, Kazakhstan’s ruling party, with branches in Shymkent, and Almaty finalized party lists for their maslikhats (local representative bodies) and party lists of candidates...


SCO Leaders Sign Moscow Declaration, Consolidate Efforts to Overcome COVID-19 Consequences

NUR-SULTAN – The Heads of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states have signed a Moscow declaration and a package of documents at the SCO Heads of...


Tokayev Addresses SCO Heads of States Council

NUR-SULTAN – The Shanghai Cooperation Organization has evolved into one of the most successful international organizations and become an efficient tool to strengthen cooperation and trust between...


European Film Festival Kicks Off Virtually, Brings European Films to Wider Kazakh Audience

NUR-SULTAN – The European Union Delegation to Kazakhstan unveiled the fifth European online film festival Nov. 9, reported the delegation’s press service.  The festival, which brings 18...


Kazakh President Takes Part in Meeting Dedicated to Transition of Kazakh Alphabet into Latin Script

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev took part in an official meeting dedicated to the transition of the Kazakh alphabet into Latin script Nov. 9, reported Akorda...


Kazakh Economy Records Growth in Real Sector, Says Economy Minister

NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh government summed up social-economic development from January to October during the Nov. 10 government meeting. The real sector of the economy demonstrated growth...


Kazakh Parties to Nominate Candidates For Parliamentary Elections

NUR-SULTAN – The upcoming week will be busy for Kazakh political parties, as the nomination of candidates kicked off Nov. 10 for the upcoming Majilis elections scheduled...


Kazakh Government Inks Business MemorandumsWorth $160 million with German Business Circles

NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh government and German businesses signed business memorandums for $160 million in investment projects in the agricultural machinery and healthcare sectors in a number...


Kazakh Prime Minister Gives Boost to Mangistau Region’s Efforts to Develop Tourism Industry

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin has inaugurated the construction work of hotels, a golf club, a theme park under the Fairmont, DoubleTree by Hilton, Movenpick...


President Tokayev Congratulates Joe Biden on His Victory

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev congratulated President-elect Joe Biden on his victory in the 2020 United States presidential elections after he passed the 270 electoral college...


Turkish Manufacturer MFA Mask to Build Plant Worth $9 Million in Nur-Sultan

NUR-SULTAN  – MFA Mask, one of the largest Turkish respiratory masks manufacturers, will build a plant producing respiratory masks on the territory of Astana – in the...


World’s 100 Most Popular Textbooks to Be Translated Into Kazakh by Year’s End

NUR-SULTAN – The world’s 100 most popular textbooks in the social sciences and humanities will be translated into the Kazakh language by the end of the year,...


Kazakh Student Orchestra Brings Kazakh Sound to Famous Songs, Instills Love to National Compositions (Video)

NUR-SULTAN – Before the pandemic, Nazarbayev University students and faculty would book the biggest 1,000 seat-capacity hall in the first three minutes when tickets went on sale...