Kazakhstan, Tatarstan Lay Foundation Stone For Two Plants In Automotive Industry, Begin Tire Production

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin and President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov launched the construction of two plants in Kostanai and a tires production operation in...


Kazakh President Visits New Production Facility at Hyundai Trans Plant in Almaty Ahead Of Official Launch

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visited the Hyundai Trans Plant in Almaty and its new production facility ahead of its official launch scheduled for Oct. 15,...


Tokayev Visits New Hospital Branch in Almaty, Meets With National Public Trust Council Members

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visited the new branch of Almaty’s clinical infectious hospital named after Izatima Zhekenova during his working visit to the city on...


Blue Dot Network: Avenue for Increasing Investment

The Blue Dot Network (BDN) is an international effort Australia, Japan, and the United States launched in 2019 to mobilize funds for needed investments worldwide.  Given the...


Free Online School for New Entrepreneurs Opens in Almaty

NUR-SULTAN – The Qoldau Center for Entrepreneurship has launched a free online school for beginner entrepreneurs with the support of the Almaty city administration, the Atameken business...


Landlocked Developing Countries: Kazakhstan’s Special Position… and Responsibility

NEW-YORK – Landlocked countries have a special series of problems all their own. Principally, any commercial shipments—or any travel, for that matter—must me made over land, by...


Astana Ballet to Perform Charity Show for Heroic Medical Workers Who Survived the Epidemic on Oct. 3-4

NUR-SULTAN – The Astana Ballet theater will start its eighth season with charity concerts for medical workers on Oct. 3-4 in the Kazakh capital, reported the theater’s...


First Central Asia Nobel Fest to Bring Nobel Laureates Together For Online Lectures and Seminars 

NUR-SULTAN – Students and researchers from Central Asia and the Caucasus are waiting for a historic chance to meet Nobel laureates and scientists from across the world...


American Band Humming House Performs Famous Kazakh Song “Aittym Salem, Kalamkas” Written by Abai (Video)

NUR-SULTAN – The Humming House, an American band from Nashville, Tennessee performed their rendition of Abai Kunanbaiuly’s song “Aittym Salem, Kalamkas” (Greetings to you, Kalamkas). The performance...


Jackie Chan Movie Featuring Kazakh Singer Dimash’s Original Soundtrack To Premiere Sept. 30

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh pop singer Dimash Kudaibergen sang the original soundtrack “Happy For A While” to the upcoming Jackie Chan movie “Vanguard.” The movie release date is...


Kazakhstan Joins Second Optional Protocol to ICCPR Aiming at Abolishing Death Penalty

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan joined the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights aiming at the abolition of the death penalty adopted by...


Kazakhstan Digital Accelerator Project Invests $500,000 Into 10 New Startups

NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakhstan Digital Accelerator (KDA) program handed $50,000 investment checks to 10 startups during the Sept. 22 launching ceremony in Nur-Sultan, forbes.kz reported. KDA received...


Kazakh Artists Take Part in Germany’s Ost Anders International Festival

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh artists recently participated in the Ost Anders International Festival online performing jazz, soul and electro beats to their virtual venue. The festival for music,...


Kazakhstan Increases Cargo Transit with China, Plans to Expand Dostyk Station Capacity

NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) National Company CEO Sauat Mynbayev and China Railway General Director Lu Dongfu have continued their negotiations around increasing transit volume,...


Kazakhstan, US Sign Statement to Minimize High Enriched Uranium, Promote Nuclear Nonproliferation

NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Energy Ministry and the US National Nuclear Safety Administration of the Energy Department signed a Sept. 23 joint statement on the minimization of...


Kazakhstan’s Rising Star Daneliya Tuleshova Stuns AGT Finals with Sia’s ‘Alive’ Cover (Video)

NUR-SULTAN – The 14-year-old rising star from Kazakhstan Daneliya Tuleshova stunned American audiences with her cover of Sia’s “Alive” at America’s Got Talent finals which aired on...


President at the UN: Is Tokayev’s Speech Indicative of Kazakhstan’s New Place in the World?

NEW-YORK –  In his second appearance before the United Nations (UN) General Assembly as Kazakhstan’s Head of State, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev spoke both as one of Asia’s...


Kazakhstan May Export A Staggering 8 Million Tonnes of Grains in 2020

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan may export up to eight million tonnes of grains in 2020, said Kazakh Minister of Agriculture Saparkhan Omarov at a Sept. 22 government meeting. ...


Presidential Youth Personnel Reserve Members Propose New Ideas for National Economic Policies

NUR-SULTAN – Initiatives proposed by the members of the Presidential youth personnel reserve will be considered at the Expert Cooperation Council. This was announced by Minister of...


Central Asian Youth Turn to Online Skill Improvement Courses to Continue Learning During Lockdown 

NUR-SULTAN – The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged every aspect of youth development worldwide. UNESCO Social and Human Sciences (SHS) Program Specialist Arina Myassoyed observed significant growth in...


Kazakh Engineers Raise Funds to Help 40 Blind Children with Sezual Braille Tutoring Device 

NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh engineers behind the Sezual project started raising $60,000 to produce and provide 40 Braille tutoring devices for Kazakh school children with visual impairment...


Kazakh University Qualifications Now Set to Comply with European Education Standards

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh university qualifications have started to meet the standards of the Qualifications Framework of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), reported the Kazakh Ministry of...


Japanese Companies to Invest $46 Million Into Developing Key Economic Sectors in Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN – Japanese companies have signed on for three investment projects totaling $46 million during the Sept. 16 ceremony at the Kazakh Embassy in Japan, the Kazakh...


Statement by President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the High-Level Meeting to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations

Statement by President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the High-Level Meeting to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations Mr. President,  Mr. Secretary-General,  Dear colleagues, Ladies...


Kazakhstan Celebrates World Cleanup Day with Tree Planting Campaigns, And Volunteer Waste Collection

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan participated in World Cleanup Day on Sept. 19, the press service of the Association of Environmental Organizations of Kazakhstan reported.  Volunteers, activists and civil...


Nazarbayev Reviews International Tourist Hub on Caspian Sea Coast

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s First President Nursultan Nazarbayev reviewed a plan for the development of a tourist hub on the Caspian Sea coast as part of his Sept....


Tokayev to Address UN High-Level Virtual Meeting to Mark UN’s 75th Anniversary

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will speak at the United Nations virtual high level meeting Sept. 21 commemorating the organization’s 75th anniversary, said Tokayev’s spokesperson Berik...


Kazakhstan, Russia Resume Flights Starting Sept. 21

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan has resumed air travel with Russia today, Sept. 21, on a reciprocal basis, the Kazakh Embassy in Russia reported. Flights will be operated once...


Kazakhstan Eager to Participate in Iskra Pobedy Web Project Dedicated to Memory of WWII

Iskra Pobedy (Spark of Victory) – is the name given to a new internet project dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s Victory in the...


Astana Opera House to Present New Production of “Don Pasquale” Opera

NUR-SULTAN – The Astana Opera House will stage the online premiere of Gaetano Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” on Oct. 2-3 on Tengri TV, reported the theatre’s press service. ...