Brussels court lifts freeze on $21.5 billion of Kazakhstan’s National Fund assets

ASTANA – The Court of First Instance in Brussels, Belgium recently lifted the preliminary block on access to Kazakhstan’s National Fund assets of $21.5 billion and held...


OTOSOTR: WWII monodrama to be performed in UK and US

ASTANA – OTOSOTR (On the Other Side of the River), directed by Tatyana Kim and performed by Kazakh actor Anatoliy Ogay, has been included in the official...


National Bank: Kazakh citizens buying fewer US dollars

ASTANA – The National Bank reported a sharp decrease in May in the demand for U.S. dollars. Last month, Kazakh citizens purchased 23.4 percent fewer dollars compared...


Spirit of Tengri Festival opens June 2 in Almaty

ASTANA – The sixth International Festival of Contemporary Ethno Music, known as the Spirit of Tengri, will kick off June 2 in Almaty, reported Tengrinews. The two-day...


2,000 Almaty residents examined for meningitis

ASTANA – Responding to the eight fatal cases of meningitis registered this year, approximately 2,000 Almaty residents will be examined for the disease. Kazakh healthcare heads are...


Drugoi Ty national sports challenge starts June 4

ASTANA – Drugoi Ty (Another You), Kazakhstan’s 21-day national sports challenge, will kick off June 4. The campaign, sponsored by the Samruk Kazyna Trust Social Development Foundation,...


Paper nomads: Almaty residents warm to book crossing

ASTANA – Book crossing, a social movement aimed at the mass distribution and exchange of books, is gaining popularity in Almaty. All it takes to join the...


Astana city to add more parks, bike lanes and athletic fields

ASTANA – The city akimat (administration) is responding to resident requests for increased landscaping, public infrastructure and recreational facilities with plans to build additional thematic parks and...


International arts and culture journalists tour Kazakh attractions

ASTANA – Fifteen international journalists toured Astana and Almaty city as well as the Almaty and Mangistau regions May 24-31, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry’s press service reports....


Police officer, father of 11 among Kazakhstan’s 100 New Faces

ASTANA – Galym Arystanbayev, a 40-year-old senior sergeant in the Zhambyl region police department, is the father of 11 children who believes in the importance of unity...


Kazakhstan marks National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Political Repression

ASTANA – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev honoured the millions of victims of famine, forced labour, deportation and other consequences of decisions made by the Stalin-led Soviet government...


Cambridge University, British Council to support translating Kazakh literary works

ASTANA – An anthology of modern Kazakh literature will be translated into the six official UN languages and published by Cambridge University with the support of the...


Kazakh Invest board chair says right approach to attracting foreign investment will unlock Kazakhstan’s potential

ASTANA – In the first four months of 2018, the Kazakh Invest national company attracted 42 new investors that will invest $7 billion in the nation’s projects...


Officials report on children’s summer recreation programmes

ASTANA – At least 2.5 million children will be provided with recreational activities during summer vacation, said Kazakh Minister of Education and Science Yerlan Sagadiyev during the...


Karaganda resident creates exoskeleton to help individuals with physical challenges

ASTANA – Novice Karaganda inventor Vyacheslav Litvinov has produced portable rehabilitation exoskeletons intended for individuals with locomotor apparatus damage and those who have lost the ability to...


Kazakh vice minister of agriculture identifies six key problems

ASTANA – First Vice Minister of Agriculture Arman Yevniyev indicated six key problems in the country’s agricultural sector during a May 29 government meeting. The issues include...


Kazakhstan prepares for newly adapted social health insurance

ASTANA – Kazakh Healthcare Minister Yelzhan Birtanov has proposed new approaches to the free medical care and medical benefits package under the compulsory social health insurance system,...


Almost 150,000 graduate from Kazakh secondary schools

ASTANA – The last bell sounded May 25 in Kazakhstan secondary schools, marking the end of required education and the start of adult life for more than...


Business News in Brief

Kazakhstan’s first liquid fertiliser plant, worth 50 million tenge (US$153,150), was launched in the North Kazakhstan region, reports inform.kz. The plant, capable of producing 140 tonnes of...


Economic News in Brief

Trade turnover of agricultural products and processed goods between Kazakhstan and China totalled $345 million in 2017, reported kazakh-tv.kz, a 32-percent increase compared to 2016. Kazakh exports...


External News in Brief

The National Museum of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan National History Museum launched the Legacy of the Great Steppe: Jewellery Art Masterpieces exhibition in Baku as part of the...


National News in Brief

A Community Council responsible for overseeing the implementation of Kazak President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s Five Social Initiatives was recently established the Karaganda region. Its members represent political parties,...


Kazakhstan’s nuclear legacy and importance of CTBTO

I am coming from Kazakhstan, the country which inherited around 1,500 nuclear weapons from the Soviet Union making it the 4th biggest nuclear arsenal in the world...


Kazakhstan’s Samal Yeslyamova wins Cannes Best Actress award

ASTANA – Kazakh actress Samal Yeslyamova won the prestigious Best Female Actress award at the 71st Cannes Film Festival for her role in “Ayka” directed by Sergey...


KADEX 2018 results in numerous defence contracts

ASTANA – KADEX 2018, the fifth international weapons systems and military equipment exhibition, was held May 23-26 at the military sector of Astana International Airport. “Our country,...


Kazakh citizens can protect data access through egov.kz

ASTANA – Blocking personal data on egov.kz, the e-government website,will soon be available to Kazakh citizens, reported Government for Citizens State Corporation head Abylaikhan Ospanov at a Central...


SCAT Airlines launches Astana-Vilnius route

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s SCAT airlines based in Shymkent launched May 27 a new Astana-Vilnius, Lithuania service. The four-hour-and-40-minute Boeing-737 flights depart Thursdays and Sundays with economy return...


Astana Arlans beat British Lionhearts, advance to fifth WSB final

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Astana Arlans defeated the British Lionhearts May 26 in the World Series of Boxing (WSB) semi-final. It will be the Arlans’ fifth appearance in...


Day of Remembrance heals and strengthens

An appreciation of a nation’s history by its citizens is critical to its strength and success. It builds and maintains the shared sense of identity and common...


First Kazakh comic founder/artist breaks into country’s online society

ASTANA – Le Shapalaque, web comics that offer fresh perspectives on daily Kazakh matters, has received a lot of love on social media from local readers. The...