Kazakh ministry reviews positive results of state education programme, actions needed to eliminate schools in disrepair

ASTANA – About 70,000 teachers participated in the qualification upgrading courses as part of the 2017 state programme to develop education and science, said Minister of Education...


Kazakhstan completes establishment of diplomatic relations with all Latin American countries

ASTANA – Kazakhstan established diplomatic relations with Barbados March 27 during the ceremony of the exchange of documents in Ottawa. Barbados is 184th state globally and the...


Kazakhstan begins electronic customs system

ASTANA – As of April 1, the Kazakh Ministry of Finance is using a free, online electronic customs system. The project, supported by the United Nations Conference...


Local architects focus on solutions for more indoor comfort, create innovative design ideas

ASTANA – Architects are paying greater attention to sustainability in construction and design. INK Architects & Kamitov Project is following this global trend, bringing maximum comfort to...


BurabaiLand year-round amusement park to be launched in summer

ASTANA – The BurabaiLand amusement park will open at the beginning of summer in the Shchuchinsk-Burabai resort zone north of Astana. The Kazakh Lapland winter court is...


Boeing supplies first 737 MAX aircraft to SCAT

ASTANA – Boeing delivered the first 737 MAX 8 to SCAT, one of six such aircraft the airline is acquiring under its fleet and route network expansion...


75-year-old anti-nuclear activist to run his 305th marathon in Almaty

ASTANA – Nine riders led by Bike for Peace (BFP) President Tore Naerland will participate in the April 22 Almaty Marathon. This year, 75-year-old Harald Sel from...


Prime Minister announces launch of steel bloom production plant during South Kazakhstan visit

ASTANA – The Shymkent Temir steel bloom production plant will launch production in South Kazakhstan in April, announced Prime Minister Bakytzhan Sagintayev during his March 28 trip...


Medet Chotabayev becomes Knight of the Order of the Star of Italy

ASTANA – Astana Opera principal soloist and Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan Medet Chotabayev received the award and title Knight of the Order of the Star of Italy...


Kazakhstan seeks to be Central Asia’s transport and logistic hub, officials say

ASTANA – Unified tariff conditions, technological schemes and participation in international alliances have furthered Kazakhstan in becoming the transport and logistics hub of the Central Asian region,...


Kazakhstan Temir Zholy introduces Digital Railway programme, improves customer service

ASTANA – Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) has introduced digital route diagnostics, a traffic management centre and digital services at 17 stations as part of the Digital Railway...


Private-public partnerships finance 25 projects in Zhambyl region

ASTANA – Twenty-five projects in the Zhambyl region in sports, agriculture, education, social protection, logistics, public order and security will be financed in 2018 through private-public partnerships...


Aktobe – eclectic city in western Kazakhstan

ASTANA – Aktobe city in western Kazakhstan is one of the nation’s rapidly growing cities. Founded in 1869 as a fortress to protect the then Russian Empire,...


Astana Opera concert to celebrate work of Russian composer Rachmaninoff

ASTANA – The Spring Waters concert dedicated to the 145th birthday of Russian pianist, composer and conductor of late Romantic period Sergei Rachmaninoff will take place at...


Kazakhstan’s population tops 18 million

ASTANA – The Kazakh population recently topped 18 million, according to figures released by the Ministry of National Economy statistics committee. February data shows the number of...


New Single State Real Estate Cadastre to be digitised by 2021

ASTANA – The Single (Unified) State Real Estate Cadastre (SSREC) will be drafted to collect data from all property objects and infrastructure in Kazakhstan. The draft will...


Astana lights go dark for Earth Hour to launch environment protection actions

ASTANA – The city dimmed its lights March 24 to mark Earth Hour, initiating a series of environmental events to be held in the country this year....


Atyrau region to develop polymer manufacturing processes in cooperation with Austrian company

ASTANA – With the creation of the special economic zone (SEZ), the Atyrau region seeks to focus on polymer manufacturing. To aid in the effort, the Kazakh...


Kazakh National Bank issues short-term notes through Invest Online

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s National Bank has launched Invest Online, a system allowing Kazakhs to borrow funds by buying and selling short-term notes and securities recently issued by...


North Kazakhstan official reviews region’s work within Digital Kazakhstan

ASTANA – The North Kazakhstan region, particularly Petropavlovsk, has introduced several projects within the Digital Kazakhstan Programme launched last year, including initiatives in transport and public health,...


Kazakhstan’s first robotic surgery performed in Ust-Kamenogorsk

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s robot surgery and transplantology centre based in the city hospital in Ust-Kamenogorsk recently performed the nation’s first robotic surgery, removing gallbladder of a 50-year-old...


Kazakh Invest works on improving investment climate, executive says

ASTANA – Kazakhstan is Central Asia’s recognised leader in terms of investment attraction: this country accounts for more than 70 percent of all foreign direct investments into...


Kazakh togyz kumalak champion among nation’s 100 New Faces

ASTANA – Assel Daliyeva, Kazakh champion of the ancient national board game togyz kumalak, has been named one of the country’s 100 New Faces. The 28-year-old Kyzylorda...


Astana Opera principal dancer performs at State Kremlin Palace

ASTANA – Bakhtiyar Adamzhan, principal dancer of the Astana Opera, brilliant Kazakh artist and Grand Prix winner of many international competitions, has won over the audience of...


Kazakh Government to spend $47 million on school digitisation in 2018

ASTANA – Schools in Kazakhstan will receive more than 15 billion tenge (US$47.25 million) in 2018 to access broadband Internet and to provide technical equipment for school...


Astana’s popular cafés and restaurants with delivery service

ASTANA – Many of Astana’s restaurants and cafés now offer home delivery. Here is a sampling of the restaurants that let you eat out while eating in....


British Council awards outstanding UK alumni in Kazakhstan

ASTANA – British Council congratulated three winners of the Study UK Alumni Awards 2018 during a March 14 ceremony in Astana for their extraordinary achievements in professional...


New amusement park to be built in Astana

ASTANA – Capital residents should get ready to have some fun. Meruyert Theme Park, planned for 180 hectares near Korgalzhyn Highway, will be constructed by 2025. Financed...


Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan to have media platform

ASTANA – The new multimedia portal of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan was presented March 1. The project, called the People of Kazakhstan’s historical map,...


Chinese company to build wind and solar power stations in Kentau

ASTANA – China’s Jiangsu Zhenfa Holdings Group Co. Ltd investment company will start construction in August on $154.5 million wind and solar power stations in the South...