When the settlement of Akmola was established on the banks of the Yessil River in 1830, perhaps few could have imagined that this place, which initially had...
ASTANA – The 10th Anniversary Diplomatic Christmas Charity Bazaar, organised by Ambassadors’ Spouses Astana (ASA), raised almost 42 million tenge (US$126,400), which is the record amount of...
ASTANA – Five Kazakh short-track speed skaters have qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea based on the results of the World Cup series,...
ASTANA – Astana’s Hockey Club (HC) Barys lost to Metallurg Magnitogorsk 3-4, Dec. 3, at the Barys Arena in a desperate attempt to break the cold streak...
ASTANA – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev met Dec. 1 with the participants in the 100 New Faces project. The project includes 102 exemplary individuals from all over...
ASTANA – In an exclusive interview with The Astana Times, Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) Chairman of the Management Board Kanat Alpysbayev spoke about the national logistic operator’s priorities,...
ASTANA – Hilton announced the official opening Nov. 2 of Hilton Astana, the first hotel in Kazakhstan under the brand of Hilton Hotels & Resorts. The new...
ASTANA – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev met with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, and attended the anniversary session of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation during a Nov. 29-30...
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev recently discussed the status of energy projects in Kazakhstan, including the Karachaganak and Kashagan fields, with Chief Executive Director of the Royal Dutch...
ASTANA – Increases in social taxes could provoke businesses to turn to the black market to avoid payment, Chairman of Presidium of Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs...
ASTANA – A memorandum of understanding between the Kazakh Energy Ministry and the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development “On the property contribution in the...
ASTANA – The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Standing Committee adopted Nov. 24 Resolution 2193 (2017), which calls for enhanced co-operation between Kazakhstan and...
A Kazakh delegation headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yerzhan Ashikbayev and their Peruvian counterparts led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nestor Popolisio expressed mutual...
ASTANA – Kazakh poet and founder of the Nevada-Semey international anti-nuclear movement Olzhas Suleimenov received Nov. 28 the Order of the Rising Sun, one of Japan’s most...
ASTANA – After years of research and testing, Genome Cosmetics opened its first high-tech manufacturing plant this fall in Stepnogorsk, Akmola region. The facility can become the...
ASTANA – “Coco,” Pixar’s new feature-length animated film, became the 23rd foreign movie sounded in Kazakh. The film, released Nov. 23, is an example of the Bolashak...
ASTANA – An aerated concrete production plant, which plans to manufacture 12,000 cubic metres or 336,000 units of aerated concrete block annually, has opened in the Kazygurt...
ASTANA – A roadmap on bilateral economic cooperation, including on the situation on the Kazakh-Kyrgyz border, was signed Dec. 2 by Kazakh First Deputy Prime Minister Askar...
ASTANA – The Nov. 30 Kazakhstan – United States Strategic Partnership Commission meeting, co-chaired by Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Yerzhan Ashykbayev and U.S. Acting Assistant Secretary of...
ASTANA – The year 2020 will offer Shymkent a chance to simultaneously honour its past and look towards its future. The city will celebrate its 2,000-year anniversary...
ASTANA – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev will meet with the participants in the 100 new faces project, said Minister of Information and Communications Dauren Abayev at an...
ASTANA – Raw mare’s milk, the traditional drink of nomads, is gaining popularity with consumers in powdered form. To take advantage of the organic trend, a Karaganda...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan exports more than 800 manufactured products to 113 countries, ranking 52nd among the largest exporting countries, said Minister for Investment and Development Zhenis Kassymbek....
ASTANA – Deputies of the Mazhilis, the lower house of the Kazakh Parliament, recently reviewed the draft bill on repeated restructuring of the debt owed by the...
ASTANA – Organisations that assess corruption levels in Kazakhstan praised the country’s economic and social political reforms during Nov. 28-30 meetings in the United States. Deputy Chairman...
President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov agreed during a Nov. 30 closed-door meeting in Minsk, Belarus that Kazakhstan would loosen border regulations on freight vehicles...
ASTANA – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Minister of Health Yelzhan Birtanov recently discussed state regulation of medicine prices and the fight against corruption in the pharmaceutical...
ASTANA – More than 20 foreign journalists toured around Astana, Almaty, Shymkent and Turkestan as part of a week-long press tour initiated by Foreign Ministry and Ministry...
ASTANA – The Almaty regional communications service has launched a project to create a dozen short promotional videos to showcase regional tourist attractions, such as Kolsai Lake,...
ASTANA – KIA Motors recently opened Kazakhstan’s largest dealership in the capital. The 2,800-square metre facility on Turan Avenue, the major highway leading to the airport, is...