Online Service Benefits From Being First on the Market

ASTANA – In a recent interview with The Astana Times, Aviata.kz co-founder and development director Alexey Li talked about the evolution of the Almaty-based online service for...


Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Starts Final Stage of Transformation Programme

ASTANA – Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), the national railway company, announced the start of projects within the business transformation programme for 2016-2019 and its plans to finish...


Manhattan’s Lexington Avenue W Hotel Unveils De Luxe Suite with Yurt

ASTANA – Glamping or ‘glamour camping’ (the movement of camping for people who really don’t like to camp) has come to the middle of Manhattan with the...


Korgalzhyn Reserve Getaway: Breathtaking Scenery, Birdwatching and Wildlife

ASTANA – If weekend trips to the Burabai resort have become routine and you’re seeking new thrills and adventures, perhaps going to the Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve...


Pavlodar Plant Signs 300 Million Euro Deal for Aluminium Supply

ASTANA – The Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), a leading diversified natural resources company, and VTB Group have entered into a strategically important deal in the amount of...


Kazakh Filmmakers to Produce Movie Dedicated to WWII Soldiers’ Courage

ASTANA – The creators of the British – Kazakh feature film with the working title “Flags over Berlin” announced a teaser will be released in September. The...


Washington C5+1 Ministerial Meeting Launches Five Projects Worth $15 Million

ASTANA – Kazakh Minister of Foreign Affairs Erlan Idrissov took part in the second meeting of foreign ministers of Central Asia and the United States in the...


Nine Tourism Projects to be Constructed in Mangystau Region

ASTANA – The Mangystau Region coordination council has approved nine projects in the tourism industry for 658 million tenge (US$1.85 million), reported lada.kz. In total, 900 million...


Online Resource for Farmers Launches in Kazakhstan

ASTANA – The National Chamber of Entrepreneurs Atameken held a presentation of the Fermers.kz website with options available for the convenience of farmers July 29-31 in the...


Discover Astana with Panoramic Hop-on, Hop-off Bus Tours

ASTANA – Astana Sightseeing Tours Co. has introduced double-decker buses equipped with sound systems in four languages – Kazakh, Russian, English and Chinese. A special closed route...


Filming of Comedy About Men in a World of Women Begins in Astana

ASTANA – Filming of the feature-length comedy “Vse iz-za Muzhikov” (“All Because of Men”), a story about a world of women and the three guys who are...


Shymkent Couple Wins 2016 Super Sprint Triathlon Astana

ASTANA – Around 200 people took part in the Super Sprint Triathlon Astana 2016 in the capital’s Central Park on July 31, according to the akimat’s (city...


African Band Spreading Beats and Vibe throughout Kazakhstan

ASTANA – The African band Kilimanjaro is becoming popular in Kazakhstan for its originality, dedication and, as one of its members said, “consistency, stability, hard work and...


Kazakhstan Signs Paris Climate Change Agreement

NEW YORK – Kazakhstan has signed the Paris Climate Change Agreement. Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Erlan Idrissov signed the document which was adopted at the December COP21...


New Astana’s Mayor Becomes Closer to Capital’s Residents

ASTANA – Asset Issekeshev, named mayor of the Kazakh capital June 21, has been well accepted by its residents due to his work and decisions that show...


Why Buying Housing with Samruk Kazyna’s Real Estate Fund Makes More Sense

ASTANA – For the 25-year-old nation, the idea of renting is so alien that residents easily get dragged – as it first might look from the foreigner’s...


Jaxaliyeva: Never Too Late to Find Your Passion

ASTANA – Twenty-six-year-old Kazakh golfer Jamila Jaxaliyeva was quickly named “truly one a kind” after her successful tournament performance at the 2015 Ladies European Tour. Yet she...


Astana Draws Celtic at Home in UEFA Champions League

ASTANA – In the third qualifying round of the Champions League, FC Astana drew 1:1 at home against Celtic FC. This was their first match in a...


Couple in Poland Wear Kazakh National Costumes for Wedding

ASTANA – Agnieszka Słomian and Tomasz Mazurek wore Kazakh national costumes for their wedding in Poland out of respect for the country that has become native to...


New GPS Security System Made in Kazakhstan Draws International Attention

The Mongoose GPS-security system, invented by Kazakh citizen Evgeny Shcherbatov has recevied attention in the U.S.,  and an order from the Autism Society San Francisco, reported the...


EAEU Members States Work on Creation of Common Drugs Market

In order to establish a common market in drugs of the Eurasian Economic Union planned for 2016-2018, it was decided to develop 67 new regulations. The corresponding...


Two More Policemen Dead Following Attacks in Almaty

ASTANA – The press service of Almaty’s Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) has announced that two policemen who were injured in the July 18 shooting spree in...


Spacecraft Assembly and Testing Complex to be Built in Astana

ASTANA – Kazakh First Deputy Prime Minister Bakhytzhan Sagintayev paid a visit July 26 to the capital’s National Space Centre. Minister for Investment and Development Zhenis Kassymbek...


Gammy Adventure Rope Park Opens in Astana’s Central Park

ASTANA – Gammy Adventure Rope Park is the spot for thrill seekers – a new type of entertainment with various routes and levels of complexity for adults...


Polish Village in Kazakhstan – Unique Place of Ethnic Friendship

ASTANA – Yasnaya Polyana is a unique centre of strengthening friendship between Kazakhstan peoples, as the village is distinguished by the fact that 80 percent of its...


Kazakhstan Becomes First Central Asian Country on OECD Competition Committee

The antimonopoly body of Kazakhstan has been accepted as a new member of the Competition Committee of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), reported the...


Kazakhstan Fights Online Terrorist Propaganda

Kazakhstan recently blocked 94 suspicious websites for spreading extremism and terrorism propaganda messages, reported the press service of the Astana Prosecutor General’s Office. Since the beginning of...


National Bank and Experts Explain Tenge Weakening by Falling Ruble, Internal Reasons

ASTANA – Trades on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) showed a weakening of the tenge, as the U.S. dollar exchange rate reached 350.2 tenge per $1 earlier...


Young Entrepreneurs Make Online Platform that Creates Events with Few Clicks

ASTANA – Young entrepreneurs from Semei have devised perhaps one of the most essential online services for Kazakhs who celebrate weddings, baby births and other traditional events...


Astana Celebrates Mandela Day

Mandela Day, the annual international day of July 18 honouring anti-apartheid leader, philanthropist and former South African President Nelson Mandela, has been observed in Kazakhstan since 2012....