Astana Offers Array of Cinema Choices

ASTANA – Capital movie-goers can choose among six cinemas that show a combination of foreign and locally-produced films. Kinopark, the country’s biggest chain, has theatres in three...


Second Level Banks Support Astana Start-Ups

Startup projects in various sectors of the economy will be carried out through second-level banks. This was stated by Director of the Astana Chamber of Entrepreneurs Ghani...


China’s Sinoma Group Corporation to Purchase Kazakh Agricultural Products

ASTANA – China National Materials Group Corporation Sinoma recently announced it will buy annually a range of agricultural products from Kazakhstan, according to the press service of...


Air Astana Boeing 767 Passengers Will Soon be Able to Surf the Web

ASTANA – Air Astana will install the Inmarsat Global Xpress (GX) high-speed broadband Internet system in Boeing 767 planes, starting September 2016. The airline will become one...


National Geographic Kazakhstan to Help Promote Kazakh Language, Culture

ASTANA – The country’s very own National Geographic presented its first two issues March 30 at a roundtable session in the capital’s Nazarbayev University. National Geographic Society...


Netherlands, German Delegates Praise Universiade 2017 Facilities

German USF Sports Director Thorsten Hutsch and head of a delegation from the Netherlands Jules Vereecken recently praised the Universiade 2017 Athletes’ Village and the Medeu winter...


Radio that Never Goes out of Style

ASTANA – If the traditional genres and melodies of the great steppe are your type of music, Classic FM is your channel. Celebrating its fifth anniversary this...


Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Reduces CO2 Emissions

The press service of the Kazakhstan Temir Zholy National Company (KTZ) recently announced that the volume of the company’s carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere has been...


Central Asia’s Largest Bridge Completed in Pavlodar Region

ASTANA – The largest bridge in Central Asian, which is in the Pavlodar region and spans the Irtysh River, is expected to be a major link in...


National Bank to Offer Options for Stock Market Development

Chairman of the National Bank of Kazakhstan Daniyar Akishev, speaking at a recent forum on corporate governance and new perspectives for the investment attractiveness of the state,...


Deputy PM Nazarbayeva Briefed on Transition to Academic Freedom

ASTANA – Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister Dariga Nazarbayeva, while recently visiting social objects of the capital city, commented on the transition of universities to academic freedom. Nazarbayeva...


Kazakhstan amidst Four Major Transformations in Eurasia

          Being geographically located both in Asia and Europe, Kazakhstan considers itself a Eurasian country. In this article, based on my opening remarks at the annual Singapore...


Conference on ‘Civil Service Excellence’ Held at Astana’s Regional Hub

ASTANA – The conference “Partnership for Civil Service Excellence” was held April 4 at the city’s Regional Hub of Civil Service, reported regionalhub.org. Hub steering committee chairman...


Renting in Astana: What to Look For, Where to Go

ASTANA – So you’re foreign and new in town. The first thing you want to do is find a good, comfortable place to live, with all the...


Betel KZ Gives Second Chance to Addicts

ASTANA – For alcoholics, addicts and disadvantaged persons, Betel KZ offers a chance to return to a normal life. The organisation provides opportunities through a kind, home-like...


Kazakh Children Rejoice as Country’s Schools Set to Move to Five-Day Week

ASTANA – Beginning in September, Kazakhstan will change from a six to a five-day school week. The school year for first graders will last from Sept. 1...


Skolkovo Startup Tour 2016 Winners Announced in Almaty

ASTANA – The Eurasian stage of Skolkovo Startup Tour 2016 has completed in Almaty, with Maxim Sanitskiy named the winner of the Almaty Tech Garden contest with...


Kazakh President Pays First Ever Visit to Cuba, Cooperation in Oil, Trade on Agenda

ASTANA – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Cuban President Raul Castro had a productive meeting during the first ever visit by a Kazakh leader on the Freedom...


Mayors for Peace Call for Abolishing Nuclear Weapons

ASTANA – Thore Vestby, co-founder of Bike for Peace and mayor of Frogn, Norway, gave Kazakhstan high marks for its activities aimed at nuclear disarmament during his...


Entrepreneur Family Launches Kazakhstan’s First Production of Eco-Fabric Bags

ASTANA – Dmitry and Laura Sevostyanov are young entrepreneurs who have created a whole new production line of environmentally friendly shopping bags. They officially launched their business...


Record 64 Countries Register for Almaty 2017 Winter Universiade

ASTANA – Student athletes from a record 64 countries have signed on to participate in the Almaty 2017 Winter Universiade, the Universiade’ s organising committee announced April...


Oil Production at Kashagan Field “to Resume in Fall”

ASTANA – Production at Kazakhstan’s massive Kashagan oil field will resume in the fall after being halted in 2013 because of a gas leak, the Novosti-Kazakhstan news...


New EU Project Aims to Enhance Criminal Justice in Kazakhstan

ASTANA – Should every offender really be jailed, or are there alternatives that could better help people change and become productive citizens? Local heads of the EU...


New Kostanay Sci-Fi Park Shares Wonders of Physics with Children

Eureka, a new interactive sci-fi park for children with more than 60 exhibits showcasing the laws of physics, has opened in Kostanay, Kazpravda.kz reported. All items are...


Manifest by Kazakh President Calls for Global Nuclear Disarmament, Steps to End Global Conflicts

You don’t have to be a wide-eyed optimist to believe that, despite the many and serious challenges our world faces, time remains on the side of progress....


Riga Conference Focuses on EU–Central Asia Cooperation

RIGA – The Latvian Institute of International Affairs (LIIA), in cooperation with the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) and Friedrich...


Nuclear Security Summits Bring Positive Results, Should Continue, Nazarbayev Says

WASHINGTON, DC – Although four nuclear security summits held at U.S. President Barack Obama’s initiative since 2010 have produced a remarkable legacy in strengthening the security of...


Nazarbayev: Constructing World without Nuclear Weapons Would be Act of Supreme Wisdom

ASTANA – “Construction of a world without nuclear weapons must be the main goal of humanity in the twenty-first century,” said Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev at the...


Nazarbayev Discusses EU-Kazakhstan Partnership and Cooperation With Senior European Officials on Visit in Brussels

ASTANA – President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev paid a working visit to Brussels March 30, meeting President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker and President of the...


Iranian, Russian Companies Seek Cooperation with Kazakh Gold Affinage Plants

ASTANA – A trial delivery of gold from Iran and Russia has been delivered for refining to Kazakhstan. It is expected to increase supplies if the parties...