Astana Becomes National, International Sports Centre

Astana today is not only the political centre of the country, but also the sports centre of Kazakhstan. The republic, which in a very short historical period...


Football Tournament Helps Orphans Pursue their Dreams

ALMATY – Towards a Dream, the second nationalfootball championship among orphans heldJune 17-20, provided an opportunity foreight teams from all regions of Kazakhstan to fight for the...


“Eternal Nostalgia” Premieres in English at ENU, Hopes to Go International

ASTANA – The Shanyrak Youth Theatre of Astana’s Eurasian National University (ENU) staged a drama by famous Kazakh playwright Zhotai Zhumat, “Eternal Nostalgia,” on June 28. The...


Foreign Ministry, Diplomatic Corps Discuss Kazakh E-Government

ASTANA – A round-table discussion of Kazakhstan’s e-government system and of plans to hold a major international conference on e-government development globally in the fall was held...


Relations with Kazakhstan Are Strong, Dialogue is Building, Says Colombian Diplomat

Kazakhstan’s relations with countries of Latin America has seen a major expansion in recent months with mutual visits and exchanges. One such visitor recently was Ruben Dario...


ATOM Project Ambassador Calls for Humanity to “Avoid More Errors,” Abandon Nuclear Weapons

Honorary ATOM Project Ambassador, painter and anti-nuclear weapons activist Karipbek Kuyukov called on humanity to abandon nuclear weapons during the international Euro Mediterranean Forum against nuclear weapons...


Nazarbayev Visits Aktobe, East Kazakhstan Regions, Launches a KazChrome Plant

ASTANA – President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev visited the Aktobe and East Kazakhstan regions on June 23-24 touring and launching a number of industrial and social facilities...


National news in brief

The Mazhilis of the Kazakh Parliament recently approved amendments to the nation’s CriminalСode that are meant to prevent extremism, terrorism and the spread of radical ideologies.The amendments...


TCC Works to Bring Domestic Science, Business Together

ASTANA – At Kazakhstan’s Technology Commercialisation Centre (TCC), Lead Expert Erik Azulay and a team of managers, scientists and other experts are working to marry those old,...


External news in brief

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Erlan Idrissov met with his counterpart from Tajikistan Sirodjidin Aslov on June 16 in Astana to discuss the future of Kazakh-Tajik...


Economic news in brief

At a joint sitting of the houses of Parliament, the reports of the government and the Accounting Committee on execution of the national budget in 2013 were...


Business news in brief

The Ministry of Industry and New Technologies jointly with the National Agency for Technological Development launched an innovative bus June 23, with the aim of finding new...


Astana to Host Evolution Summer FEST 2014 Dance Festival

The Evolution Summer FEST-2014 dance festival will be held in front of the Astana Opera theatre throughout the summer. The festival opened on June 21 for the first...


Almaty to Host Stage of Volleyball World Grand Prix

For the second year in a row, one of the stages of the prestigious World Grand Prix in women’s volleyball will be held in Almaty July 21-27....


Asian Games Greco-Roman Wrestling Bids Determined at Karaganda Championship

Seventy-one Greco-Roman wrestlers in four weight categories were whittled down to four national champions and 12 podium winners during the June 21-22 Greco-Roman wrestling Championship in Karaganda....


Young Graphic Designer Brings Kazakh Culture to England

ALMATY – Almost every fashionista has arenowned Leather Satchelin her closet, as thepopularity of the bags is really high.Stylish and comfortable satchelsare equally chosen by both men...


Working to Attract More Investors and Stay Competitive

At the June 12 meeting of the Foreign Investors Council under the President of Kazakhstan in Borovoye, the picturesque resort in northern Kazakhstan, the head of state,...


Bolashak Scholarship Makes Graduates, and Country, Competitive

The Bolashak presidential scholarship programme, introduced in November 1993, has since become a key ingredient in Kazakhstan’s history of independent development as well as an intergral part...


Kazakh-Turkish Cooperation in Metrology to be Extended this Year

Representatives from the Technical Regulation and Metrology (measurements) Committee of the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of Kazakhstan, the Kazakhstan Metrology Institute (KazInMetr), the Kazakhstan Standardisation...


Production of Toyota Off-Road Vehicles to Begin in Kostanai

The first Toyota car factory in Kazakhstan – and the first Toyota assembly platform in Central Asia – will soon begin producing Fortuners, one of Toyota’s off-road...


Young Pavlodar Accordionist Astounds Moscow Public With Vivaldi’s Winter

Fourteen-year-old accordionist from Pavlodar Olzhas Nurlanov participated in the 11thMoscow Meets Friends international festival for young musicians in the Russian capital from May 26 to June 5....


South African Embassy Premieres Autobiographical Film About Mandela

ASTANA – The South African Embassy in Kazakhstan hosted a premiere of “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,” directed byJustin Chadwick (The Other Boleyn Girl) at Sary Arka Mall...


Tazy Dog Breed to be Recovered

Tazy a breed of Kazakh dog that has been a true friend of man for several millennia, needs to be saved. State support is required in the...


Russian-Kazakh Production Venture Sees Success in Kostanai

KOSTANAI – The joint Russian-Kazakh venture EurazCaspianStal has produced its first batch of industrial fittings. The technological equipment was put into operation in December 2013. The plant...


Long-Planned Pavlodar Road Projects Move Forward

PAVLODAR – Major, national-scale projects in transport logistics are being implemented in Pavlodar. Plans that have been long in the making to build a bridge over the...


Talgar Couple Cares for Hundreds of Orphaned Children

TALGAR – Spouses Tuyak Yeskozhina and Anuarbek Baissarin have raised more than 340 orphaned children left without parental care. Theirs is the largest family, not only in...


Kazakhstan, South Korea Expand Economic Ties

ASTANA – South Korean President Park Geun-hye paid an official visit to Kazakhstan within her Central Asian tour on June 18-19, focusing mainly on expanding economic ties...


Government Works to Halve GDP’s Energy Consumption Percentage

ASTANA – The Kazakhstan government is working to halve the energy-consumption share in the GDP by 2050 by focusing on energy efficiency in three key sectors of...


Holiday of Modern Ethnic Music Held in Almaty

ALMATY – The Spirit of Tengri, an international festival of contemporary ethnic music held June 7 with a live sound and light show, has become a real...


SMEs, the Key to Kazakhstan’s Economic Future

When many of the world’s business and political elite gathered recently in Kazakhstan at the Astana Economic Forum, the country’s achievements and potential were plain for all...