Minister of Culture Stresses Kazakhstan’s Contribution to UNESCO Programmes

During the first interregional meeting of the National Commissions for UNESCO, organised by the Kazakhstan Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Astana akimat...


Boxer Golovkin Gets Big Win at Madison Square Garden

Gennady Golovkin gained another victory in the big arena of Madison Square Garden, July 27, knocking out opponent Daniel Geale from Australia. The Kazakh boxer sent Geale...


Transport and Logistics Business Development Tour Leads to Potential Partnerships

ASTANA – Fifteen small and medium-sized business owners, including four women, in the transport and logistics sector returned to Kazakhstan on June 20 from a business development...


National Commissions for UNESCO Gather in Astana

ASTANA – The first interregional meeting of the National Commissions for UNESCO  on July 22-24 in Astana. The meeting, held for the first time outside of UNESCO...


After 13 Years, New Wedding Palace to be Built in Astana

ASTANA – A new wedding palace will emerge in Astana soon as part of the Zhastar  Palace, said the administrator of the Zhastar reconstruction programme and director...


Turkish Tourism Industry Representatives Provide Training in Astana

ASTANA – Representatives of the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism came to Astana to train 86 local hotel industry workers, who earned international certificates by the...


Six-Year-Old Almaty Dancer Wins Austrian Contest

S ix-year-old Almaty dancer Sofie Manasyan won two prizes at the Constellation of Vienna: Music, Harmony, Art international festival, a celebration of children’s and youth creativity, which took...


Weightlifting Records Broken at Anatoly Khrapaty Competition

Two members of Kazakhstan’s weightlifting team broke standing records at the recent Anatoly Khrapaty competition on July 20th in the outskirts of Almaty. For one of the...


Kazakh Surgeons Demonstrate Microsurgery Development

ALMATY – The recent fifth Congress of Kazakh Surgeons demonstrated new possibilities in transplantology. The surgeons, together with their colleagues from Tomsk University, first replaced a damaged...


Proposed Changes to Oralman Legislation to Relax Some Settlement Rules

ASTANA – Kazakhstan may once again adjust legislation relating to ethnic Kazakhs wishing to immigrate to Kazakhstan (called oralmans, “returnees,” in Kazakh) in response to the country’s...


Kulan Settlement Added to UNESCO World Heritage List

ZHAMBYL – The Kulan settlement, located on the Silk Road and dating to the sixth century, has been added to in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Archaeological...


National Beef Export Programme Yields Positive Results

The regions of the country under the development programme for the export potential of beef cattle have actively formed a complete cycle for the processing of agricultural...


Kazakhstan’s Southern Border Holds Hidden Tourism Potential

On Kazakhstan’s southern border high in the Tien Shan Mountains lies an enchanting paradise home to rarely seen petroglyphs, majestic ibex, brown bears and a myriad of...


Young Artists Exhibition “Colourful Rain” Showcased in Almaty

ALMATY – Young artists recently presented “Colourful Rain,” an exhibition of paintings, graphics and art photography, in the Central Exhibition Hall, a branch of the State Kasteyev...


Pilot Medical Information System Launched in Stepnogorsk

STEPNOGORSK – A pilot project for the creation and introduction of Medicon.kz, a medical information system (MIS), is being implemented in the city’s central hospital and municipal...


Event Celebrating Kazakh Mythology Introduces Yurt to Young People

ALMATY – The Central State Museum of Kazakhstan here recently held an event celebrating Kazakh mythology, history and folklore. At the event, the fantasy novel, “In Search...


Thousands Still Flock to Korkyt Ata Mausoleum

In talking about Kazakhstan’s riches, many forget about all but oil and natural gas, completely disregarding the country’s culture. One of these overlooked treasures is a monument...


Shakarim Kudaiberdiyev’s Manuscripts Returned to Kazakhstan

ASTANA – After 80 years, the manuscripts of poet and thinker Shakarim Kudaiberdiyev were returned to Kazakhstan, according to channel 24.kz. Despite the fact that his name...


Competition Reviews Innovations in East Kazakhstan

UST-KAMENOGORSK – A group of professionals organised under the auspices of a project initiated by the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies and the National Agency for...


Conserving, Increasing Kazakhstan’s Forests are Priorities

One of the important government tasks in Kazakhstan is improving the environmental situation, including increasing the percentage of forestland. The main ecological function of forests is sanitary,...


Kazakhstan Takes 8th Place in International Physics Olympiad

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s team has come in eighth out of 85 countries in the unofficial results of the 45th International Physics Olympiad (IPHO), held at Astana’s Nazarbayev...


Kazakhstan’s ‘Best Family’ to be Announced in September

ASTANA – The “best family of Kazakhstan” within the competition Mereilі Otbasywill be determined Sept. 12, announced Makhabbat Bekbossynova, chairwoman of the National Commission for Women, Family...


Kazakhstan Improves Position in Global Innovation Index

In comparison to 2013, Kazakhstan improved its position by five points in the Global Innovation Index (GII) ranking, reported the press service of the Economic Research Institute...


Knowledge-Based Economy Key Component of Kazakhstan 2050

The sixth technological revolution is the main trend of development for the nation designated by the President Nursultan Nazarbayev in Kazakhstan 2050 Strategy 2050. In the next...


Industrial Production of Coalbed Methane Discussed at International Forum

KARAGANDA — The technology of industrial development of coalbed methane in coalmining field was the main topic of a June 20 international forum. Representatives of large companies...


Mangistau Sturgeon Farm to Produce 60 Tonnes of Fish per Year

AKTAU – A new sturgeon farm in Akshukur Village in the Mangistau region will produce up to 60 tonnes of sturgeon per year, its executives say. There...


East Kazakhstan Rallies Youth to Green Cause

UST-KAMENOGORSK – To promote its City of Youth project, a multifunctional youth complex that is to become a centre of energy-saving technologies in East Kazakhstan’s Natural Landscape...


Soft Power Can Unite Nations, Ambassador to Hungary Says

ASTANA – Kazakh Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Hungary Nurbakh Rustemov recently discussed Kazakhstan’s relationship with that nation, focusing on reviving cultural and promoting economic ties. Hungary...


US Ambassador-Designate Tells Senate Committee He Will Lead Growing Engagement in Kazakhstan

ASTANA – “As Kazakhstan increases its role and voice in regional and international affairs, the United States wishes to be Kazakhstan’s trusted strategic partner,” George Krol, U.S....


Visit Increases Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan Cooperation

BISHKEK – Kazakh Minister of Foreign Affairs Erlan Idrissov paid an official visit to the Kyrgyz Republic, July 15-16, where he was received by President Almazbek Atambayev...