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Chinese website China Economic Net and newspaper Economic Daily will moderate a televised debate at the seventh Astana Economic Forum (AEF). The agreement was reached during the...


Kazakhstan to Chair CIS Council of Tourism in 2015

ASTANA – Kazakhstan will chair the Council of Tourism in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in 2015, according to the press service of the Committee for...


Issyk Saka Mounds to be Opened to Public

Archaeologist Bekmukhanbet Nurmukhanbetov, a member of the expedition that discovered the famous “Golden Man,” announced recently that the Saka mounds in Issyk will soon be open to...


Latest Kazakh WTO Accession Talks in Washington Focus on Plant and Animal Health

The most recent round of negotiations on Kazakhstan’s accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) with the United States, this time focused on harmonizing measures regarding plant...


Aktobe Farmers, Authorities Expanding Beef Cattle Production

AKTOBE REGION – Authorities in Aktobe are focusing on cattle farming in their regions, commissioning feedlots and providing funds for the purchase of breeding animals. To provide...


Young Shymkent Singer Honoured in Russian Music Competition

SHYMKENT – Young Kazakh singer Margarita Kin has won the Bach’s Spring International Festival Contest held in Magnitogorsk, Russia. In two rounds of competition, Kin performed the...


Pereversev Releases New Online Album

ALMATY – Famous Kazakh pianist, Oleg Pereversev, who is also a member of the musical group Chick Flick and instrumental duet Vivat, recently presented his new online...


Capital Job Fair for the Disabled Draws 100 Employers

ASTANA – Astana’s department of employment and social programmes and the city branch of the Nur Otan party recently held a job fair for people with disabilities....


Almaty to Host Open Asian Powerlifting Championship

From April 21-27, a major international powerlifting tournament, the Open Asian Powerlifting Championship, will be held for the first time in Almaty. Athletes from more than 10...


PM Massimov Visits Russia, Discusses Draft Treaty on Eurasian Economic Union

ASTANA – Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov met with his counterparts from member states of the Customs Union (CU) and Common Economic Space (CES) on April 15...


Kazakh Trained Ophthalmologist Meets Domestic Need

KARAGANDA – In the past, people with eye problems had to apply for consultation or an operation with Russian specialists. Today, the situation has changed, and the...


Kazakhstan Explored During Academic Lecture Series at NY College

NEW YORK – St. John’s University in New York welcomed Kairat Abdrakhmanov, Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the United Nations, for an Academic Lecture Series event on...


Almaty Students to Work as Public Tour Guides

Almaty students of tourism will have the opportunity to work as guides on public transport telling passengers about the sights and history of the cultural centre of...


Six Children’s Taekwondo Sports Clubs to Open in Kazakhstan

Six free children’s taekwondo sports clubs are expected to open in Kazakhstan’s largest regions. The Taekwondo Federation of Kazakhstan management will provide children at the sports centres...


Kazakhstan Will Compete in Tour d’Azerbaijan 2014

The Tour d’Azerbaijan cycling race, consisting of 150 racers from 22 countries, will take place May 7-11 in Azerbaijan. This year’s participants hail from Austria, Britain, China,...


Regulation, Trade and the Voice of Business in the Coming Eurasian Economic Union

MOSCOW – The countries of the Customs Union are preparing to enter a new stage of integration: the presidents of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia have declared that...


Bahraini King Pays First Visit to Astana, Political and Commercial Ties Expand

ASTANA – King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain paid his first official visit to Kazakhstan on April 13-15. Accompanied by a high-level delegation of more...


Activists, Ministries Work to Promote Healthy Lifestyles

The World Health Organisation was established April 7, 1948 and since then, on that day, the world celebrates World Health Day. Director of the Astana Centre for...


Defining the Labour Market to Ensure Social Protection for All

About 8.6 million people or 68 percent of the population aged 15 and older were employed in various areas of the domestic economy in 2013. Compared to...


Kazakh-British Partnership Offers Opportunities to Local Scientists

ALMATY – A new £20 million ($33.4 million) partnership programme was launched on April 9 to promote scientific research cooperation between the United Kingdom and Kazakhstan, the...


Astana, London Sign Agreements on Cargo Transit from Afghanistan, As British Minister Visits to Advance Wider Relations

ASTANA – Britain’s Senior Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Baroness Sayeeda Warsi visited Astana April 14-15 for high level and wide ranging talks with...


Kazakh Envoy to U.S. Speaks at Scranton, Seeks to Expand Citizen Diplomacy

SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA – Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to the United States Kairat Umarov, addressing the audience of the inaugural Jay Nathan lecture series at the University of Scranton on...


Twenty Years of Evolving ADB Support for Economic Growth in Kazakhstan

ASTANA – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) works in developing countries in Asia and the Pacific region to alleviate poverty and support sustainable growth. Country Director Matthew...


UNDP Helps Promote Gender Equality in Kazakhstan

ASTANA – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) project to achieve gender equality has been promoting family values, the representation of women in decision-making positions, distance employment...


Spiderman Speaks Kazakh

The blockbuster film “Spiderman: High Voltage” in 3D will be released in Russian and Kazakh in Kazakhstan on April 24, tengrinews.kz recently reported. Dubbing of the film...


Flash Mob Draws Attention to Physically Challenged

ALMATY – A group of physically challenged individuals put on a dancing flash mob show April 5 at the Maxima Shopping Mall. The flash mob was warmly...


Astana Dakar Teams Take on Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge

The prestigious rally race Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge took place in the United Arab Emirates Apr 3-10. Kazakhstan’s Astana Dakar racing teams took on the challenge by...


Golovkin Named Among Most Entertaining Boxers

ASTANA – Kazakh boxer Gennady Golovkin, also known as GGG, has joined Manny Pacquiao, Ruslan Provodnikov, Sergey Kovalev, Brandon Rios and others in being named one of...


Hosting ADB Annual Meeting Shows a New Level of Trust, Cooperation For Kazakhstan

ASTANA – On May 2-5, Astana will host the 47th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Tair Kuanyshev, senior expert...


EBRD Provides $9 Million Loan for Transport Company Development

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide a $9 million loan to Kazakhstan’s joint stock company Olzha to promote private investment in the country’s...