Atyrau Strengthens Cooperation at Investment Forum

ATYRAU – A number of business activities, including a technology conference and exhibitions of achievements in the oil and gas and construction industries, were held within the...


Kazakh Oil Company Enhances Russian, Kazakh Cooperation

AKTOBE REGION – KazakhOil Aktobe is an example of beneficial cooperation between oil production specialists from Kazakhstan and Russia. The company was founded by state-owned KazMunayGas and...


Shymkent Company Brings Innovative Design Ideas to Medical Equipment

SHYMKENT – “Everything is possible” is the motto of design engineer Alexander Kushner of the Kazmedpribor company, which produces medical devices. In his seven years at the...


Nazarbayev School Student Honoured for Research Work in Russia

EAST KAZAKHSTAN REGION – Timur Serikbayev, a student in the eighth grade of the Nazarbayev Intellectual School in Ust-Kamenogorsk, received two awards at the seventh International Conference...


Kazakh Youth Win Russian Musical Competition

ALMATY – Fourth-year student of the Pyotr Tchaikovsky Musical College in Almaty Alina Molchanova won first prize at a prestigious international competition for young performers in Pskov,...


ASTEX-2014 Set to Attract Silicon Valley Innovators to Astana

ASTANA – The second Astana Smart Technologies Exhibition (ASTEX-2104) and conference will take place in the run up to the 7th Astana Economic Forum (AEF) on May...


UN Special Rapporteur Gives Recommendations on Religious Affairs in Kazakhstan

ASTANA – United Nations Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Religion and Belief Heiner Bielefeldt, who was invited by the Kazakh government to observe the status of religious...


Government Reshuffle to Help Meet Regional, Global Challenges

Early April brought the most significant political news of the past several months in Kazakhstan when Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov tendered his resignation, triggering a reshuffle that...


Tulip Charity Ball Held at Radisson Hotel

ASTANA – The Radisson Hotel in Astana recently held the first “Tulip” charity ball  in Astana on March 29 titled “In the Heart of Eurasia.” “Tulip” balls...


Astana Forum Celebrates Young Journalists

ASTANA – The Zhuldyz union of children’s organisations, along with faculty from the journalism and political science departments of Lev Gumilev Eurasian National University held a forum...


Aerial Monitoring of Saiga Population to Help Determine Their Numbers

ASTANA – An aerial census and monitoring of the saiga population in Betpakdala, Ustyurt and Ural regions is scheduled for April 7 and 10 as part of...


New Pig Farm Revives Rural Community

WEST KAZAKHSTAN REGION – A recently opened pig farm has allowed many former residents of Shchapovo Village in the Zelenovski District to return after leaving in the...


Fundraising Campaign Seeks to Make Almaty Green Again

A new fundraising effort was launched April 4 in Almaty to help plant and maintain the city’s trees, as well as to clean its rivers, install litter...


Astana Airport Selects SITA for Ongoing Transformation

ASTANA – Astana International Airport, Kazakhstan’s second-largest international airport, has introduced SITA’s AirportVision flight information display systems to provide real-time flight information to its growing passenger base....


Corps A Civil Servants Study International Practice in Corporate Governance

ASTANA – A seminar on corporate governance for Corps A civil servants is taking place at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of Kazakhstan from...


Economic news in brief

Kazakhstan’s exports of products and some types of machinery and equipment to the countries of the Customs Union grew in 2013, Minister of Trade of the Eurasian...


Business news in brief

On April 1-2, the eighth regional oil and gas technology conference, OILTECH Atyrau 2014, took place in Atyrau. Representatives from the Ministries of Oil and Gas, Environment...


National news in brief

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev met April 2 with Kazakh Minister of Internal Affairs Kalmukhanbet Kassymov in the Akorda. The minister briefed the President on the country’s crime...


External news in brief

England’s Prince Harry and his girlfriend, Cressida Bonas visited Kazakhstan for a ski holiday in late March. The couple and friends stayed at a chalet at the...


Kazakhstan Advances Plans for Peaceful Nuclear Power

Efficient management of nuclear energy will lead to further industrial and scientific development in Kazakhstan, greatly enhance the country’s competitiveness in the global economy and help it...


Art of Silk and Fire on Display in Astana

ASTANA – An exhibition by Svetlana Karatayeva, a member of the Kazakh Artists’ Union, is on display in the Russian Centre of Science and Culture in Astana....


French Cultural Festival Held in Astana

ASTANA – The embassies of France, Canada, Switzerland, Belgium and Romania in collaboration with the Alliance Française in Kazakhstan organised a festival on March 29 at the...


FM Idrissov Visits Moscow to Promote Ties with Russia and Within CSTO

MOSCOW – Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Erlan Idrissov began his official visit to Russia on April 3, seeking to promote ties with the country’s northern neighbour, including...


Parliament Member Discusses Plans of The Assembly of People of Kazakhstan

The Assembly of People of Kazakhstan (APK) is a unique organisation that has been making a difference for the past 19 years. Recently, Yegor Kappel, a member...


Almaty Region Develops Priority Sectors

ALMATY REGION – Almaty regional authorities have stepped up efforts to create a favourable investment climate and develop alternative energy. Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s most recent state-of-the-nation...


Ayupova and Uzenbayeva to Perform at Astana Opera

Kazakh violinist Aida Ayupova and pianist Gulzhan Uzenbayeva will give a concert titled “An Evening of Chamber Music” on April 5 at the Astana Opera Chamber Hall....


Art Exhibiton Captures Nature’s Beauty

ASTANA – Paintings by Yelena Te, a member of the Kazakh Artists’ Union, are being displayed in the Shezhire Gallery of Modern Art in Astana. Te was...


Kazakh Scientists Develop New Treatment of Multi-Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

ALMATY – Kazakh scientists have developed a new pharmacological agent (FS-1) for the treatment of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis. Microbial resistance to drugs has long been of concern to...


Kazakh Companies Participate in Tokyo Food and Beverage Exhibition

TOKYO – Three Kazakhstan-based companies, Sezam Eco, Sun Bee and Maslodel, recently presented their products and honey in Japan at FOODEX, the largest food and beverage exhibition...


Research Project on Challenges of European Multilingualism Launches

THE HAGUE – A consortium of universities and scholars in 18 European countries has begun a new multi-disciplinary research project with a view to developing policy recommendations...