- Wednesday, 19 August, 2026
- Almaty 73 °F / 23 °C
- Astana 66 °F / 19 °C
The United States was the first country to recognise our independence and establish diplomatic relations with Kazakhstan in December 1991. During the short period since then, bilateral...
A Rotterdam square is named after Astana, a new stamp featuring the portrait of the Kazakh President is issued by the Dutch Post, and a new tulip...
THE HAGUE – A global nuclear materials security system is needed to address the absence of universal standards and mutual accountability for securing nuclear materials, and to...
ASTANA – The Embassy of India in Kazakhstan celebrated ITEC Day 2014 (Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation) on March 18. More than 120 people attended the event,...
Seventeen-year-old Lyubov Andreyeva is young, promising and fast enough to earn a seat in Formula Russia, the equivalent of Formula 3, which starts May 10 in Kazan,...
ALMATY – Dancers from around Kazakhstan gathered in Almaty March 14-16 for the Almaty Spring Festival 2014. This year’s event was organised by the Viva La Salsa...
WASHINGTON – Members of Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (PNND) have urged the global leaders converging in The Hague early next week for the Nuclear Security...
ASTANA – Nauryz is the celebration of the New Year on the solar astronomical calendar for Persian and Turkic peoples. Nauryz is also a national tradition in...
Aitkul Samakova, the deputy of the Mazhilis and the head of the Social Council of the Nur Otan party faction in the lower chamber of Parliament, is...
The Kazakh movie “Nagima” directed by Zhanna Issabayeva won the Grand Prix at the Deauville Asian Film Festival held March 5-9 in France. Chairperson of the jury...
The May 21-23 Astana Economic Forum will not only be a gathering of world economic experts, but a platform to note the anniversaries of significant international finance...
ASTANA – An exhibition of the works of internationally renowned artist and Kazakhstan native Victor Kell is being held in Astana. Kell, one of Kazakhstan’s most prominent...
ASTANA – The AgriTek 2014 exhibition was held March 12-14 at the Korme Exhibition Centre in Astana. “The AgriTek exhibition has been held since 2006,” said Gennadiy...
According to the Kazakhfilm press office, the Kazakhstan movie “Shal,” which was inspired by Ernest Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea,” has been nominated for best...
The Department for Higher and Postgraduate Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan announced at an educational roundtable on March 13 that the government...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan has attracted more than $180 billion in foreign investment since independence in 1991, mostly in oil and gas. The world’s ninth largest country by...
In his state-of-the-nation address, President Nursultan Nazarbayev gave the nation the task of studying international experience in the transition to a green economy. The implementation of this...
An archaeological expedition is set to begin work in the Aral Sea region, an area called a “node of ethnogenesis of the Kazakhs,” by prominent Soviet researcher...
Two Kazakh bulk marine carriers are now delivering domestic grain to Iran via a long-term agreement signed by Kazmortransflot. The agreement calls for the lease of two...
ASTANA – Speaking at a briefing in Astana, Chairwoman of the Damu Entrepreneurship Development Fund Lyazzat Ibragimova said Kazakhstan’s women are very active in business. “In Kazakhstan,...
ASTANA – Vice Minister of Industry and New Technologies Nurlan Sauranbayev said at a recent press briefing in Astana that Kazakhstan must develop its gold exploration efforts...
EAST KAZAKHSTAN REGION – The town of Kurchatov has transformed itself from a dilapidated former military garrison with a sinister past into a town known for its...
Kazakh-American Timur Bekbosunov and his band, Timur and the Dime Museum, will be premiering their new collaborative production, “Collapse,” described as a sardonic, post-ecological requiem for the...
AKMOLA REGION – They say a forest needs care and skillful management. If this is the case, Aslan Zakirin, a ranger at the Gustoroschino Forestry, is just...
ALMATY – Svetlana Sharipova is one of the few mountaineers from Kazakhstan to conquer peaks of more than 8,000 metres without supplemental oxygen. Sharipova, a Central Sports...
SHYMKENT – The secret to success in business is dedication and optimism, believes Shymkent businesswoman Ardakzhan Zhakenova. Zhakenova was the head of the department of English Philology...
The first international tour of the Astana Opera opened at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia on March 8 with a performance of “Atilla” by Giuseppe...
ASTANA – The capital of Kazakhstan hosted a seminar March 11-12 on the contribution of Resolution 1540 (2004) in regional and global disarmament and non-proliferation dedicated to...
Kazakhstan recently announced plans to create a new airline to serve domestic routes that is expected to increase the country’s population mobility and boost intra-regional commerce. The...
Kazakhstan’s firm commitment to nuclear security was reiterated in the country’s new Foreign Policy Concept adopted earlier this year. The strategic document states that Kazakhstan “puts all...
