- Wednesday, 19 August, 2026
- Almaty 68 °F / 20 °C
- Astana 61 °F / 16 °C
The withdrawal of coalition forces from Afghanistan scheduled for 2014 is one of the key issues in discussions of security challenges in Central Asia. There are fears,...
ASTANA – In the first round of the Davis Cup, Kazakhstan upset Belgium 3-2 at Astana’s National Tennis Centre on Feb. 2 to advance to the quarterfinals...
WEST KAZAKHSTAN REGION – The huge Karachaganak oil and gas field is one of the West Kazakhstan region’s most significant sources of wealth, and the Karachaganak Petroleum...
ASTANA – A new method of producing biological dressings for wounds has been invented in Astana. Healing long-term open wounds, trophic ulcers and other skin injuries has...
ASTANA – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) presented its annual Transition Report in Astana on Jan. 30. The report, entitled “2013 Transition Report: Stuck...
During the two decades of Kazakhstan’s independence and under the leadership of its first President Nursultan Nazarbayev, the country has achieved major breakthroughs in its political and...
ASTANA – In the near future, the Kazakh-Czech Technology Centre (KCTC) in the capital, which was founded as a part of several investment projects, will become one...
Kazakhstan defeated Finland 5:3 to win the country’s fifth bronze medal in history in Bandy World Championships. This year’s championship took place from Jan. 26 through Feb....
ASTANA – The Kazakhstan Climate Change Control Programme (KCCCP) was presented in Astana at a recent international climate change conference attended by representatives of the Ministry of...
ASTANA – The government approved a programme for the modernisation of solid waste management for 2014-2050 at a meeting chaired by Kazakhstan Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov on...
AKMOLA REGION – The Project on Technologies’ Commercialization of the Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan with the support of the World Bank and the Government...
ALMATY – An exhibition of the work of famous modern Kazakhstan pop artist Serik Buksikov was held in Almaty as part of the “Dream and Wings” charity...
ASTANA – Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans visited the capital of Kazakhstan on Feb. 3 for a series of high-level meetings focused on expanding economic cooperation and...
Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the United States Kairat Umarov will join a panel of experts for the panel discussion, “Kazakhstan and Central Asia: History, Culture, Politics and...
ASTANA – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and New Technologies Asset Issekeshev on Jan. 29 held a meeting on the Abu Dhabi Plaza project, which...
RIGA – A delegation led by Kazakhstan Minister of Foreign Affairs Erlan Idrissov visited Hungary and Latvia Jan. 28-29 where they met with country leaders to discuss...
During the Nov. 29, 2013 forum of graduates of the Bolashak scholarship programme, dedicated to the programme’s 20th anniversary, President Nursultan Nazarbayev proposed creating a national movement...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan paid its last respects to poet and Kazakhstan State Prize laureate Fariza Ongarsynova on Jan. 27. Hundreds of people came to the Korme Exhibition...
ASTANA – Astana will host the World Junior Chess Olympiad in October 2014 that is expected to attract youth from more than 50 countries, according to the...
ASTANA – “The population of Saiga in Kazakhstan is growing, reaching 187,000 in 2013,” Minister of Environment and Water Resources Nurlan Kapparov said at a department meeting,...
Kazakhstan’s first nuclear medicine centre is to be constructed in Semey. “It was proposed to build such a radiological facility back in 2003, based on the existing...
ASTANA – An exhibition of original work by Zamzegul Oralbayeva, as well as crafts from a children’s village supported by the Dara Arulary (Women of the Steppe)...
ASTANA – Nurlan Alimzhanov, who played the role of Nursultan Nazarbayev in the epic, “The Way of the Leader,” is one of seven recipients of the Zhas...
ASTANA – Minister of Environment and Water Resources, Nurlan Kapparov led a Kazakhstan delegation to the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) in Abu Dhabi on Jan. 20-22....
Since the time of Alexander the Great, trade has played a crucial role in the development of the Eurasian continent. The web of trading routes called the...
Two bus terminals with capacities of 4,500 people a day will be built in Astana by 2017. This decision was made at a meeting of city authorities...
Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov visited the Lithuanian Republic on Jan. 27 where he met with top country officials to discuss bilateral relations as well as ties...
India celebrated her Republic Day on Jan. 26 with a traditional parade on the Indian Gate in New Delhi and festivities all over the country. Japanese Prime...
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev participated in the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22-23 and called the gathering a useful platform for the exchange of...
President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s State of the Nation address, “Kazakhstan’s Way 2050: Common Goal, Common Interests, Common Future,” outlined specific contours and implementation phases for the ambitious...
