Astana Basketball Team Trains at Camp in Slovenia

The Astana professional basketball team is currently training at a camp in Slovenia under the supervision of coach Aleksander Trifunovic and the coaching staff in preparation for...


MADE IN ASTANA Exhibition Showcased in Kulanshi

ASTANA – Kulanshi, the Centre for Contemporary Art, opened its annual exhibition “MADE IN ASTANA” Sept. 11 with the participation of 28 young artists and the support...


Economic News in Brief

The Sept. 11 government meeting chaired by Kazakh First Deputy Prime Minister Bakhytzhan Sagintayev included a discussion on the issues of attracting business in the organisation and...


Business News in Brief

“Twelve hundred new jobs will be created in the Aktobe region within the State Programme of Accelerated Industrial and Innovative Development (SPAIID). This is going to be...


Kazakhstan, EU Close to Completing Talks on New Partnership and Cooperation Agreement

ASTANA – Senior officials and diplomats from Kazakhstan and the European Union held what is expected to be the final round of negotiations on a new enhanced...


UN General Assembly Renews Calls for Nuclear Test Ban

NEW YORK – Top UN leaders, ambassadors from dozens of countries and a delegation from East Kazakhstan renewed calls for a total ban on nuclear-weapons testing at...


Chinese Troupe to Perform at Astana Opera

ASTANA – Artists from China will give a concert on the Astana Opera stage Sept. 25 within the Days of Chinese Culture in Kazakhstan. The programme will...


Nazarbayev University Launches Technological Park to Advance Research

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s newest research institution, Nazarbayev University, launched a new 2,000 square metre Technological Park (TechnoPark) in hopes of growing the country’s research and innovation sector....


Kazakhstan National Geographic Society Explores Mausoleums of Ulytau

Ulytau is a land of fresh air, delicious spring water, beautiful mountains, the origins of much of Kazakh culture and home to thousands of legends. And it...


Nazarbayev University Professor Creates Extended Life Lithium-Sulfur Battery

ASTANA – Nazarbayev University Professor Dr. Zhumabai Bakenov and his team have developed a lithium-sulfur battery with 10-fold the capacity of a regular battery. “The lithium-sulfur battery...


PIT Expansion Underway

ALMATY – More than 150 companies implementing high-tech projects will be opening in the Park of Innovative Technologies (PIT), a special economic zone near the city. The...


National Basketball Teams’ Opponents Revealed for 17th Asian Games in South Korea

The Kazakh national men’s and women’s basketball teams now know who they will face at the 17th Asian Games that begin on Sept. 20 in Incheon, South...


President of Iran Advances Economic Ties on Visit to Astana

ASTANA – President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani paid an official visit to Kazakhstan Sept. 9 to meet with President Nursultan Nazarbayev. The parties...


“Birzhan-Sara” to be Performed at Silk Road Festival

ASTANA – “Birzhan-Sara” by Mukan Tolebayev, will be performed as part of the Astana Opera’s new theatre season. The opera, which according to the company’s marketing research...


In Astana, Canadian MP Sees Great Opportunities for Investment and Partnership

ASTANA – A Canadian parliamentary delegation led by Leon Benoit, co-chair of the Kazakhstan-Canada Friendship Group and Chairman of the Committee on Natural Resources of the House...


Of Land- and Sea-Lockedness, and the Pursuit of Happiness

In 1997, Jared Diamond wrote a Pulitzer Prize-winning book called “Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies.” The book explained in easily understandable yet well-argued...


Cambridge Professor Suggests Cooperation on Seismology Programme

Almaty Akim (Mayor) Akhmetzhan Yessimov met with renowned scientist, professor of the Department of Earth Science and head of Bullard laboratories at the University of Cambridge James...


U.S. Congressmen Want Ties with Kazakhstan Strengthened

ASTANA – President Nursultan Nazarbayev met with the members of the United States Congress Dana Rohrabacher and Gregory Meeks on Sept. 5 in Borovoye, 250 kilometres north...


Open Air Classical Music Festival Marks Almaty City Day

ALMATY –  Almaty residents and visitors will be able to enjoy live classical music from Sept. 9 to Sept. 11 during the fifth Open Air Music Festival....


New Law on Rural Cooperation to be Finalised this Year

On President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s instructions, the government of Kazakhstan will finalise a new law On Rural Cooperation this year. The bill will provide the legal framework governing...


Kazakhstan Participates in First World Nomad Games

The First World Nomad Games will kick off Sept. 9 at the Cholpon-Ata hippodrome on the Issyk Kul lake shorein Kyrgyzstan. Teams from 12 countries of the...


Legally-Binding Global Agreement Is Most Effective Way to Tackle Man-Made Climate Change

Today, across the world, the embassies of the U.K. and Germany are joining with the EU delegation and other countries to highlight the challenge we all face...


Kazakhstan, Qatar to Implement Joint Project to Help Nuclear Test Victims

DOHA – Kanat Saudabayev, Director of the Nursultan Nazarbayev Foundation for Culture, Education and Social Programmes and Dr. Ahmed bin Mohamed Al Muraikhi, Director General of the...


Pavlodar Hosts EBRD Workshop on Benefits of Consulting for Entrepreneurs

More than 50 entrepreneurs from Pavlodar city and region took part in a one day workshop organised by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The...


Britain and Kazakhstan: Partners in Business Development

Any comparison of Kazakhstan and the United Kingdom would bring to light many differences between the two countries: one is an island kingdom and the other is...


New Talent-Management Principle Seeks to Train More Effective Civil Servants

ASTANA – The Academy of Public Administration under the President of Kazakhstan recently opened a new academic year. This year, approximately 200 people, selected on the basis...


Computer Animated Film Nears Completion in Pavlodar

ASTANA – Amateur filmmakers in Pavlodar are shooting a fantasy-action movie titled “The Mechanics” using CGI (computer-generated imagery) technology. Andrey Zakharov, the leader of the group making...


Cameras Reveal Bear Behavior in Altai Reserve

EAST KAZAKHSTAN REGION – With the creation of the West Altai Reserve, local citizens, particularly mushroom hunters, more and more often share stories about their encounters with...


Bordeaux Star to Play Romeo in Astana Opera Production

ASTANA – Sergey Prokofiev’s ballet, “Romeo and Juliet” will be presented to the metropolitan audience on Sept. 19 with the star of the National Opera of Bordeaux,...


Human Capital Drives Growth, Says Samruk Kazyna HR Chief

The Samruk Kazyna National Welfare Fund has launched a revolutionary business transformation programme among its group of companies. On the road to success, modernisation is not possible...