- Wednesday, 19 August, 2026
- Almaty 59 °F / 15 °C
- Astana 52 °F / 11 °C
The ninth-largest country in the world, Kazakhstan has made its geographic location work to its advantage, revitalising its role on the traditional Silk Route through the development...
ASTANA – Departing French Ambassador Jean-Charles Bertonnet’s mission in Astana has seen the intensification of bilateral cooperation across a range of sectors. Energy remains the strongest connection...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev in his address to a session of the G20 summit held in St. Petersburg on Sept. 5-6 explored the causes of...
ALMATY – A gala concert in the State Korean Theatre of Musical Comedy commemorated Kazakhstan’s Constitution Day marked on August 30. The concert brought together representatives of...
KYZYLORDA – On Constitution Day, Kyzylorda’s first Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Natural Science and Mathematics opened its doors. The school will accommodate 720 students with a boarding...
AKTAU – In a village near Aktau live 10 immigrants from Africa: 10 African ostriches. This strange farm belongs to Azamat Orazbayev, who said he simply wanted...
SHYMKENT – South Kazakhstan businessman Timur Sarsenbayev intends to grow truffles in South Kazakhstan. The precious mushrooms require special conditions, which Sarsenbayev believes exist in the region’s...
ALMATY REGION – An enterprise to produce wind turbines has been launched in the Karatal district. The project is being implemented by the Zhetysu social entrepreneurship corporation...
ASTANA – A new draft political doctrine of the Nur Otan political party has been put forth for party and public discussion. The proposed doctrine is the...
SHYMKENT – To alleviate overcrowding in South Kazakhstan’s schools, 17.9 billion tenge ($117 million) was allocated for the construction of 88 new educational institutions in the region...
SHYMKENT – Two musicians from the Sugir Orchestra of Kazakh Folk Instruments toured the United States recently as part of the Golden Gates programme. Aida Zhurmanova (kobyz)...
AKTOBE – The Zhasyl Olkem (“green corner” in Kazakh) exhibition at the Aktobe regional historical museum is currently displaying photographs, videos and other artefacts relating to the...
ASTANA – According to experts, Kazakhstan will have to match Russia’s fuel prices in the next six months. Its northern neighbour has now increased fuel prices by...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan has successfully completed the first five-year plan under the Strategy of Accelerated Industrial and Innovative Development aimed at boosting its economy. Now President Nursultan...
ASTANA – A group of senior citizens in the area of the Semipalatinks nuclear test site, which was devastated by Soviet-era nuclear weapons testing, gathered in Astana...
ASTANA – The Aug. 28 briefing of the Central Communication Service (CCS) brought together prominent figures in environmental and nuclear issues for an interactive briefing on environmental...
ASTANA – Construction officially began on Aug. 22 in Pavlodar on the Sports City Olympic Village, which will serve as a centre for the preparation and training...
ASTANA – UNICEF Representative in Kazakhstan Jun Kukita focused during his Aug. 28 briefing at Kazakhstan’s Central Communication Service (CCS) on the United Nations International Day Against...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s national postal carrier KazPost and Ministry of Foreign Affairs introduced on August 28 a postage stamp commemorating the United Nations International Day Against Nuclear...
ASTANA – The Astana Bus Tours project has introduced two new double-decker sightseeing buses that will take visitors and locals past some of Astana’s most unique buildings...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s new opera hall, Astana Opera, announced on Aug. 13 that it would like companies to bid to sell the opera house the instruments it...
ASTANA – On Aug. 28, Karaganda Football Club “Shakhter” lost to Scotland’s Celtic with a score of 3 – 0 in the return match, which took place...
After finishing his mission promoting Kazakhstan and EXPO 2017 in Brazil, the president of the Geographical Society of Kazakhstan and the famous biker Dmitry Petrukhin arrived at...
ASTANA – American firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architects are the frontrunners among the 10 finalists announced Aug. 26 in the competition to design the pavilions...
ASTANA—Kazakhstan’s 2012 Olympic boxing champion Serik Sapiyev was named UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Sport on Aug. 24 at a ceremony held at the Kazmedia Centre in Astana....
ASTANA – Children and adults of all ages gathered Aug. 23 in a large tent city at the Fishing Dream fishing site in the Almaty mountains for...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan and UNESCO joined forces on Aug. 23 to host an international forum dedicated to the International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures and to...
NEW YORK – On Sept. 4 as part of the commemorations of the International Day Against Nuclear Tests, the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Kazakhstan to...
ASTANA – Speaking to students and faculty at Nazarbayev University on September 7, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for enhanced regional cooperation along a “new Silk Road.”...
ASTANA – Famed poet and Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to UNESCO Olzhas Suleimenov participated in the forum held in Astana on the occasion of the inauguration of...
