- Wednesday, 19 August, 2026
- Almaty 61 °F / 16 °C
- Astana 52 °F / 11 °C
PAVLODAR – A new house-building plant with technology unequalled in the rest of the country was recently officially put into operation in the regional centre of Pavlodar....
ASTANA – Kazakhstan National Statistics Agency Chairman Alikhan Smailov reported on July 11 that the majority of the nation’s major economic indicators experienced growth in the first...
ALMATY – MERIDA-KZ, LLP in Kapshagay located 60 kilometres from Almaty is the only enterprise in Kazakhstan and Central Asia that manufactures modern bicycles with a production...
ASTANA – On July 18, Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Yerbol Orynbayev and Kazakhstan’s Minister of Healthcare Salidat Kairbekova visited the Karaganda region, where they monitored activity...
ASTANA – Astana residents and visitors celebrated fifth annual Nelson Mandela International Day, also known as Mandela Day, on July 18 at the Radisson Hotel in Astana....
ASTANA – Kazakhstan Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov stressed the need to develop Kazakhstan’s investment attractiveness and create clear development strategies for the country’s special economic zones (SEZ)...
EAST KAZAKHSTAN – The beekeeping centre of East Kazakhstan’s Institute of Agriculture launched an automated assembly line for printing and packaging honey from honeycombs. Head of the...
SOUTH KAZAKHSTAN – All phases of the production process at the Shardara fish processing plant are being modernized through the use of the latest Italian and Turkish...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan, one of the world’s largest exporters of grain, saw a reduction of grain exports to 7.1 million tons in the 2012-2013 marketing year, Minister...
ASTANA – Russian journalist, photographer and member of the Russian Geography Society Vlad Minin completed on July 15 an 11,000-kilometer car trip from Moscow’s Red Square to...
An international round table, “The Future of the Nuclear Power Industry and Renewable Energy Resources,” dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Nuclear Society of Kazakhstan, was...
ASTANA – The offspring recently born to Shetland ponies and European fallow deer in the Children’s Biological Centre of Semey are healthy and thriving. “After a long...
ASTANA – A new organic food store certified by the European Union for safety and quality recently opened in Astana. Today, there are about 150 organic markets,...
Kazakhstan is committed to strengthening international relations and its geographical location makes it an ideal venue for facilitating international cooperation, the country’s deputy foreign minister told delegates...
ASTANA – “Security Council activities are multifaceted and involve a variety of issues, from the prevention of terrorism and extremism to environmental challenges and threats,” Deputy Secretary...
ASTANA – A new ice rink and training facility for professional, semiprofessional and amateur hockey teams and figure skaters opened here on July 12. The rink, known...
ALMATY – Almaty resident Andrey Tkachenko is not only a famous designer and the artistic director of the Andres fashion salon, he is also one who has...
On July 11-12, First Deputy Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan and Commissioner for EXPO 2017 Rapil Zhoshybayev travelled to Munich to exchange experience with Deputy Commissioner of EXPO...
The implementation of an effective anti-corruption policy determines the development of the legislative framework for combating corruption. In recent years, a package of anti-corruption laws aimed at...
ASTANA – Four hundred and ten tons of highly toxic rocket fuel used to propel missiles during the Soviet era and which had been stored for more...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s constitution proclaims it a secular state: Article 1.1 reads “1. The Republic of Kazakhstan proclaims itself a democratic, secular, legal and social state whose...
ALMATY – Newlyweds in east European and such Oriental countries and China and Vietnam are partial to Hummers and decorated limousines for their wedding motorcades, according to...
ASTANA – The bright sun, pine forests and crystal clean water of the Burabai resort area make it a natural gem in the Akmola region, and one...
ASTANA – Honorary ATOM Project Ambassador and artist Karipbek Kuyukov, a victim of Soviet nuclear testing at the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site who was born without arms...
OSKEMEN – East Kazakhstan oblast, where people from 105 different ethnicities live and work together, is an appropriate setting for Kazakhstan’s first so called ethnic village, which...
ALMATY – Kazakhstan’s rare demoiselle crane is growing in population and may soon leave the list of endangered bird species known as the “Red Book.” “This rare...
Astana’s Haileybury School Community Choir performed on June 15 a concert entitled “CarminaBurana.” The Astana Times sat down with the choir’s conductor and the concert’s organizer, Haileybury...
Foreign experts are interested in Kazakhstan not only as a template of economic growth and political stability, but also as an important participant in the integration processes...
ASTANA – Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta made his first official visit to Kazakhstan on June 27 and 28, resulting in agreements on cooperation in military training,...
ASTANA – On June 28, the InterNations Astana network held another one of its regular expatriate get-togethers, this time at Why Not Lounge Bar. The InterNations community...
