- Saturday, 6 December, 2025
- Almaty 32 °F / 0 °C
- Astana 28 °F / -2 °C
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Issetov participated in the ministerial meeting on advancing connectivity between Central Asia, the Eastern Partnership, Türkiye, and the EU in Luxembourg. The...
ASTANA – The Kazakh Finance Ministry has placed $1.5 billion in sovereign Eurobonds on the international capital market with a five-year maturity, achieving the lowest yield in the nation’s...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan has exported 1.6 million tons of new-harvest grain between Sept. 1 and Oct. 19, showing a 14% increase compared to the same period last year. According...
ASTANA – Kazakh grain has become the first cargo to transit from Azerbaijan to Armenia, marking a symbolic step in regional relations, said President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev during...
ASTANA — Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan solidified their economic partnership with 16 agreements signed at a business forum in Astana on Oct. 21, advancing cooperation in artificial intelligence, industry, logistics,...
ASTANA – Almaty has earned the Special Recognition Award for Tourism Innovation and Urban Transformation at the World Tourism Awards 2025, held during the Global Tourism Forum in Brussels....
ASTANA – Kazakhstan now hosts over 550,000 international migrant workers, nearly 21,000 more than in January, said International Migration Organization (IOM) Chief of Mission Serhan Aktoprak as he discussed...
ASTANA – At the invitation of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Finland Alexander Stubb will pay an official visit to Kazakhstan on Oct. 28–29. During the visit, the Presidents...
ASTANA — Kazakhstan joined more than 150 countries at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi on Oct. 9-15, where over 10,000...
ALMATY — President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev inaugurated the KIA Qazaqstan automobile plant on Oct. 21 through an online conference, marking a major step in Kazakhstan’s industrial modernization and the development...
ALMATY – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev announced a new phase of cooperation at a press briefing on Oct. 21, pledging to double bilateral trade...
ASTANA — Kazakhstan to remain Central Asia’s fastest-growing economy in 2025, expanding by 5.9%, well above the global average of 3.2%, according to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Regional...
ALMATY — President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and President Ilham Aliyev reaffirmed their commitment to deepening strategic and allied relations during the second meeting of the Supreme Interstate Council between Kazakhstan...
ALMATY – The Astana Ballet Theater hosted the premiere of the two-act ballet “Two Carpets” on Oct. 17-18 as a large-scale production woven from the finest threads of feeling,...
ALMATY — President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev emphasized the deep historical ties and mutual trust between Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan during his meeting with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, who arrived in...
ALMATY — Kazakhstan has made significant progress in developing artificial intelligence (AI) technologies over the past three years, according to the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development statement....
ALMATY — Kazakhstan is preparing for a mass rollout of VoWiFi (Voice over Wi-Fi) technology in 2026, a move expected to eliminate areas with weak mobile coverage inside buildings,...
ALMATY — Kazakhstan is set to provide all its population with high-speed internet by 2027 as part of its ambitious drive to become a fully digital nation within the...
ALMATY – Kazakhstan ranked 44th out of 89 countries in the Numbeo Global Traffic Index for January-June 2025, with an overall score of 136.3 points. According to the index...
ASTANA — Kazakhstan is overhauling its three-decade-old banking law in a bid to future-proof its financial system for the digital era, moving beyond a 1995 framework drafted long before...
ASTANA – A full house gathered inside the main hall of the Kuanyshbayev Kazakh State Drama Theater on Oct. 17 evening in Astana, as the United Nations in Kazakhstan...
ASTANA – Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), a global metals and mining company, has signed a strategic contract with Primetals Technologies (Austria) and Midrex Technologies, Inc. (USA) to build Kazakhstan’s...
ASTANA – The Kazakh State String Quartet, named after Gaziza Zhubanova, one of Central Asia’s most acclaimed chamber ensembles, will embark on a major concert tour across the United...
ASTANA – Seven members of Kazakhstan’s national boxing team have claimed the top spots in the World Boxing Federation’s first-ever global ranking of the best boxers. Leading their respective...
ASTANA – World No. 9 Elena Rybakina triumphed over Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova (WTA No. 10) in the final of the WTA 500 tournament in Ningbo, China, capturing her 10th...
ASTANA – Marton Krasznai, scientific director of the Center for Central Asia Research at the Corvinus University of Budapest, highlighted water diplomacy as a strategic imperative for Central Asia...
ALMATY — Almaty will host Powerexpo 2025, an international exhibition dedicated to energy, electrical engineering, and power technology, on Oct. 21–23 at the Atakent Exhibition Center. The event will...
ASTANA – Central Asia’s vibrant youth population could become the region’s greatest asset or its greatest risk, hinging on coordinated policy action, said Fabio Losa, regional demographic resilience and...
ASTANA – Kazakh Animation creative association at the Shaken Aimanov Kazakhfilm Studio will host the National Animation Film Week from Oct. 20 to 24 at the Kazakhstan Central Concert...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan is accelerating its transition into the artificial intelligence era as the Digital Headquarters, led by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov, implements President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s instructions to build...
When I was younger, the world felt enormous, distant, glittering, and separated by borders that existed as much in my imagination as they did on any map. Back then,...
ASTANA – Nearly 800 years after the man called Genghis Khan forged a vast empire stretching from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Caspian Sea in the...
ALMATY — Nine young steppe eagles tagged with GPS trackers in Kazakhstan have begun their first migration to wintering grounds, marking an international effort to study and protect one...
ALMATY – It took more than a decade for Michael Brown, a German-Russian professor and director of graduate studies at the University of Wyoming (UW) in the United States,...
ALMATY — A delegation from Kazakhstan’s Mangystau Region has presented a unique cultural symbol, a seven-winged Kazakh yurt, to the International Organization of Turkic Culture (TURKSOY). The ceremony held...
ALMATY – The fossils of a woolly mammoth estimated to have lived between 40,000 and 15,000 years ago have been discovered near the Novobratskoye village in the Bulandy district...
ASTANA – The Astana Times has selected articles from global media outlets covering Kazakhstan. This week’s foreign media digest covers the nation’s leadership in digital transformation, its role as...
ALMATY — Cooperation with the World Bank remains one of the key pillars of Kazakhstan’s sustainable development, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin at...
ALMATY — Uzbekistan has officially launched construction of a new international airport that is expected to become the largest in Central Asia. The ceremony took place on Oct. 15...
ALMATY — Kazakhstan and the United States are strengthening their economic partnership as members of the U.S. Congress reaffirmed support for repealing the decades-old Jackson–Vanik amendment in relation to...
ALMATY – The Kazakh government has announced a series of measures to stabilize the economy and mitigate the social impact of ongoing reforms on Oct. 16, following President Kassym-Jomart...
ASTANA – There is something about fall evenings that makes art feel a little more electric. From soulful concerts to inspiring exhibitions, both Astana and Almaty offer endless ways...
ALMATY – At the invitation of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will pay a state visit to Kazakhstan on October 20–21. During the visit, the two...
The United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations recently held hearings on the topic of the future of U.S. strategy in the Black Sea region, during which Republican Senator...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan presented more than 350 books at one of the world’s largest and most prestigious publishing events, the 77th Frankfurt Book Fair (Frankfurter Buchmesse), on Oct. 15....
ASTANA – Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev presented the Alatau City project to Korean investors during the Alatau Rise with Kazakhstan international roadshow on Oct. 15 in Seoul,...
ASTANA – Tajikistan signed 26 agreements worth $3.12 billion on the first day of the Dushanbe Invest-2025 International Investment Forum. According to the State Committee on Investment and State...
ASTANA – Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are reliable partners of state, said Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in his welcoming remarks to the plenary session of the 12th Civil Forum of...
ASTANA – Seventeen-year-old forward Dastan Satpayev of Almaty’s FC Kairat has been recognized among the world’s 60 best young football talents by The Guardian, which praised the Kazakh player...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan has made a significant leap in the global postal industry, with Qazpost advancing to 39th place in the Universal Postal Union (UPU) ranking among more than...
