- Friday, 13 November, 2026
- Almaty 34 °F / 1 °C
- Astana 30 °F / -1 °C
ASTANA – Slovenia’s Port of Koper sees opportunities to strengthen transport links with Kazakhstan through the Middle Corridor and share its digital port-management expertise to improve cargo...
ASTANA — Glacier-covered peaks, alpine lakes, thermal springs and ancient burial grounds lie scattered across the East Kazakhstan Region’s Altai Mountains, where reaching some of the most...
Editor’s note: The Astana Times continues a section featuring articles by our readers. As a platform that values diverse perspectives and meaningful conversations, we believe that this...
For much of my time as a journalist, the story of China’s rise has come with a familiar undertone of alarm. China is either becoming the next...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan and Cambodia are looking to expand cooperation in artificial intelligence, energy, agriculture and trade, while exploring direct air links, as President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and...
ASTANA – A Kazakh digital platform called PARAQTA is helping readers build consistent reading habits through page tracking, personalized goals and interactive features, bringing together more than...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan and Cambodia are seeking to turn political dialogue into tangible economic outcomes by expanding agricultural exports, strengthening business ties and exploring transport and technology...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s inflation is projected to decline to 8.2% in 2027, while economic growth is expected to accelerate to 4.9%, according to the International Monetary Fund’s...
ASTANA — The Astana Times has selected articles from global media outlets covering Kazakhstan. This week’s foreign media digest covers Kazakhstan’s partnerships with Azerbaijan and Belgium, proposed...
ASTANA — Kazakhstan is seeking international support for a fund to protect rare species and conserve biodiversity, while proposing Almaty as the host city for a regional...
ASTANA – From the surreal world of Belgian painter James Ensor to a ballet exploring the search for meaning, Kazakhstan’s mid-October calendar brings together art, live performances...
ASTANA – The emerging C6 cooperation format, bringing Azerbaijan and the five Central Asian countries together, could strengthen regional trade, transport connectivity and investment, but its success...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan has become the first country in Central Asia to join the World Bank Group’s Metals and Minerals Compact, a partnership aimed at attracting around...
ASTANA — Kazakhstan called on all parties in the Middle East to exercise maximum restraint and prioritize dialogue and diplomacy, reaffirming its support for a two-state solution...
ASTANA – The Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor could increase the combined gross domestic product of countries along the route by 3.3% and generate around two million jobs by...
Global food security faces a number of pressures, including conflict, climate change, pollution and overexploitation. North and Central Asia is a region at risk, with human activity...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan have launched a 380-kilometer fiber-optic communication line across the Caspian Sea, creating a new digital link intended to connect Central Asia and...
ASTANA — Kazakhstan proposes expanding the agenda of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) to include artificial intelligence (AI), preventive diplomacy, water...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan has pledged $25 million to extend its partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) through the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Mongolia Regional Capacity Development...
ASTANA – As artificial intelligence reshapes news production and digital platforms fragment audiences, media organizations must strengthen editorial accountability, provide context and build trust to remain relevant,...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan expects to receive nearly 3.78 trillion tenge (US$7.9 billion) from oil-sector organizations for its National Fund in 2027, according to a draft national budget...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Greco-Roman wrestling team won five medals, including two golds, at the U23 World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas, the United States, finishing second in...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan plans to increase annual transit cargo volumes to 100 million tons by 2035 as it expands transport infrastructure and strengthens connections between major Eurasian...
Norwegian companies are finding customers in Kazakhstan. The relationship now includes a bilateral business council, regular commercial missions and exchanges on resource management and higher education. These...
Kazakhstan has set itself an ambitious goal: to become a reading nation. In May, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree placing the development of reading culture among...
ASTANA – Kuwait’s airline Jazeera Airways is interested in resuming direct flights to Kazakhstan once regional conditions stabilize, potentially restoring a route suspended after its launch in...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Greco-Roman wrestlers have secured two gold medals at the U23 World Wrestling Championships on Oct. 14 in Las Vegas, with Aibek Aitbekov and Yusuf...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan and Belgium agreed to expand academic mobility, joint research and artificial intelligence cooperation as President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde attended a...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s water future may depend less on how much water reaches its rivers than on when it arrives. Climate change is shifting snowmelt, glacier runoff...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan and Belgium are seeking to deepen cooperation in transport and logistics, critical minerals, energy, advanced technologies and manufacturing, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and King Philippe...
