Digital Nomads IT Community Promotes Young Women in Tech, Sports Programs

ASTANA – Digital Nomads IT community members from Kazakhstan are developing projects to promote young women in the industry, provide sports programming and free resources to university students. Kazakh...


First Weekend of Last Winter Month is Bursting with Fun Activities

ASTANA – The Kazakh capital is bursting with fun activities not only throughout the week but during the weekend too. If you are tired of doing the same old...


Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan to Launch Hydroelectric Power Project

ASTANA – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan agreed on Jan. 6 to build the Kambar-Ata-1 hydroelectric power plant (HPP) on the Naryn River in Kyrgyzstan to generate electricity to Central...


Young Kazakh Activist Becomes Finalist in PACEY Competition by Helping Educate Children Affected by Semei Nuclear Fallout

ASTANA – Helping children became a mission for Aruzhan Audanbekova, whose Ertis Mektebi School project aimed at providing mainstream education to children from the East Kazakhstan Region affected by...


Kazakh Foreign Minister Visits Oman to Bolster Cooperation in Trade and Investment

ASTANA – Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister – Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi paid an official visit to the Sultanate of Oman on Feb. 1, where he met with Omani counterparts...


Kazakhstan and EU Reiterate Stronger Cooperation in Joint Statement on 30 Years of Diplomatic Relations

ASTANA – Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister – Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi and the European Union (EU) High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy – Vice President of the...


Kazakhstan’s Central Election Commission Begins Accreditation of International Observers for Upcoming Parliamentary Elections

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Central Election Commission (CEC) accredited 25 international observers for the upcoming elections to the Mazhilis, a lower chamber of the Kazakh Parliament, and the maslikhats, local...


Cryptocurrency and Digitalization to Empower Women Among Top Topics at Digital Almaty 2023 Forum

ASTANA –  The participants of the Digital Almaty forum, which started on Feb. 2, discussed the prospects for the development of Kazakhstan’s crypto industry and how digitization can help...


President Tokayev Congratulates Kazakh Chess Player Bibisara Assaubayeva on Her Outstanding Achievements

ASTANA –  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev congratulated the youngest two-time blitz world champion Bibisara Assaubayeva on her outstanding awards and wished her further success at the official reception ceremony on Feb....


UK-Based Heriot – Watt University to Open Branch in Kazakhstan

LONDON – The Heriot – Watt University will open a branch at the Zhubanov Aktobe Regional University in Kazakhstan. This was announced during the signing of an agreement between...


Digital Almaty International Forum Highlights Emerging Tech Trends in Kazakhstan

ASTANA – The global challenges facing the innovative technology industry are one of the main topics brought up at the Digital Almaty International forum, which kicked off in Almaty...


New Video Captures Two Foreign Travelers Finding Getaway in Kazakh Nature

ASTANA – A new video by Kazakh Tourism national company featuring Kazakhstan’s best nature sites near Almaty, Astana, and Turkistan offers a glimpse of what awaits the visitors arriving...


680 Ancient Artifacts of Major Cultural Value Enrich Kazakh National Museum Collections

ASTANA – The Kazakh National Museum received over 680 artifacts of great cultural worth and around 80 other valuable exhibits, the Jibek Joly TV channel reported on Jan. 31....


Kazakhstan’s Askar Ilyasov Wins Best Actor Award at SCO Film Festival in Mumbai

ASTANA – Kazakh actor Askar Ilyasov won the Best Male Actor award for his role in the “Paralympian” sports drama directed by Aldiyar Bairakimov at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization...


Kazakhstan-Bavarian Investment Roundtable Focuses on Generating More Business Cooperation

ASTANA – Kazakh and German officials and business leaders explored prospects for cooperation at a Jan. 31 Kazakhstan-Bavarian Investment Roundtable in Munich, the capital of Bavaria, the Kazakh Invest...


Officials, NGOs Address Kazakhstan’s International Obligations on Human Rights, Improvements to Criminal Justice System

ASTANA – The first meeting of the Human Dimension Dialogue Platform in 2023 took place  on Jan. 30. The Consultative and Advisory Body under the Kazakh Ministry of Foreign...


Kazakh Medical Startup Reaches Final of Global Startup Awards Contest

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Cerebra AI-powered software for early stroke detection made it to the final of the largest independent startup ecosystem competition, the Global Startup Awards, reported the Ministry...


Astana Gets New Development Priorities Outlined by President Tokayev

ASTANA – Plans for the development of Kazakhstan’s capital city Astana were in the spotlight of a Jan. 30 meeting in Akorda with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, ministers, Astana akim...


WHO Representative Welcomes Kazakhstan’s Initiatives in Inclusive and Sustainable Health Systems

It is truly a pleasure to pen a few words as I commence my assignment at the WHO Country Office in Kazakhstan. The health and wellbeing of all people...


Economics Research Center Forecasts Kazakhstan’s Inflation Rate to Slow Down in 2023

ASTANA – The Applied Economics Research Centre (AERC) published its macroeconomic review for Kazakhstan on Jan. 31, projecting the country’s average annual consumer inflation rate to slow down to...


President Tokayev Authorizes Government to Draw Up New Astana City Development Plan

ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev instructed his government to begin holding public hearings and drawing up the capital’s new general plan at a Jan. 31 meeting dedicated to the...


Astana Set to Become Innovative City of Future, Says Kazakh President

ASTANA – The Kazakh capital should become the innovative city of the future, said President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during a meeting on Jan. 31 devoted to the development of Astana,...


Majority of Kazakh Voters in Favour of Greater Political Pluralism, Survey Says

ASTANA – The majority of early parliamentary election potential voters favour political pluralism, advocating for three or more parties to be represented in the Mazhilis (lower chamber of Parliament),...


Kazakhstan Plans to Domesticate Saiga Antelopes

ASTANA – Kazakhstan intends to place 1,800 saiga fawns into their natural habitats in semi-free conditions for scientific research, with 750 million tenge (US$1.6 million) allocated for a three-year...


Kazakhstan’s FlyArystan to Launch Astana-Ankara Flights

ASTANA – Kazakh low-cost airline FlyArystan will launch direct flights from Astana to Ankara starting on May 23, the company’s press service reported. The national carrier is set to...


Kazakhstan, Council of Europe to Organize Conference on Human Rights Protection and Torture Prevention

ASTANA – Kazakhstan to hold a Central Asian regional conference on the prevention of torture and inhumane treatment as part of the Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP)...


Shymkent to Become Major Transport, Logistics Hub for Central Asia, Says Kazakh PM

ASTANA – Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov visited a large trading-logistics center and major industrial facilities, including a lead processing plant, pharmaceutical enterprise, oil refinery, and aluminum can production...


State Counselor Karin: Kazakhstan Set to Continue Political Reforms Through 2023

ASTANA – The political agenda of 2023 in Kazakhstan will be determined by the vector of political reforms set forward by the country’s leadership, according to State Counselor Erlan...


Kazakhstan and European Union: Three Decades of Partnership, Cooperation and Friendship

Kazakhstan and the European Union (EU) will mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations on February 2, 2023. Over the course of thirty years, bilateral ties...


World Opera Stars to Perform at Astana Opera to Mark 30th Anniversary of Kazakhstan-EU Relations

ASTANA – Portugal’s opera diva Susana Gaspar and Kazakh and world opera soloists Maria Mudryak and Medet Chotabayev will perform at the Gala Concert to mark the 30th anniversary...


Dimash Participates in SCO Film Festival in Mumbai as Jury Member

ASTANA – Kazakh pop star Dimash Kudaibergen took part in the opening ceremony of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Film Festival in Mumbai as a jury member, he wrote...


Kurmangazy Orchestra Enters 90th Anniversary Season with Impressive Program

ASTANA – The Kurmangazy National Folk Instruments Orchestra launched the 90th celebratory season on Jan. 20 with a concert to mark the 200th anniversary of Kurmangazy Sagyrbaiuly, the most...


Kazakhstan’s Air Astana Resumes Astana-Beijing Flights

ASTANA – The Air Astana airline is to resume flights along the Astana-Beijing route starting from March 25 this year, reported the Civil Aviation Committee’s press service on Jan....


EBRD Invests $525 million in Kazakhstan in 2022

ASTANA – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invested $525 million in 14 projects in Kazakhstan in 2022, reported the bank’s press service on Jan. 27. “The...


Kazakh PM Sets Targets for Attracting Foreign Investors

ASTANA – Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov wants to attract at least $24.4 billion of foreign investment to the national economy in 2023. He announced the plans at a Jan....


Immerse in Kazakh Folklore or Learn Kazakh Language: Qonzhyq App Ticks off Both

ASTANA – For those who want to make meaningful use of their screen time immersed in high-quality Kazakh folklore content, the Qonzhyq App offers an extensive collection of modern...


Learning Kazakh: Тeacher from US Shares Her Experience of Living in Kazakhstan for Five Years

ASTANA – Raquel Reinagel, 28, swapped Texas’s humid weather for Astana’s continental climate five years ago to gain new work experience and work as an English teacher at Nazarbayev...


Kazakh Designer Conducts Experiments with AI in Arts

ASTANA – Kazakh graphic designer Ruslan Yesentayev, 32, dazzled Kaznet with the pictures he made using an artificial art generator. A series of photos depicting how popular movie characters...


Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina Pushes Hard at Australian Open Final, Yields to Aryna Sabalenka

ASTANA – Reigning Wimbledon champion and Kazakhstan’s top seed Elena Rybakina yielded to Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-4, 3-6, 4-6 in the women’s singles final on Jan. 28 at...


Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs Announces Best Education Programs

ASTANA – The Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs (NCE) and the Kazakh Science and Higher Education Ministry announced the list of the 2022 Best Higher Education Programs in Kazakhstan...


Enthusiasts Open Tazy Fan Club to Popularize Unique Breed in Kazakhstan

ASTANA – The people from the Kenshoky village in the Karagandy Region recently initiated a Kazakh tazy breed fan club to preserve and popularize the nation’s unique breed, according...


Kazakhstan to Boost Nuclear Energy Cooperation with French EDF

ASTANA – Kazakh Energy Minister Bolat Akchulakov and Électricité de France (EDF) Senior Vice President Vakis Ramany agreed to continue negotiations on nuclear power cooperation on Jan. 26 in...


Kazakh Foreign Ministry Announces Media Accreditation for Early Parliamentary Election

ASTANA – The Kazakh Foreign Affairs Ministry announced the start of the accreditation period for foreign journalists, who will cover the March 19 early elections to Mazhilis, the lower...


Kazakh Chess Champion Bibisara Assaubaeva Defeats Famous Grandmaster Sergey Karyakin in Sensational Match

ASTANA – Two-time blitz world champion Bibisara Assaubayeva defeated one of the world’s strongest grandmasters, Sergey Karyakin, in the rapid chess format at the International Chess Stars Tournament in...


Editor’s Pick: What to See in Astana Upcoming Weekend

ASTANA  – We do not always have the opportunity to spend time doing the things that we enjoy without work obligations or commitments intruding on our busy schedules. The...


First Inter-Parliamentary Forum of Central Asian Countries Opens Media Accreditation Applications

ASTANA – The accreditation of foreign journalists to cover the Feb. 9-10 First Inter-Parliamentary Forum of Central Asian countries in Turkistan is now open, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry’s press...


Kazakhstan Creates National Council for Science and Technology

ASTANA – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree on Jan. 26 to establish the National Council for Science and Technology, according to the Akorda press service. “The council...


Government Considers Draft Law on Repatriation of Illegally Withdrawn Assets

ASTANA – The Kazakh government hosted a economic policy council meeting to discuss the draft law on the repatriation of illegally withdrawn assets, reported the Prime Minister’s office on...


KazMunayGas, Eni to Build Hybrid Power Plant in Mangystau Region

ASTANA – The KazMunayGas (KMG) National Company and Eni, an Italian multinational energy company, agreed to build a hybrid power plant in the Mangystau Region, as Chairman of KMG...


Kazakhstan’s Tennis Star Elena Rybakina Reaches Australian Open Final

ASTANA – The 2022 Wimbledon Champion and the first Kazakh racket Elena Rybakina made it to the finals at the 2023 Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 26. Rybakina...