Oil Production in Kazakhstan Expected to Reach 85.7 Million Tons By End of 2021
NUR-SULTAN – Oil production in Kazakhstan is expected to reach 85.7 million tons in 2021 with exports estimated at – 67.6 million tons, said Kazakh Minister of Energy Magzum Mirzagaliyev at the government meeting on Dec. 22. The country’s oil production will increase to 104.2 million tons by 2030. The volume of oil refining is…
Afghan Students Continue to Receive Humanitarian Assistance from Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN – More than 200 Afghan students in Kazakhstan received financial and legal advisory support as part of humanitarian assistance organized by Kazakhstan’s Office of Commissioner for Human Rights and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), reports the commissioner’s press service. To date, the campaign has been implemented in the cities of Almaty, Shymkent, Karaganda,…
Kazakh Film “Poet” Enters 72nd Berlin International Film Festival Program
NUR-SULTAN – “Akyn” (“Poet”) a movie directed by Kazakh director Darezhan Omirbayev is listed among the first ten titles of the Forum 2022 – a prestigious program of the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival, more known as the Berlinale, one of the largest annual film festivals around the globe, reports the Kazakhfilm press service. The…
Kazakh Writers Ink Agreement with Amazon Publishing to Publish Their Children’s Adventure Books in English
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh writers Zira Naurzbayeva and Lilya Kalaus reached an agreement with the Children’s Literature Department of Amazon Publishing to publish their “Adventures of Batu and His Friends. In Search of the Golden Cup” trilogy in English, Naurzbayeva and Kalaus announced on their Facebook. The series of books authored by Kazakh mythology specialist Naurzbayeva…
Kazakh Team Wins AIGA International Grappling Tournament
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh team won a prestigious international grappling tournament TMS: WALL TO WALL 2021 that took place in Dnipro, Ukraine on Dec. 18-19, reports AIGA (Amateur International Grappling Association) Federation in Kazakhstan. The national team of Kazakhstan triumphantly defeated athletes from Poland, Ukraine and Israel in five-to-five format, where the total weight of…
Kazakhstan’s Highest New Year Tree Lights Up in Capital (Video)
NUR-SULTAN – The country’s main New Year tree, towering at a height of 25 meters, was lit up in front of the Nur Alem sphere at EXPO 2017 in Nur-Sultan on Dec. 19, reports the akimat (city administration). With a diameter of 10 meters and a weight of 4,048 kilos, it was one of the…
Kazakh and International Scientists Publish Their Study on Horses in Prestigious British Magazine
NUR-SULTAN – A group of foreign scientists and their Kazakh colleagues published an article titled “The Origins and Spread of Domestic Horses from the Western Eurasian Steppes” in Nature, an influential British magazine, based on their research, reports the Kazakh Ministry of Science and Education. The scientists, who currently work at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University,…
Young Kazakh Girl Wins World Championship – 2021 Grappling/Grappling-GI
NUR-SULTAN – A 15-year-old Zhibek Kulymbetova from Kazakhstan won the World Championship – 2021 Grappling/Grappling-GI, which took place in Moscow on Dec. 11-12, reports Kazinform news agency. Grappling is a hand-to-hand sport that includes gripping or seizing the opponent and wrestling. The tournament is held among championship veterans, novices, schoolboys and schoolgirls from nine countries…
“Maryam” Wins Honorary Mention Award at Cannes Shorts Film Festival 2021
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh film “Maryam” directed by young director Marzhan Bekmaganbetova has received an Honorary Mention award at the Cannes Shorts Film Festival 2021, according to inform.kz. Founded in 2014, the Cannes Shorts Film Festival annually brings together filmmakers from around the globe to let them showcase their cinematic excellence and exciting innovations in…
First Fully 5G City in Kazakhstan to Be Founded in Turkistan
NUR-SULTAN – The first 5G city, sponsored by Kcell, one of the country’s largest mobile network operators, and Ericsson, Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company, will be set up in Turkistan – the capital of the Turkic world, reports inbusiness.kz. With their strategic agreement, Kcell and Ericsson intend to accelerate the development of 5G technologies…
The Number of Young Female Entrepreneurs Increases By 15 % in Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN – The number of young female entrepreneurs has increased to 15 percent over the last 10 months, according to a report by the Finprom financial and business analytical service. As of Oct. 1, more than 10,000 legal entities owned by women under the age of 29 have been registered in the country. This number…
Shymbulak Mountain Resort Launches Night Skiing Season (Video)
NUR-SULTAN – The opening сeremony for a new season of night skiing from the Talgar Pass took place at Shymbulak Mountain Resort in Almaty on Nov. 27, reported the resort’s press service. The Shymbulak Mountain Resort, located in the picturesque gorge of Trans-Ili Alatau, was established in 1954. Since the mid-1950s, Shymbulak has been the…
Biden Congratulates Tokayev with 30th Anniversary of Kazakhstan’s Independence
NUR-SULTAN – U.S. President Joseph Biden congratulated Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and the Kazakh people on the 30th anniversary of Kazakhstan’s Independence, reports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs press service. “I join you in celebrating the 30th anniversary of Kazakhstan as a leader for peace, stability and prosperity in Central Asia and globally,” he wrote…
Young Kazakh Girl Amazes Jury of International Super Queen Korea Сontest
NUR-SULTAN – The 14-year-old Snezhanna Lee, an Aktobe native, won a gold cup and a cash prize of one million South Korean won (US$ 851) at the seventh International Super Queen Fashion contest in Seoul on Dec. 1, reports diapazon.kz. Among 1,000 participants, only 100 participants reached the final, including Lee, who was the first…
EdCrunch Glocal Conference To Gather 400 WorldWide Speakers to Discuss Innovative Technologies in Education in Almaty
NUR-SULTAN – More than 400 speakers from 25 countries will perform during the expert sessions, panel discussions and master-classes at EdCrunch Glocal, one of the world’s largest conferences on new technologies in education, in Almaty city on Dec. 7-8. Since 2014, the conference gathers worldwide experts – teachers, politicians, researchers and designers – to let…
Kazakhstan’s Flag Raised at EXPO 2020 to Celebrate National Day of Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN – The national flag of Kazakhstan was raised under the Al Wasl Plaza dome on the National Day of Kazakhstan at the EXPO 2020 Dubai World Exhibition on Dec. 1, the Kazakh Prime Minister’s press service reported. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, UAE Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, Commissioner General of Expo 2020 Dubai,…
Empowering Young Girls: A Book About the Outstanding Women of the EU and Kazakhstan Presented in Nur-Sultan
NUR-SULTAN – “A Power of Inspiration” is a book about 28 outstanding women in the European Union and Kazakhstan that has been presented as a part of the cultural and educational project “Aisholpan” on Nov. 30 at the Sal-Seri gallery in Nur-Sultan. The book includes the success stories of women racers, pilots, Nobel Prize winners,…
Sonar-2021 National Sports Tournament Gathers Over 80 Eagle Hunters in Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN – The Sonar-2021 national sports tournament hosted over 80 eagle hunters from 11 teams from all across the country on Nov. 25-28 in the Yeskeldi district of the Almaty region, reports zakon.kz. This year, the competition was dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Kazakhstan’s independence and First President’s Day. Juries chose five winners in…
Kazakh Film “Mukagali” Receives Ecumenical Award at International Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
NUR-SULTAN – A Kazakh drama film “Mukagali” directed by Bolat Kalymbetov received the Ecumenical award at the 25th edition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival which was held on Nov. 12-28, reported Kazakhfilm studio’s press service. The prize of the Estonian Ecumenical Jury is an independent film award, which is given for both artistic…
FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2021 Set to Kick Off in Nur-Sultan This December
NUR-SULTAN – A prestigious world chess championship, the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2021 is set to kick off on Dec. 25-31 in the capital city of Nur-Sultan, reports the Kazakh chess federation press service. The FIDE Open World Rapid and Blitz Championship 2021 and the FIDE Women’s World Rapid and Blitz Championship 2021…
The 4th Kazakhstan Global Investment Roundtable To Unveil Blueprint For Global Economic Transformation
NUR-SULTAN – Government officials, foreign business people, investors and experts will gather to discuss global economic transformation at the fourth Kazakhstan Global Investment Roundtable to be held Dec. 7 in an online format, Kazakh Invest national company announced on Wednesday. Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin will chair the plenary session focusing on investments in Kazakhstan…
ShortAnimaDoc Short Film Festival Kicks Off in Almaty, Showcases Best Works of Kazakh Directors
NUR-SULTAN – ShortAnimaDoc, a festival of short feature, animated and documentary films directed by Kazakh filmmakers, started on Nov. 23 in Almaty and will continue through Nov. 26, reports the National Film Support State Center. An event like this is taking place for the first time, but the National Film Support State Center, being the…
Tenth Civil Forum Sums Up Kazakh Civil Society’s Development, Strengthens Ties With Global Community
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s tenth Civil Forum opened in Nur-Sultan and Almaty on Nov. 22. It gathered approximately 20,000 representatives of NGOs, government bodies and experts under the slogan: “30 years of partnership for sustainable development of society and the state, reports the Ministry of Information and Social Development. The forum is the largest dialogue platform…
Center for Promotion of Women’s Entrepreneurship Opens in Turkistan
NUR-SULTAN – The Center for the Development of Women’s Entrepreneurship was opened on Nov. 17 in Turkistan, the Ministry of National Economy press service reported. The center’s opening was held in conjunction with International Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, which is celebrated on Nov. 19. It has become the first among 17 other planned centers, which will…
Snow Leopards Caught On Camera 65 Times and Counting This Year Alone in Almaty Region
NUR-SULTAN – Camera traps have recorded the comings and goings of snow leopards 65 times in the gorges of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains around Almaty city this year, reports Russian World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Overall, 35 camera traps were installed in the outskirts of Almaty and the towns of the Almaty Region at the end…
